Perspective Study of a Faceted Ring
A toroidal ring of notched segments drawn in red and black ink
The sheet is filled by a single large geometric drawing: a ring-shaped (toroidal) body built of many faceted, notched segments, laid over concentric elliptical guide lines in red chalk and ink. Foreshortening makes the near segments broad and open while those on the far side are compressed, in the manner of a perspective exercise on a solid of revolution. The e-Leo catalogue records the sheet as bearing no text.
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Toroidal ring of faceted segments
The drawing sets out a toroidal ring composed of many faceted, notched segments arranged around a central void and laid over concentric elliptical guide lines. The construction is that of a solid of revolution examined for its geometry.
Foreshortening of the ring in perspective
Foreshortening is carried through the whole ring: segments nearest the viewer are broad and open while those on the far side are compressed, giving the notched band its rounded, receding form. Dotted lines mark the perspectival guide ellipses.