Striding angel (recto); Seated man in profile resting his elbow on a helmet (verso)

This interesting sheet combines on recto and verso two very different studies. The angel on the recto is freely sketched in pen and ink with skillfully applied wash. In its dynamism and quick execution the figure recalls the exuberant drawings by artists active in Seville in the 17th Century and in particular those by Francisco de Herrera the Younger, called El Mozo (1627-1685). The figure of a man seated on the verso, drawn in red and black chalk, might be the work of a different artist.