"O Leao" engraved book plate matted, 19th century from comte de Buffons, natural history works, published in 1839-1880, (lion and lioness) amazing hand colored (H.Gobin del-Paquea SC)-art, its also raised and textured in the hand colored water washed areas, this is a desirable detailed finish with gum arabic. the 19th century print colorists frequently mixed their watercolor pigments with this natural tree sap binder and when painted thickly over areas like the lions heavy mane, muscles or paws it didn’t absorb entirely into the paper, as it dried it them left behind a glassy and slightly glossy 3-dimensionial layer. comps up to340
Size:13×10.5
"O Leao" engraved book plate matted, 19th century from comte de Buffons, natural history works, published in 1839-1880, (lion and lioness) amazing hand colored (H.Gobin del-Paquea SC)-art, its also raised and textured in the hand colored water washed areas, this is a desirable detailed finish with gum arabic. the 19th century print colorists frequently mixed their watercolor pigments with this natural tree sap binder and when painted thickly over areas like the lions heavy mane, muscles or paws it didn’t absorb entirely into the paper, as it dried it them left behind a glassy and slightly glossy 3-dimensionial layer. comps up to340
Size:13×10.5
