Descend and Sing Antique Ink Drawing After Alexander Pope Poem painted stool to be Raymond - and

to be Raymond - and drawn many stars

with this moment signaling her destiny yet to unfold

with the features--including tattooed ear and fanstastic star-like wrinkles around the eye--playfully rendered in black ink dots

sent to the author's dear friends reporting that she is feeling better

Bone had a great line and terrific sense of humor--which this pen and ink drawing animating a Victorian wicker reclining chair cut from an old catalog wonderfully exemplifies

Descend and Sing Antique Ink Drawing After Alexander Pope Poem painted stool to be Raymond - andThis beautifully executed drawing, which I might guess dates to the earlyish 19th century, takes its inspiration from the poem by Alexander Pope reproduced below. It seems the nine descendants from heaven, who have come to sing, have gained some earthly company, as I count thirteen altogether here, seven I think for sure with the wings of angels, and it does look like nine with instruments in hand. It seems quite appropriate that it should have been