Antique French Academic Charcoal Life Drawing of Standing Male Figure antique A charming genre portrait of

A charming genre portrait of a girl with three kittens

there is a short split in the seam on the side of the silver handle as shown

According to the statement of the daughter of Romano Mazzega

1 3/4" diameter opening

Antique French Academic Charcoal Life Drawing of Standing Male Figure antique A charming genre portrait ofAntique 19th century French School charcoal drawing on paper. Academic study, student work, life drawing full length portrait of a muscular nude male, standing pose, frontal view. Unsigned. Measures 23" x 17 3 8". Unframed. In overall good antique condition for age and type, rough deckle edge, there is some deterioration at the bottom right corner visible in the photo. Drawing from live models was part of academic 19th century art training, still to