Antique Colored Engravings

This engraving is a hand-colored copperplate print by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790.

This hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique* (circa 1790), features four species of birds, all repres...

This hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790, showcases four striking bird species.

Plates are taken directly from the book. (Engravings by ALEXANDER MAIR).

Antique Handcolored Engraving of Lemurs and Flying Mammals, Quadruped XIX, c.1800 This original handcolored copperplate engraving features various lemurs, bats, and flying mammals...

This is anexquisite hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard from the *Histoire Naturelle*, part of the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, published around 1790.

The illustration is indicative of the works that emerged from the collaborations and influences of the 18th-century naturalists like George Edwards and Johann Michael Seligmann. Geor...

French hand coloured engraving on paper of generous size, early 19th century, after Horace Vernet (French 1789-1863). “Madame de la Valliere aux genoux de la Reine, lui demandant...

Antique print titled 'LA MARQUISE DE VERNEUIL' Original antique print of Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues. Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues, Marquise de Verneuil...

Antique print titled 'MADAME DE MAINTENON' Original antique print of Françoise d'Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon. Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first ...

Antique print titled 'GABRIELLE D' ESTREES' Original antique print of Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort. Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness ...

Antique print titled 'MARGUERITE DE FRANCE' Original antique print of Margaret of Valois a French Princess. Margaret of Valois (French: Marguerite, 14 May 1553 – 27 March 1615) wa...

Antique print titled 'ELEONORE GALIGAI' Original antique print of Leonora Dori Galigaï. Leonora Dori Galigaï (19 May 1568 – 8 July 1617) was a French courtier of Italian origin, a...

Antique print titled 'MADEMOISELLE DE LIMEUIL' Original antique print of Isabelle de Limeuil, a French Noblewoman . Isabelle de la Tour, Lady of Limeuil (c. 1535 – 25 March 1609) ...

Title: "Renaissance Youth: The Italian Page" Description: This print depicts a young Italian page, a common figure in Renaissance courts, whose duties often included serving nobilit...

Harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2, and orca or killer whale, Orcinus orca 3. Source unknown, to be determined. Most likely publi...

Antique costume print titled 'Deutscher Edelmann - Noble Allemand en 1577'. This print depicts a German nobleman. Originates from a rare costume book titled 'Sammlung von Trachte...

Each with crisp vivid colors of the most desirable tulip series.

This is an original 19th century hand-colored stipple engraving by William Hooker entitled "The Red Doyenne Pear", published in London as plate 14 in the 'Transactions of the Horticu...

This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Laelia Anceps Williamsii" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 100 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album...

This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Trichosma Suavis" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 114 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Album, Compri...

A set of 4 colored, framed engravings from the "Triumphal Procession of Maximilian I."

Set of 3 original hand colored copper plate engraving with both hand and printed color.

1720 Albin Butterfly & Host Plant Plate – Dedicated to William Byrd of Virginia This finely hand-colored copper engraving was published in London in 1720 as part of A Natural Histor...

Title: 1830s-1850s Hand-Colored Horse Engravings Featuring Fleur-de-Lis, Flexible, Don John, Shakespeare, Rubens, Whisker Description: This compilation features six hand-colored 19t...

Title: "Majestic Scavengers: Hand-Colored 19th-Century Engraving of Vultures and Birds of Prey from Bertuch’s *Bilderbuch für Kinder*" Description: This intricate 19th-century e...

The image depicts an original old hand-colored copperplate engraving of the plant "Oxalis stricta", commonly known as yellow wood sorrel or common yellow oxalis.

Picture itself 8x12. Six signed G. Casini for Giovanni Maria Cassini , Italian 1745-1824. Group of images including the back side of the Hamilton Vase. All likely from an 18th centur...

It is a detailed, hand-colored print that was likely used for educational purposes to study the anatomy of this species.

This hand-colored copperplate engraving by Robert Benard, part of the *Histoire Naturelle* from the *Encyclopédie Méthodique*, circa 1790, depicts four distinct species of birds labe...

Figures from this publication have sold at Christie's. Those were not hand colored. A highly detailed engraving with the French King Henry 1V the central figure.

The image is an original antique hand-colored copperplate engraving of the lichen "Parmelia saxatilis", commonly known as the shield lichen.

Decorate a ranch or a hunting lodge with this elegant framed antique watercolor. Crafted in England circa 1880, and titled "The Bury Hunt," the scene shows a group of well-dressed me...

Artists and Engravers: Published in Leipzig. Technic: Hand-colored copper engraving. Condition: Good. Slightly stained, stamp on verso.

By John Pine considered the foremost heraldic and decorative engraver of his generation. Depicting the defeat of the Spanish by the English Fleet in 1588. These are after a set of ta...

Original hand-colored antique bird print showing The Black and Spotted Heath Cock. It is part of George Edwards' highly acclaimed works, "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds" and "Gl...

This genuine antique engraving is an illustration of a bird labeled as "Calao à bec rouge, du Sénégal," which translates to "Red-billed Hornbill from Senegal." The artwork is attribu...

Antique print titled 'NINON DE LENCLOS' Original antique print of Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos. Born Anne de l'Enclos in Paris on 10 November 1620,she was nicknamed "Ninon" at an earl...

Antique Print of the Arctic Fox in Winter Coat – Gaimard, 1842 This beautifully hand-colored lithograph portrays the Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus, here Renard Isatis), shown in its th...

Antique print titled 'MARIE DE HAUTEFORT' Original antique print of Marie de Hautefort. Marie de Hautefort (1616 – 1691), was a French noble and lady-in-waiting, a trusted confida...

Antique print titled ' LA DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE' Original antique print of Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, Duchess of Burgundy. Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (6 December 1685 – 12 February 171...

Antique Print of the Arctic Fox in Summer Coat – Gaimard, 1842 This finely hand-colored lithograph depicts the Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus, here Renard Isatis) in its darker summer c...

Antique print titled 'Tetrao, Coturnix'. This print depicts the common quail with nest and eggs (Dutch: kwartel). The common quail (Coturnix coturnix) or European quail is a small gr...

Antique print titled 'MADAME DE SEVIGNE' Original antique print of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Madame de Sévigné. Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (5 February 1626 – 17...

Antique print titled 'RENEE DE RIEUX CHATEAUNEUF' Original antique print of La Belle Châteauneuf. "La Belle Châteauneuf" was the name popularly given to Renée de Rieux, daughter o...

Antique print titled 'ELISABETH' Original antique print of Elisabeth, daughter of Henry II of France. Elisabeth of France or Elisabeth of Valois (2 April 1545 – 3 October 1568) wa...

Title: "Cardinal of the Middle Ages" Description: This print depicts a cardinal from the Middle Ages, as part of the work "Costume du Moyen Age" from 1847. The cardinal is shown in ...

Antique costume print titled 'Eine Moscauerin - Femme de Moscou 1768'. This print depicts a Lady from Moscow, Russia. Originates from a rare costume book titled 'Sammlung von Tra...

Antique print titled 'Aftekening der Schilderye op 't Stadhuis te Dordrecht (..)'. Scene of the battle of Chattam during one of the many Anglo-Dutch wars. In this battle, the Dutch s...

Decorate a study, or powder room with this elegant antique architectural engraving titled “Grande Albergo in Genova.” Created in France circa 1880, the finely detailed composition de...

Decorate an office, study, or library with this elegant antique etching depicting one of Rome’s most significant landmarks. Hand-colored in Italy circa 1775, this detailed black-and-...

This hand-colored woodcut engraving, titled "Rade de Taïti" (Tahiti Harbor), is from "La France Illustrée" by V.

JAMES CHARLES ARMYTAGE (1820-1897) - 'Concordia Gold Mines' - Antique steel plate engraving from 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth - hand colored - titled lower center - signed lower...

John Skinner Prout (1805-1876) - 'the upper Goulburn, Victoria' - antique steel plate engraving after a painting by J. S. Prout - from 'Australia' by Edwin Carton Booth - hand colore...

Antique costume print titled 'Lady of Rotterdam'. Old costume print depicting a lady of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This print originates from 'The Costume of the Netherlands display...

Antique print titled 'MADEMOISELLE DE LA FAYETTE' Original antique print of Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette, Madame de La Fayette. Louise Angélique Motier de la Fayette (8 N...

Antique print titled 'Plan de Madras et du Fort St. Georges'. Plan of the city of Madras (or Chennai), the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Also shows a plan of Fort St. Ge...