Print study for the frontispiece of a book

Pen in black ink and wash in black and grey on laid paper, 325 x 221 mm. Within ruled brown ink border. Verso used as a practice sheet, with hatching in pen and black ink, small studies of heads and texts (such as: ‘vive le roi’). Traces of folding in the middle and at the corners, some wear and tear along the edges and some unobtrusive spots. Corners mounted on laid 18th-century paper.