Dapper Gent and Lovely Lady in Yellow, Victorian Graphite and Watercolor Drawing indian bull I believe it is carved

I believe it is carved of burl wood and is a gorgeous warm honey color (possibly maple)

with some dryness to the wood

I have found some plates

" but have found it pretty rare to come across one for sale

who dated it to the 18th century

Dapper Gent and Lovely Lady in Yellow, Victorian Graphite and Watercolor Drawing indian bull I believe it is carvedSo many things I like about this drawing down to her tiny tiny tiny hands! Their matching extra long eyebrows might be my very favorite thing, including for the fact that they are just one of many things that "match" between them, from their tightly curled hair, to the bows at their necks, to the downward pointing "V" of his vest counterpointed by the upward pointing one formed by the bottom edges of her bodice. What a pair, who look positively