SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) woman feeding chickens changed significantly over time and

changed significantly over time and reveals a whole lot about the values of the times

With what looks to be some faint handwritten text in a couple of spots too

perhaps representing sisters

Sold as a set of four

There in one small surface chip on one of the handles mid-way down

SOLD Exquisite c. 1840s Zoological German Ink and Watercolor Drawing: Lemurs and Tamarin) woman feeding chickens changed significantly over time andThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, gorgeously executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, and which appear likely all done by the same person, 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