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Hand Colored  Bird Engravings, circa 1890s(6individual pieces  available)
Hand Colored  Bird Engravings, circa 1890s(6individual pieces  available)

Hand Colored Bird Engravings, circa 1890s(6individual pieces available)

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

#5- 3023 Hand Colored Bird Engraving . Original engraving matted in a celidone green, glass and white wood frame. 6 available choice by photo below Hand colored Priced individually

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770
Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770

Francois Nicholas Martinet Bird Engraving, circa 1770

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Downingtown, PA

Francois Nicholas Martinet bird engraving, circa 1770. The framed Francois Martinet engraving is from Buffon's Historie Naturelle des Oiseaux displaed beautifully in a large fram...

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Antique 1770s French Georgian Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Green Macaw
Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Green Macaw

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Green Macaw

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique bird print titled 'L'Ara Vert'. Old bird engraving of a green macaw.

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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Gridded Parrot
Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Gridded Parrot

Original Antique Bird Engraving of a Gridded Parrot

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique bird print titled 'Le Papegai Maillé'. Old bird engraving of a gridded parrot.

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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Antique Bird Engraving of a White-Crowned Amazon
Antique Bird Engraving of a White-Crowned Amazon

Antique Bird Engraving of a White-Crowned Amazon

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique bird print titled 'L'Amazone à Tête Blanch'. Old bird engraving of a white crowned amazon, a species of parrot.

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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

Three Gull Species, Hand-Colored Buffon Bird Engraving, Original 18th Century
Three Gull Species, Hand-Colored Buffon Bird Engraving, Original 18th Century

Three Gull Species, Hand-Colored Buffon Bird Engraving, Original 18th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Today, original Buffon bird engravings are collected by enthusiasts of ornithology, natural history, maritime subjects, French engraving, and eighteenth-century decorative prints.

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Set of 9 Hand-Colored Bird Engravings, 18th Century, Framed, Italy
Set of 9 Hand-Colored Bird Engravings, 18th Century, Framed, Italy

Set of 9 Hand-Colored Bird Engravings, 18th Century, Framed, Italy

Located in Atlanta, GA

A charming and decorative collection of nine Italian hand-colored bird engravings, beautifully presented in matching frames with newly added mats.

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Antique 18th Century Italian Drawings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Poultry, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Poultry, English antique bird engraving print, 1879

Poultry, English antique bird engraving print, 1879

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Poultry Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.

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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving

Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760
Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760

Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760

Located in Langweer, NL

Two Exotic Birds on Branches, Antique Bird Engraving by Schouman, c. 1760 Description: This elegant 18th-century bird engraving depicts two contrasting bird species shown on branchi...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Eurasian Skylark – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809
Eurasian Skylark – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809

Eurasian Skylark – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809

By Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Eurasian Skylark – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Alauda Maculata’, depicts the Eurasian skylark (Dutch: b...

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770
Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770

Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving, titled Caryocatactes, depicts the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocata...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Brent Goose – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789
Brent Goose – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789

Brent Goose – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789

By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Brent Goose – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas, Bernicla’, depicts the brent goose (Branta bernicla), k...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Turtledove of Senegal: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet
Turtledove of Senegal: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet

Turtledove of Senegal: An 18th Century Hand-colored Bird Engraving by Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Alamo, CA

He is best known for his bird engravings. Martinet also illustrated many plays and operas by Voltaire and others, as well as creating landscapes and scenes of Versailles and portrait...

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1760s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Northern Pintail Drake - Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789
Northern Pintail Drake - Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789

Northern Pintail Drake - Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789

Located in Langweer, NL

Northern Pintail Drake - Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789 This hand-coloured copperplate engraving, titled “Anas acuta, Mas,” depicts the male northern pintail (Dutc...

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Antique 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Common Goldeneye Duck – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809
Common Goldeneye Duck – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809

Common Goldeneye Duck – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809

By J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn

Located in Langweer, NL

Common Goldeneye Duck – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas Clangula’, depicts the common goldeneye (Bucep...

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Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

European Turtle Dove with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770
European Turtle Dove with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770

European Turtle Dove with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770

By Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

European Turtle Dove with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770 This fine hand-coloured engraving, titled Turtur, depicts the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Eurasian Golden Oriole with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770
Eurasian Golden Oriole with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770

Eurasian Golden Oriole with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Eurasian Golden Oriole with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving, titled Orjolus, depicts the Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus orio...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Ornithology Piciformes Plate III - Antique Bird Engraving, 1811
Ornithology Piciformes Plate III - Antique Bird Engraving, 1811

Ornithology Piciformes Plate III - Antique Bird Engraving, 1811

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: "ORNITHOLOGY. Div'n. Land Birds – Order 4 PICE.A. Plate III" This 19th-century ornithological print, part of a scientific collection, features an array of land birds from the...

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Antique Early 18th Century British Prints

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Paper

Chinese Jacana, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Chinese Jacana, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Giant Petrel, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Giant Petrel, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Giant Petrel, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Chinese Diver, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Chinese Diver, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Chinese Diver, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

The Yacou, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
The Yacou, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crested Coot, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Crested Coot, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Crested Coot, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Malabar Shrike, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Malabar Shrike, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Malabar Shrike, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Artic Gull, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Artic Gull, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Artic Gull, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spectacle Owl, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
Spectacle Owl, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham

Spectacle Owl, 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.

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

European Owls – Antique Hand-Colored Bird Engraving, Vogel IX, c.1800
European Owls – Antique Hand-Colored Bird Engraving, Vogel IX, c.1800

European Owls – Antique Hand-Colored Bird Engraving, Vogel IX, c.1800

Located in Langweer, NL

European Owls – Antique Hand-Colored Bird Engraving, Vogel IX, c.1800 This finely executed hand-colored engraving presents six European owl species arranged in comparative study, is...

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Antique Late 19th Century German Prints

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Paper

Song Thrush etc, English antique bird engraving print, 1879
Song Thrush etc, English antique bird engraving print, 1879

Song Thrush etc, English antique bird engraving print, 1879

By James Stewart 2

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Song Thrush etc' Wood-engraving with original colouring. 1879. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). Key below the image. From Oliver Goldsmith's 'A History of the Earth and Animated Nature'.

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Late 19th Century Victorian Animal Prints

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Engraving

Custom Framed Antique Bird Engravings - Set of Two
Custom Framed Antique Bird Engravings - Set of Two

Custom Framed Antique Bird Engravings - Set of Two

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Pearland, TX

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his most well-known work, Hi...

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Antique 1850s French Country Decorative Art

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Greater Scaup – Antique Bird Engraving Anas Marila by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770
Greater Scaup – Antique Bird Engraving Anas Marila by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770

Greater Scaup – Antique Bird Engraving Anas Marila by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770

By M. Houttuyn, Cornelius Nozeman, J.C. Sepp

Located in Langweer, NL

Greater Scaup – Antique Bird Engraving Anas Marila by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas Marila’, depicts the greater scaup (Aythya...

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Prints

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Paper

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3
Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #3

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique copperplate engravings, from John Johnston's (1603-1675) "Enchiridion historiae naturalis" (1657), in black frames. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a scholar, physicia...

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Antique 17th Century Polish Prints

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Paper

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #2
Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #2

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #2

By John Johnston

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique copperplate engravings, from John Johnston's (1603-1675) "Enchiridion historiae naturalis" (1657), in black frames. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a scholar, physic...

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Antique 17th Century Polish Prints

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Paper

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1
Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1

Pair 17th Century John Johnston Historiae Naturalis Bird Engravings #1

By John Johnston

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of antique copperplate engravings, from John Johnston's (1603-1675) "Enchiridion historiae naturalis" (1657), in black frames. John Johnston (1603-1675) was a scholar, physici...

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Antique 17th Century Polish Prints

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Paper

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852
Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852

Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Engravings from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, ca.1852

Located in Langweer, NL

Various Bird Species – Hand-Coloured Engraving from Goldsmith’s Animated Nature, c.1852 This finely detailed and delicately hand-coloured engraving depicts a lively grouping of bird...

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Antique Mid-19th Century European Prints

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Paper

Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes
Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes

Elliptical silver box with bird-engraved lid and friezes

Located in Porto, PT

Description: Elliptical silver box with bird engraving on the removable lid and friezes on the surround.

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Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'
Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'

Antique Bird Print of a Peacock by Manetti, 'circa 1770'

Located in Langweer, NL

Cambiagi, and Giuseppe Vanni. Each bird engraving shows remarkable personality and detail, many of the birds often taking on an almost human personality type.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Prints

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Paper

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19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 15.25 in D 1.5 in

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Located in Boston, MA

19th century martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black painted frames.

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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings
19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Unavailable

H 19.5 in W 15.25 in D 1.5 in

19th Century Martinet Bird Engravings

Located in Boston, MA

19th century martinet bird engravings with later hand coloring in black painted frames.     

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Antique 19th Century Paintings

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Paint

Unknown Midcentury Scandinavian Modernist Vase with Two Bird Engravings
Unknown Midcentury Scandinavian Modernist Vase with Two Bird Engravings

Unknown Midcentury Scandinavian Modernist Vase with Two Bird Engravings

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Swedish Mid-Century Modernist vase with two nice bird engravings It stands 24 cm tall and have a nice clean look.

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases

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Blown Glass

Nine Francois Martinet Bird Engravings

Nine Francois Martinet Bird Engravings

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in New York, NY

FRANCOIS NICOLAS MARTINET ( B. 1731) From Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux [Natural History of Birds] by George-Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de Buffon Engravings with original hand col...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Prints

Set of Eight Framed Rare Antique Bird Engravings, 1800s
Set of Eight Framed Rare Antique Bird Engravings, 1800s

Set of Eight Framed Rare Antique Bird Engravings, 1800s

Unavailable

H 12.88 in W 9.53 in D 0.6 in

Set of Eight Framed Rare Antique Bird Engravings, 1800s

Located in Gloucestershire, UK

A splendid set of eight rare framed hand colored engravings of exotic birds from around the world. The engravings were published in Edinburgh from 1826-1843.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Prints

Pair Of Mid 18th Century Bird Engravings By George Edwards
Pair Of Mid 18th Century Bird Engravings By George Edwards

Pair Of Mid 18th Century Bird Engravings By George Edwards

By George Edwards

Located in Free Union, VA

These original engravings date to the mid 18th century, and were published in A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751).

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Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints

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Burl, Paper

Two circa 1827 Audubon Framed Bird Engravings of Tennessee & Children's Warbler
Two circa 1827 Audubon Framed Bird Engravings of Tennessee & Children's Warbler

Two circa 1827 Audubon Framed Bird Engravings of Tennessee & Children's Warbler

By John James Audubon

Located in Hudson, NY

Two Audubon matted and framed engravings of warblers. Plates CLIV and XXXV. Wonderful large-scale. Sight size: 20" x 13." Hand-colored on woven paper. Some foxing and rippling to th...

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Antique 1820s English American Classical Decorative Art

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Paper

A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames
A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames

A Set Of Twenty Four Early 19th Century Bird Engravings In Handmade Frames

By George Edwards

Located in London, GB

Copper plate engravings with original hand colouring after paintings by George Edwards and others from The Encyclopaedia Londinensis, published by John Wilkes Circa 1800. Framed i...

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

Shore Bird
Shore Bird

François Nicolas MartinetShore Bird, 1800

Unavailable

H 8.5 in W 7 in D 1 in

Shore Bird

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Raleigh, NC

Hand colored Martinet shore bird engraving on laid paper. Wonderful condition with frame.

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19th Century Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Engraving

Engravings of Birds
Engravings of Birds

Engravings of Birds

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 28.35 in D 0.79 in

Engravings of Birds

Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE

A very imposing and brilliantly executed pair of early 19th century colored engravings of birds, a pomarine skua and a raven, in frames.

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Antique 19th Century English Drawings

5 Engravings of Bird Nests 18th-19th Century
5 Engravings of Bird Nests 18th-19th Century

5 Engravings of Bird Nests 18th-19th Century

Located in Gravenmoer, NL

5 Engravings from the 5 volumes Dutch Bird Books of Cornelius Nozeman [ 1712-1786 ] Handcolored Engravings Engraved by Christiaan Sepp [ 1710-1775 ] The books are published betwee...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Prints

Antique bird print of a finch on Rocouyev by Le Maout - Engraving - 19th c.
Antique bird print of a finch on Rocouyev by Le Maout - Engraving - 19th c.

Antique bird print of a finch on Rocouyev by Le Maout - Engraving - 19th c.

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Description: M. Emm. Le Maout: "Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux", Paris: Curmer, 1853. Artists and Engravers: Made by 'W.H. Freeman' after 'John Duartley'. Author: Jean-Emmanuel-M...

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1850s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Engraving

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet
Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet

Assembled Set Of Four Copperplate Engravings Of Birds By François Martinet

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Free Union, VA

Hand colored in delicate detail, framed and matted original late 18th century engravings, two with labels visible: “Phalarope de Siberie” and “Pie varié de la Caroline.”

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Antique Late 18th Century Louis XVI Prints

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Giltwood, Paper

Antique Hand Colored Framed Engravings of Pink British Birds from the 1800s
Antique Hand Colored Framed Engravings of Pink British Birds from the 1800s

Antique Hand Colored Framed Engravings of Pink British Birds from the 1800s

Located in Gloucestershire, UK

Pretty hand colored engravings of British Birds from 1860. They depict a coral pink "Pine Crossbeak" and a coral pink "Two-Barred Crossbill".

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Antique 1860s English Prints

Pair of Martinet Birds
Pair of Martinet Birds

Pair of Martinet Birds

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in New York, NY

These two original hand-colored engravings are from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux, (Natural History of Birds) consisting of nine volumes, one of the most important comprehensive lat...

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Late 18th Century Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

"Shaft-Tailed Widah, " Antique Bird Print
"Shaft-Tailed Widah, " Antique Bird Print

"Shaft-Tailed Widah, " Antique Bird Print

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Hand-colored signed engraving after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the Rare and Curious Exotic Birds, with their descriptions, from Menagerie at Os...

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

1`890 Birds Eye View of Rome
1`890 Birds Eye View of Rome

1`890 Birds Eye View of Rome

By Henry Tidmarsh

Located in New York, NY

"ROME 1890" -- rare, original bird's eye view of Rome published in May 24th 1890 by The Graphic after a drawing by H.E. Tidmarsh and H.W. Brewer. The Graphic was a British weekly i...

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1890s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

The Queen Flower  (Bird of Paradise)
The Queen Flower  (Bird of Paradise)

The Queen Flower (Bird of Paradise)

By Dr. Robert John Thornton

Located in Florham Park, NJ

DR. ROBERT JOHN THORNTON (c1765 – 1832). The Temple of Flora. London, 1798-1810. Painted by Reinagle, Henderson, Pether, et. al. Engraved by Ward, Caldwall, Earlom, et. al. A...

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18th Century and Earlier Academic Prints and Multiples

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Aquatint, Engraving

A curucui bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

A curucui bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

By Jacques Barraband

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Barraband was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his accurate depictions of tropical and exotic birds. Between 1801 and 1804, Barraband was commissioned dire...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Engraving, Etching

A Jacamar bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

A Jacamar bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

By Jacques Barraband

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Barraband was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his accurate depictions of tropical and exotic birds. Between 1801 and 1804, Barraband was commissioned dire...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

A woodcreeper bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

A woodcreeper bird species by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

By Jacques Barraband

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Barraband was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his accurate depictions of tropical and exotic birds. Between 1801 and 1804, Barraband was commissioned dire...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Set of Six Jacques Barraband Parrot Engravings

Set of Six Jacques Barraband Parrot Engravings

By Jacques Barraband

Located in New York, NY

Paris, 1801-5 Set of 6 Jacques Barraband's engravings of birds are masterpieces of French ornithological illustration.

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Antique 19th Century Prints

Female cock-of-the-rock bird by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

Female cock-of-the-rock bird by Barraband - Hand coloured etching - 19th century

By Jacques Barraband

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Barraband was a French zoological and botanical illustrator, renowned for his accurate depictions of tropical and exotic birds. Between 1801 and 1804, Barraband was commissioned dire...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Three-Toed Woodpecker
Three-Toed Woodpecker

Three-Toed Woodpecker

By John James Audubon

Located in Seattle, WA

John JAMES AUDUBON (American, 1785–1851) Three-Toed Woodpecker. Plate CX from Birds of America. Hand-colored engraving and aquatint . 1832.

Category

Early 19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Purple Gallinule
Purple Gallinule

William HayesPurple Gallinule

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9.25 in

Purple Gallinule

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the Rare and Curious Exotic Birds, with their descriptions, from Menagery of Osterly P...

Category

19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Red Winged Oriole
Red Winged Oriole

William HayesRed Winged Oriole

Unavailable

H 12 in W 9.25 in

Red Winged Oriole

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

Hand-colored engravings after bird illustration by William Hayes (1735-1802) from "Portraits of the Rare and Curious Exotic Birds, with their descriptions, from Menagery of Osterly P...

Category

19th Century Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

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