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Style: Naturalistic
Sir John Ross, Arctic Explorer, 19th century portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Sir John Ross'
Steel-engraving. C1850.
220mm by 130mm (sheet)
Sir John Ross (1777-1856) became an Arctic explorer after distinguished naval service in the Napoleonic Wars. In 18...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
"Amicua Melon" Hand Finished Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Amicua Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate LXXII in hi...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint
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 ...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Funeral, Indigenous Peoples, Canada, North America, mid 19th century lithograph.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Vettura di Candadesi' / 'Cerimonia per defunli degl' Indiani nel Canada'
Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe An...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
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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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Indigenous Peoples of Prince William Sound, America, 19th century lithograph.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mausoleo del Vakosci' / 'Tschigaschi'
Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, published in Venice, Italy...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Migratory Squirrel: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Migratory Squirrel, No. 7, Plate XXXV", from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, published in P...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Native North and South Americans, German chromolithograph, circa 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
German chromolithograph of native American tribes. Circa 1895.
Each portrait is numbered.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
PRÉVOST. Print from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits
Located in London, GB
Original stipple engraving by Charles-Louis Ruotte, printed in colour and finished by hand. Framed and glazed, overall size: 63.3 by 47.2 cm.
[Paris 1805].
Prevost came from a lo...
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Early 1800s Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Color, Engraving, Handmade Paper
Native North Americans, German chromolithograph, circa 1895
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
German chromolithograph of native American tribes. Circa 1895.
Each portrait is numbered.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Hummingbirds: 19th C. Gould Hand-colored "Cyanifrons", Blue-capped Saucerottia
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio sized lithograph entitled "Saucerottia Cyanifrons", Blue-capped Saucerottia 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 two green, blue and a little brown colored hummingbirds about a plant with green leaves and pink flowers.
This beautiful Gould hand-colored hummingbird lithograph has a few very small faint spots, but it is otherwise in excellent condition. The original text page is included.
There are other unframed Gould hummingbird...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
1870 View of Proposed Brooklyn Bridge and New York City
Located in Alamo, CA
This framed engraving entitled "Birds-eye View of the Southern End of New York and Brooklyn, Showing the Projected Suspension-Bridge Over the East River, From the Western Terminus in Printing-House Square, New York" by Theodore R. Davis (1840–1894) was published as a supplement of Harper's Weekly, November 19, 1870.
The print is presented in a maple frame and a double mat. The frame measures 23.5" high, 29" wide and 0.75" deep. There is a vertical center fold and additional vertical lines, where wood engraving blocks were joined for the printing process. It is in excellent condition.
This framed image depicting New York in 1870 was a centerfold for the November 19, 1870 issue of Harper's Weekly. It includes the site and eventual appearance of the East River New York-Brooklyn Bridge; the name later shortened to the Brooklyn Bridge. The print was issued eleven months after the start of construction of the bridge on January 2, 1870, which would take another 12.5 years to complete. When this view was drawn, work on the bridge was all below ground, constructing the supports for the bridge’s towers. Labels in the upper portion of the print identify locations in the background including "Light Ship...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Nicolas Poussin, French painter, 19th century artist portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'N Poussin'
Steel-engraving, by J Posselwhite after a self-portrait by Poussin. C1850.
125mm by 100mm (image) 270mm by 175mm (sheet)
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter who was ...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Common Horehound (Marrubium vulgare, Linne), antique botanical plant lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Common Horehound (Marrubium vulgare, Linne)'
Colour lithograph, 1909.
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Queen of Rewa, 19th century Fiji portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Queen of Rewa'
Portrait of seated Fijian woman, draped from the waist in tapa cloth, holding a fan, wearing jewelry and an elaborate headdress.
From Narrative of the United States...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Le-Soldat-Du, An Osage 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 "Le Soldat-Du-Chene, An Osage Chief", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a pai...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Canada Porcupine: Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Canada Porcupine, No. 8, Plate XXXVI" from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, published in Phi...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Mamalukes Exercising the Spear, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mamalukes Exercising the Spear'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
The Mountains of Ethiopia: Original 19th C. Hand-colored Aquatint by Henry Salt
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a large original hand-colored aquatint etching entitled "The Mountains of Samayut" (Ethiopia) drawn by Henry Salt and engraved by D. Havell. It was ...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Great Snipe Birds: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored folio sized lithograph entitled "Gallinago Major" (Great Snipe) by John Gould from his monograph "The Birds of Great Britain", published in London in 1862-1879...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
White Weasel Sloat: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "White Weasel Slout, No. 12, Plate LIX" from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, published in Ph...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Black Rat, Old & Young: A 1st Octavo Edition Audubon Hand-colored Lithograph
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 19th century 1st octavo edition John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Black Rat, Old and Young", No. 5, Plate XXIII, 23, from Audubon's "Quadrupeds...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
White-throated Hummingbirds: A 19th C. Hand-colored Lithograph by John Gould
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a remarkable hand-colored folio-sized lithograph entitled "Schistes Albogularis (White-throated Wedge-bill Hummingbirds) by John Gould from his monograph " from A Monograph o...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Red-necked Grebe, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Rent Day, English antique engraving after Sir David Wilkie
By Sir David Wilkie
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Rent Day'
Engraving by Abraham Raimbach (1776-1843) after Sir David Wilkie RA (1785-1841). Circa 1820.
'Second Plate' printed under engraver's name.
Wilkie was an important Scot...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Streptocarpus, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Streptocarpus'
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Bird of Prey: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored engraving of a parrot bird entitled "La Bondree (Bird of Prey)" by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 420 from 'Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux' in association wi...
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1760s Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Eggs, natural history chromolithograph, circa 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Eggs'
Antique English natural history chromolithograph. Key to eggs below the image. Tiny numbers in the margins to identify the eggs.
Sheet 19cm by 12.5cm, image 13cm by 9.5cm.
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Early 1900s Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Pompelmus (Grapefruit): An Early 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Volckamer
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of grapefruit by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Pompelmus (Grapefruit), Der Herra Sitz und Burg...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Lapagerias & Passiflora, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Lapagerias and Passiflora'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Orders of the German States, German medal antique chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Orden I (Orden der Deutschen Staaten)'
(Orders I (German States)
German chromolithograph, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued.
240mm by 305mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Agaricus Azureus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Azureus'
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name ...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Birds, German antique natural history chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hochzeitskleider I'
(Birds)
German chromolithograph, circa 1895.
240mm by 155mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'230. Clavaria cristata 231. Clavaria Botrytis 232. Clavaria cinerea 233. Clavaria rugosa'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, ...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Emma Malietoa, 19th century Samoa portrait engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Emma Malietoa'
Portrait of Samoan woman Emma Malietoa, daughter of Chief Malietoa, of Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa.
From Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition ... / Cha...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Bridled Weasel: An Original 19th Century Hand-colored Lithograph by Audubon
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original John James Audubon hand-colored lithograph entitled "Bridled Weasel, No. 12, Plate LX" from John James Audubon's Quadrupeds of North America, published in Philade...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'176. Boletus piperatus 177. Boletus casteneus 178. Boletus bovinus'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," a...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Crinium Giganteum
Located in London, GB
REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph.
Crinium Giganteum
Paris, Chez L’Auteur, 1802-16
The highest peak of Redoute's artistic and botanical achievement... Among the most important monuments of...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Handmade Paper, Engraving
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'265. Helvella sulcata 266. Helvella lacunosa'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swi...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Chinese Jacana, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Gloxinias, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Gloxinias'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'182. Boletus edulis'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, il...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Turtle Fishing in the Water, aquatint engraving hunting print, 1813
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Turtle Fishing in the Water'
Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt was...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
The Yacou, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper.
John Latham was the leading English or...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'200. Polyporus umbellatus 201. Polyporus frondosus'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of Frenc...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, colour aquatint, 1809, after Rowlandson and Pugin
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint by Bluck after Thomas Rowlandson and Auguste Pugin.
From the series 'Microcosm of London', published by Rudolf Ackermann, the great Regency publisher of fine colour...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'45. Clitocybe clavipes 46. Clitocybe cartilaginea 47. Clitocybe nebularis'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgi...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Po-Ca-Hon-Tas: 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 "Po-Ca-Hon-Tas", lithographed by J. T. Bowen after a painting by Charles Bird...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Hunting a Zebra, African hunting engraving print, 1813
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint after Samuel Howitt (1756/7-1822).
From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports' Samuel Howitt was an English painter, illustrator and etch...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Aquatint
Azalea indica danielsiana, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
London, England, birds-eye view, chromolithograph, c1870
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
London, England, birds-eye view, chromolithograph, c1870 published by William Collins.
175mm by 225mm (image) 270mm by 335mm (sheet)
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'99. Collybia butyracea 100. Collybia fusipes'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swi...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
West Side of the Chapel of St Paul, Westminster Abbey, architecture aquatint
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colour aquatint by John Bluck (active 1791-1819) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788-1854).
Architectural interior with superb original colour. From 'Westminster Abbey', published by Ru...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Crustaceans - lobsters, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Crustacea'
Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837.
210mm by 130mm (sheet)
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Newstead in Nottinghamshire. Paul Sandby C18th landscape engraving
By Paul Sandby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Newstead in Nottinghamshire, the Seat of Lord Byron'
Engraving by Thomas Malton after Paul Sandby (1731-1809).
From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select Views i...
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18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Waa-Pa-Shaw, Sioux Chief: An 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 "Waa-Pa-Shaw, Sioux Chief, No. 97", published by Rice, Rutter & Co. in 1865.
...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Lioness and Fox, 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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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Etching
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars & their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: CI; CII; CIII & CIV.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Prints and Multiples
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Engraving, Watercolor
Naturalistic prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Naturalistic prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add prints and multiples created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including John James Audubon, McKenney & Hall, William Curtis, and Samuel Howitt. Frequently made by artists working with Engraving, and Lithograph and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Naturalistic prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $38 and tops out at $41,500, while the average work sells for $321.