Watercolor, black chalk, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Spine: 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in orange paint on spine: "1861"; inscribed in graphite inside front cover: "Mysembrianthimum | b/ | <mysanthimum.> plant grasse"; inscribed in graphite inside back cover: "May 30th"; inscribed on page 18: "April 25 1861"; inscribed on inside back cover: "May 30th Sunset in [...] & [...] | yellow ochre sky. Tree on hill of | lamp black over the yellow the | lights in long rays of the yellow | ochre . Reeds against the distance | 3 colours near black for shadow against | sky, bright green yellow for trans [...] leaves & sky colour | ochre for lights on [...] tree in forground the same | [...] & plants in [...] | [...] green in fine | ground"