Two Portraits of Mary -- Pair of 1910 Hand-drawn Pen and Ink Postcards hand-formed late 19th century I believe

late 19th century I believe

with wonderful patterns throughout

is that he became quite well known as an artist in the Modena

:) Every detail of this wonderful drawing enhances its almost over the top romanticism: the tiny crosses atop the tombstone against which he leans

Signed on the bottom but illegible

Two Portraits of Mary -- Pair of 1910 Hand-drawn Pen and Ink Postcards hand-formed late 19th century I believeI definitely think these two need to stay together! My favorite thing is the caption on the left one, where the BW who signed it first wrote Little Nelly, then realized they'd made a mistake and wrote in Mary, adding the note below: "excuse error entirely due to direction of thoughts." Well, I wonder who the Nelly was who he or she was thinking about! I think perhaps they felt a little badly about it, prompting a second card dedicated to Mary,