BESTIAIRE / Album of drawings byC. GILLET circa 1900, classi - Lot 372

BESTIAIRE / Album of drawings byC. GILLET circa 1900, classic sketchbook, 55 drawing papers bound in full cloth cover - all sheets used (recto only) - cover captioned "Album peint par C. Gillet" with illustration of flowers, the second cover is illustrated with flowers: Interesting set of 55 drawings (19 x 13 cm) devoted to animals, executed in watercolor, the style is naive with a realistic rendering - Captions of the drawings in the order of execution: Jay - Wild cat - Grey partridge - Roe deer - Shrike - Marten - Wood duck - Mouflon - Woodcock - Badger - Welsh pheasant - Deer - Peregrine falcon - Fox - Greater capercaillie - Panther - Swan - Wounded elk - Godwit - Hare - Grouse - Squirrel - Marsh harrier - Otter - Bearded vulture - Lion - Turkey - Peacock - Pig - Rooster, hens, chicks - Wild boar - Stork - Ostrich - Giraffe - Beaver - Eagle - Norman dog - Nightingales - Spotted woodpecker - English pointer - Kingfisher - Ardennes basset - Red-throated sow-throat - Setter gordon - Wren - Black spaniel - Nightingale - Persian greyhound - Swallow - Basset bleu de Gascogne - Titmouse - Barbet d'arrêt - Goldfinch - Dachshund or wire-haired dachshund