Beautiful Hand-numbered Antique Print of Classical Sculpture deer carving a sweet little thing

a sweet little thing

and the mix of small hand-forged iron nails all over

at the age of 19

which one imagines these would soon intended to extend

I think I will start carrying it around with me

Beautiful Hand-numbered Antique Print of Classical Sculpture deer carving a sweet little thingThere is something about early ish black and white photographic book plates, which I believe this is, that feels quite romantic, and then what could be a more romantic subject than this classical sculpture of a beautiful young man looking as if contemplating nothing less than his destiny and the meaning of life?! Perhaps he is a young Apollo (and perhaps I should know this statue, but I don't!) whatever the case, he certainly looks quite the poetic