19th Century French School, Studies Of Horses And Small Scenes, Original Drawing

 19th Century French School, 
Studies of horses and small scenes, 
pencil on paper
14.5 x 21 cm
Framed  : 25.5 x 32.7 cm

This study sheet, which brings together studies of horses and small scenes of children and schoolchildren, as well as a woman in profile, is full of humour and fantasy. It is also of high quality, with finesse and accuracy being the hallmarks of these tiny drawings.
It is also interesting to observe the harmony with which these small scenes of different scale and subject find their place in this sheet.
The artist may have been jotting down ideas as they came to him, but there may also have been an intentional composition to show off his talent for meticulousness and his whimsical spirit.