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Buffon Copper Plate Bird Engraving Northern Pintail Plate XIII Description This is a beautiful copperplate hand colored bird engraving, Le Canard, Plate XIII, from Buffon and Daubenton’s famous work, “Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particulier..” published in Amsterdam and Dordtrecht between 1766-1799. This bird, a Northern Pintail Duck, is depicted in its natural setting, a new concept for natural history artists of the time. Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788) was a French ...
$75 USD18th Century Heraldry, Craven & Clifford Family Crest
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This is a hand colored, copperplate engraving with a very distinct plate mark from: The English Peerage, or a View of the Ancient & Present State of the English Nobility by Charles Catton. Published in three volumes in 1790, the work consisted of over 200 illustrations of coats of arms of the English nobility. Charles Catton (1728-1798) was the coach painter to King George III and a founding member of the Royal Academy. The English peerage was unique and differed from other European aristocracy. ...
$40 USD19th Century Dru Drury H/C Copperplate Insect PL XXXVI
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This is a beautiful hand colored copperplate engraving on handmade J. Whatman paper. From Natural History of Insects by Dru Drury, published London 1835-1842. Drury (1725-1803) was a British entomologist who was president of the Society of Entomologists of London from 1780-82. He was also a prolific collector of insect specimens and his personal collection was over 11,000. He published the three volume Illustrations of Natural History, Wherein are Exhibited Upwards of 240 Figures of Exotic ...
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AUDUBON QUADRUPED OCTOVO CANADA OTTER INFORMATION This is a stone lithograph, plate 51, Canada Otter, from volume II of The Quadrupeds of North America, by John James Audubon and The Rev. John Bachman. This volume was published New York, 1851. The background was printed in color while the animal, the landscape, etc. was finished by watercolor paints applied by hand. Upon completion of his great work The Birds of America, Audubon embarked on a western journey in an attempt to render all the four ...
$48 USDWilliam F. Martyn Natural History Dictionary 1785 Vintage Print Plate LV
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Natural History Dictionary by William F. Martyn Plate LV Description This is a very rare hand colored copperplate engraving on hand laid, watermarked paper published in 1785, London. Plate LV, is from William Frederic Martyn’s two volume work, A New Dictionary of Natural History or, Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature with Accurate Representations of the Most Curious and Beautiful Animals. Included in the two volumes are 100 full page hand colored engravings of all sorts of animals, ...
$155 USDHighlanders of Scotland Angus MacDonnell HC Lithograph 1870
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Highlanders of Scotland H/C Lithograph, Angus MacDonnell, 1870 Information This large, hand colored lithograph is from HIGHLANDERS OF SCOTLAND Published London and Edinburgh, Blackwood and Sons, 1870, in two volumes with a total of 31 portraits illustrating the principal clans of the Royal Household at Balmoral, reign of Queen Victoria. Following the premature death of her husband, Albert, Prince Consort in 1861, Queen Victoria became a virtual recluse. The one person she turned to was John ...
$48 USDWilliam F. Martyn Natural History Dictionary 1785 Vintage Print Plate XXXVIII
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Natural History Dictionary by William F. Martyn Print Plate XXXVIII Description This is a very rare hand colored copperplate engraving on hand laid, watermarked paper published in 1783, London. Plate XXXVIII, is from William Frederic Martyn’s two volume work, A New Dictionary of Natural History or, Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature with Accurate Representations of the Most Curious and Beautiful Animals. Included in the two volumes are 100 full page hand colored engravings of all ...
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Shaw and Nodder African Roller 1789 - 1813 "THE NATURALIST'S MISCELLANY" Plate 401 Information This is an original hand colored, copperplate engraving on hand laid paper from The Naturalist’s Miscellany: or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described immediately from nature, by Georgius Shaw and Fredericus P. Nodder. Published London, as a series, 1789-1813. The work was published in 24 volumes illustrating birds, fish, shells, exotic marine life, butterflies, insects, reptiles, etc ...
$48 USDHoffman Watercolor Drawing Coat of Arms German
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HOFMANN WATERCOLOR DRAWING COAT OF ARMS GERMAN INFORMATION This is an original, very decorative and beautifully colored coat of arms for the German surname, Hofmann. The colors, blacks, yellows, reds and blue are vivid and the drawing is meticulously done. The watercolor drawing is loosely mounted on the paper and a hand drawn border surrounds the coat of arms. The name Hofmann, is written at the top of the paper. There is no background information available as to age, artist or where published. ...
$45 USDPrimitive Chinese Rice Paper Watercolor Drawing 1800
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Primitive Chinese Rice Paper Water Color Drawing ~ 1800 Information This is a very primitive and fragile Chinese watercolor drawing on rice paper thought to be circa 1800. There are two figures working with a grinder with captions in English saying, "Grinding rice." There are also two notations which would have to be translated by someone fluent in Chinese. . . . Size and Condition The artist or book that this drawing is from is unknown. The colors are still vivid and there is some staining and ...
$67 USDBritish Military Aquatint Folio Cadets Royal Military College 1814
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A beautiful aquatint engraving from Charles Hamilton Smith’s, Costume of the Army of the British Empire, published London, 1813. Pictured are Cadets of the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Junior Deparment. The Royal Military College started in 1800 as a school for staff officers and later became the Staff College, Camberley. In 1802 a Junior Department was formed to train gentlemen cadets as officers of the Line. In 1812, a new college was built at Sandhurst and the cadets were trained ...
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Edmondson Folio Heraldry Engraving Cooper COAT OF ARMS INFORMATION This 18th century heraldry copperplate engraving features the coat of arms for The Right Honourable Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury, Baron Ashley … On beautiful hand laid paper with a distinct watermark, the engraving is from Joseph Edmondson’s Baronagium Genealogium, or the Pedigrees of the English Peers deduced from earliest times…, published London, 1764-84 in five magnificent folio volumes. A supplementary sixth ...
$68 USDShaw & Nodder H/C Chinese Snipe Bird Vintage Print 1789 from "The Naturalist's Miscellany" Plate 729
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Shaw and Nodder Chinese Snipe 1789 - 1813 "THE NATURALIST'S MISCELLANY" Plate 729 Information This is an original hand colored, copperplate engraving on hand laid paper from The Naturalist’s Miscellany: or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described immediately from nature, by Georgius Shaw and Fredericus P. Nodder. Published London, as a series, 1789-1813. The work was published in 24 volumes illustrating birds, fish, shells, exotic marine life, butterflies, insects, reptiles, etc. ...
$58 USDLamarck Histoire Naturelle Mollusks PL188 Vintage Print
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Lamarck Histoire Naturelle Mollusks Engraving Plate 188 Description This is a beautiful copperplate shell engraving plate 188, Vers Testaces a Coquille Bivalve Irreguliere, on fine, chain-linked, water-marked paper from “Encyclopedia Methodique” published Paris, 1789-1832, by Charles Joseph Panckoucke and his daughter, Theresa-Charlotte Agasee. Panckoucke(1736-1798) was a bookseller of Flemish descent who relied on the best specialists of his time to be able to publish “Encyclopedia Methodique” ...
$33 USDRare 1767 Neufforge Copperplate Engraving Cornices
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Neufforge Copperplate Engraving Cornices 1767 Description This is a rare, copperplate engraving on hand laid, watermarked paper from Jean Francois de Neufforge’s, Recueil elementaire d’architecture. Engraved and published by de Neufforge, Paris, 1767, the work was a very comprehensive series of architectural studies. Included were studies of doors, columns, stairways, fireplaces, fences and other features of 18th century French architecture. These beautiful engravings are exceptional examples of ...
$50 USD19th Century Landseer Dog Print, Pointer & Setter
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19th Century Landseer Dog Print Pointer & Setter Information "Pointer & Setter" is a charming 19th century steel engraving with later hand coloring from the original painting by Sir Edwin Landseer. English painter, Landseer (1802-1872) was one of the finest animal artists of all time and he is especially renowned for his paintings of dogs, many of whom seem to have human qualities. In this engraving, a rabbit is seen obviously trying to hide from the over eager dogs. One almost wants to hope the ...
$28 USDSherman Denton Chromolithograph Vintage Print White Fish
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Sherman Denton Chromo Fish Print White Fish Description This is a Sherman Denton chromolithograph fish print, White Fish. The prints are from the State of New York Forest, Fish and Game Commission which beginning in 1895 and running through the first quarter of the 20th century, produced an annual report which sought to preserve and explain our natural habitat. Some of the foremost artists of the time were commissioned to provide illustrations of various mammals, plants and aquatic species. This ...
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John Gould Birds Lithograph Ruticilla Tithys (Black Redstart) from "BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN" 1862-1873 Information This beautiful hand-colored lithograph, Ruticilla Tithys (Black Redstart) is from John Gould’s BIRDS OF GREAT BRITAIN (1862-1873). Published by Wm. Hart, H. C. Richter and Joseph Wolf from drawings by Hart, Richter, Gould and Wolf, it is universally recognized as being the finest and most comprehensive record of native birds at that time. This mammoth work featured illustrations of ...
$35 USDMoeurs H/C Costume Print, Soldat Chinois, 1843
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Moeurs Costume Print 1843 "Soldat Chinois" Information This is a beautifully hand colored engraving, Soldat Chinois, from Moeurs Usages et Costumes by Auguste Wahlen, a pseudonym for J.F.N. Loumyer. The four volume, very important costume book, covered Oceania, Africa, The Americans, Asia and Europe and was published 1843, Brussels. All of the 200 plus plates were very accurate descriptions of native dress and costume and the vivid hand coloring is especially beautiful. This engraving is from ...
$33 USDRare 1767 Neufforge Copperplate Engraving Print Columns
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Neufforge Copperplate Engraving Columns 1767 Description This is a rare, copperplate engraving on hand laid, watermarked paper from Jean Francois de Neufforge’s, Recueil elementaire d’architecture. Engraved and published by de Neufforge, Paris, 1767, the work was a very comprehensive series of architectural studies. Included were studies of doors, columns, stairways, fireplaces, fences and other features of 18th century French architecture. These beautiful engravings are exceptional examples of ...
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Handcolored Stipple Engraving Curiosity 19th Century Information This is a stipple engraving, Curiosity, from “Art Treasures of Germany, A Collection of the Most Important Pictures in the Galleries of Dresden, Cassel, Berlin….” This work by A. Gorling, B. Meyer and A. Woltman was published in Boston by Samuel Walker and Co. There is no publishing date but it is estimated to be circa 1890’s. The stipple engraving technique uses small dots to create the tones. Titles for this engraving are in ...
$28 USDSherman Denton Chromolithograph Vintage Fish Print Hickory Shad
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Sherman Denton Chromo Fish Print Hickory Shad Description This is a Sherman Denton chromolithograph fish print, Hickory Shad. The prints are from the State of New York Forest, Fish and Game Commission which beginning in 1895 and running through the first quarter of the 20th century, produced an annual report which sought to preserve and explain our natural habitat. Some of the foremost artists of the time were commissioned to provide illustrations of various mammals, plants and aquatic species. ...
$143 USDLord Maynard Coat of Arms Jacobs English Peerage 1700's
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LORD MAYNARD RARE COAT OF ARMS JACOBS ENGLISH PEERAGE 1700’S INFORMATION A finely engraved copperplate engraving on beautiful hand-made paper, this is a rare ornamental coat-of-arms for the ancestry of the Maynard, Lord Maynard, family. This rare print is from Alexander Jacob’s three volume work, “A Complete English Peerage,” published London, 1766-1769. Jacobs (1731-1785) was educated at Worcester College and afterwards at Merton College, Oxford. He took Holy Orders in 1760 and was chaplain to ...
$33 USDRare 1767 Neufforge Copperplate Print Engraving Corinthian Door
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Neufforge Copperplate Corinthian Door 1767 Description This is a rare, copperplate engraving on hand laid, watermarked paper from Jean Francois de Neufforge’s, Recueil elementaire d’architecture. Engraved and published by de Neufforge, Paris, 1767, the work was a very comprehensive series of architectural studies. Included were studies of doors, columns, stairways, fireplaces, fences and other features of 18th century French architecture. These beautiful engravings are exceptional examples of ...
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Jardine / Selby 1826 - 1843 "Malaconotus Roseus, Red-Rumped Puff-Backed Shrike" Plate 30 Information This is a rare engraving, Malaconotus Roseus, Red-Rumped Puff-Backed Shrike, Plate 30, from Illustrations of Ornithology by Sir William Jardine and Prideaux John Selby. This multi-volume bird book was published in Edinburgh 1826-1843 with drawings by noted artists such as Edward Leer, John Gould, James Stewart and others as well as Jardine and Selby. The splendid hand-colored engravings of exotic ...
$58 USDLarge Curtis H/C Copperplate Botanical Yucca 1815
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William Curtis Copperplate Botanicals 1815 "The Botanical Magazine" Botanical Yucca Information This is a large, hand colored, copperplate engraving on hand laid paper from William Curtis’ The Botanical Magazine, published 1815. Plate #1700, this is the Yucca Aloifolia which today is called Spanish Bayonet and is found in teh southern United Stated and tropical America. William Curtis (1746-1799) was from a Quaker family much interested in medicine. He was apprenticed to an apothecary who left ...
$68 USDRare Elizabeth Blackwell Herbal Winter Savory Vintage Print 1739 Plate 318
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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL FOLIO H/C HERBAL WINTER SAVORY # 318 Information This is a fine, copperplate engraving, Winter Savory, on hand laid paper with original hand coloring from the first edition of A CURIOUS HERBAL which was drawn, engraved and painted by Elizabeth Blackwell. Published London, 1739, these herbals are from one of the first English botanical series to be issued with hand colored plates. An herbal is a book of plants which describes their appearance and properties and how they can be ...
$58 USDSamuel Howitt H/C Sporting Title Page Antique Print
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SAMUEL HOWITT HAND COLORED SPORTING PRINT TITLE PAGE 1812 Information This very desirable sporting print, part of the title page, is a hand colored engraving from the second edition of THE BRITISH SPORTSMAN by Samuel Howitt. It was published in London, 1812, by Edward Orme. This work contained 70 plates which illustrated every manner of sport on field and river. Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) was a British professional artist specializing in sporting subjects. He began as an amateur but due to ...
$58 USDShaw & Nodder Original H/C Red Vented Shrike Bird 1789 Vintage Print Plate 645
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SHAW & NODDER ORIGINAL H/C RED VENTED SHRIKE BIRD PL # 645 Information This is an original hand colored, copperplate engraving on hand laid paper from The Naturalist’s Miscellany: or coloured figures of natural objects; drawn and described immediately from nature, by Georgius Shaw and Fredericus P. Nodder. Published, London as a series, 1789-1813. The work was published in 24 volumes illustrating birds, fish, shells, exotic marine life, butterflies, insects, reptiles, etc. All the prints were ...
$58 USDLamarck Histoire Naturelle Brucea Botanical Engraving
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Lamarck Histoire Naturelle Brucea Botanical Engraving Description This is a beautiful copperplate botanical engraving, Plate 810, Brucea, on fine, chain-linked paper from “Histoire Naturelle” This famous encyclopedic work was published, Paris, 1789-1832, by Charles Joseph Panckoucke and his daughter, Theresa-Charlotte Agasee. Panckoucke (1736-1798) was a bookseller of Flemish descent who relied on the best specialists of his time to be able to publish “Encyclopedia Methodique” which consisted of ...
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