General Sol Meredith, Wayne Blouch Early 20th C. Graphite and Watercolor Drawing stacking toy I'd guess mid- to late

I'd guess mid- to late 19th century

allowing one to vary his gait and raise his ears and tails straight up

but which felt like a special thing

with this wonderfully strong triangular nose

a ceramic artist born in Vienna

General Sol Meredith, Wayne Blouch Early 20th C. Graphite and Watercolor Drawing stacking toy I'd guess mid- to lateI've been pulling some things out that I've been sitting on a while, this watercolor of Civil War Union Army General Sol Meredith among them. Though unsigned, I know it is by Wayne Blouch, one of a good number of drawings of his I purchased together, and many of which were featured in a collaborative "viewing room" project I did a few years ago with Ricco Maresca Gallery. This and a portrait of Ben Franklin I am also listing today were odd ones out so