Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design bee skep I really love old things

I really love old things

but they're also pretty rare and one doesn't see very many of them

The top is threaded

I believe this is meant to be an egret (standing in a small pool of water)

Trompe l'Oeil Leaf, Gorgeous 1879 Large Charcoal Drawing, Philadelphia School of Design bee skep I really love old thingsAnother stunner of a drawing capturing the wonders of nature this an academic charcoal drawing signed and dated 1879, done by a student at the Philadelphia School of Design. I especially love that it was given trompe l'oeil treatment, as if a drawing of a drawing hung from a nail, with shadows cast along the right and bottom perimeter of the "page." Beautiful. 20 3 4" x 16 3 8". Good condition, with some toning along the edges of the paper, I think