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Period: 18th Century
L'Axis Male - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'Axis Male is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du R...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Anatomy of Animals - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy of Animals is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet ...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$166 Sale Price
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Le Cerf De Corse - Etching by Buvée l'Américain - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Cerf De Corse is an artwork realized by Buvée l'Américain in 1771.
Etching B./W. print on ivory paper.
The artwork belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et par...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
L'Elephant - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'elephant is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature ...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$231 Sale Price
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Le Dromadaire - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Dromadaire is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature is engraved lower right.
Good c...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$216 Sale Price
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L'once - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'once is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi". ...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$171 Sale Price
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Le Chameau - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Chameau is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature is engrav...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$231 Sale Price
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Composition with Angels - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Composition with Angels is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
The Artwork is depicted through confident strokes in aa well balanced composition.
Good conditi...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$114 Sale Price
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L'Axis Femelle - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
L'Axis Femelle is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet d...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Le Serval - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Serval is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Skeleton - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy of Animals is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet ...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$166 Sale Price
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Composition with Angels - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Composition with Animals is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
The Artwork is depicted through confident strokes in aa well balanced composition.
Good condit...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$152 Sale Price
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Skeleton - Etching by Jean Moitte - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Skeleton is an etching realized by Jean Gullaume Moitte in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Autre Kabassou - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Autre Kabassou is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
Titled and Signed on the plate.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et partic...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Papion - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Papion is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
Titled and Signed on the plate.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière a...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
40% Off
Composition with Angels - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Composition with Angels is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
The Artwork is depicted through confident strokes in aa well balanced composition.
Good conditi...
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$123 Sale Price
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Le Furet - Etching by Louis Legrand - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Furet is an etching realized in 1771 by Louis Legrand (1723-1807).
Titled and Signed on the plate.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Deangelig after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signe...
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Old Masters 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
Canada Goose: an Original 1st Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This original first edition hand-colored lithograph entitled "Canada Goose" was produced by J. T. Bowen after a drawing by John James Audubon. It was published in Audubon's first octavo edition of Birds of America in Philadelphia in 1840. It depicts two Canada geese, a male and a female.
This Audubon bird lithograph is in excellent condition other than tiny foci (1-2 mm) of discoloration at the edge of the upper margin of the sheet and some wrinkling along the left edge related to the book binding. The print is otherwise in very good condition. The original descriptive text from Audubon's publication is included with the purchase of this beautiful and striking lithograph. The sheet measures 10.13' x 6.75".
John James Audubon (1785-1851) was a naturalist and artist. He was initially unsuccessful financially prior to the publication of his famous work “The Birds of America”, spending time in debtor’s prison...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Old Masters 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, 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
Old Masters 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Le Lapin D'Angora - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Lapin D'angora is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec ...
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Le Moufflon - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Moufflon is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du R...
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
40% Off
Le Mococo - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Mococo is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Roi...
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
40% Off
Le Saimiri - Etching by Jean Charles Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Saimiri is an etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du Ro...
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$142 Sale Price
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Hand Coloured 18th Century Copper engraving from "Small Riding School" No 26
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 18th century hand coloured copper plate engraving of an equestrian subject by Johann Elias Ridinger. Initial signed 'in the plate' bottom right. Presented in a fine gilt wood fra...
Category
Rococo 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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 Isl...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching, Intaglio
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...
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18th Century 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...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
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 Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
Le Paon - Etching after Jacques De seve - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$185 Sale Price
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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 Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Etching
John Gould - Ciconia Nigra from 'Birds of Great Britain' C. 1862
By John Gould
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Ciconia Nigra - John Gould lithograph with hand-coloured
size 54 cm X 36 cm
This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished colour is ...
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18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$944 Sale Price
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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
Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800)
Title: "Le Millouinan" (Plate 1002)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux
*Signed by Martinet in the plate (printed signatur...
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Old Masters 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Le Renard - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$154 Sale Price
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White Stork "Storch Ciconia": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 18th Century hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Der Storch Ciconia" (White Stork) by Johann Leonhard Frisch is plate 19...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere, No.21
Located in Paonia, CO
[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere , No.21, Paris 1801-1806 [Astrapia nigra]. Color-printed engraving with hand-coloring. French botanical and zoological illustrator Jacques Barraband (1767-1809) was known as one of the finest ornithological artists of his time .He is best known for his watercolors and engravings that were commissioned by François LeVaillant, French explorer, naturalist, zoological collector , noted ornithologist and author. Levaillant’s Histoire naturelle des perroquets (1801-05) and his Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis (Birds of Paradise, 1801-06), both of which Barraband contributed to, are still considered some of the most beautiful bird books of all times because of their exceptional scientific accuracy, rich color and detail. The Astrapia nigra is a Bird of Paradise that inhabits the Vogelkop Peninsula of West Papua...
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Other Art Style 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
![[ Bird of Paradise] La Pie de paradise, vue par derriere, No.21](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/jacques-barraband-prints-works-on-paper--bird-of-paradise-la-pie-de-paradise-vue-par-derriere-no21-for-sale/a_7803/1543778408303/Bird_of_Paradise_master.jpg?width=240 "jacques bird")
$5,200 Sale Price
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Horn - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$139 Sale Price
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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...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
John Gould - Trogon Personatus from 'Birds of Great Britain' C. 1862
By John Gould
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Trogon Personatus - John Gould lithograph with hand-colored
size 54 cm X 36 cm
This remarkable ornithology lithograph with hand-finished color i...
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18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$864 Sale Price
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Girls and Pigs - Etching by William Ward After George Morland - 1797
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 38.2 x 45.7 cm.
Girl and Pigs is an original etching, hand-colored, d'après George Morland.
Interesting artist's proof by William Ward ...
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18th Century Animal Prints
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Etching
Le Brebis des Indes - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$154 Sale Price
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Le Bouquetin - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$139 Sale Price
35% Off
Le Brebis des Indes - Etching by Jean C. Baquoy - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized by Jean Charles Baquoy in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
Category
Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$139 Sale Price
35% Off
Le Morse - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Etching realized in 1771.
It belongs to the first edition of the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
Good conditions with slight foxing.
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$139 Sale Price
35% Off
Le Porc - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Le Porc is an etching realized by Jacques Baron in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire Naturelle de Buffon".
The Artist's signature is engraved lower right.
Good conditions wi...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$154 Sale Price
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Colorful Parrot: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Perruche-Ara, de Cayenne (Parrot)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 864 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in ass...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
Purple Martin Bien Ed. J.J. Audubon rare hand colored chromolithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
Two adult Purple Martins are feeding their two fledglings at the nest. This chromolithograph is from The Birds of America by John James Audubon and is ...
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18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Skeleton - Etching by Françoise Guelard - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
The Skeleton is an etching realized in 1771 by F. Guelard.
Titled and Signed on the plate.
The artwork Belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la de...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$199 Sale Price
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Bird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Bondree (Bird of Prey)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 420 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association wi...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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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: 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...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Red & Black Woodpeckers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of a pair of red and black woodpecker birds entitled "1. Pie Roux, de Cayenne 2. Petit Pie Noir, de Cayenne (Red a...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
Turtledove: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a turtledove entitled "Tourterelle du Senegal (Turtledove of Senegal)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 160 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseau...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
Cream-coloured Plover, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
Chinese Jacana, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
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Engraving
Pair of Hand-Colored Pelican Engravings
Located in New York, NY
The Merican Pelican and The Pelican from George Edwards "A Natural History of Birds, Most of which have not been figured or described and others very little known..." published in Lo...
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18th Century Animal Prints
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Paper
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...
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Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Interior of Animals - Etching - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Institutiones Chirurgicae is an etching realized by Antoine Defehrt in 1771.
It belongs to the suite "Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière avec la description du Cabinet du ...
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Modern 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
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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: JF 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: CXLI, CXLII, CXIII & CXLIV.
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
Naturalistic 18th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
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