Miniature 19th Century Graphite Studies of Three British Estates by E.T. Billhouse postcard ) Really a fabulous piece

) Really a fabulous piece

I'm always on the hunt for good boxes

each one is a little different

Note: photo of painting frame shows glare

I'm quite taken with this small painting

Miniature 19th Century Graphite Studies of Three British Estates by E.T. Billhouse postcard ) Really a fabulous pieceIm getting really drawn into the world of 19th century English drawings, and am super charmed by these little miniature pencil drawings of three different estates done by a E. T. Billhouse in 1838. I especially love how there is lots of empty space around them, such that they feel like private little worlds unto themselves, secretly glimpsed through a scope from on far, then rendered under a magnifying glass. Really sweet. On wove (un ribbed) paper,