The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed chain links another with a photo of

another with a photo of a wonderfully serious looking older couple

11 1/8 across if hung staight and 10" tall if measured straight down from top of D to bottom of A

and a pretty magical portrayal of the universe

persisting underneath the array of cut marks

This drawing is unsigned but I know dates to the late 19th century and was done by J

The Inundation: Or Mother and Offspring, Victorian Era Pencil Drawing, Framed chain links another with a photo ofIt seems to me that there are many ways to read this wonderfully executed antique graphite drawing of mother and pups trying to survive a horrible flood (including perhaps as a commentary on the endless demands of motherhood) and it feels super resonant at the (rather apocalyptic feeling) present moment as we confront one "inundation" after another. The cuteness of the puppies gathering with mom on her doghouse raft mitigates things a bit, but I find