Technique

Campanile at Lido, Debra Force Gallery

The paper is brown with a reddish tone and slightly bumpy surface, and has a horizontal grain on the recto. The drawing was started with the grain vertical, and the earlier drawing of the tower and church building are visible on the right. There are two pinholes in the middle and corners, and scratchy lines and indecisive work around the building. The butterfly is unusually large, like those on early proofs of etchings.