SOLD House with Delicately Detailed Porch, Barn, and Smoky Clouds, Ultra Atmospheric Mid 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing photo of horse paper is not fragile

paper is not fragile

but I am not sure whether also relating to mail

Some loss and aging to the black paint

with lettering that looks to be embroidered

SOLD House with Delicately Detailed Porch, Barn, and Smoky Clouds, Ultra Atmospheric Mid 19th Century Sandpaper Drawing photo of horse paper is not fragileThe condition here is not perfect there is a tear to the paper coming down from the top edge mid right, and it shows a fair bit of overall toning but I really love it, very moody and appearing very much a portrait of a specific place. And it almost seems as if the paper were velvet, there is such a softness about it all. Such drama to those smoky clouds, framing the scene like parting curtains, and then what appears to be another trail of smoke rising