Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair and an especially apt for

and an especially apt for someone who lives in ship-building territory like I do

but it still looks great

10 1/4" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/2"

with a great form and surface

which is its own particular thing

Charming Little 19th C. Naive Lion Drawing in Period Frame painting of chair and an especially apt forThis old hand drawn lion looks as if it must have been inspired by a heraldic one, but how much better naively rendered in what looks to be a mix of crayon and graphite, with black ink for the eyes. Marvelous folky face, and those huge paws with what look like a few extra toes really do it for me! With "lion" written in ink at lower left, making me think most likely this was a school drawing. 5 7 16"x 4 3 8" framed. Sold in the period frame I found it