French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - One of Two antique french magic lantern slides and was happy to find

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French Neoclassical c. 1810 Charcoal Study of a Hand - One of Two antique french magic lantern slides and was happy to findI purchased this beautifully executed charcoal drawing directly from a seller in France along with one other, listed separately. Both I know were found in the Sartre region, and both done on watermarked laid paper, which date them to about 1810. I love a good hand, whether drawn or carved or otherwise, and this finely rendered one seems as if perpetually reaching forward. Really lovely. 19 3 8 x 12 7 8 and in good condition, with light scattered