Victorian Prints and Multiples

'1. 2. Delias eucharis 3. Delias philyra' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper Condition: very good Provenance: from...

'1. Devanica tricolor 2. Erasmia pulchella 3. Amesia sanguiflua' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

'1. Hestia idea 2. Ideopsis daos' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

'1. Danaus plexippus 2. Tiramala limniace' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the bro...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the brother of the great botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redout...

'a good soldier'. Vanity Fair portrait of Lt.General George Wentworth Alexander Higginson, who was born in 1826. He joined the Grenadier Guards at 1...

The Jacobite Tartan Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of descriptive text.

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Roseate Spoonbill" (Plate 362, No. 73) Portfolio: The Birds of America (First Royal Octavo Edition) Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original Hand-Colored Lithograph on wove paper Limited edition: approx. 1,200 Printer: John T. Bowen, Philadelphia, PA Publisher: John James Audubon and J.B. Chevalier, New York, NY and Philadelphia, PA Sheet size: 6.75" x 10.44" Image size: 5" x 7.63" Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 22; Bennett page 5; McGill/Wood page 208; Nissen No. IVB 51; Reese No. 34; Sabin No. 2364; Tyler App. I Condition: In excellent condition Very rare The "Roseate Spoonbill" is one of the very top, absolute most desirable birds from Audubon's famous "Birds of America" series Notes: Provenance: private collection - Fleming Island, FL. Lithography and hand-coloring by American artist John T. Bowen (1801-c.1856). Comes from Audubon's famous seven volume portfolio "The Birds of America", (First Royal Octavo Edition) (1840-1844), which consists of 500 hand-colored lithographs. Based on a composition painted in Florida in 1831 or 1832. "This beautiful and singular bird" was prized for its wings and tail feathers which were made into fans in St. Augustine. The roseate spoonbill is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in both South and North America. The roseate spoonbill's pink color is diet-derived, consisting of the carotenoid pigment canthaxanthin, like the American flamingo. To make 'The Birds of America' more affordable and widely available, in 1839 John James Audubon began the first octavo edition, a smaller version of the folio which was printed and hand-colored by J. T. Bowen in Philadelphia. Employing a new invention, the camera lucida, the images were reduced in size, rendered in intermediate drawings by John James Audubon and his son John Woodhouse, and then drawn onto lithographic stones. These miniatures exhibit a remarkable amount of attention to quality and detail, as well as a meticulous fidelity to the larger works. Some compositional changes were made in order to accommodate the smaller format. Like the Havell edition, John James Audubon’s first...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Great White Heron" (Plate 368, No. 74) Portfolio: The Birds of America (First Royal Octavo Edition) Year: 1840-1844 Medium: O...

Artist: John Hutchins (English, 1698-1773) Title: "Southwest View of Sherborne Abbey Church" (Plate 15) Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset Year: 1861-1870...

'Les Arts Décoratifs - Etoffe Vénitienne' Depicts Venetian fabric from the 16th century. From 'Les Arts Decoratifs a toutes les epoques', printed by ...

'Nablous, The Ancient Shechem', tinted lithograph after David Roberts RA. Signed in stone lower right. Printed title below the image. Roberts travell...

'1. 2. Pseudolycaena marsyas 3. 4. Evenus regalis' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the bro...

'1. Castnia eudesmia 2. Castnia huebneri 3. Synemon catocaloides 4. Neocastnia nicevelli' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Artist: (after) John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Belted Kingfisher" (Plate 255, no 5-3) Portfolio: The Birds of America (Bien Edition) Year: 1860 Medium: Original Chr...

'1. Iliades agenor 2. Parides aeneas' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Whooping Crane" (Plate 313, No. 63) Portfolio: The Birds of America (First Royal Octavo Edition) Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Orig...

'Chrysiridia madagascarensis' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

'The Century Atlas. Colorado.' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 29.5cm by 40cm.

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the brother of the great botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redout...

Colour lithograph, 1890. 285mm by 210mm (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...

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the bro...

Artist: Jacob George Strutt (English, 1784-1867) Title: "Near Stoneleigh, Warwickshire" Portfolio: Deliciae Sylvarum or Grand and Romantic Forest Scenery in England and Scotland *Monogram signed by Strutt in the plate (printed signature) lower right Year: 1828 Medium: Original Etching on chine appliqué on heavy wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Jacob George Strutt, London, UK Sheet size: 14.25" x 21.13" Image size: 10.38" x 13.94" Condition: Minor soiling and discoloration in margins. A few light areas of waterstaining at right and bottom edges in margins. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition Very rare Notes: There is an example of this work within the permanent collection of the British Museum, London, UK and the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Biography: Jacob George Strutt (4 August 1784 – 1867) was a British portrait and landscape painter and engraver in the manner of John Constable. He was the husband of the writer Elizabeth Strutt, and father of the painter, traveller and archaeologist Arthur John Strutt...

Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Snowy Heron" (Plate 374, No. 75) Portfolio: The Birds of America (First Royal Octavo Edition) Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Origina...

'Basilica di St Maria Maggiore. Veduta della facciata principale' Tinted lithograph by Philippe Benoist (1813-1881). From a French series titled 'Rome dans Sa Grandeur', circa 1870...

'The Century Atlas. Florida' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 40cm by 29.5cm.

'1. 2. Catagramma astarte 3. 4. Haematera pyramus' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

'Nazareth', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the late 1830s producing wa...

'Les Arts Décoratifs - Etoffe de Genes' Depicts fabric from the 17th century. From 'Les Arts Decoratifs a toutes les epoques', printed by Lemercier & Cie, Paris. 300mm by 200mm (i...

Vanity Fair legal portrait of John Patrick Murphy QC. 380mm by 260mm (sheet)

MacIntosh - Chief (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of descripti...

The Clan of Macalister (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of desc...

'1. 2. Polygoma C. album 3. Vanessa polychloros' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

'Paris' Colour lithograph. 1895. 250mm by 305mm (sheet). Late 19th century German lithograph plan of Paris, France. Central vertical fold. Printed street index on the reverse o...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

'1. Vanessa urticae 2. 3. Pyrameis cardui' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

'1. Parnassius apollo 2. Aporia cratoegi' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

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...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper Condition: very good Provenance: from...

French botanical flower engraving, 1818. Colour-printed stipple engraving by J Lambert after Pierre Turpin (1775-1840) From Francois Pierre Chaumeton's 'Flore Medicale' which portrayed a variety of flowers, trees and herbs which could be used for treating illnesses. The engravings were produced during the great period of French colour printing using the stipple-engraving process pioneered by the great botanical artist Pierre-Jospeh Redoute. The artist is the celebrated Pierre Jean Francois Turpin...

18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute. Henry Redoute was the bro...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on paper condition: very good provenance: from...

'Metamorpha dido' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

'Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the l...

Classical Bird print, after John James Audubon, printed by Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, New York unframed, 17 x 14 inches color print on pap...

Artist: Thomas Dunham Whitaker (English, 1759-1821) Title: "East View of Peel Castle" (Vol. 2, Plate 41) Portfolio: An History of Richmondshire, in the North Riding of the County of ...

'Top of the List' Vanity Fair portrait of William Higgs (1880-1958). Higgs was a Irish jockey who was Champion Jockey on two occasions He won the 2000 Guineas on Slieve Gallion. ...

Artist: Owen Manning (English, 1721-1801) Title: "Loseley House, The Seat of James More Molyneux Esq." Portfolio: The History and Antiquities of the County of Surrey Year: 1804-1814 ...

French botanical flower engraving, 1818. Colour-printed stipple engraving by J Lambert after Pierre Turpin (1775-1840) From Francois Pierre Chaumeton's 'Flore Medicale' which portrayed a variety of flowers, trees and herbs which could be used for treating illnesses. The engravings were produced during the great period of French colour printing using the stipple-engraving process pioneered by the great botanical artist Pierre-Jospeh Redoute. The artist is the celebrated Pierre Jean Francois Turpin...

'1. 2. Helicopis acis 3. Zeonia chorinceus' Late 19th century colour lithograph of butterflies.

MacDonald of Glengarry (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of desc...

'Church of St Helena, Bethlehem', tinted lithograph by Louis Haghe (1806-1885) after David Roberts RA. David Roberts (1796-1864) traveled throughout Egypt and the Holy Land in the l...

The Clan of Robertson (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of descr...

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...