Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals trained under Academic history painters

trained under Academic history painters Fernand Cormon and Jean Paul Laurens and exhibited at the salon of French artists

They are beautifully made

then our young Samuel wrote in the answers

The longest side measures 9 3/8" long and it measures about 7 1/2" across

There is slight slumping due to construction

Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals trained under Academic history paintersI found these in a pile at the flea market this weekend, and thought all three pretty good phrases to pin or frame up and hold in mind! Two are signed by a Mary Hump which I know is short for Humphrey from a few drawings I am listing by her separately); the writing on the third is a bit different so might have been done by a sibling or class mate. Pretty Is measures 7 1 4" t x 6 3 4". All in good shape, with a little staining along the right side of