SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing vintage art glass The framed watercolor measures 12

The framed watercolor measures 12 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 1 3/8"

makes me think perhaps caved by a practiced decoy maker

and I'm not completely sure on the fourth one with the pink head

specifically--and especially that of this red-headed man

It also suggests that this store was pushing a generic brand of petroleum jelly

SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing vintage art glass The framed watercolor measures 12One more of these from a group of four purchased from a dealer in Germany. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawing, c. 1840s I believe. Whether made in advance of, or after, an engraving for a zoological volume I am not certain (though I'd guess the former) whatever the case, quite spectacular, and with the execution amplifying a sense of wonder at creatures that already seem quite