1873 Ink Drawing of Bridge Over River in Tree Dotted Landscape two figures I believe the wood is

I believe the wood is likely walnut

I love its clunkiness

and caramel brown

I've also learned that it is fairly rare to find them still with the chicks inside

1873 Ink Drawing of Bridge Over River in Tree Dotted Landscape two figures I believe the wood isQuite a charming naive pen and ink drawing I think, with wonderful attention and a certain committed precision given to each tree, and brick on the bridge viaduct, and to the patterns of grass, etc what a lot of energetic mark making! I really love the awkward placement of the one tree just to center left of the bridge, as if just floating, and the silhouette of the hills in the distance dotted with trees here and there. But really, I love everything