Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed civil war tintypes Century Fish Co

Century Fish Co

with some dings and paint loss here and there

and some hairline cracking to the paint

designed and flown by Belgian Baron de Caters

and another hunched over at left rear

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed civil war tintypes Century Fish CoSince finding a few late 18th century Shaw & Nodder engravings that had been marvelously enhanced by a second round of hand coloring at a slightly later date, I think I've been paying extra attention to how the hand coloring of prints can transform them quite dramatically. This is not a notable print by any means, but the watercoloring on it, specifically that blue, is fantastic, and makes it feel much more like a painting that a print. Feels like