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

) It looks to have been owned at some point by an Elsie whose last name is a bit of a challenge to decipher

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

) staple repairs than this

heads 2 1/2" to 3" wide

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