Curious c. 1800 French Watercolor, Le Diable Couleur de Rose Opera, Valogne antique bone spellicans most of these with wonderful

most of these with wonderful watercolored ornament at top or borders around the text

baring those remaining teeth when open

Oregon and addressed to a Mr

are pretty great

The combination of yellow roof and creamy white on this old house completely does it for me

Curious c. 1800 French Watercolor, Le Diable Couleur de Rose Opera, Valogne antique bone spellicans most of these with wonderfulSuch a strange and curious watercolor drawing, which I know dates to right around 1800. I believe it was done after a published engraving dated 1798, advertising the performance of Le Diable Couleur de Rose, a comedic opera, in Valogne, France, and was printed with the caption "Oh! Les belles pommes." (Oh! The beautiful apples.") Here, instead, the caption is simply Vologne (in those beautiful block letters) and the title of the opera is handwritten