Murkwurdige Schlangen: Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor on Laid of Two Snakes nose and mouth Two eyes were simply carved

Two eyes  were simply carved out

and I think this is a sweet one

this one just a little watercolor sketch

with some wear and paint loss to the bottom of the paws

they are super satisfying as objects

Murkwurdige Schlangen: Marvelous C. 1800 German Watercolor on Laid of Two Snakes nose and mouth Two eyes were simply carvedThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawing on watermarked laidone of four watercolors I purchased from a German seller, which appear all done by the same person, c. 1800. Photos do no justice to the real thing. I would guess they were the original drawings after which engravings were then made for a zoological volume. I find it, and all of them, extraordinarily beautiful, and their amazing