Annie Darragh, The Elder Sister, 19th C. Ink Drawing with SeeSawing Children on Reverse cast hand and a small crease at

and a small crease at the bottom of the page below her right foot

or another creature following close on his heels

It measures 7 1/4" tall x 5 3/8" long x 3 7/8" wide

a few minor rim chips

which is a bit longer and fatter

Annie Darragh, The Elder Sister, 19th C. Ink Drawing with SeeSawing Children on Reverse cast hand and a small crease atThe drawing of the "elder sister" book open, cross around her neck, and younger brother to either side is what first sold me on this 19th c. ink drawing, but there are more delights to be found everywhere, including those great baskets filled high with fruit, that energetically rendered tree (the source of the bounty I presume) with a little bird on a branch to the right side, and a series of scrolls announcing the drawing as the work of a young Annie