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Tree with moth, caterpillar..., Plate 39, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 39; Unidentified tree with moth, caterpillar and pupa.
The Netherlands: 1705....
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With one 1.5 inch inch tear across the area of the top-left corner, well outside of image area. Handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: CXXI, CXXII, CXXIII, & CXXIV.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Thistle and Moths, plate no. 6, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 6; Thistle and Moths. The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in w...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Icecream Bean plant..., plate no. 58, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 58; Ice Cream Bean Plant, Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly and Caterpillar with Mot...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Snowy Heron /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Snowy Egret Bird
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Snowy Heron" (Plate 374, No. 75)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
American Anhinga - Snake Bird /// John James Audubon Ornithology Natural History
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "American Anhinga - Snake Bird" (Plate 420, No. 84)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 10" x 6.69"
Image size: 6.63" x 4.63"
Condition: Minor toning to sheet and some faint discoloration in margins. Old glue staining along right binding edge as normal. It is otherwise in very good condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Cleveland, OH. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. The preceding 1836 Havell edition of this work has a different title: "Black-bellied Darter", (Plate: CCCXVI - 396, No. 64).
Based on a drawing inscribed "New Orleans 1822 - redrawn ... 1836". This conspicuous bird had various names including "water turkey" and "Bec à Lancette".
The Anhinga, sometimes called snakebird, darter, American darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a'ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means "devil bird" or "snake bird".
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
American Flamingo /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Bird Litho
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "American Flamingo" (Plate 375, No. 75)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo E...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Insectes
Located in London, GB
Seguy, E.A.
Insectes.
Paris, Du Chartre et van Buggenhoudt [1924]
Each print is produced entirely by hand using a unique printing process called pochoir, which was popular in Fran...
Category
1920s Art Deco Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache, Lithograph
Putorius & Pseudo Phalangium (The Pole-Cat) (Skunk) /// Mark Catesby Animal Art
By Mark Catesby
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Mark Catesby (English, 1638-1749)
Title: "Putorius & Pseudo Phalangium (The Pole-Cat) (Skunk)" (Plate/Tab 62)
Portfolio: Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands
*Monogram signed by Catesby in the plate (printed signature) lower right
Year: 1771-1810 (third edition)
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Etching on cream J. Ruse handmade paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Benjamin White, London, UK
Framing: Recently framed in a black and gold moulding with 100% cotton linen fabric matting
Framed size: 21.63" x 25.19"
Sheet size: 13.75" x 21.13"
Platemark size: 10.25" x 13.75"
Condition: UV staining to sheet and mat stain in margins. Some soft handling creases. In otherwise good condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Miami, FL. Comes from Catesby's famous two volume portfolio "Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Islands" (1771-1810) (third edition), which consists of 220 hand-colored etchings. "J. Ruse 1800" watermark lower right.
Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands is generally credited as the first published work to provide illustrations and descriptions of North American flora and fauna. From 1722-1726 Catesby, an English naturalist, ranged over South Carolina, Georgia and the Bahamas sketching and collecting specimens of native plants and animals.
Skunks are North and South American mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers. The animals are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent.
Biography:
Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants. Mark Catesby's The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands is generally credited as the first published work to provide illustrations and descriptions of North American flora and fauna. From 1722-1726 Catesby, an English naturalist, ranged over South Carolina, Georgia and the Bahamas sketching and collecting specimens of native plants and animals. Little is known of Catesby's early life. He was born in eastern England in 1683. Although Catesby does not appear to have attended university or studied for the Bar, he was sufficiently educated to write clear English and Latin. His interest in and knowledge of plants may have derived from his uncle, who maintained a botanical garden. Catesby also appears to have benefited from an acquaintance with John Ray, a leading English naturalist of the 17th century and the co-author of an early classic study of birds...
Category
1770s Baroque Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching, Intaglio
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837)
Title: "New-Zealand Plover", "Nilid Grosbeak", "Black-throated Bunting", and "Variegated Chatterer"
Portfolio: A General History of Birds
Year: 1821-1828 (second edition)
Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK
Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK
Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.13" x 8.75"
Image size (each): approx. 4.75" x 4.5"
Condition: "New-Zealand Plover" has some light offsetting and a few faint areas of discoloration at top in margin. "Nilid Grosbeak" has some faint areas of discoloration. They are all otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "New-Zealand Plover" has an unidentified "1823" watermark lower right.
Biography:
John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
Category
1820s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio
Blue Bird, Squash - Lithograph and Stencil
By Paul Klee
Located in Paris, IDF
Paul KLEE (after)
Blue, Bird, Squash
Lithograph and stencil (Jacomet process)
Signed in the board
On vellum 50 x 38.2 cm (19.6 x 14.9 in)
INFORMATION : This lithograph was edited i...
Category
1960s Surrealist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Salvador Dalì (1904-1989) - The Elephant and Jupiter's Monkey - Drypoint etching
Located in Varese, IT
Rare deluxe issue printed on extremely fine Japanese paper (hand colored in stencil).
Limited edition, numbered 235/250 in lower left corner.
Signed in pencil by artist in lower rig...
Category
1970s Surrealist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Drypoint, Etching
Cocoa plant, caterpillar, ..., Plate 26, Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
Located in Middletown, NY
Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 26; Cocoa plant, caterpillar, pupa, and butterflies. The Netherlands: 1705. En...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: LIV, LV, LVI, & LVII.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Insectes
Located in London, GB
Seguy, E.A.
Insectes.
Paris, Du Chartre et van Buggenhoudt [1924]
Each print is produced entirely by hand using a unique printing process called pochoir, which was popular in Fran...
Category
1920s Art Deco Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Gouache, Lithograph
Tropic Bird /// Ornithology John James Audubon Shorebird Ocean Beach Seascape
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Tropic Bird" (Plate CCLXII - 262; part No. 53)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition
Year: 1835
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving with Aquatint on double-elephant folio, J. Whatman paper
Limited edition: approx. 180
Printer: Robert Havell Jr., London, England
Publisher: John James Audubon, London, England
Framing: Not framed, but matted in a handmade custom French matting
Matted size: 30" x 38.75"
Sheet size: 25.5" x 36"
Platemark size: 20.75" x 30.25"
Image size: 18.5" x 27.75"
Condition: A few tiny foxmarks. In excellent condition with clean paper and strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - New York, NY. Engraved, printed, and hand-colored by English artist Robert Havell Jr. (1793-1878). Comes from Audubon's monumental book volume "The Birds of America", (Havell Edition, 1827-1838), which consists of 435 hand-colored, life-size prints, made from engraved plates, with each sheet originally measuring around 39" x 26". "J. Whatman 1835" watermark upper right.
Based on a composition painted between 1832 and 1835. Audubon sailed the entire length of Florida, around the Keys and as far as the Dry Tortugas, from which, on another occasion, "The specimens - in the plate were taken - by my kind friend Robert Day, Esq. of the United States Revenue Cutter...
Category
Early 1800s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Eared Grebe /// John James Audubon Ornithology Havell Edition Bird Animal Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Eared Grebe" (Plate CCCCIV - 404; part No. 81)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, Havell Edition
Year: 1838
Medium: Original Ha...
Category
1830s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Arctic Fox /// Natural History Animal John James Audubon Watercolor Lithograph
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Arctic Fox" (Plate 121, No. 25)
Portfolio: The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, Imperial Bow...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800)
Title: "Sacelle male, de la cote de Coromandel" (Plate 949)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux
*Signed by Martinet in the...
Category
1770s Realist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Intaglio
A Group of Twelve 18th Century engravings of Parrots.
Located in London, GB
Edwards, George
Parrots, a group of twelve.
London, For the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane. 1747-1751
Decorative plates for “A Natural History of Birds” one ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: No.1:I; No. 2:1; II & III.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Roseate Spoonbill /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Bird Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Roseate Spoonbill" (Plate 362, No. 73)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 6.69" x 10.5"
Image size: 5" x 7.63"
Condition: Minor toning and faint offsetting to sheet. In otherwise excellent condition with strong colors
Very rare
The "Roseate Spoonbill" is one of the very top, absolute most desirable birds from Audubon's famous "Birds of America" series
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - San Francisco, CA. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. The sheet interestingly still retains two of its original binding strings across its bottom edge.
Based on a composition painted in Florida in 1831 or 1832. "This beautiful and singular bird" was prized for its wings and tail feathers which were made into fans in St. Augustine.
The roseate spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Phalacrocorax Graculus (Spectacled Cormorant) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Phalacrocorax Graculus (Spectacled Cormorant)" (Vol. 5, Plate 53)
Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain
Year: 1862-1873
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 750
Printer: Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Sauer No. 23; Ayer/Zimmer page 261; Wood page 365; Nissen No. IVB 372; Sitwell page 78
Sheet size: 21.63" x 14.75"
Image size: 17.25" x 12.25"
Condition: Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography and hand-coloring by John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). Comes from Gould's five volume "The Birds of Great Britain", (1862-1873) (First edition), which consists of 367 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). "The Birds of Great Britain" is recognized as Gould's greatest work. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The spectacled cormorant or Pallas's cormorant is an extinct marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabited Bering Island and possibly other places in the Commander Islands and the nearby coast of Kamchatka in the far northeast of Russia.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
1860s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
3 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Three plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: XLVIII; XLIX & L.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
The Alligator (In the Gardens of the Zoological Society) /// Natural History Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Huish (English, 1777-1850)
Title: "The Alligator (In the Gardens of the Zoological Society)" (Plate 26)
Portfolio: The Wonders of the Animal Kingdom; Exhibiting Deline...
Category
1830s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Bonaparte’s Flycatching-Warbler (Great Magnolia) /// Ornithology Bird Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Bonaparte’s Flycatching-Warbler (Great Magnolia)" (Plate 73, No. 15)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 10.5" x 6.5"
Image size: 7.5" x 5.63"
Condition: Minor area of discoloration upper right corner. In excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs.
Based on a composition painted on August 13, 1821.
The Canada warbler is a small boreal songbird of the New World warbler family. It summers in Canada and northeastern United States and winters in northern South America.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Florida Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Florida Cormorant" (Plate 417, No. 84)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 6.5" x 10.44"
Image size: 3.75" x 6.25"
Condition: Some minor discoloration upper center in margin. In excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Cleveland, OH. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs.
Based on a composition painted in the Florida Keys on April 26, 1832, Audubon's forty-seventh birthday.
The double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes and in coastal areas and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alaska down to Florida and Mexico. Measuring 70–90 cm (28–35 in) in length, it is entirely black except for a bare patch of orange-yellow facial skin and some extra plumage that it exhibits in the breeding season when it grows a double crest in which black feathers are mingled with white. Five subspecies are recognized. It mainly eats fish and hunts by swimming and diving. Its feathers, like all cormorants, are not waterproof, and it must dry them out after spending time in the water. Once threatened by the use of DDT, the numbers of this bird have increased markedly in recent years.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
"Three Herons" from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Bird...
Category
17th Century French School Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Pericrocotus Flammeus (Orange Minivet) /// John Gould Ornithology Animal Bird
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Pericrocotus Flammeus (Orange Minivet)" (Vol. 2, Plate 8)
Portfolio: The Birds of Asia
Year: 1850-1883
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 235
Printer: Hullmandel & Walton, T. Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Anker No. 178; Nissen No. IVB 368; Sauer No. 17, Zimmer page 258; Wood page 365; Sitwell page 102
Sheet size: 21.38" x 14.57"
Image size: 16.25" x 10"
Condition: Faint UV stain to sheet and light toning at edges. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing at top edge on verso. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography and hand-coloring by John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). Comes from Gould's seven volume "The Birds of Asia", (1850-1883) (First edition), which consists of 530 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). "The Birds of Asia" was Gould's last work before his death. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The orange minivet is a brightly colored bird in the cuckooshrike family, Campephagidae. It is found all along the Western Ghats and west coast of India and Sri Lanka.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
1850s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Townsend's Cormorant /// John James Audubon Ornithology Bird Art Natural History
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Townsend's Cormorant" (Plate 418, No. 84)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition
Year: 1840-1844
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,200
Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA
Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA
Sheet size: 10.13" x 6.5"
Image size: 4.38" x 5"
Condition: Light toning to sheet. Some light foxing and small areas of discoloration. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing on verso. The white background was recently also hand-colored. In otherwise good condition with strong colors
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Nashville, TN; acquired from a gallery in Nashville, TN. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", First Royal Octavo Edition (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs.
Based on a composition probably painted in London in 1838, from a specimen obtained near the mouth of the Columbia River.
Brandt's cormorant is a strictly marine bird of the cormorant family of seabirds that inhabits the Pacific coast of North America. It ranges, in the summer, from Alaska to the Gulf of California, but the population north of Vancouver Island migrates south during the winter.
To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Colored Engraving
Collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational Histor...
Category
17th Century French School Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837)
Title: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks", "White backed Coly", "Banksian Cockatoo", and "Variegated Tanager"
Portfolio: A General History of Birds
Year: 1821-1828 (second edition)
Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK
Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK
Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 8.88"
Image size (each): approx. 5.75" x 4.75"
Condition: "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "White backed Coly" have light offsetting to their sheets. "Banksian Cockatoo" and "Variegated Tanager" have moderate offsetting to their sheets. The "Variegated Tanager" also has a few light spots of discoloration at top in margins. They are all otherwise in good condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "Parrot-billed Grosbeaks" and "Variegated Tanager" have an unidentified "1821" watermark lower right and upper right respectively. "Banksian Cockatoo" as a partially visible "1820?" watermark lower right.
Biography:
John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
Category
1820s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio
Lizard Tongues and Tears, nude male and lizard, mostly monochromatic w green
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The image is 8 x 8 inches, and the paper it is printed on is 15 x 13.5 inches. This is a quirky and tender image of a naked man sitting on the floor holding a giant iguana on his la...
Category
2010s Feminist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Ink, Etching, Watercolor
Circus Girl with Horses Lithograph with Hand Coloring
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a circus girl with horses.
This came from a portfolio inscribed by Vertes and also signed by the Surrealist Jean Cocteau.
MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895(Ujpest, Hungary)-1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural painter. His whimsical images graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Erte, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street...
Category
1940s Post-Impressionist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Aegiothus Linaria (Common Redpoll) /// John Gould Ornithology Bird Lithograph
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Aegiothus Linaria (Common Redpoll)" (Vol. 3, Plate 51)
Portfolio: The Birds of Great Britain
Year: 1862-1873
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 750
Printer: Walter or Walter & Cohn, London, UK
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, John Gould, London, UK
Reference: Sauer No. 23; Ayer/Zimmer page 261; Wood page 365; Nissen No. IVB 372; Sitwell page 78
Sheet size: 21.63" x 14.75"
Image size: 13.75" x 10.5"
Condition: Faint UV stain to sheet. Remnants of mounting tape from previous framing on verso. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Aspen, CO. Lithography and hand-coloring by John Gould and English artist Henry Constantine Richter (1821-1902). Comes from Gould's five volume "The Birds of Great Britain", (1862-1873) (First edition), which consists of 367 hand-colored lithographs. Other contributing lithographers were German artist Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Irish artist William Hart (1830-1908). "The Birds of Great Britain" is recognized as Gould's greatest work. Gold gilded edges as issued.
The common redpoll or mealy redpoll is a species of bird in the finch family. It breeds somewhat further south than the Arctic redpoll, also in habitats with thickets or shrubs.
Biography:
John Gould FRS (14 September 1804 – 3 February 1881) was an English ornithologist and bird artist. He published a number of monographs on birds, illustrated by plates that he produced with the assistance of his wife, Elizabeth Gould, and several other artists including Edward Lear, Henry Constantine Richter, Joseph Wolf and William Matthew Hart. He has been considered the father of bird study in Australia and the Gould League in Australia is named after him. His identification of the birds now nicknamed "Darwin's finches" played a role in the inception of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection. Gould's work is referenced in Charles Darwin's book, "On the Origin of Species".
Category
1860s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785)
Title: "Sparrowhawk" (Plate XXI - 21)
Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy
Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588
Sheet size: 17.88" x 14.07"
Platemark size: 13.69" x 11.69"
Condition: A few small minor areas of discoloration in margins. Has been professionally stored away for decades. In excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in center of sheet.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk, also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Adult male Eurasian sparrowhawks have bluish grey upperparts and orange-barred underparts; females and juveniles are brown above with brown barring below.
Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set of 600 hand-colored engraved plates of birds. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Manetti. Manetti created the drawings almost exclusively from real specimens, beginning with the extensive collection of Marquis Giovanni Gerini, an affluent Florentine Senator. Manetti saw the work was published in parts of 12 plates, issued every two months or so, most plates dedicated to a prominent member of the Italian nobility and gentry. Printed on handmade watermarked laid paper and published by heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), between 1767-1776 in Florence, Italy. It took 10 years to complete and at its time, was one of the largest surveys of ornithology attempted and the finest set of bird books to ever be created.
Biography:
Francesco Saverio Manetti...
Category
1760s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Four Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by John Latham /// Bird UK
By John Latham
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Latham (English, 1740-1837)
Title: "Kamtschatkan Thrush", "Spotted-sided Grosbeak", "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher", and "Black-headed Grosbeak"
Portfolio: A General History of Birds
Year: 1821-1828 (second edition)
Medium: Set of Four Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Jacob & Johnson, Winchester, UK
Publisher: John Latham, Winchester, UK
Reference: Brunet III, 872; Lowndes II, page 1314; Fine Bird Books page 87; Nissen IVB 532; Zimmer page 376
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 8.88"
Image size (each): approx. 4.5" x 4.5"
Condition: "Kamtschatkan Thrush", "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher", and "Black-headed Grosbeak" have some light offsetting to their sheets. "Spotted-sided Grosbeak" has some minor foxmarks and some light discoloration upper left in margin. They are all otherwise in very good condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: acquired from Christie's, New York, NY, December 19, 1990. Comes from Latham's famous eleven volume portfolio "A General History of Birds" (1821-1828) (second edition), which consists of 193 hand-colored prints, made from engraved plates. "Kamtschatkan Thrush" and "Crimson-bellied Flycatcher" have an unidentified "1821" watermark lower right and upper right respectively. "Spotted-sided Grosbeak" has a "1820" watermark lower right.
Biography:
John Latham (27 June 1740 – 4 February 1837) was an English physician, naturalist and author. His main works were A General Synopsis of Birds (1781–1801) and General History of Birds (1821–1828). He was able to examine specimens of Australian birds...
Category
1820s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773)
Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards"
Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals / Gleanings Of Natural History
Year: 1743-1764
Medium: Set of Two Original Hand-Colored Engravings on watermarked laid and wove papers
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: C. Rickaby, London, UK
Publisher: William Gardiner and Messrs. Robinson, London, UK
Reference: Mullens and Swann page 194-195; Anker No. 124-126; Fine Bird Books page 93; Lisney page 128-144; Nissen IVB No. 286-288; Zimmer page 192-198
Sheet size (each): approx. 11.25" x 9"
Image size (each): approx. 8.63" x 7.38"
Condition: "90" has faint offsetting to sheet. "308" has one foxmark center right. They are both otherwise in excellent condition with strong colors
Notes:
Comes from Edwards seven volume portfolio "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and Undescribed Animals" / "Gleanings Of Natural History" (1743-1764), which consists of 362 hand-colored engravings. "90" is on laid paper with a "fleur-de-lis" watermark at center left edge. "308" is on wove paper with no watermark. The last image of the cover title sheets is for reference/provenance; it is not included.
Biography:
George Edwards FRS (3 April 1694 – 23 July 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British ornithology". Edwards was born at West Ham...
Category
1740s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Lepidoptera (Butterflies) /// Scottish Natural History Zoology Animal Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William MacGillivray (Scottish, 1796-1852)
Title: "Lepidoptera (Butterflies)" (Plate XII)
Portfolio: The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of The Physical Sciences
Ye...
Category
1830s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio
Captain Mazin Rides, and the Marquis Gives the Lesson /// Equestrian Horse Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Cavendish (English, 1593-1676)
Title: "Captain Mazin Rides, and the Marquis Gives the Lesson" (Plate 17, Page 76)
Portfolio: Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser ...
Category
1730s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron)" (Plate 78)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: ...
Category
1770s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
A seagull named Jonathan 1973. Paper, linocut, 32x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
"A seagull named Jonathan" is a linocut print artwork created in 1973. The artwork is made on paper and measures 32x30 cm. Linocut is a printmaking technique in which the image is ca...
Category
1970s Surrealist Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Chrysocolaptes Xanthocephalus (Yellow-faced flameback) /// John Gould Ornitholog
By John Gould
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John Gould (English, 1804-1881)
Title: "Chrysocolaptes Xanthocephalus (Yellow-faced flameback)" (Vol. 6, Plate 37)
Portfolio: The Birds of Asia
Year: 1850-1883
Medium: Origin...
Category
1850s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Wilson’s Petrel - Mother Carey’s Chicken /// Ornithology Bird Seascape Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851)
Title: "Wilson’s Petrel - Mother Carey’s Chicken" (Plate 460, No. 92)
Portfolio: The Birds of America, F...
Category
1840s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull)" (Plate 101)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Origi...
Category
1770s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio, Laid Paper
Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow)" (Plate 106)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original Hand-Co...
Category
1770s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785)
Title: "Eagle" (Plate V - 5)
Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy
Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588
Sheet size: 16.75" x 14.5"
Platemark size: 13.63" x 10.88"
Condition: Some minor surface marks mainly in margins. In excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Haarlem, Netherlands. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in very center of sheet. Comes with its accompanying information sheet.
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 60 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa.
Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set...
Category
1770s Old Masters Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Set of Six Hand-Colored Lithograph Ornithological Prints from "The Ibis"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Lutley Sclater (English, 1829-1913)
Titles: "Crossoptilon Harmani (Tibetan eared Pheasant)", "Hypotaenidia Sulcirostris (Barred Rail)", "Craspedophora Duivenbodei (Dui...
Category
1850s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Histo...
Category
18th Century Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Etching, Watercolor
Set of Six Hand-Colored Lithograph Ornithological Prints from "The Ibis"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Lutley Sclater (English, 1829-1913)
Titles: "Loria Mariae (MacGregor's Bowerbird)", "Cnemophilus Macgregorii (Crested Satinbird)", "Aegotheles Savesi (New Caledonian O...
Category
1870s Victorian Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Cat - Original Watercolor by Giselle Halff - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cat is an original watercolor realized by Giselle Halff (1899-1971). Hand signed on the lower right margin.
Good conditions.
Giselle Halff (1899-1971) born in Hanoi, student of R.X...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor
George Edwards: 18th Century Engravings of Ducks And Wading Birds
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Hi...
Category
18th Century Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Watercolor
Ark Interior III, four etchings by Arthur Geisert
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Title: Noah's Ark III
Medium: Etching with hand watercolor
Four plates, each one 14.5 x 20 inches
Condition: new, never framed
Date: 1981
This is a set of four etchings that make up...
Category
1980s Contemporary Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards: c18th Engravings of Birds in Decalcomania Frames
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: "A History of Uncommon Birds", 1749-1761.
A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural Histo...
Category
18th Century Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Les cygnes by Georges Manzana Pissarro - Animal themed monotype
Located in London, GB
Les cygnes by Georges Manzana Pissarro (1871-1961)
Watercolour monotype
49 x 63 cm (19 ¹/₄ x 24 ³/₄ inches)
Signed lower left, manzana
Executed circa 1920
Provenance: Private collec...
Category
1920s Art Deco Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Monotype
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: CI; CII; CIII & CIV.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Four Pheasants
By Joseph Wolf
Located in London, GB
WOLF, Joseph (artist)
Four Pheasants
London, For the author, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, 1871
Four original hand-coloured lithographic plates by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wo...
Category
1870s Naturalistic Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Lithograph
Guet-Apens, par Gill; Cover Illustration from L'Eclipse, 17 March, 1872
By André Gill
Located in Middletown, NY
Paris: L'Eclipse, 1872.
Woodcut engraving with handcoloring on light-weight wove paper, 13 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches (347 x 294 mm), margins trimmed. Illustrated in Histoire de la révolut...
Category
19th Century French School Watercolor Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
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