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Studio di mano (study of hand) – Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red chalk on cream laid paper, 7 1/4 x 9 3/8 inches (182 x 236 mm), the full sheet. In very good condition with minor toning and two small nicks in the top sheet edge. Some modern no...
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Early 18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Laid Paper

Flora Study - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
By Jan Pieter Verdussen
Located in Roma, IT
Study at the beginning of the 18th century. Passepartout included :49 x 34 cm Jan Peeter Verdussen
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

Johann Weinmann: c.18th Engravings of Fruit in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
botanical works of the eighteenth century. Released in eight tranches between 1737 and 1745, it contains
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Mezzotint

Architectural Stucco Design, Pen and Ink Drawing, Signed, 18th Century Italian
Located in London, GB
18th century. Bigari began his career as a scenographic painter and stuccatore. He soon developed a
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Mid-18th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Ramnagar Fort, India, Company School Late 18th Century Pen and Ink
Located in London, GB
Company School 18th Century Ramnagar Fort, India Pen & ink on paper Inscribed and dated 1793
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Late 18th Century English School Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Mughal School, 18th Century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir and Empress Nur Jahan exchanging lotus blossoms; a symbol of beauty, purity, honesty, rebirth, self-regeneration, and enlightenment. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink wit...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

French School of 18th Century - Study Of A Foot Skeleton
Located in PARIS, FR
French School, 18th century Study of foot skeleton Beautiful study in the period's frame
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18th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Dead King 29 [18th Century Polynesian King]
By Kate Glasheen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 29 [18th Century Polynesian King]" is an original
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Portrait of a Young Man Original Charcoal and Pastel French 18th Century
Located in London, GB
French School 18th Century Portrait of a Young Man Charcoal and pastel on paper Image size: 11 x
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18th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

The Death of Attis, 18th Century French Red Chalk Drawing, Greek Mythology
Located in London, GB
Red chalk on paper Image size: 9 x 7 inches (23 x 17.75 cm) Acid free mount The Greek god Attis was the spouse of Cybele, the fertility goddess.  He was from Phrygia, a kingdom in c...
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18th Century French School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir dancing with his harem attendees
Located in Middletown, NY
A joyful scene of lighthearted merriment in the palace of Jangahir Mahal Agra Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on light weight cream laid paper, 8 1/4 x 6 inches (2...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir taking tea in his harem
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Gold

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

A pair of portraits in profile (2 works) – English School, 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
Red crayon on cream laid paper, 3 3/4 x 4 inches (95 x 102 mm) ; 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 inches (95 x 80 mm). Each with scattered early repairs done with non-archival tape on the verso; the sm...
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Late 18th Century English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Laid Paper

Studio di volto (Study of a boy s face, 2 views) Florentine School 18th century
Located in Middletown, NY
An 18th century Florentine study of a head, circa 1700 Red crayon on light-weight laid paper with
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Early 18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Crayon

18th century pastel portrait of Lady Augusta Corbett and her son, Stuart
By Daniel Gardner
Located in London, GB
working for one of the most ambitious and most impressively connected families of eighteenth-century
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Gouache

Life study of a male nude in repose - European School, late 18th Century
Located in Middletown, NY
European School, late 18th century. Red chalk with primo pensiero in graphite on cream laid paper
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper, Pencil, Graphite

A Prospect of Richmond Park and Town from the Thames side, 18th Century
By Adrien Sweets
Located in London, GB
ADRIEN SWEETS Eighteenth Century A Prospect of Richmond Park and Town from the Thames side Ink
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18th Century and Earlier Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cre...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

18th Century Old Master pencil study of cows by French artist Jean Baptiste Huet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A rare and charming study of cows by 18th Century French painter, engraver and designer Jean
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18th Century Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape) Black chalk and heightenings of white gouache
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1760s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

Design for a theatre fresco with fancy plasterwork - early 18th century French S
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink on cream laid paper, 8 3/4 x 5 3/8 inches (222 x 136 mm). Scattered paper tape repairs on the verso in the area of the upper left corner, and along the right sheet...
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Early 18th Century French School Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Laid Paper

France 18th Century, The Surprised Lovers, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
, the father ?, the husband ? of the young woman, is typical of the end of 18 the century french culture
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1760s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Camel - Drawing by follower of Stefano Della Bella - 18th Century
By Stefano Della Bella
Located in Roma, IT
Camel is an artwork realized  in the 18th Century by an artisti follower of Stefano della Bella
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18th Century Old Masters Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pencil

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jangahir on a pleasure boat with his harem a
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir depicted with his harem attendees aboard a pleasure cruise, the water filled with lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1750. Gouache and ink with gold ...
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18th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

18th Century School, Courtyard of a palazzo, Architectural Capriccio, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th Century french School, Courtyard of a ruined palazzo, An Architectural Capriccio, Pen and
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1780s Old Masters Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
18th-century French school Study of a man seen from behind, Charcoal and white chalk on brown
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1760s Old Masters Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Chalk

French School 18th Century, L étonnement, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, L'étonnement, Astonishment as a form of expression, Titled on the
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French School Of The 18th century, An Ancient Shipyard, Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school of the 18th century An ancient shipyard or building site (?) Ink and ink wash on
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, Pen and brown ink, brown ink
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1760s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

French School 18th century, Interior of a barn, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th century, Interior of a barn Black chalk and black ink wash on paper 30.8 x 23.6
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1750s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk, Ink

Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan concubine
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire. circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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17th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

The Cleansing of the Temple, Late 18th European School Graphite Drawing
Located in London, GB
increasingly popular in the latter half of the sixteenth century. This was largely due to that fact that the
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Late 18th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Graphite

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Turban, 18th Century Pastel Drawing
By Thomas Frye
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper Image size: 13 x 17 1/2 inches (33 x 44.5 cm) Mounted and framed This original pastel drawing by Thomas Frye is a half-length portrait of a man dressed in a turban. ...
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1750s English School Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself. Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
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17th Century Rajput Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

European Pastoral Scene on Vellum. Probably Eighteenth Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Unknown (European, probably Eighteenth Century) Shepherds and Peasants in a Landscape Ink
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Vellum

Italian School 18th century, An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Italian School 18th Century An Ancient soldier in profile, red chalk on paper 35 x 23.5 cm in good
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1750s Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, Le Mépris et la Haine, Contempt and Hate as a form of expression
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, Titled on the lower right
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1750s Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

18th Century, Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French (?) school circa 1770 Portrait of a Lady in a Tondo, red chalk on paper 20 x 29 cm Numbered 25 on the upper left Little holes in the bottom (intended for binding) Not framed ...
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1770s Baroque Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Chalk

19th century view of Raglan Castle by English artist David Hall McKewan
By David Hall Mckewan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
David Hall McKewan (English, 1817-1873) Raglan Castle Watercolor on paper, 9 x 13 inches (sight
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Mid-18th Century Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Drawing PAU de SAINT-MARTIN pencil gouache sanguine Landscape mill river 18th
Located in PARIS, FR
Alexandre PAU from SAINT-MARTIN Mortagne-au-Perche, 1751 - 1820 Three pencils 30 x 46 cm (46 x 60 cm with frame) Signed lower right "P. Saint Martin" Collector's stamp lower right "I...
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Late 18th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil

Disegno figurativo fiammingo ad acquerello del XVIII secolo, scena di genere
Located in Florence, IT
Sullo sfondo di un paesaggio dai tratti centro-settentrionali europei-in cui si riconoscono una cappella e il profilo di una città dagli alti pinnacoli-si svolge una scena di svago, ...
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18th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Studies for Portraits - China Ink - Late 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anonymous Artist of the late 19th Century. In very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 8 x 12.5 cm
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Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Ancient Persian Miniature: Men with Scimitar - Probably 18/19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 15 X 10 cm. This Persian Miniature scene of men with scimitar is a unique precious original painting on the front with handwriting remedies on the back. A beautifu...
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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Tempera

Italian School, Nicolo Grassi, 18th, Worship of Venus, The Venus Sacrifice, Amor
Located in Greven, DE
Italian School, 18th Century, Circle of Grassi, This old master drawing is drawn in the late
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Late 17th Century Baroque Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Handmade Paper

Old Master Figure Sketch Pencil on Vellum
Located in Astoria, NY
Old Master, Figure Sketch, Pencil on Vellum, 18th century, inscribed "G.26" lower right, wood frame
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Vellum, Pencil

Figure of Man - Original Pencil Drawing by Augustin de Saint-Aubin- 19th Century
By Augustin de Saint-Aubin
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original Pencil Drawing realized by Augustin de Saint-Aubin (1736-1807). Good condition included a green and white cardboard passpartout (65x48 cm). No signatur...
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Late 18th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - St Jerome
By John Hamilton Mortimer
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 9 ½ x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c. 1763 This small, powerful study shows St Jerome contemplating the bible with a cross and skull. This sheet belongs t...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Eighteenth-century Irish portrait of the Rev. Henry Dabzac
By Hugh Douglas Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper, oval 9 x 7 ¼ inches; 230 x 185 mm Inscribed on the verso: ‘The Revd Henry Dabzac D.D./ late Senior Fellow of/ Trinity College Dublin/ ever to be lamented by all th...
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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Eighteenth century Old Master drawing - Apollo destroying Niobe s children
By John Hamilton Mortimer
Located in London, GB
Pen, ink and wash Framed dimensions: 13 x 11 ¼ inches Drawn c.1765 Verso: a study of a hanged man Mortimer has filled this small sheet with action, depicting in the top right, Apol...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen

Johann Seligmann: Engravings of Parrots After George Edwards, 1770, Framed
Located in Richmond, GB
"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawi...
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Johann Seligmann: Engravings of Parrots After George Edwards, 1770, Framed
Located in Richmond, GB
"Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawi...
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18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

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