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Period: 19th Century
Pug, Greyhound, Terrier
Located in Columbia, MO
Pug, Greyhound, Terrier
1883-84
Chromolithograph
8.5 x 11 inches
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Grizzly Bear
Located in New York, NY
Original stone lithograph with hand-coloring from "The Quadrupeds of North America. Octavo Edition" by John James Audubon. Plate CXXXI. Philadelphia, J.T. Bowen, ca. 1856.
Excellent ...
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19th Century Animal Prints
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Paper
54: Petromyzon fluviatilis, Lampern, or Lesser Lamprey
Located in Columbia, MO
Edward Donovan (1768–1837) was an Anglo Irish writer, natural history illustrator and amateur zoologist. Born in Cork, Ireland, Donovan was an avid collector of natural history speci...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Color, Etching
La Brebis, antique French 1760s sheep engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'La Brebis'
Copper-line engraving, circa 1765
From Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere Avec la Description du Cabinet du Roi" which was published in Paris.
24c...
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Parnassius apollo 2. Aporia cratoegi'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Green Finch - Etching by Johann Friedrich Naumann - 1840
Located in Roma, IT
Green Finch is an Etching hand colored realized by Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert - Johann Friedrich Naumann, Illustration from Natural history of birds in pictures, published by Stu...
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Modern 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
$210 Sale Price
25% Off
Trumpeter Swan, Adult: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Trumpeter Swan, Adult", No. 77, Plate 382 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lit...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yellow-breasted Rail Bird: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 1st octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "yellow-breasted Rail, Adult Male in Spring", No. 62, Plate 307, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It was lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1841. It depicts an adult male yellow-breasted Rail bird on the left standing on a rock on the bank of a body of water, looking to the right, perhaps at something in the water or on an island on the right with trees. The landscape surrounding the bird is striking.
This original 1st octavo edition hand-colored Audubon lithograph...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ass and the Lion Hunting, antique animal fable etching by Samuel Howitt
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original antique etching by Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) . C1810. Published by Edward Orme.
An early 19th century etching by Howitt from a series depicting ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving, Etching
American Robin
Located in Columbia, MO
John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. Most of his childhood was spent in France, where he first took interest in birds and drawing. He came to the U.S. at age 18, and made ma...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$5,040
Pheasant Pigeon Birds: 19th C. Folio-sized Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Otidiphaps Nobilis" (Pheasant Pigeon) by John Gould from his monograph "The Birds of Asia", published in London in 1862-1879. The print, which was drawn by Gould and H. C. Richter and lithographed by Walter, depicts two Pheasant Pigeon birds...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Roller - Woodcut Print by Alexander Francis Lydon - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Roller is a modern artwork realized in 1870 by the British artist Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917).
Woodcut print on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-colored, published by London, Bell...
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Modern 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$211 Sale Price
25% Off
Golden Eagle: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Golden Eagle", No. 3, Plate 12 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by JT Bowe...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Trading of Insects - Original Lithograph by J.J Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Trading of Insects is an original lithograph by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris.
Good Conditio...
Category
Modern 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
A Lying Animal - Original Lithograph by F. Specht - 1880
Located in Roma, IT
A Lying Animal is a black and white print realized by Friedrich Specht in 1880.
Lithograph on dark paper. Original Title: Derendet.
Dated 1880, p.24. Signed by the artist on the r...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$157 Sale Price
25% Off
"Little Harvest Mouse": A Framed Original Audubon Hand-colored Folio Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This rare original first edition Audubon hand-colored imperial folio-sized lithograph entitled "Mud Minimus Aud and Bach, Little Harvest Mouse, Males and Females, Natural Size" was e...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Black-headed Pitta Birds: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Pitta Atricapilla (Black-headed Pitta) by John Gould, which is plate 19 from his monograph "The Birds of Asia", published in L...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Barn Owl Family: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Strix Flammea” (Barn Owl) by John Gould, from his "Birds of Great Britain", published in London between 1862 and 1873. The print depicts an adult Barn Owl perched on a log its three baby owls to the left. Another adult owl in the background on the right, presumably a male, watches over his family. There are leaves on the right contributing to this pleasant landscape composition.
This striking framed Gould...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Butterflies & Moths in Nature: An Antique Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the the Brown Hairstreak Butterfly, the Larke Skipper Butterfly, the Small Skipper Butterfly, the Scarce Mar...
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Realist 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
White-collared Flycatcher Birds: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a beautiful hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Muscicapa Collarus" (White-collared Flycatcher birds) by John Gould from his monograph "The Birds of Great Britain",...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yarrell's Wood-star Hummingbirds: A 19th Century Hand-Colored Gould Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio sized lithograph entitled "Calothorax Yarrelli", Yarrell's Wood-star Hummingbirds by John Gould, published in his "A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Humming-birds", published in London in 1850. The print, which was drawn by Gould and Henry Richter and lithographed by Hullmandel and Walton, depicts three green, white, grey, and a little blue colored hummingbirds amid green cactus plants with white and pink colored flowers. The hummingbirds are augmented by gum-arabic paint, which gives them an iridescent appearance in areas in which it is used.
This beautiful Gould hand-colored hummingbird lithograph is in excellent condition. The original descriptive text page from Gould's 19th century publication is included.
There are several other unframed Gould hummingbird...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flying Squirrels: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Severn River Flying Squirrel & Rocky Mountain Flying Squirrel", No. 29, P...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hummingbird Lithograph
By John Gould
Located in New York, NY
Gould, John and Richard Bowdler Sharpe.
A Monograph of the Trochilidae, or Family of Hummingbirds.
London, 1849-61.
This plate: Orthorhynchus Ornatus.
Original lithographs hand-co...
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19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Paper
Trumpeter Swan: an Original 1st Edition Hand Colored Audubon Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
An original rare and extremely collectible first edition John James Audubon hand colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Trumpeter Swan, Young", No. 7...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ince's Paradise Flycatcher Birds: 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Muscipeta Incei" ( (Ince's Paradise Flycatcher)) by John Gould, which is plate 19 from his monograph "The Birds of Great Brita...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
American Wild Turkey and Curassows, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
American Wild Turkey and Curassows
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and...
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sea Birds, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Sea Birds
Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879.
160mm by 245mm (sheet).
Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
'Mazeppa' — 19th-Century French Romanticism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Théodore Géricault and Eugène Lami, 'Mazeppa' from the series 'Oeuvres de Lord Byron', lithograph, 1823, 2nd state of 3, Delteil 94. Rendered by Thé...
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Romantic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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...
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
"Californian Hare": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Quadruped Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Californian Hare", No. 23, Plate 112, CXII, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of North America". It was...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Brontops Robustus, antique Como Bluff dinosaur bone lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Brontops Robustus, Marsh 1/4'
Lithograph by Emil Crisand after the drawing by Frederick Berger, under the supervision of Othniel Charles Marsh. Depicts dinosaur fossil...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Snipe - Mixed Colored Woodcut Print - 1870
Located in Roma, IT
Snipe is a modern artwork realized in 1870.
Woodcut print, hand colored, published by London, Bell & Sons, 1870.
Name of the bird printed in plate.
This work is part of a print su...
Category
Modern 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
$175 Sale Price
25% Off
Buff-breasted Merganser: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Buff-breasted Merganser Goosander, 1. Male 2. Female", No. 83, Plate 411 from Audubon's "Birds of America, li...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Veillot's Crested Fireback Birds: 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a remarkable hand-colored folio sized lithograph entitled "Euplocomus Vielloti" (Viellot's Crested Fireback) by John Gould from his monograph "The Birds of Great Asia", publi...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
A Domestic Cat Playing with a Garter Snake, from Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inches (156 x 120 mm), full margins. In good condition with some minor, uniform age tone. Printed by George Bertauts, Paris.
[Beraldi II.140.26]
Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140.
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Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...
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Barbizon School 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Reddish Egrets, Adult & Young: An Original Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Reddish Egret, 1. Adult, Full Spring Plumage 2. Young in Full Spring Plumage Two Years Old", No. 75, Plate 371 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1870-1871. It depicts an adult reddish egret standing in the water with leg up, looking to the left at a young white egret standing on land looking to the right at the adult bird. A beautiful landscape is depicted.
This original hand-colored Audubon egret...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Swamp Hare: an Original 19th Century Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "Swamp Hare", No. 8, Plate XXXVII, 37, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Caribou or American Reindeer: Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century John James Audubon hand-colored quadruped lithograph entitled "Caribou or American Rein Deer", No. 26, Plate CXXVI, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds of Nor...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio
Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875. The woodblocks ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut
American Crow 1858 Chromolithograph by J.J. Audubon Plate, Julius Bien Edition
Located in Paonia, CO
American Crow by J.J. Audubon from his Birds of America folio shows an adult male crow in a Black Walnut bush with a nest of a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird in a branch below the crow. This original chromolithograph plate no. 226 is in good condition with a repairable water mark in the image on the left side as can be seen in the photos.
The ” Birds of America” by John James...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Admirable Butterflies, Magpie Moths: A Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored antique engraving depicting the natural history of the Admirable Butterfly and the Small Magpie Moth, which is plate 6 from Moses Harris' publication "The Aure...
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Realist 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Night Heron Birds: A 19th C. Folio-sized Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Nycticorax Griseus" (Night-Heron) by John Gould from his monograph "The Birds of Great Britain...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Kiwi, Apteryx Owenii, New Zealand bird lithograph with hand-colouring, c1875
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apteryx Owenii Juv.' (Young Grey Kiwi)
From G.D. Rowley's, 'Ornithological Miscellany', 1875 - 78.
Johannes Gerardus Keulemans (1842 - 1912) was a Dutch bird...
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Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Stork Family: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Ciconia Alba” (A family of storks) by John Gould, from the supplement to his "Birds of Great Brit...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tawny or Brown Owl: A Framed Original 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled “Syrnium Aluco" (Tawny or Brown Owl) by John Gould, from his "Birds of G...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
American Bittern: An Original 1st Ed. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century 1st octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "American Bittern, 1. Male 2. Female", No. 73, Plate 365 from Audubon's "Birds of America, lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts male and female American Bittern birds standing on the ground, each looking in opposite directions. There is high grass in the background.
This original 1st octavo edition hand-colored Audubon American Bittern lithograph is in excellent condition, other than a few tiny spots, which appear most likely inclusions related to the paper manufacture. The sheet measures 6.5" high by 10.25" wide. The original text pages, 94-98, from Audubon's 19th century publication are included with the lithograph.
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, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in America via his watercolor paintings and publishing his works for all to enjoy. Audubon's first illustrations were published in a large elephant folio...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
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Lithograph
Antoine Louis-Barye "Walking Lion" Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot ca. 1870
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Walking Lion"
Antoine Louis-Barye (France, 1775-1895)
Antique Engraving by Firmin Gillot
Circa. 1870
11 1/3 x 7 3/4 (21 3/8 x 17 1/2 frame) inches
This is "Walking Lion," along with "Walking Tiger...
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Realist 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Black and White
"American Swan", Audubon Hand-colored First Octavo Edition Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original rare and extremely collectible 1st royal octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "American Swan", No. 77, Plate 384, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It was lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1840-1844. It depicts an adult white American Swan swimming in a body of water. Plants with yellow flowers are in the foreground and hills are in the background.
This original rare first edition hand-colored Audubon bird lithograph has a mildly wavy lower edge of the paper where it was previously bound. It is otherwise in excellent condition. The sheet measures 6.63" x 10.13". The original text pages 226-234 are included.
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, once stabbing a disgruntled investor in self-defense. However, his obsession with birds and art motivated him to persist in his goal of documenting every bird in America via his watercolor paintings and publishing his works for all to enjoy. Audubon's first illustrations were published in a large elephant folio size. Due to their expense they were purchased in rather small numbers by the wealthy. To reach a larger audience, Audubon, with the help of his sons and J. T. Bowen, published a smaller octavo sized lithograph version, which were much more affordable.
With the success of his bird projects, Audubon then turned his attention to four-legged animals. He explored the Missouri River in 1843 sketching the four-legged animals he encountered in their natural setting. His expedition covered some of the same regions recently explored by Lewis and Clark, traveling from present day Alaska to Mexico. Audubon realized that this was an opportunity to document these animals in the still relatively pristine American wilderness, before man encroached on their environment.
Between 1845 and 1848, Audubon and his sons John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon produced a set of elephant folio sized lithographs that were primarily engraved and hand colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. The publication, which included text descriptions of the animals was published 3 years before Audubon died. As with the birds, this was followed by a three-volume set of 155 octavo-sized plates entitled “The Quadrupeds of North America” completed and published by Audubon’s sons, John, Jr. and Victor.
Audubon prints continue to be popular and a wise investment. The double elephant folio set...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Blue Grosbeak original chromolithograph by J.J. Audubon Bien edition 1860
Located in Paonia, CO
Blue Grosbeak is an original chromolithograph from the rare Bien edition 1860 by J.J. Audubon and shows a male and female adult Grosbeak with a young Grosbeak perched on the edge of the nest. This group of colorful birds are seen on a Dogwood cornus florida tree. This print is in good condition. The paper is evenly age toned throughout.
The ” Birds of America” by John James...
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Other Art Style 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Wild Cat (Chat Sauvage)
By Karl Bodmer
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, full margins. From Eaux-Fortes Animaux & Paysages. [Beraldi II.140.34] Henri Béraldi Les graveurs du XIXe siècle: Guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. Librairie L. Conquet, vol. XII, Paris, 1885–1892, cat. no. 34, p. 140.
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Well known in his native Germany as a watercolorist, Karl Bodmer had a rich experience exploring in North America in the 19th century, accompanying German explorer Prince Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied as the official artist on an expedition which toured the Missouri River...
Category
Barbizon School 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
"Washington Sea Eagle": An Original Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored royal octavo lithograph entitled "Washington Sea Eagle", No. 3, Plate 13, from Audubon's "Birds of America". It was lithographed, printed and colored by J. T. Bowen and published in Philadelphia between 1856-1871. It depicts an adult male sea eagle perched on a rock.
This is an excerpt from Audubon's own description of this magnificent eagle, which includes how he came up with the name "Washington Sea Eagle":
"The name which I have chosen for this new species of Eagle, “The Bird of Washington,” may, by some, be considered as preposterous and unfit; but as it is indisputably the noblest bird of its genus that has yet been discovered in the United States, I trust I shall be allowed to honour it with the name of one yet nobler, who was the saviour of his country, and whose name will ever be dear, to it. To those who may be curious to know my reasons, I can only say, that, as the new world gave me birth and liberty, the great man who ensured its independence is next to my heart. He had a nobility of mind, and a generosity of soul, such as are seldom possessed. He was brave, so is the Eagle; like it, too, he was the terror of his foes; and his fame, extending from pole to pole, resembles the majestic soarings of the mightiest of the feathered tribe...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Winter Wren
Located in Columbia, MO
John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. Most of his childhood was spent in France, where he first took interest in birds and drawing. He came to the U.S. at age 18, and made ma...
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American Realist 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Forest Insects - Beetles, German antique chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Forstinsekten II Kafer'
(Forest Insects - Beetles)
German chromolithograph, circa 1895.
245mm by 155mm (sheet)
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Night Heron Birds: An Original 19th C. Audubon Hand-colored Bird Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Yellow Crowned Night Heron, 1. Adult Male Spring Plumage, 2. Young in October", No. 73, Plate 364 from Audubo...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Moths and a Lady Bug in a Landscape: A Hand-colored Engraving by Moses Harris
By Moses Harris
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving depicting the natural history of moths and a lady bug, which is plate 22 from Moses Harris' publication "The Aurelian: or Natural History of English Insects; Namely Moths & Butterflies", first published in London in 1766 and this from an 1840 edition. The engraving depicts the natural history developmental stages of the Burnished Brass Moth, the Dark Gothic...
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Realist 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Full Practice. Terrier dogs. 19th century mixed method engraving, circa 1865
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Full Practice', mixed method engraving published in New York, circa 1865.
After the painting by George Armfield.
475mm by 610mm (platemark)
505mm by 645mm (sheet)
Category
Victorian 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Cetaces - Dauphin ordinaire (Dolphin), French antique engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cetaces - Dauphin ordinaire'
Engraving with original hand-colouring by Beyer after Edouard Travies (1809-1865).
From Dictionaire Universel d'Histoir...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Engraving
Original Audubon Hand Colored Lithograph of "The Sewellel"
Located in Alamo, CA
An original John James Audubon hand colored lithograph entitled "The Sewellel", No. 25, Plate CXXIII, from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of Nort...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Bird Eggs - Antique egg colour woodblock print, 1875
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875. The woodblocks ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century Animal Prints
Materials
Woodcut