Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s Harold Lloyd but also those tiny benches

but also those tiny benches

with just a little cracking to the surface of the wood visible here and there

Obvious dryness and cracking as well as paint loss

which I'd guess may be the year when he was made

Mid 19th century or so I would think

Charming Framed Schoolgirl Drawing of Fashionable Ladies, c. 1870-80s Harold Lloyd but also those tiny benchesThis naive watercolor was clearly inspired by a popular print of the day showing the latest Parisian fashions, and, done on faintly ruled paper, I I believe was likely done by a schoolgirl (who was surely fantasizing about Paris and fine dresses and she painted it!) In addition to the fabulous dresses and, especially, hats, I love how this killer lapis blue plays off the more subdued shades of brown (now; the darker brown was surely once black.) Plus