Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing made in thailand approx 1/2 across at opening

approx 1/2 across at opening

I believe this portrait dates to the mid 19th century or so and I find myself returning to it again and again

I found these fabulous homemade hummingbird lures at an antique shop in Maine

perhaps it held his preparatory notes and research for it

Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing made in thailand approx 1/2 across at openingThis drawing came from a portfolio of c. 1880s sketches by a British artist of whom only the initials E. G. H are known; the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom I believe refers to the location of the drawing a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. I'm just completely taken with the intensity of the leaves on these trees, forming a dense, sheltering awning I can just feel the relief from a summer sun that standing under them must have brought! I also really