A WATERCOLOR AND INK DRAWING

ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROCKHILL TOWNSHIP ARTIST, ROCKHILL TOWNSHIP AREA, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 1820

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A WATERCOLOR AND INK DRAWING
Attributed to the Rockhill Township Artist, Rockhill Township Area, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, circa 1820
Centering a yellow bird with red wing and blue beak and tail, perched on a blue leaf of a branch issuing green leaves and red, yellow, green and blue flowers
4¼in. high, 3¼in. wide sight

Lot Essay

Several similar drawings by this artist exist. These include a presentation drawing and a bookplate for Christian Meyer in the Schwenkfelder Museum; a bookplate for Jacob Meyer included in the Collection of William Koch, Horst Auctioneers, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, March 1996; a presentation drawing in the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Sotheby's New York, January 23, 1974, lot 79; a presentation drawing in a private collection; a presentation drawing illustrated FLP 145, 161, 563 and 564, as well as a bookplate for Elizabeth Kratz in a private collection. This drawing is included in the Bucks County Fraktur Survey.