Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed japanese antomical model 5" x 5" w x

5" x 5" w x 5" d

some roughness

but what a wonderful

as if she is rather lost and looking for guidance from above

which has a sort of voluptuousness to it

Ixia, Milla, Blue Babiana, Exuberantly Watercolored Antique Botanical Print, Framed japanese antomical model 5" x 5" w xSince 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