Pancrace Bessa (Paris 1772-1835 Ecouen)
Two plum tree leaves, four different types of plums, two beetles, with a subsidiary study of a third one
signed 'P. Bessa.'
pencil, watercolor and bodycolor heightened with white, watermark J WHATMAN TURKEY MILLS 1819
8 3/8 x 10½ in. (21.2 x 26.7 cm.)
Pancrace Bessa (Paris 1772-1835 Ecouen)
Two plum tree leaves, four different types of plums, two beetles, with a subsidiary study of a third one
signed 'P. Bessa.'
pencil, watercolor and bodycolor heightened with white, watermark J WHATMAN TURKEY MILLS 1819
8 3/8 x 10½ in. (21.2 x 26.7 cm.)
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