This came out of a large c. 1870s century folio filled with all sorts of things, including a whole notebook of geometric perspective drawings, listed separately, and an assortment of handwritten notes on everything from wax flower making to casting. Included were a handful of single pages with perspective drawings and notes---and then two graphite drawings of a different ilk, this and a second also listed, each featuring four related vignettes; here, it's all about chopping! A wonderful sequence, with empathetic tree and protagonist both, I think--taking one chop, then felling the top of the tree, then chopping it into pieces and piling them up. A total charmer of a drawing I think, which seems to me an excellent one to gift to one's favorite wood chopper or task master! 

9 1/8" x 6 5/8", graphite on paper. Small tear to upper right corner, toning, and a couple of light creases. I might trim this one along the right edge or mat it fairly close around the drawings such that the flaws to the paper will disappear.