Western Beauty, 19th C. Theorem Painted Apple arithmetic This wonderful cyanotype does invite

This wonderful cyanotype does invite filling in a backstory

keeping the figure grounded

I'm not sure the source of this antique bookplate

but this is by far the most beautiful I've seen (the border

Western Beauty, 19th C. Theorem Painted Apple arithmetic This wonderful cyanotype does inviteI love a theorem watercolor, and I love and apple, and even better with a handwritten annotation identifying it as a Western Beauty! 19th c., bright and crisp, just as an apple should be, in a roughly period frame with hanging loop at top. Framed: 9 1 8" x 7 1 4". Sight: 7" x 5". Very good condition, with one light stain at upper right, in the shape of an apple slice!