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Technique: Hand-Painted
1673 Turkey, Poultry, Nicolas Robert, Folio Etching in Hand Color
Located in Norwich, GB
Gibber Coc dinde
Nicolas Robert (18 April 1614 – 25 March 1685)
Issued in the scarce work: Diverses oyseaux dessignées et gravées d'apres le naturel. Pa...
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1670s French Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Vulture, Bird of Prey, Nicolas Robert, Folio Etching
Located in Norwich, GB
Vultur, Vautour
Nicolas Robert (18 April 1614 – 25 March 1685)
Issued in the scarce work: Diverses oyseaux dessignées et gravées d'apres le naturel. Par...
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1780s French Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Ostrich, Oudart, Large Hand Coloured Stone Lithograph, Rare
Located in Norwich, GB
Autruche
Habits les deserts brulants de l’Afrique, court Alec use vitesse incroyable, et donne plumes du plus beau duvet.
Extremely rare.
Issued in the series:
Histoire naturelle. Ensemble de 41 planches dessinées par Guerin et Lith. en couleurs par E.F. Noel.
Published by Noel aîné, Paris, 1827.
Because the work was never formally completed no title-page nor accompanying letterpress for the series was produced, though the title 'Collection d'Animaux' appears in the publisher's 1827 catalogue of plates available for individual purchase (at a franc each, or 75 centimes uncoloured). The images were produced by Paul-Louis Oudart and P. Guerin, both noted as "dessinateurs-naturalistes" at the Jardin du Roi (the Jardin des Plantes...
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1820s French Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of depicting 'Homme and Femme de la Frise' or 'Frisian Man and Woman', people of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands. The first showing the man in a wonderful n...
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Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Contemporary Italian Hand Watercolored Apollon Butterfly Print with Mirror Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Artistic decorative hand water coloured print representing a butterfly.
This print has been pressed with an ancient press called "a Stella" and entirely hand water coloured by a ski...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Prints
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Mirror, Tulipwood, Paper
Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print Japanese Sea Life "Jellyfishes", 1 of 6
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured print representing Jellyfishs, from the Japanese Sea Life Series
This marine style print is available in 6 different natural re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Prints
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Jos. Jac. Plenck (1737-1807), Chinese cinnamon, large folio hand colored, botany
Located in Norwich, GB
Laurus Cassia
Die Cassie
Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China, and widely cultivated there and elsewher...
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1780s German Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Jan Luyken, Defeat of the Spanish Armanda in 1588
Located in Norwich, GB
"Vertooninge van de ontsachlyke Spaansche Krygs vloot, in den Jaare 1588."
Issued in:
Bor, Pieter: "Nederlandsche Oorlogen", Amsterdam (ca 1680)
Measures: Leaf: ca. 28,5 x 36 cm
View: ca. 26 x 34 cm
Fine hand color. On fine watermarked laid paper.
Copper engraving of the downfall of the Spanish Armada of the ‘Onoverwinnelijke Vloot’, between 31 July and 12 August 1588. Naval battle between the Spanish and combined English and Dutch fleets in the canal. In the foreground, there is a large Spanish frigate being shot at by a small Dutch ship with the banner of the city of Leiden; on the left, there is a galley.
In particular, the engraving details shows the battle of Gravelines as the English sought to disrupt the Spanish fleet as it lay in wait for the army to board her ships. The fireships can be seen in the middle-right of the picture. It gives a feel for the compactness of the fleet and the disruption that the English hoped to cause in breaking it up.
Johannes or Jan Luyken...
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1680s Dutch Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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H. Keller, Switzerland, Aquatint Panorama Bernese Oberland Hand Col
By Henry George Keller
Located in Norwich, GB
EXQUISITE PANORAMA OF THE SWISS ALPS
Heinrich Keller
Aussicht vom Weissenstein auf dem Jura, Cant. Solothurn gezeichnet und hrsg. von Heinrich Keller, gestochen von J. J. Scheurmann
[Gezeichnet nach der Natur im Wirthshaus auf dem Weissenstein von H(einrich). Keller 1817, vermehrt und berichtigt Zürich 1822.
19,5 x 192 cm.
Zurich, Keller & Füssli, (1822).
Fan-folded, partly hand coloured (grey tones) aquatint in contemporary boards. Slipcase folder with engraved map and title to upper boards.
Two added elements to include the view of Solothurn.
Fine details of the alps from Säntis, Altmann, Ober Albis, Toggenburg to Hasenmatt and Stahelfluh with, in The Valley, all the villages from Aarwangen to the lake of Biel and Neuenburg passing by Solothurn. on the rear back cover there is a view of the Weissenstein in the Jura near Solothurn.
Very good condition. Double page manuscript leaf...
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1820s Swiss Biedermeier Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Chest, Organs, Bierkowski, Holbein, Imperial Folio, Hand Colour
Located in Norwich, GB
From the rare deluxe series.
Designed by Frick and lithographed in stone by Holbein. Beautiful original hand colour.
Measures: 50.5 x 39 cm
Issued in: Anatomisch-chirurgische Abbildungen nebst Darstellung und Beschreibung der chirurgischen Operationen nach den Methoden von v. Graefe, Kluge und Rust
Bierkowski gained his medical doctorate in Leipzig in 1829, after the publication of this major work. In 1831 he became professor of surgery at the medical faculty of Krakow.
Bierkowski took on the leadership of the military field hospital...
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1630s German Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Merian, Stein am Rhein, large double folio, Switzerland
Located in Norwich, GB
Matthäus Merian, engraved by M.I.I. Ringle
“STEIN AM RHEIN - STENIUM AD RHENUM”
View of the municipal town of Stein am Rhein and the castle Hohenklingen, at that time in the Ca...
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17th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Set of Six 18th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Prints, P.J. Buchoz, 1776
Located in Richmond, London
A set of six of exceptional quality 18th century hand-colored engravings
Buchoz, Pierre Joseph. Collection précieuse et enluminée des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses, q...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Leonhart Fuchs, Birthwood, Aristolochia, Folio Woodcuts 1st Edn
Located in Norwich, GB
Birthwood, Aristolochia.
Aristolochia is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse climates.
Superb hand coloured woodcut in FOLIO size from:
Leonhart Fuchs...
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16th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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G. B. Ferrari 'b1584', Floral Bouquet, Quarto Engraving Hand Colour
Located in Norwich, GB
FLOREAE POMPAE FERCVLVM TVRRITVM
Giovanni Baptista Ferrari (1584 - 1655) - Fine Quarto engraving with land colour 1638
Issued in the 1638 edition of Ferrari's spectacular Flora...
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1630s Italian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print Japanese Sea Life "Corals", 3 of 6
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured print representing Corals, from the Japanese Sea Life Series
This marine style print is available in 6 different natural repres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Prints
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Brodtmann, Aborigines of Australia, Folio, Stone Lithograph, Hand Coloured
Located in Norwich, GB
Portraits of Australian aborigines based on Nicholas Petit’s engravings issued in the Baudin voyage account.
1. Top: Aboriginal man with his hair wrapped in paperbark strips told ...
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1840s American Early Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Jaguar, Cougar, Imperial Folio, Incunabula of Lithography, Scarce
Located in Norwich, GB
Landmark stone lithograph of large size and issued in the ‘Incunabula’ period of stone lithography prior to 1820. Print on fine Ziegler paper.
Extremely rare.
Hand colored stone lithograph by Carl Joseph Brodtmann from his extremely rare series:
Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche
Lindau, Brodtmann [1816].
Reference Winkler 105.
Brodtmann is considered a pioneer in the art of lithography employing techniques for "texture" that are quite similar to that of an aquatint. He produced his lithographs in the post-Linnaean 'Age of Enlightenment’ as book illustrations and sets of natural history prints, as “Naturhistorische Bilder Gallerie aus dem Thierreiche”, with the more expensive sets being hand colored. Natural history specimens...
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1810s Swiss Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Jos. Jac. Plenck '1737-1807', Yew Tree, Large Folio Hand Colored, Botany
Located in Norwich, GB
Laurus Cassia.
Yew tree.
Taxes Baccata, Der gebeerte Eibenbaum.
Handcolored engraving by Joseph Jacob Plenck, from “Icones Plantarum Medicinalium”, published in Vienn, between 1788 and 1803.
Joseph Jakob Ritter Plenk or Plenck (1738–1807) was an Austrian physician and polymath. He is now known as a pioneer dermatologist.
This exceptionally rare, folio engraving...
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1780s German Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Set of Six Framed Hand Colored Engravings of Swedish Royal Residences
Located in Essex, MA
By Johannes Van den Aveelen and engraved by Holmice. Six views of Swedish royal residences. Hand colored engravings.
Framed and matted.
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Early 1700s Dutch Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Paper
Cuckoo, Ornithology, Antonio Tempesta; Fr. Villamena, Master Engraving
Located in Norwich, GB
Copper engraving published by Giovanni Pietro Olina (1585-1645) for his scarce treatise:
Uccellera overo discorso della natura e proprieta di diversi uccelli.
Rome: Andrea Fei, 1622.
Dimensions:
Height: 8.82 in. (22.4 cm)
Width: 6.3 in. (16 cm)
Fine hand colour.
Uccelliera is a discourse on the characteristics of the many birds to be found in Italy, and gives instructions on their care, and identifies their habits and songs.
Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp.
Francesco Villamena was an Italian engraver and artist. Villamena was born in Assisi. He studied under Cornelis Cort...
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1630s Italian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Paper
Curtis, 'Flora Londinensis', Pimpernel, Large Folio, Hand Coloured
By William Curtis
Located in Norwich, GB
Lysimachia nemorum, the yellow pimpernel, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Primulaceae.
Large folio: 42.7 x 27.5 cm
Copper engraving, hand ...
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1810s English Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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William Miller, the Life Boat, Shipwreck, Folio Aquatint with Hand Colour
By William D. Miller
Located in Norwich, GB
Sea rescuers heading in a row boat to save sailors from ships in a storm.
Hand colored engraving on paper of sailors in a long boat rowing against h...
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1820s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Jean Bérain i 'B1640', Regency Decoration and Ornament, Large Folio
By Jean Bérain
Located in Norwich, GB
Jean Bérain, French, 1640–1711
Unnumbered plate by BÉRAIN of Commodes.
38.5 x 28.7 cm
Engraved by Johann Christoph Hafner (1668-1754) [after Bérain], signed Iohann Christop...
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1630s French Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Leonhart Fuchs, Cuckoo-Pint, Folio Woodcut, 1st Edn, Botany
Located in Norwich, GB
Cuckoo-pint
Arum maculatum is a woodland flowering plant species in the family Araceae. It is native across most of Europe, as well as Turkey and the Caucasus.
Hand coloured folio woodcuts on one leaf in FOLIO size from:
Leonhart Fuchs...
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16th Century German Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1813 Joh. W. Von Goethe & Alex. Von Humboldt; Comparative View of Mountains
Located in Norwich, GB
Esquisse des principales hauteurs des deux continens dressée par Mr. de Göthe,... d'après l'ouvrage de Mr. de Humboldt, publié en 1807 sous le titre d'Essai sur la géographie des plantes
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832). Cartographer
Using information from: Humboldt, Alexander von (1769-1859)
32 x 27 cm on a leaf measuring 47 x 55 cm.
Extremely rare example of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s comparative chart to depict the relative height of mountains, thus defining a cartographic style that would flourish throughout the remainder of the 19th century.
This map is extremely scarce. It was issued and sold independently in Paris, 1813.
Beginning in 1805, Goethe gave lectures on natural sciences to a group of Weimar women on Wednesday mornings. The audience included the Duchess Luise, Schiller's widow Charlotte and her sister Caroline von Wolzogen. Here Goethe used his image of heights on April 1, 1807 for the first time. A copy was sent to Alexander von Humboldt...
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1810s Biedermeier Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Krevelt, Map, Coast of Brazil, South America, Amazon, Hand Coloured
Located in Norwich, GB
Carte Du Bresil
Prem. Partie Depuis la Riviere des Amazones jusqu' à la Baie de Tous les Saints Pour servir à l'Histoire des Etablissemens Europeens.
A. v. Krevelt, sculpsit, ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print " in S.Agostino"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Hand-Painted Prints
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Wood, Paper
1850c J. & F. Tallis, Western Hemisphere Map, Fine Hand Color, Framed
By Philippe Tallis
Located in Norwich, GB
Western Hemisphere - America
Framed in relatively modern gilt frame and matting.
Tallis' decorative maps provided up-to-date geographical knowledge, but also used vignette view...
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1850s British High Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Italian Contemporary Hand Painted Print Japanese Sea Life "Shells", 4 of 6
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant hand-watercoloured print representing Jellyfishs, from the Japanese Sea Life Series
This marine style print is available in 6 different natural re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Prints
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Marine Pavillons, Flags, Folio in Original Hand Color
Located in Norwich, GB
Tableau des Pavillons Que la Plupart des Nations Arborent a La Mer- Marine Flags
After Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.
Copperplate engraving and et...
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1780s French Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Italian Contemporary Hand Press and Colored Print Representing Antique Vase
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Series of two prints representing 2 different ancient Italian vases of Villa Giustiniani. It is printed with an antique press and colored by our best loc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Painted Prints
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Fedor Iwanowitsch, Kalmyk, a Self Portrait in Stone Lithography
Located in Norwich, GB
An early folio stone lithograph portrait of Fedor Iwanowitsch (1765-1832); head and shoulders turned three-quarters to the left. He has a moustache with a slight beard, and wears a f...
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1820s Swiss Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1807 William Daniell, Great Eared Owl, Ornithology, Hand Coloured Aquatint
Located in Norwich, GB
Designed and engraved by William Daniell for his work “Interesting Selections from Animated Nature.”
Published by Cadell & Davies, London. Aquatint...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Th. Williamson, Tiger Hunt, hand coloured aquatint
Located in Norwich, GB
Thomas Williamson (1758-1817) and Samuel Howitt (1765-1822)
Tiger Hunt
From: Oriental Field Sports being a complete, detailed, and accurate descriptio...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Paper
Aegidius Sadeler, Daumont, Baths of Diocletian Rome, Folio, Engraving
By Aegidius Sadeler II
Located in Norwich, GB
The Baths of Diocletian (Latin: Thermae Diocletiani, Italian: Terme di Diocleziano) were public baths in ancient Rome. Named after emperor Diocletian and built from 298 AD to 306 AD, they were the largest of the imperial baths. The project was originally commissioned by Maximian upon his return to Rome in the autumn of 298 and was continued after his and Diocletian's abdication under Constantius, father of Constantine.
Aegidius Sadeler (c.1570-1629)
Daumont ex.
Folio Engraving...
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Early 17th Century French Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1807 William Daniell, Kingfisher, Ornithology, Hand Coloured Aquatint
Located in Norwich, GB
Designed and engraved by William Daniell for his work “Interesting Selections from Animated Nature.”
Published by Cadell & Davies, London. Aquatint...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1696 Abraham Munting, Flos Cardinalis 'Cardinal Flower', Folio Engraving
By Abraham Munting
Located in Norwich, GB
This highly decorative, folio botanical engraving from Abraham Munting's "Naauwkeurige Beschryving der Aardgewassen."
Exquisite hand colour.
The work was published by Pieter va...
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1690s Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Prevost; Schley, Fortress on the Beijing River, China
By Prevost
Located in Norwich, GB
Forteresse de Tyen Tsing Wey, tiree de Nieuhof
Published ca 1755.
Fine hand colour.
Rare original copper plate engraved antique print the Fortress (long ago demolished) guarding the cross roads of the meeting of the major rivers in Beijing (Peking) by Jakob van Schley - after Nieuhoff - in 1755 and published in Antoine François Prevost’s 15 volumes of Histoire Generale des Voyages written by Prevost & other authors between 1746-1789.
Several major rivers, including the Yongding, Chaobai, Juma and Wenyu flow through Beijing Municipality. They originate in the highlands of Hebei and Shanxi, cut through the mountains west...
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1750s Chinese Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1807 Th. Williamson, Preparations for a Tiger Hunt, hand coloured aquatint
Located in Norwich, GB
Thomas Williamson (1758-1817) and Samuel Howitt (1765-1822)
Preparing for a Tiger Hunt
From: Oriental Field Sports being a complete, detailed, and acc...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Calao, Hornbill, Fine Quarto Hand Colored Copper Engraving
By Jacques Eustache de Seve
Located in Norwich, GB
Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Issued for the famed First Edition in quarto of the “Histoire naturelle des oiseaux.”, by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, ed. published in Paris ca 1775.
Made by ‘Mansard’ after ‘Jacques de Seve...
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1770s French Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Kyle Morris Monoprint
Located in Sharon, CT
Kyle Morris unique 'Monotype', signed below right 'K.Morris' and titled below left 'Sympathy' in pencil. Plate size: 4 1/4"x11 1/2", Paper and Matte: 15 1/...
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Mid-20th Century American Expressionist Hand-Painted Prints
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Paint
1860c Anton Hartinger, Paeonia Rose, Stone Lithograph with Hand Colored, Folio
By Anton Hartinger
Located in Norwich, GB
Lithograph in the Crayon Manier with vibrant hand colour.
Published ca 1860.
Anton Hartinger was born in Vienna. He was a member of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1843 to...
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1860s Dutch High Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1807 William Daniell, Chameleon, Reptile, Hand Colored Aquatint
Located in Norwich, GB
Designed and engraved by William Daniell for his work “Interesting Selections from Animated Nature.”
Published by Cadell & Davies, London. Aquatint...
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Map of Indonesia, Semarang, Kartasoera, Soerabaya by Schley
Located in Norwich, GB
'Carte du Chemin entre Samarang et Cartasoera, kaart van den weg tusschen Samarang en Cartasoera'
Map of the Road between Semarang and Kartasura by Van Schley.
Published 1763.
...
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1760s Indonesian Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Roman Vase Print " in Villa Giustiniani"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Hand-Painted Prints
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Wood, Paper
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in Villa Mattei"
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Hand-Painted Prints
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Wood, Paper
American Print Mallards in Flight and Swimming " Lucky Pond " R. Bishop C. 1959
Located in Hollywood, SC
American print mallards in flight and swimming in marsh grass matted under glass in a painted and gilt frame. "Lucky Pond" Richard E. Bishop, mid 20...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Prints
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Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Jacques Nicolas Bellin, St Lucia, West Indies, Hand Colored Map
Located in Norwich, GB
Carte De L’Isle De Sainte Lucie
Detailed copper engraved map of Saint Lucia by Jacques Nicolas Bellin.
This map was completed by Krevely 1775 for for the rare Dutch edition of ...
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1770s Dutch Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1816 Bengal Tiger, Imp. Folio 'Incunabula of Lithography' Hand Color
Located in Norwich, GB
Landmark stone lithograph of large size and issued in the ‘Incunabula’ period of stone lithography prior to 1820. Print on fine Ziegler paper.
Extremely rare.
Hand colored ston...
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1810s Swiss Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Four Antique Ornithological Prints by John Gould, Birds of Great Britain
By John Gould
Located in Richmond, London
A set of four of exceptional quality 19th century hand-coloured lithographs, in beautiful early 20th century walnut frames
By John Gould (1804-1881), from The Birds of Great Britain...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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C. Paderni; N. Billy, Centeur, Youth with Lyre, Herculaneum
Located in Norwich, GB
Mythology: Centeur, Youth with Lyre - Fresco from the discoveries at Herculaneum.
Overall 49 x 37 cm copper engraving in later hand colour.
Issued from the work "Delle Antichità di Ercolano - Le Pitture Antiche D´Ercolano e contorini..." detailing the latest discoveries from Herculaneum.
References: Borroni II, 5422. Cicognara 2645. Ornamentstichslg. Berlin 3947. Graesse I, 145: "Ouvrage magnifique...”
Very good overall condition. Light marginal spotting.
The excavations at Heculaneum began in 1711, when a well was being dug for the new country house of Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf at Portici. The well turned out to have been sunk into the buried and richly ornamented proscenium of the theater of Herculaneum, and yielded several valuable marbles, including a statue of Hercules. The duke was extremely short of money. He smuggled the pieces to Rome to be restored, and then "gave" them to Prince Eugene of Savoy, his cousin. In 1738 Charles VII of Naples - after 1759, Charles III of Spain - began excavations to find objects for his private collection of antiquities, imposing tight security on the site. Interest was maintained by the hope of finding more objects of similar value to the first set of statues...
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1770s Italian Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1657 Matthaus Merian, Dromedary Camels, Fine Folio in Hand Color
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine folio engraving in hand color.
This rare antique engraving was published in the series: 'Historiae Naturalis' by John Johnston, published and engraved by Matthias Merian in 1657.
Matthaus Merian...
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1650s German Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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1788 J. J. Plenck, Aristolochia Clematitis, Birthwort, Large folio, Hand colored
By Jacquin
Located in Norwich, GB
Aristolochia Clematitis, Birthwort
Aristolochia clematitis, the birthwort is a twining herbaceous plant in the family Aristolochiaceae, which is native to Europe. The leaves are hea...
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1780s Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Jay, Ornithology, Antonio Tempesta; Fr. Villamena, Master Engraving
Located in Norwich, GB
Copper engraving published by Giovanni Pietro Olina (1585-1645) for his scarce treatise:
Uccelliera overo discorso della natura e proprieta di diversi uccelli.
Rome: Andrea Fei, 1622.
Measures: 22.3 x 15.8 cm
Fine hand colour.
Uccelliera is a discourse on the characteristics of the many birds to be found in Italy, and gives instructions on their care, and identifies their habits and songs.
Antonio Tempesta, also called il Tempestino (1555 – 5 August 1630), was an Italian painter and engraver, whose art acted as a point of connection between Baroque Rome and the culture of Antwerp.
Francesco Villamena was an Italian engraver and artist. Villamena was born in Assisi. He studied under Cornelis Cort...
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1620s Italian Renaissance Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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Cissus Antarticus "Kangaroo Vine", Australia, After Bessa & Redouté, Large
Located in Norwich, GB
Redouté (1759-1840) and Pancrace Bessa (1772–1846) after; engraved by Pierre-Joseph (1759-1840).
From the series:
Ventenat, Etienne Pierre (1757-1808).
Choix de plantes, do...
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Early 1800s French Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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‘La Ville et le Pont de Londres’ [London], large folio ‘Vue d’optique’ by Loyer
By Optique
Located in Norwich, GB
Optical view of London (England)
XVIIIth century optical view in original watercolors.
Original copper plate engraving on laid paper heightened with watercolor at that time e...
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1780s English Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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![‘La Ville et le Pont de Londres’ [London], large folio ‘Vue d’optique’ by Loyer](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/upload/1121189/f_297656721659112489038/29765672_datamatics.jpeg?width=240 "optique de ville")
Contemporary Italian Hand Coloured Antique Roman Vase Print "in S.Agostino""
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Extra large Roman vase printed on a hand press on 100% cotton engraving paper.
Completely handpainted with a cream wash, umber highlights, and matte black details.
Light brown mat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Hand-Painted Prints
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1679 Susanna Von Sandrart, Fountain Bracciano in Rome, Italy, Hand Colored
By Giovanni Battista Falda
Located in Norwich, GB
“Fontan in dem Vorhof des Fürstlichen Palasts Bracciano (Fountain Bracciano in Rome, Italy).” Original antique copperplate engraving on early hand-laid paper by German artist and engraver, Susanna von Sandrart. Published in Italy, 1679.
It is a large centerfold as issued; however, the original fold is not significantly noticeable.
Giovanni Battista Falda (Valduggia 7 December 1643 – 22 August 1678 Rome) was an Italian architect, engraver and artist. He is known for his engravings of both contemporary and antique structures...
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1670s Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Prints
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