Corvus Glandarius (Eurasian Jay), Exquisite Early 19th Century German Watercolor fake food with a bit of paint

with a bit of paint loss here and there

so maybe the "Ray" is labelling it as Ray's house

though some glue too I think

as a whole

a bit hard to read but the year--1880--is clear

Corvus Glandarius (Eurasian Jay), Exquisite Early 19th Century German Watercolor fake food with a bit of paintA few more today from a second batch of fine c. 1840s watercolors, which I went back to my source in Germany to scoop up after having sold the last several I had quickly. This is not a hand colored engraving, it is an original, very finely executed ink and watercolor drawing, and my photos do it no justice; the color and detail on this Corvus Glandarius, more commonly known as a Eurasian Jay, is just glorious! One sees hand colored engravings in this