SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing folk caving It has seen some use

It has seen some use

Signed and dated what looks like 1908

which feels as much like a sculpture as a utilitarian object

but I find the effect of these four ruler-drawn structures together in a grid very satisfying

SOLD Four Snakes, Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing folk caving It has seen some useOne 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