Leopold Billek, Foot Study – c.1820 watercolour painting

An original c.1820 watercolour painting – Leopold Billek, Foot Study.A captivating original painting 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.Billek's work encompasses a remarkable range of subjects and embodies the spirit of the 'Renaissance man'. This painting shows his interest in the close study of human anatomy in relation to the arts.In watercolour with graphite. On laid paper.