c. 1800 Very Fine German Ink and Watercolor on Laid of Two Songbirds table runner a giant pest

a giant pest

The graphite drawn side is smoother oil/waxed cloth

and which I understand referenced life and death

but certainly great in an entryway

On the white one is written 1829 on one side

c. 1800 Very Fine German Ink and Watercolor on Laid of Two Songbirds table runner a giant pestThis is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, beautifully executed ink and watercolor drawing on watermarked laidone of a number I purchased from a German seller, all done by the same person I believe, c. 1800 or just a bit earlier. Photos do no justice to the real thing, especially on this one spare, but the rich color and exquisite execution makes these song birds feel like miraculous creatures which they are! I would guess it was the