This is a "pencil" of a noble
looking Native American
which was unknown. The
reference photo was taken
by William Marion
Pennington. Even the date
of the reference photograph
was not known. It was
probably around
1900.
The original is 7" x 9.75"
overall. It is drawn on
medium weight, hot press
Crescent Illustration Board.
German made
Faber-Castell Drawing
Pencils were used. The
majority of the "pencil" was
done with a #6 lead, while
the remainder was
darkened with a #8 lead.
Total time to complete was
almost 10 hours.
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