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Lemons "La parte interiore": An Early 18th C. Volckamer Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of lemons by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "La parte interiore del Cedro di fio e Sugo doppio" ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Aquilegia Vulgaris (Common Columbine) /// Botanical Botany James Sowerby Flower
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: James Sowerby (English, 1757-1822)
Title: "Aquilegia Vulgaris (Common Columbine)" (Plate 297)
Portfolio: English Botany
Year: 1796
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Intaglio, Watercolor, Engraving
Lemons "Limon Peretto": An Early 18th Century Volckamer Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of lemons by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Limon Peretto" from his publication "Nurmbergische ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Lily Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Cataputia Vulgaris, Parietaria Sylvestris, Nummularia", depicting flowering Spanish Nut, Yellow Turk's-cap Lily, Yellow Turk's...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Baccharis (Baccharises); Chrysocoma (Golden Bitter Bush) /// Botanical Botany
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Baccharis (Baccharises); Chrysocoma (Golden Bitter Bush)" (Syngenesie; Polygamie, Plate 698)
Portfolio: His...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
“The Graduate” Fine Art Print by Laurent Durieux Lithograph Pop Art Contemporary
Located in Draper, UT
Size: 36,5 x 30 cm / 14,37 x 11,81 inches
Limited Edition of 206/300
Signed and numbered by Laurent Durieux
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Lithograph
Euphorbia (Spurge) /// Antique Botanical Botany Plants Engraving Buffon Science
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Euphorbia (Spurge)" (Dodecandrie, Trigynie, Plate 411)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle
Year: 1749-1789
Medium...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Flowering Feverfew Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Matricaria Flore Simplici, Matricaria Flore Pleno, depicting flowering Feverfew and Double-flowered Feverfew plants, from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first published in 1613 in Eichstatt, Germany near Nuremberg and later in 1640 and 1713. The feverfew plant is also known as featherfew, featherfoil, or bachelor’s buttons...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Weinmann 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving "Convolvulus" (Bindweed)
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering bindweed plants: a. Convolvulus m...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Atraphaxis (Shrub); Cabomba (Carolina Fanwort) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Atraphaxis (Shrub); Cabomba (Carolina Fanwort)" (Hexandrie, Digynie, Plate 265)
Portfolio: Histoire Naturel...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Hyosciamus albus and Hyosciamus vulgaris" (Henbane) plants from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensi...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Mimufops (Mimusops); Ibricaria (Shingle Oak) /// Botanical Botany Plants Buffon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Mimufops (Mimusops); Ibricaria (Shingle Oak)" (Octandreie, Monogynie, Plate 300)
Portfolio: Histoire Nature...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
18th C. Piranesi Fireplace Designs based on Ancient Architectural Styles
Located in Alamo, CA
These two Giovanni Battista Piranesi 18th century etchings of fireplace designs on one sheet is plate 6 from his publication 'Diverse Maniere d'adornare i cammini ed ogni altra parte degli edifizi desunte dall'architettura Egizia, Etrusca, e Greca con un Ragionamento Apologetico in defesa dell'Architettura Egizia, e Toscana, opera del Cavaliere Giambattista Piranesi...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Flowering Peppermint Plants: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving entitled "Pulegium Cervinum, Pseudo Pulegium Struthium, Pulegium Regium", depicting flowering Peppermint, Weld and Pennyroyal plants res...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Abolboda; Elodea (Waterweeds); Lepidosperma (Hoary Rapier-Sedge) /// Botanical
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Abolboda; Elodea (Waterweeds); Lepidosperma (Hoary Rapier-Sedge)" (Triandrie Monogynie, Plate 905)
Portfoli...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Ancient Roman Architectural Frieze: An 18th C. Piranesi Etching
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed original 18th century etching is entitled "Fregio antico di marmo con Ippogrifi, nel cortile del palazzo della Valle" (Ancient Marble Frieze with Hippogriffs in the Courtyard of The Palace of the Valley). The etching is by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, published in Rome in 1778. It is from Piranesi's monumental work "Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi", (Vases, candelabra, grave stones...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching
Flowering Pomegranate & Rock Rose: A 17th C. Besler Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "Cistusflore Albo, Balaustium Flore Minori Romanum, Cotinus", depicting flowering Pomegranate, Rock Rose...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Basilius Besler Engraving Hand Colored
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Basilius Besler Narcissus Orientalis Medio Croceus Calice Pleno
Hand colored engraving 21.5"x17.5"
A fine copper engraving published in the famous large flower book...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
"February Bouquet" from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' series by Robert Furber
By Robert Furber
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored engraving entitled "February Bouquet" is from 'The Twelve Months of Flowers' by Henry Furber, published in London in 1730 by Robert Sayer and John King. Each of the twelve hand-colored engravings in the book were produced from paintings by Pieter Casteels (1684-1749) and engraved by Henry Fletcher (1710-1753). The book featured twelve detailed engravings of seasonal plants in bloom in the form of a bouquet. More than 400 different species of flowering plants were included with each plant numbered and accompanied by a list of the corresponding species names. Thirty-five species of flowers are depicted in this engraving in a bouquet sitting in an ornate attractive bowl. A few of the flowers lie loose on a table. The flower species are listed in a table in the lower portion of the plate, along with the month that these flowers are in bloom.
This colorful print is presented in a gold-colored wood frame with a cream-colored double mat with a heather green inner mat. The frame measures 23.5" High, 19" wide and 1.63" deep. There are a few small frame abrasions, but the print is in very good condition.
Robert Furber...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Flowering Jasmine and Laurel Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper-plate engraving entitled "Gelsiminum Catalonicum, Mairana Latifollia, Euphasiaramosa Pratensis Flore Albo, Euphasia Minus Ramosa Flore Excereruleo Purpurascente", depicting flowering Jasmine, Mountain Laurel...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Bouquet of Flowers
By Cornelis Ploos van Amstel
Located in New York, NY
A supberb impression of this extremely scarce and early color etching after Jan van Huysum. With the artist's ink stamp.
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching, Color
Pair of 18Th Century Botanical Engravings
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of rare Botanical Hand Colored Engravings about 1737-1745
Beautifully framed French hand painted mat, in gold leaf frame each print measure 9.5x14.5
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Melocactos" (Turk's Cap Cactus or Mother-in-law's Cushion), "Rosa Hiericontea aperta" (Rose of Jericho Unfolded), "Rosa Hie...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparuli - 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 Cepparuli after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signe...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th century.
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue)" (Syngenesie; Polygamie, Plate 648)
Portfolio: Histoire Na...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Cardiaca (Motherwart) /// Botanical Botany Female Artist Antique Flowers Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Elizabeth Blackwell (Scottish, 1707-1758)
Title: "Cardiaca (Motherwart)" (Plate 171)
Portfolio: Herbarium Blackwellianum Emendatum et Auctum
Circa: 1750
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Johann Joseph Fleischmann and Christian de Launoy, Nuremberg, Germany
Reference: Arnold Aboretum page 86; BLNH I, page 169; Cleveland 444; Great Flower Books...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Intaglio, Watercolor, Engraving
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparuli - 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 Cepparuli after Niccolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Sign...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condi...
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate....
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Modern 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Piranesi IV.
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print Hahnemuehle, editioned, Giovanni Battista Piranesi print in Verlag von AD Lehmann in Wien, end of the 19. century, SalamonArt certificate will be included.
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flowering Hyacinth & Calla Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting flowering "Hyacinthus Comosus Spurius" (Hyacinth), "Hyacinthus Anglicus" (Blue Hyacinth), "Palma ...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Pineapple with foliage.
Located in London, GB
[MERIAN, Maria Sibyl].
Pineapple with foliage.
The Hague, Gosse, 1719.
Engraving of a Pineapple with foliage by J. Mulder, P. Sluyter and D. Stoopendaal after Merian, with later hand-colour, from Dissertatio de Generatione et Metamorphasibus Insectorum Surinamensium. Framed and glazed, overall dimensions: 40cm by 53.2cm by 4.5cm.
Superb engravings which depict the metamorphoses of South American insects and the exotic plants on which they feed.
Maria Sybilla, daughter of the German engraver and publisher Matthias Merian, devoted herself to the study of European insects and their metamorphoses. As a result of the wealth of tropical varieties being brought back by the Dutch West Indies Company...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Handmade Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
"Limon Straitus Amalphitanus" Ferrari 17th C. Hand Colored Engraving of Lemons
By Giovanni Battista Ferrari
Located in Alamo, CA
This 17th century hand-colored engraving of a lemon entitled "Limon Straitus Amalphitanus" is Plate 249 from Giovanni Baptista Ferrari's publication "Hesperides, sive, De Malorum Aur...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788)
Title: "Ballota (Horehound); Marrubium (White Horehound)" (Didynamie, Gymospermie, Plate 508)
Portfolio: Histoire N...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Watercolor, Engraving, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Pair of Framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi Architectural Vases Etchings C.1770
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Framed Giovanni Battista Piranesi Architectural Vases Etchings C.1770
Outstanding pair of antique etchings by Piranesi
A Sua Eccellenz...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Etching
Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting Ranunculus (Persian Buttercup) flowers from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eystettensis (Garden at Eichstatt), first ...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Antirrhinum Orontium - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antirrhinum Orontium'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The first botanical series to u...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
a. Cassia fistula ex insulis, Casse en batons, fistul Cassia / N.340
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored mezzotint engraving printed in color and finished by hand on laid paper from "Phytanthoza Iconographia." Edited by Johann Wihelm Weinmann (1683-1741) with drawings by Ge...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Piranesi VI.
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine Art Print Hahnemuehle, edition, Giovanni Battista Piranesi print in Verlag von Ad Lehmann in Wien, end of 19 Century.
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Italian School 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Acer & Carduus - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Acarna Theophrasti' and 'Acer Campestre minus'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The fi...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
THORNTON. The Superb Lily.
Located in London, GB
A magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Aquatint, Mezzotint
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incentro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.42
Located in Paonia, CO
Presse Ludovico Mirri Mercante d’Quadri incontro al Palazzo Bernini a Roma No.42 is from a series of original engravings published by Lodovico Mirri in the late 18th century and engr...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
THORNTON. Group of Carnations
Located in London, GB
Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora.
[London 1799]
First ...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Aquatint, Mezzotint
THORNTON. The Tulips.
Located in London, GB
Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colours and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora. Framed and glazed.
London, 1...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Aquatint, Mezzotint
[ 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 and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
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THORNTON. The Roses
Located in London, GB
Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton. Aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora.
[London 1799]
First state.
Thornton was a prolific medical author and Doctor of Medicine, practicing at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is best remembered for this great botanical publication The Temple of Flora, which formed a part of the larger work - New Illustration of the Sexual system of Linnaeus.
In 1797, he also began advertising for subscribers to his planned natural history publishing venture, which eventually comprised of 30 folio botanical plates. For these remarkable illustrations, he engaged the services of the leading artists and engravers of his day: Sir William Beechey, James Opie, Henry Raeburn, John Russell, Philip Reinagle and others as painters; Francesco Bartolozzi, Richard Earlom and John Landseer. Most of the images were painted by Peter Charles Henderson and Philip Reinagle.
These botanical illustrations are unique as they were the first flower prints with landscape backgrounds, depicting the natural habitat of the plant. The life-size flowers stand out dramatically and the whole effect is startlingly modern. Thornton's announced intention was to make this work the most magnificent tribute ever paid to the famous Swedish botanist Linnaeus by illustrating his Sexual System with the finest possible prints. All these were engraved on a larger scale than anything which had hitherto appeared and then were printed in colour, an expensive and uncommon method in England at this time. A brilliant effect.
This rare and celebrated plate of the Roses...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving, Handmade Paper, Mezzotint, Aquatint
Weinmann 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving "Horminum Peregrinum"
Located in Alamo, CA
An 18th century hand colored botanical engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering sage plants: a. Horminum Peregrinum Foliis Salvice, b. Hormi...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Mezzotint, Engraving
a. Castanea Sativa, Maronnier, Castanien N.343
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored mezzotint engraving printed in color and finished by hand on laid paper from "Phytanthoza Iconographia." Edited by Johann Wihelm Weinmann (1683-1741) with drawings by Ge...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Flowering Cactus: Redoute Hand-colored Engraving "Cactus Opuntia Polyanthos"
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand colored stipple engraving entitled "Cactus Opuntia Polyanthos, Cierge Raquette Multiflore" by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Plate 59 from his illustrated publication 'Plantarum Historia Succulentarum ou Histoire des Plantes Grasses', published in Paris in 1799. Redoute was a pioneer of the stipple engraving technique, which he used to create this image. It involves utilizing a series of small dots worked into a copper plate rather than the more common lines. These dots can be made smaller or thicker depending on the degree of opacity the artist intends for various areas of the print. When inked and applied to paper, this allows for a greater portion of the paper to be seen, which accentuates the appearance of luminosity of the subject the artist is creating. Different color inks are used in the printing process, a time consuming technique known as "a la poupee". The engraving is then finished with watercolor to further enhance the beauty and realism of the print subject.
This engraving of a flowering cactus is presented in a double mat; white outer mat and heather green inner mat.The mat measures 20" x 16" and the sheet measures 19.5" x 13.38". There are wide margins with a few short tears and chips along the the right and upper edges, which are all covered by the mat. There are small spots predominantly in the margins, but a few are present in the image area, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. There is another Redoute flowering cactus listed on 1stdibs, LU117326854582. The pair would make an attractive display grouping.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist originally from Belgium, who pursued his extremely successful artistic career in France. He is well known for his watercolor paintings of roses, lilies and other flowers and their subsequent folio-sized, color stipple engravings. Some believe him to be the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was a favorite of the French royal court at the time and of the post French...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Calendula Flowers: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by B. Besler
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copper plate engraving depicting "Calendula prolifera; Calendula lutea flore pleno; Calendula lute medioruffa" flowers from Basilius Besler's landmark work, Hortus Eys...
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Academic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
Spider Lily: An Original 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving finished with hand coloring by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Ephemerum Virginianu flore Purpureo, B. Ephemer...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Mezzotint, Engraving
Redoute Hand-colored Engraving of Cactus Flowers "Cactus Peruvianus Cierge"
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed hand-colored stipple engraving entitled "Cactus Peruvianus Cierge du Pérou" by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Plate 58 from his illustrated publication 'Plantarum Historia Succulentarum ou Histoire des Plantes Grasses', published in Paris in 1799. It depicts a branching limb of a cactus with a beautiful flower. There is a separate detail of the anatomy of a seed with early growth. Redoute was a pioneer of the stipple engraving technique, which he used to create this image. It involves utilizing a series of small dots worked into a copper plate rather than the more common lines. These dots can be made smaller or thicker depending on the degree of opacity the artist intends for various areas of the print. When inked and applied to paper, this allows for a greater portion of the paper to be seen, which accentuates the appearance of luminosity of the subject the artist is creating. Different color inks are used in the printing process, a time consuming technique known as "a la poupee". The engraving is then finished with watercolor to further enhance the beauty and realism of the print subject.
This engraving of a flowering cactus is presented in silver-colored ribbed wood frame and a double mat; cream-colored outer mat and heather green inner mat. The frame measures 21.25" high by 17.25" wide by 1.13" deep. The sheet measures 19.88" high by 14" wide. There are wide margins with a few short tears and chips along the the left, right and upper edges, which are all covered by the mat. There are small spots predominantly in the margins, with a few present in the image area. The print is otherwise in very good condition. There is another Redoute flowering cactus listed on 1stdibs, LU117326853392, which is framed and matted identically to this one. The pair would make an attractive display grouping.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist originally from Belgium, who pursued his extremely successful artistic career in France. He is well known for his watercolor paintings of roses, lilies and other flowers and their subsequent folio-sized, color stipple engravings. Some believe him to be the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was a favorite of the French royal court at the time and of the post French...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
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Engraving
BESLER. A Group of Four Peonies.
Located in London, GB
Four magnificent copper engraved plates with hand-colour from "Hortus Eystettensis", one of the earliest and most famous works in the field.
[Nuremberg and Eichstatt, 1640].
The Hortus Eystettensis is a pictorial record of the flowers grown in the greatest German garden of its time, that of Prince Bishop of Eichstatt, Johann Conrad von Gemmingen.
The garden was begun by Joachim Camerarius in 1596 and, after his death in 1598, completed by Basil Besler...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Copper
Columbines Pl.162 Original mezzotint by J.W. Weinmann
Located in Paonia, CO
“Columbines Pl. 162” A Weinmann, Johann, Wilhelm Mezzotint Engraving With Some Hand Coloring from Johan Wilhelm Weinmann’s ( 1683-1741 ) Phytanthoza Iconographia, a comprehensive sci...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Lingua cervina, Scolopendre N667
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored mezzotint engraving printed in color and finished by hand on laid paper from "Phytanthoza Iconographia." Edited by Johann Wihelm Weinmann (1683-1741) with drawings by Ge...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
"La Nouvelle" Tulip Hand-Colored Engraving
By Christoph Jacob Trew
Located in New York, NY
"La Nouvelle" is from Christoph Trew's Hortus Nitidissimis omnem per annum superbiens Floribus ... Der das ganze Jahr hindurch im schönsten Flor stehende B...
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18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Laid Paper
Pair of Hand-colored Romantic French Engravings after Francois Boucher
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of French classical romantic prints original created in the 18th century by Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731-1797) after paintings by Francois Boucher (1703-1770), utilizing ...
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Romantic 18th Century and Earlier Still-life Prints
Materials
Etching, Engraving
