C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving with what I believe is

with what I believe is a pretty recently done matte around it

with three different concave areas that feel as if custom shaped in order to accommodate the tight squeeze of a hand (mine quite exactly

in front of a thousand eyes

which to my eye have the effect of lending him an interesting sense of femininity

a little melancholy

C. 1840s Very Unusual Cactus Theorem Watercolor in Period Frame antique bookplate engraving with what I believe isI'm fairly obsessed with this one first for how unusual it is to find a 19th c. theorem painting of a cactus, and especially for the marvelous treatment of the cactus itself, in this very Arts and Crafts feeling palette and with an almost Cubist feeling to the faceting of that dusty rose color, product of the use of stencils. And with the gradated application of the watercolor lending this wonderful softness to the whole thing. Glorious. Framed: 5 3 8