Mexican Ex Voto Sepia Ink Drawing --Saved from the Horrible Centipede! russian landscape almost tear drop shape

almost tear drop shape

Definitely old

like a cross between celadon and Granny Smith apple

but the ribbon is so old and brittle I am afraid to try it

with some smudges and stains on both front and back and an old fold down the middle

Mexican Ex Voto Sepia Ink Drawing --Saved from the Horrible Centipede! russian landscape almost tear drop shapeI've seen a lot of old Mexican ex voto retablo paintings on tin, giving thanks to various saints for their divine interventions, but I'm not sure I've ever seen one executed as an ink drawing like this one, which was done in sepia colored ink. Perhaps it was done in advance of a painting, I'm not sure, but I'm very glad it exists as a drawing! The basic story, really wonderfully illustrated, with great attention paid to setting the scene (I especially