Frieze of Figures and Birds 1800 - 1900

"Frieze of Figures and Birds" is a drawing on paper by Reverend Geoffrey Liddell Johnstone, an artist active in the late 19th century. This whimsical composition depicts a fantastical procession of figures, including a couple dancing, a monstrous creature with long hair and a horned helmet, and a line of anthropomorphic birds. The delicate pencil lines create a sense of movement and suggest the artist's interest in the imaginative realm. The drawing is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.