Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional so I think maybe it's

so I think maybe it's just its own funky thing

Even better to find it in what I believe is the original frame

8 1/4" t including solid wooden base

with a little wear to the shoulders of his coat

Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons promotional so I think maybe it'sThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, exquisitely executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, 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 fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at these marvelous to begin with creatures. These four