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18th-Century Engraving, Ancient English Dresses
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 18th-century engraving from Thomas Bankes’ ‘New and Authentic System of Universal
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18th Century English School Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Engraving

The Wonders of Nature: Exquisite 18th Century Engravings of Reptiles and Insects
Located in Langweer, NL
This print, titled "Reptiles and Insects of Various Parts of the World," is an 18th-century
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Shells, French 18th century natural history marine sea shell engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
18th century natural history engraving depicting shells by Robert Benard after Henry Joseph Redoute
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Late 18th Century Victorian More Prints

Materials

Engraving

Le Mangabey Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled
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Late 18th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Silvery Marmoset Amazon Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled
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Late 18th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

White-throated Capuchin Monkey: Framed Audebert 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 18th century folio-sized colored stipple engraving with hand-finishing entitled
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Late 18th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Francesco Zuccarelli "Fishing Scene in a Landscape" Engraving 18th Century
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
. This scene was first painted by Francesco Zuccarelli. He was an 18th century painter and engraver. He
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Picture Frames

Materials

Paper

Jean Frédéric Schall " Mademoiselle de La Vallières ", Engraving, 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
composition is by the French genre painter and portraitist, Jean Frederic Schalke. This 18th century man was
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Antique 18th Century French Picture Frames

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Paper

Carle Van Loo " Spanish Conversation and Reading " Engraving 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
reads a book to the two women. The engraver Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet evolved in the 18th century
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Antique 18th Century French Picture Frames

Materials

Paper

Nicolas Lancret « the Game of Hide and Seek » Engraving 18th Century
By Nicolas Lancret 1
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
series dates from the 18th century. It consists of the game of hide and seek, the game of the four
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Antique 18th Century French Picture Frames

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Paper

Two 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving of Plants from (1771)
Located in Stockholm, SE
Adorning the walls, two gracefully framed botanical engravings from 1771 capture nature's elegance
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Antique 1770s European George III Decorative Art

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Paper

Engraved Nautilus shell - Netherlands, 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Engraved Nautilus shell Netherlands, 18th century 13 x 10 x 7 cm Although fragmentary this
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Antique 18th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Natural Specimens

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Shell

The Porculine Opossum (Bandicoot), Australia, engraving, 1795
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Porculine Opossum' (Bandicoot) Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. Circa 1795
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
appear before the 18th century. This beautiful hand-colored wood-cut engraving on chain-linked laid
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Eagle: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
appear before the 18th century. This beautiful hand-colored wood-cut engraving on chain-linked laid
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Architectural Landscape Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Old master Italian Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
the second half of the 18th century, very probably close to Piranesi himself. Among the most likely
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Monitory Lizard, Australia, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1790
By Frederick Polydore Nodder
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Monitory Lizard' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1790, by Frederick
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Rostrated Ray, Australia, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1794
By Frederick Polydore Nodder
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Rostrated Ray' (Eastern Shovelnose Ray) Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Lobated Musk Duck, Australia, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1795
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Lobated Musk Duck' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1796, by Richard
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Crowned Heron Bird: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
18th century. This beautiful hand-colored wood-cut engraving on chain-linked laid paper depicts a
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Bird of Prey: A 16th/17th Century Hand-colored Engraving by Aldrovandi
By Ulisse Aldrovandi
Located in Alamo, CA
history illustrations to appear before the 18th century. This beautiful hand-colored wood-cut engraving
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Early 17th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
Located in Langweer, NL
. Therefore, the encyclopedia was illustrated throughout with vivid and detailed copperplate engravings, that
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
Hand Colored Engraving of Opossums
H 9.45 in W 7.6 in D 0.02 in
The Valley of Inspruck: An 18th-Century Engraved Perspective, 1792
Located in Langweer, NL
Title: "The Valley of Inspruck: An 18th-Century Engraved Perspective" This elegant original
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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

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Paper

Hand Colored Engraving of Phellinus Igniarius and Laricifomes Officinalis Fungi
Located in Langweer, NL
vivid and detailed copperplate engravings, that were scientifically accurate and sophisticated in their
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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Joh. Jak. Scheuchzer, Bible Engraving, Noah’s Ark, Folio, Hand Coloured
Located in Norwich, GB
great example of the decorative nature of the 18th century copper engraving. Scheuchzer was a founder
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Antique Early 18th Century German Prints

Materials

Paper

Beautiful, Richly Colored, Copper Engraving of Parrots and Parakeets '1792'
Located in Langweer, NL
paper (copper engraving). It has a fine shining because of the authenticly applied egg-yolk as varnish
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Antique Late 18th Century French Decorative Art

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Parchment Paper

Original Engraving of the West Indies, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Caribbean, 1780
Located in Langweer, NL
regions during the late 18th century. Maps of this nature, embedded within historical publications
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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

18th century Old Master oil painting - Travellers at rest in a sunset landscape
Located in Antwerp, BE
18th century old master painting depicting a peaceful countryside scenery at sunset with a
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Copper

A Pair of Hand Colored Engravings of an African Lioness and her Cubs and a Rhino
By Johann Elias Ridinger
Located in Alamo, CA
A pair of 18th century hand colored copperplate engravings entitled "Felis Leo Linn Femina" and
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1770s Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Emanuel Sweert - Maria Merian - Daniel Rabel - Copper engraving 4 tulips plate 5
By Maria Sibylla Merian, Daniel Rabel, Emanuel Sweert
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
17th and 18th centuries. See the images of the gallery's old advertisements from the 1940s. It's in
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Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Other Paintings

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Paper, Paint, Parchment Paper

Interesting Antique Engraving of the World in Hemispheres with 6 Diagrams, 1788
Located in Langweer, NL
island. However, as this map was published at the very end of the controversy over the insular nature of
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Antique Late 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Rare Hand-Colored Antique Engraving of Flora Lying on a Bed Surrounded by Angels
Located in Langweer, NL
flowers and of the season of spring – a symbol for nature and flowers (especially the may-flower). While
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Antique Mid-18th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Sir Francis Bacon: 18th C. Portrait of Philosopher, Scientist, Author, Statesman
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an 18th century copperplate engraved portrait of Sir Francis Bacon, Viscount St. Albans
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1730s Portrait Prints

Materials

Engraving

Antique Zoological Study: Weasel Anatomy, 18th Century Handcolored Print, c.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
This rather large original antique engraving on strong paper depicts two images: one of a weasel in
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Antique 1750s Prints

Materials

Paper

Lost in the Nature - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
late 18th and early 19th century, as in the case of Johann Fuseli and William Blake (who realized two
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1810s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Hunting, Small Game Hunting, and Traps: Engraved in the 18th Century, 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
comprehensive nature of the encyclopedia. The engraving is executed on verge type hand-laid paper, a high
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Antique 1790s Prints

Materials

Paper

Large Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds
By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Located in Downingtown, PA
Large Picture containing Six Different Engravings of Grouping of Birds, Histoire Naturelle
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Antique 1780s French Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

French 18th-19th Century Copper Overlaid Relief Medallion of Antoine Lavoisier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and Rare French 18th-19th century Copper Overlaid Portrayal Relief Medallion of The Renown
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Oval Locket Pendant Necklace Scroll Engraving 18k Yellow Gold 23.0 x 32.0 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
, which spread to Italy, Bavaria and Austria by the mid-18th century. We offer this piece of jewelry in
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21st Century and Contemporary German Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Oval Locket Pendant with Scroll Engraving - 18k Yellow Gold - 32.0 x 23.0 mm
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
Italy, Bavaria and Austria by the mid-18th century. We offer this piece of jewelry in yellow, white
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21st Century and Contemporary German Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Hunting and Gathering Across Continents in a Collage of Five Engravings, 1813
Located in Langweer, NL
various corners of the globe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Each print captures a moment of
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Antique 1810s Prints

Materials

Paper

Ancient Lamp Drawing of a Bull and Lion; Tauroctony Engravings Published in 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
exhibits the typical finesse of the early 18th century with meticulous line work, indicating the decorative
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Antique 1720s Prints

Materials

Paper

Old German Engraving of the Canis Cruciger: The Cross-Bearing Canine, 1774
Located in Langweer, NL
a now-extinct breed. In the 18th and 19th centuries, when such illustrations were common, many
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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

18th C. School Jean Baptiste Greuze Peasant Child in a White Bonnet Antiques La
Located in West Hollywood, CA
and respected French painter of the 18th century. Although unsigned, this work can be dated to the
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Antique 18th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Giltwood

A Chinese 'European subject' reverse glass painting after an English print
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Canton, late 18th century In original hardwood frame with ruyi-shaped metal mount for suspension
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings

Materials

Glass

Tempio di Romolo, e Remo
By Antonio Aquaroni
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ROMA A. Aquaroni. Engraving. Modern Hand-Color. Rome, 1750. Ever wonder what pre-dated
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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

An extraordinary George III thief's tool
Located in Chonburi, TH
In the shadows of the 18th century, when intrigue and subterfuge thrived, a remarkable artifact
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Antique 18th Century English George III Metalwork

Materials

Cut Steel

An extraordinary George III thief's tool
An extraordinary George III thief's tool
H 0.12 in W 3.55 in D 4.34 in
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Find the exact 18th century nature engraving you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as an Old Masters version. If you’re looking for a 18th century nature engraving from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a 18th century nature engraving to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, brown, blue and more. Finding an appealing 18th century nature engraving — no matter the origin — is easy, but Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Basilius Besler, Dr. Robert John Thornton, Mark Catesby and Marcus Elieser Bloch each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in engraving, paint and etching, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a 18th Century Nature Engraving?

The price for a 18th century nature engraving in our collection starts at $85 and tops out at $150,000 with the average selling for $875.