Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals trained under Academic history painters

trained under Academic history painters Fernand Cormon and Jean Paul Laurens and exhibited at the salon of French artists

with just a very small amount of loosening/loss of the embroidery in a couple of spots (as documented in photos)

The longest side measures 9 3/8" long and it measures about 7 1/2" across

pictured in photos

the ground is a soft pale-ish green

Mary's Old Penmanship Exercises - Set of Three die-cut sheets of animals trained under Academic history paintersI found these in a pile at the flea market this weekend, and thought all three pretty good phrases to pin or frame up and hold in mind! Two are signed by a Mary Hump which I know is short for Humphrey from a few drawings I am listing by her separately); the writing on the third is a bit different so might have been done by a sibling or class mate. Pretty Is measures 7 1 4" t x 6 3 4". All in good shape, with a little staining along the right side of