Curious c. 1800 French Watercolor, Le Diable Couleur de Rose Opera, Valogne antique bone spellicans but not another like this

but not another like this older one by an unknown maker

baring those remaining teeth when open

maybe her mother was Sue Kotosh

Like the carved panel just listed

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

Curious c. 1800 French Watercolor, Le Diable Couleur de Rose Opera, Valogne antique bone spellicans but not another like thisSuch 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