19th C. Calligraphic Ink Drawing of "The Dragon" on Laid Paper handmade punch and judy I believe it is an

I believe it is an antique float used for boat mooring

with a chandelier hanging right over it

and there's a hand-written "3" on the back of that one too

and the French title--"L'Homme avec son ours" (Man with his bear)--written on the underside perfectly articulates the best friend status of this particular bear

so it is best laying horizontally

19th C. Calligraphic Ink Drawing of "The Dragon" on Laid Paper handmade punch and judy I believe it is anIt appears this wonderful little drawing was salvaged from the manuscript notebook of a Lucy Claflen a long time ago, with "The heavens declare the glory of God" written in beautiful script on the reverse counterpointing the lair of the dragon! Early 19th c. I believe, and what a fantastic dragon, with curled tail ending in an arrow to match its arrow of a tongue, and fabulous wings, making it seem especially poised to grab an evil doer and carry them