Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons Scheurich keramik This is my parner [sic]

This is my parner [sic] and my picture's were [sic] I work

is quite old

7 11/16” t X 5 1/4 w (measured on the square)

8 1/4” w x 5 1/2” d x 5 3/8” t

swimming amidst reeds at the center of its front

Exquisite c. 1840s German Zoological Watercolor: Four Doves / Pigeons Scheurich keramik This is my parner [sic]This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, exquisitely executed ink and watercolor drawingone of several I purchased from a seller in Germany, 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 fantastic execution amplifying a sense of wonder at these marvelous to begin with creatures. These four