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Period: 19th Century
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. 2. Charaxes tiridates 3. Charaxes etheocles'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ruddy Rock Rose, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ruddy Rock Rose'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Fr...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Common Flax, English antique blue flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Common Flax'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freeha...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Begonia, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Begonia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand a...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Pansies, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Pansies'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand a...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Robert Macaire Dentiste, French dentistry dentist caricature lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Robert Macaire Dentiste'
Lithograph by Honore Daumier after Charles Philipon. 1837. Plate 57 from the Robert Macaire 'Caricaturana' series.
Translation of the French text below th...
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French School 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ixia, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ixia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Passion Flower, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Passion Flower'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Fre...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Picotees, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Picotees'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Sunflower, English antique yellow flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Sunflower'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Laburnum, English antique yellow flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Laburnum'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Star Chart. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Moths, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Devanica tricolor 2. Erasmia pulchella 3. Amesia sanguiflua'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Peony, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Peony'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand and...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Moths, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Castnia eudesmia 2. Castnia huebneri 3. Synemon catocaloides 4. Neocastnia nicevelli'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Honesty, English antique mauve flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Honesty'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand a...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Petra, The Upper or Eastern Valley: 19th C. Hand-colored Roberts Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Petra, Shewing the Upper or Eastern End of the Valley" by David Roberts, from his Egypt, The Holy Land and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1842. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century.
This is one of Roberts' most famous and collectible works. The scene captures a view of the magnificent ruins of Petra in what is Jordan today, as it appeared on March 8, 1839, on the day of Roberts' visit. Multiple Arab men are approaching Petra; some on foot and others riding camels. They are dressed in their colorful local costumes. Roberts' signature and hand written date are reproduced in the plate on the left.
This hand-colored lithograph is printed on wove paper with wide margins. There is some loss of color in the text in the title and a faint dark curvilinear area in the upper right. The print is otherwise in very good condition. It is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a tan mat. It is glazed with UV protected conservation glass. All framing materials used are archival museum quality. The frame measures 23.5" high and 30.5" wide.
There are two additional iconic David Roberts hand-colored lithographs for sale on 1stdibs that are matted and framed in identical styles, although slightly different sizes. They are scenes of Approach of Simoon, Desert of Gizeh and the Citadel of Cairo. They can be viewed by typing their reference #'s, LU1173211955452 and LU1173211970142, into the 1stdibs search field or typing Timeless Intaglio in the search field and tapping on the drop down name to be taken to our storefront. Two or all three of these pieces would make for a striking display grouping. A discount is available for the purchase of multiple pieces.
David Roberts (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter who specialized in landscapes, architectural subjects, and scenes from the Middle East and Europe. Born in Edinburgh, Roberts began his career at age ten as an apprentice to a house painter and eventually became a scene painter for theater companies in Edinburgh and London. In the 1820s, J. M. W. Turner recognized his artistic talent and encouraged him to become a full-time artist. He began to focus on painting landscapes and architecture. In 1838 he traveled to Egypt and soon after to the Holy Land, concluding in Jerusalem. Roberts' travels in the Middle East had a profound impact on his art, and he produced a series of highly detailed and realistic paintings and sketches of the region's famous ruins and other landmarks, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Temple of Abu Simbel...
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Realist 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus: A Framed 19th C. Engraving After J. M. W. Turner
By J.M.W. Turner
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful 19th century framed hand-colored engraving/etching entitled "Ullyses Deriding Polyphemus" by Edward Goodall is based on an original 1829 painting by the renowned Briti...
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Romantic 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving, Etching
Tah-Chee, Cherokee Chief: 19th C. Folio Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored folio-sized lithographic portrait of a Native American entitled "Tah-Chee, A Cherokee Chief", from McKenney and Hall's 'History of the Indian Tribes of North America'. It was lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by E. C. Biddle in Philadelphia in 1838.
Tahchee's name translates to Dutch in Cherokee, and he became known as William Dutch. He was born in 1790 in the Cherokee Nation, which is now in a portion of Alabama. Tahchee became known as a skilled warrior and leader among his people, and he was eventually appointed as a chief of the Cherokee Nation "Old Settlers". During his time as chief, Tahchee was a rival of the Osage people and he worked to protect the Cherokee people and their land from encroachment by white settlers. He was a strong advocate for maintaining Cherokee sovereignty and cultural traditions, even as pressure mounted from the United States government to remove the Cherokee from their ancestral lands. In 1838, Tahchee and many other Cherokee people were forcibly removed from their homes in what is known as the Trail of Tears...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall: A Framed 19th C. Engraving After Myles Foster
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful 19th century framed hand-colored engraving is entitled "St. Michael's Mount, Cornwall" by J. Saddler after an original painting by the British artist Myles Birket Fost...
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Romantic 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Chrysiridia madagascarensis'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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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 More Prints
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Lithograph
The Pleiades. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. 2. Catagramma astarte 3. 4. Haematera pyramus'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
The Comparative Sizes of the Planets. Antique Astronomy diagram
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Une de Mai
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Une de Mai
Lithograph from 1972.
Th edition of 49/150.
Dimensions of work: 120.5 x 78 cm
Publisher: Edition Waintrop, Paris.
Reference: Michler/Löpsi...
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Surrealist 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
$4,814 Sale Price
20% Off
Star Chart. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Winter Heath, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Winter Heath'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freeh...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Black-Winged Hawk by J.J. Audubon Bien Edition 1860
Located in Paonia, CO
Plate 16 No. 4-2 Black-winged hawk. Falco Dispar, Temm. Male 1. Female 2. Drawn from nature by J.J. Audubon, Chromolithy, Julius Bien, lithographer New York 1860 from Audubon's Birds of America.
The “Birds of America” by John James...
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Other Art Style 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ageratum, English antique mauve flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ageratum'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Cannas, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cannas'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Cactus, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Cactus'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand an...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Star Chart. Antique Astronomy celestial print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour lithograph, 1890. 210mm by 285mm (sheet). From W Peck's 'A Handbook and Atlas of Astronomy', 1890. Sir William Peck FRSE FRAS (1862 – 1925) was a Scottish astronomer and scien...
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ap-Pa-Noo-Se, A Saukie Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Ap-Pa-Noo-Se, A Saukie Chief", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird King and published by Rice and Hart & Co. in Philadelphia in 1848. For his portrait Ap-Pa-Noo-Se (A Chief When a Child) is wearing a feathered headdress, long ornamental earrings, multiple chain necklaces...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Silver Rock Melon: A Framed 19th C. Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Silver Rock Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 67 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon still on the vine, but the melon lies on a heater green mat. A wedge of the melon has been dissected to reveal its inner anatomy, including the seeds. The melon skin is a heather and light green color, while the inner portions are a light peach color. The vine and leaves are shown attractive shades of light green and there are soft yellow flowers. The plant is displayed on a light brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There are wide white margins. The title and inscription lies within the lower border.
This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick heather green mat. The frame measures 25.75" high, 21.5" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a short thin vertical line of discoloration in the lower margin through the word "melon" and a tiny spot in the upper margin on the left. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition.
There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. t depicts a cluster of grapes. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving, Aquatint
Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, Winnebago Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Hoo-Wan-Ne-Ka, A Winnebago Chief", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a paint...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
San Francisco Sicilian and Italian Fishermen: A 19th C. Hand-colored Woodcut
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed hand-colored woodcut engraving entitled "Sicilian and Italian Fisherman's Dock - San Francisco", created by Henry François Farny ...
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19th Century More Prints
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Woodcut
Double Red Campion, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Double Red Campion'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Early Tulip, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Tacsonia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Ericas and Epacrises, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ericas and Epacrises'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
"The Doorway of Baalbec": A David Roberts' 19th Century Hand Colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
"The Doorway of Baalbec" is a 19th century full folio sized duotone lithograph, representing plate 81 in the Egypt and Nubia volumes of David Roberts’ large folio edition, published ...
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Realist 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Divan Japonais
Located in New York, NY
Color lithograph. Printed by Ancourt, Paris.
The Divan Japonais was a small café-concert at 75 rue des Martyrs, Paris, where Yvette Guilbert began her career. This is Toulouse-Lautr...
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Art Nouveau 19th Century More Prints
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Color, Lithograph
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. 2. Delias eucharis 3. Delias philyra'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
'Japanese Woodblock Print', By Unknown, Color Woodblock Print on Paper
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 21.25" x 37.5" framed Japanese woodblock print, depicts a busy scene that includes many figures within, and upon a large boat. The boat takes up the majority of the horizontal c...
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Edo 19th Century More Prints
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Paper, Woodcut
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Hestia idea 2. Ideopsis daos'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Tacsonia, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Tacsonia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Eye Diseases, German antique medical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Augenkrankheiten'
(Eye Diseases)
German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued.
240mm by 305mm (sheet)
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Not-Chi-Mi-Ne, An ioway Chief: Original Hand-colored McKenney & Hall Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored McKenney and Hall lithograph of a Native American entitled "Not-Chi-Mi-Ne, An Ioway Chief ",...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Grape Hyacinth, English antique mauve flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Grape Hyacinth'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Fre...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Gloxinia, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Gloxinia'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand ...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Butterflies, late 19th century antique natural history colour lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1. Vanessa urticae 2. 3. Pyrameis cardui'
Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.
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Victorian 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Pelargonium, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Pelargonium'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freeha...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Island of Philae, Egypt. Early 19th century engraving, 1820
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ile de Philae : Vue de l'edifice de l'est et de plusieurs monuments'
(Island of Philae : View of the east building and other monuments)
Elephant folio engraving, by Baltard after...
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Other Art Style 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving
The Blind Fiddler, English antique engraving after Sir David Wilkie
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Blind Fiddler'
Engraving by John Burnet after Sir David Wilkie RA (1785-1841)
India-laid. Proof before letters. 'Second Plate' printed under e...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving
Strahlinge (Protozoa - Radiolarians or Radioza) German antique lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Strahlinge'
(Protozoa - Radiolarians or Radioza)
German lithograph, circa 1895. Key to protozoa in German below the image.
250mm by 305mm (sheet).
Central vertical fold as iss...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
The Citadel of Cairo: 19th C. Hand-colored Roberts Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century hand-colored lithograph entitled "Petra, Shewing the Upper or Eastern End of the Valley" by David Roberts, from his Egypt, The Holy Land and Nubia volumes of the large folio edition, published in London by F. G. Moon in 1849. The lithographs were prepared by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) from drawings and paintings by Roberts. The resultant large folio editions of 'The Holy Land' and 'Egypt & Nubia' are considered the greatest lithographically illustrated works issued in the 19th century.
This is one of Roberts' most famous and collectible works. The scene captures a view of the magnificent ruins of Petra in what is Jordan today, as it appeared on March 8, 1839, on the day of Roberts' visit. Multiple Arab men are approaching Petra; some on foot and others riding camels. They are dressed in their colorful local costumes. Roberts' signature and hand written date are reproduced in the plate on the left.
This hand-colored lithograph is printed on wove paper with wide margins. There is some loss of color in the text in the title and a faint dark curvilinear area in the upper right. The print is otherwise in very good condition. It is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a tan mat. It is glazed with UV protected conservation glass. All framing materials used are archival museum quality. The frame measures 23.63" high and 29" wide.
There are two additional iconic David Roberts hand-colored lithographs for sale on 1stdibs that are matted and framed in identical styles, although slightly different sizes. They are scenes of Approach of Simoon, Desert of Gizeh and the Petra. They can be viewed by typing their reference #'s, LU1173211955452 and LU1173211969422, into the 1stdibs search field or typing Timeless Intaglio in the search field and tapping on the drop down name to be taken to our storefront. Two or all three of these pieces would make for a striking display grouping. A discount is available for the purchase of multiple pieces.
David Roberts (1796-1864) was a Scottish painter who specialized in landscapes, architectural subjects, and scenes from the Middle East and Europe. Born in Edinburgh, Roberts began his career at age ten as an apprentice to a house painter and eventually became a scene painter for theater companies in Edinburgh and London. In the 1820s, J. M. W. Turner recognized his artistic talent and encouraged him to become a full-time artist. He began to focus on painting landscapes and architecture. In 1838 he traveled to Egypt and soon after to the Holy Land, concluding in Jerusalem. Roberts' travels in the Middle East had a profound impact on his art, and he produced a series of highly detailed and realistic paintings and sketches of the region's famous ruins and other landmarks, including the Pyramids of Giza, the Sphinx, the Temple of Abu Simbel...
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Realist 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Performance by members of the Deutsches Theater zu Berlin / - Ornamental Flow -
By Emil Orlik
Located in Berlin, DE
Emil Orlik (1870 Prague - 1932 Berlin), Ensemble guest performance by members of the Deutsches Theater zu Berlin, 1899. Color lithograph on wove paper, 20 cm x 13.3 cm (image), 29.5 ...
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Jugendstil 19th Century More Prints
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Paper
Primula Cortusoides - Siberian Primrose. Henry Andrews botanical engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Primula Cortusoides - Siberian Primrose'
Native of Siberia.
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Engraving
Miniature Mallow, English antique pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Miniature Mallow'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of F...
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
Hardy Phloxes, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hardy Phloxes'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Naturalistic 19th Century More Prints
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Lithograph
