German watercolor painter hans reichenbach braunschweig
German watercolor painter hans reichenbach braunschweig wife.
Original watercolor drawings for Die Vollständigste Naturgeschichte der Vögel des In- und
Auslandes.
Dresden: 1845-1862.
German watercolor painter hans reichenbach braunschweig
An assembled collection of original watercolors of birds, bound in 9 volumes. With approximately 909 watercolors and drawings, many after Gould’s illustrations, the majority watercolor and gouache over pencil, many heightened with gum Arabic, together with approximately 89 engraved plates, many from a German edition of Buffon, all of the drawings and most of the plates with manuscript captions, all tipped in, the album leaves watermarked ‘Moufourat,’ modern morocco-backed boards, 4to.
The work also includes one drawing signed by Carl Weitz.
4to. (10 3/8 x 13 inches).
German watercolor painter hans reichenbach braunschweig and fils
Green morocco backed marbled boards. Spine in six compartments and five raised bands; gilt title lettering (“Reichenbach Original Drawings”) in second compartment; gilt album title lettering in the fourth compartment. (Rubbing and wear to s