{"product_id":"leopold-billek-architectural-mouldings-original-c-1820-pen-ink-drawing-kd-436","title":"Leopold Billek, Architectural Mouldings – c.1820 pen \u0026 ink drawing","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original c.1820 pen \u0026amp; ink drawing – Leopold Billek, Architectural Mouldings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA captivating original drawing by the Bohemian\/Moravian (now Czech) artist Leopold Billek, who was active in the 1820s. It appears that Billek was based in the town of Telč (or German Teltsch), near the Bohemia-Moravia border (now Czech Republic). Billek worked at a time when the Bohemian Lands were under Habsburg rule and was evidently a member of the sizable German-speaking population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillek's work encompasses a remarkable range of subjects and embodies the spirit of the 'Renaissance man'. This drawing shows his interest in zoology and uses opaque gouache in a way that evokes the brilliant pigments of medieval works on paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn pen and ink with watercolour wash. On laid paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54203121762633,"sku":"KD-436","price":52.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-436.jpg?v=1776264954","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/fr\/products\/leopold-billek-architectural-mouldings-original-c-1820-pen-ink-drawing-kd-436","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}