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Aloe Plant Engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in New York, NY
Original engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann from "Phytanthosa Iconographia." Ratisbon, 1737-1745
Category

Early 18th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Laid Paper

Armadillo and Flowering Plant Engraving
Located in New York, NY
. This plate: Tom. 1. Tab. XXIX Original engraving with later hand-coloring.
Category

Mid-18th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Laid Paper

Euphorbia (Spurge) /// Antique Botanical Botany Plants Engraving Buffon Science
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, France Publisher
Category

1740s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio

18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"
By Mark Catesby
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copperplate engraving of a bird and plants by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) entitled "The
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

2 Antique Framed Emanuel Sweert Florigriums Botanical Latin Plant Engravings
By Emanuel Sweert
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of antique Emanuel Sweert Florilegium floral botany plant bulb engravings. Plates 32 and 67
Category

Early 20th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Antirrhinum Orontium - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antirrhinum Orontium' Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740. From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The first botanical series to u...
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18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Acer & Carduus - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Acarna Theophrasti' and 'Acer Campestre minus' Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740. From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The fi...
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18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Quivisia; Portesia /// Antique Botanical Botany Plants Science Engraving Buffon
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engraving on laid paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Imprimerie Nationale, Paris, France Publisher
Category

2010s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio

Flowering Hyacinth & Calla Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Hyacinthus Comosus Spurius
Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Feverfew Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore
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1640s Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Jasmine and Laurel Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "Gelsiminum Catalonicum, Mairana Latifollia
Category

1710s Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Peppermint Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium
Category

1640s Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Lily Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Cataputia Vulgaris, Parietaria Sylvestris
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1640s Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Melocactos" (Turk's Cap Cactus or Mother
Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Crinum Plant: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Crinum
Category

1820s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving of Flowering Tulip & Wild Garlic Plants
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Tulipa viridiscoloris, Fritillaria
Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Cotton Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
over 1,000 hand-colored engravings of over 4,000 plant species. The work is highly regarded for its
Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which
Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint, Engraving

Flowering Justica Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Justicia
Category

1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum
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1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Banana Plants: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a striking original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line double page engraving of
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Flowering Crinum Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Crinum
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1820s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Houseleek Plant: A 19th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Sempervivum
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1810s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

A 19th Century Curtis Hand-colored Engraving of a Flowering Clerodendrum Plant
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Clerodendrum
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1820s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Air Plant: A 19th Century Hand-colored Engraving by William Curtis
By William Curtis
Located in Alamo, CA
This early 19th century hand-colored double fold-out botanical engraving is entitled "Pendulous
Category

Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Plantes tropicales [Tropical Plants]
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: Cadart & Luquet, 1865 Etching and engraving on Chine-collé mounted to watermarked Aqua
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Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving, Handmade Paper

Fever Nut Plant "Ban Caretti": A 17th Century Engraving by Hendrik van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century engraving of a fever or bonduc nut plant entitled "Ban Caretti" by Hendrik
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Late 17th Century Naturalistic Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Copper Engraving of Spike Speedwell and Various Other Plants, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
folio volumes with more than 1,000 hand-coloured engravings of several thousand plants.
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Antique 1740s Prints

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Paper

Antique Engraving of the Caper Bush and Other Plants, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
purse and other plants. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an interesting travel account of
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Antique 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Two 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving of Plants from (1771)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adorning the walls, two gracefully framed botanical engravings from 1771 capture nature's elegance
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Antique 1770s European George III Decorative Art

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Paper

A Heritage of Flora: Original Antique Engraving of Diverse Plant Species, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
The image is an original hand-colored engraving from The Classical Natural Sciences Dictionary by
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Antique 1840s Prints

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Copper Engraving of the Plant Named Dudaim Melon, 1731
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Dudaim, Melo, Pepo, Luffah.' This original antique print shows the Dudaim Melon (Cucumis melo var. dudaim). This fine print originates from: 'Physica Sacr...
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Antique 1730s Prints

Materials

Paper

Aquatic Elegance: Water Lilies and Pond Plants in 18th Century Engraving, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Amsterdam in 1748. The etching is numbered "N.761" in the top corner. The engraving depicts several aquatic
Category

Antique 1740s Prints

Materials

Paper

Azalea Pulchra, antique botanical flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
Category

Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Malopa grandiflora, antique botanical flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Streptanthera cuprea, antique botanical flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Marica Sabini, antique botanical blue flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Ribes sanguineum, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Calceolaria viscosissima, antique botanical yellow flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Schizanthus Priestii, antique botanical white flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Ipomopsis Elegans, antique botanical red flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Mimulus roseus, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Marica caerulea, antique botanical purple flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Petunia violacea, antique botanical purple flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Calcochortus luteus, antique botanical yellow flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Hibiscus Lindlei, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Gesneria Cooperi, antique botanical red flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Johann Weinmann : Mezzotint engravings in decalcomania frames.
By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann
Located in Richmond, GB
-coloured engravings depicting thousands of different plants. Many of the illustrations were created by the
Category

Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Fish, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fish and seahorse, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Fish, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fish and seahorse, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
By Maria Sibylla Merian
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 26; Cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa, and
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

Oxyacantha rosea superba, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Zinnea violacea coccinea, antique botanical red flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Kaempferia rotunda, antique botanical purple orchid flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Tropaeolum Majus Atrosanguineum, antique botanical nasturtium flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Azalea indica danielsiana, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Passiflora Kermesina, antique botanical pink flower passionflower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Amaryllis formosissima (Sprekelia, Aztec Lily), antique botanical engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Cambridge map 17th century engraving after John Speed
By John Speed
Located in London, GB
Engraving 8 x 12 cm A beautifully coloured map of Cambridgeshire, with an antique description of the county
Category

1620s Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Fish, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Fish, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und Vergnugen
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

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Plant Engravings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of plant engravings available on 1stDibs. Browse a selection of Old Masters, modern or Art Deco versions of these works for sale today — there are 62 Old Masters, 50 modern, 32 contemporary, 13 Surrealist and 6 Art Deco examples available. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the plant engravings on 1stDibs that include elements of beige, gray, brown, white and more. Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, Henry C Andrews, Maria Sybilla Merian, TURPIN, P[ierre Jean Francois] and Federica Galli took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in engraving, paint and watercolor, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Plant Engravings?

Plant engravings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $895, while the lowest priced sells for $10 and the highest can go for as much as $295,091.