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Botanical Engraving of Tithymalus Aiz Arbor from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706
Botanical Engraving of Tithymalus Aiz Arbor from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706

Botanical Engraving of Tithymalus Aiz Arbor from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706

Located in Langweer, NL

Botanical Engraving of Tithymalus Aiz Arbor from Caspar Commelin’s Work, 1706 This engraving is possibly a botanical illustration from Caspar Commelin's "Praeludia Botanica," publis...

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Antique Early 1700s Prints

Materials

Paper

"Lilium Persicum" Ehret 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving
"Lilium Persicum" Ehret 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving

"Lilium Persicum" Ehret 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving

By Georg Dionysius Ehret

Located in Alamo, CA

A beautiful and important 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of lillies which was most likely designed by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) and engraved by Johann Michae...

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Richmond, GB

Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a German pharmacist and apothecary, was author and publisher of 'Phytanthoza Iconographia', one of the most important botanical works of the eighteenth c...

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Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Richmond, GB

Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a German pharmacist and apothecary, was author and publisher of 'Phytanthoza Iconographia', one of the most important botanical works of the eighteenth c...

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Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

Framed eighteenth century botanical engraving in a decalcomania frame.

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Richmond, GB

Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a German pharmacist and apothecary, was author and publisher of 'Phytanthoza Iconographia', one of the most important botanical works of the eighteenth c...

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Mid-18th Century Figurative Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Mezzotint

Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Marsh and Square-Stalked Willow-Herbs, 1902
Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Marsh and Square-Stalked Willow-Herbs, 1902

Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Marsh and Square-Stalked Willow-Herbs, 1902

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings of Marsh and Square-Stalked Willow-Herbs, 1902 Description: This delicate botanical trio from 1902 features three beautifully hand-colored e...

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Antique Early 1900s British Prints

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Paper

Benjamin Maund, Ten Botanical Engravings, Copperplate, Judy Cormier Frames
Benjamin Maund, Ten Botanical Engravings, Copperplate, Judy Cormier Frames

Benjamin Maund, Ten Botanical Engravings, Copperplate, Judy Cormier Frames

By Benjamin Maund

Located in Stamford, CT

Benjamin Maund, Ten Copperplate Engravings, Judy Cormier Gilt Frames, 19th c. One of several spectacular groupings of engravings fresh from a Bronxville Mansion.

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Antique 1820s British Renaissance Decorative Art

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Paper, Wood

Set of Four Antique Botanical Engravings Framed by Trowbridge
Set of Four Antique Botanical Engravings Framed by Trowbridge

Set of Four Antique Botanical Engravings Framed by Trowbridge

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Engravings are all hand colored from copper plates made in the 18th century.

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20th Century English Prints

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Paper

Exquisite Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving with Medicinal Plants, 1805
Exquisite Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving with Medicinal Plants, 1805

Exquisite Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving with Medicinal Plants, 1805

Located in Langweer, NL

Title: Hand-Colored Botanical Plate from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch für Kinder" (1805) Description: This vibrant hand-colored copperplate engraving is part of Friedrich Johann Bertuch...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Flowering Henbane : A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

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Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

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Engraving

Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Buttercup Flowers: A Besler 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

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Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Flowering Burning Bush: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
Flowering Burning Bush: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving

Flowering Burning Bush: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of flowering Gas Plants or Burning Bush and Fraxinella, which is finished with hand-coloring.

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Flowering Livid Amaranth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving
Flowering Livid Amaranth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving

Flowering Livid Amaranth: 18th Century Hand-colored Weinmann Botanical Engraving

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Alamo, CA

An 18th century color printed in addition to hand colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) depicting the following flowering amaranthus p...

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Cactus & Rose of Jericho Plants: A Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

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Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Exquisite 1800 Blue Wildflower Botanical Engraving – A Rare Floral Masterpiece
Exquisite 1800 Blue Wildflower Botanical Engraving – A Rare Floral Masterpiece

Exquisite 1800 Blue Wildflower Botanical Engraving – A Rare Floral Masterpiece

Located in Langweer, NL

Delicate Blue Flower Study, Plate No. 496 This engraving is from a botanical series by William Curtis, likely part of the publication "The Botanical Magazine," which was known for i...

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Antique Early 1800s Prints

Materials

Paper

Flowering Trumpet Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
Flowering Trumpet Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann

Flowering Trumpet Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Alamo, CA

This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Stramonia Aegyptiaca foetida semine pallido flore albo duplici triplicive".

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Rare Set of Botanical Engravings – Lotus, Lathyrus & Hedysarum, ca.1690
Rare Set of Botanical Engravings – Lotus, Lathyrus & Hedysarum, ca.1690

Rare Set of Botanical Engravings – Lotus, Lathyrus & Hedysarum, ca.1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Rivinus botanicals: Lotus, Lathyrus & Hedysarum, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed to Augustus...

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Antique Late 17th Century German Prints

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Paper

Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving
Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

Amaranthus tricolor: A 17th-18th C. Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving

By Basilius Besler 1

Located in Alamo, CA

These were then engraved on copper plates by master artists, resulting in the 367 beautiful and detailed engravings which comprise Besler's monumental florilegium Hortus Eystettensis...

Category

Early 18th Century Academic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving

Exquisite 1755 St. John's Wort Botanical Engraving by Philip Miller
Exquisite 1755 St. John's Wort Botanical Engraving by Philip Miller

Exquisite 1755 St. John's Wort Botanical Engraving by Philip Miller

Located in Langweer, NL

Miller's works were highly influential, helping to spread knowledge about plant cultivation and properties, and his Gardener’s Dictionary was particularly significant for its compreh...

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Antique 1750s Prints

Materials

Paper

Heritage Blossoms: A Trio of 1845 Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings
Heritage Blossoms: A Trio of 1845 Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings

Heritage Blossoms: A Trio of 1845 Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings

Located in Langweer, NL

These exquisite engravings from the 'Dictionnaire Classique des Sciences Naturelles' epitomize the symbiosis of art and science in the mid-19th century.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

A Flowering Cactus Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
A Flowering Cactus Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann

A Flowering Cactus Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Alamo, CA

This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Cereus Erectus Altissimo Surinamensis (Cereus Cactus Plant)".

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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints

Materials

Engraving, Mezzotint

Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings, Ferns and Mosses, John Hill, 1756, Pair
Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings, Ferns and Mosses, John Hill, 1756, Pair

Hand-Colored Botanical Engravings, Ferns and Mosses, John Hill, 1756, Pair

Located in Downingtown, PA

This pair of hand-colored copperplate engravings comprises the two final plates of John Hill’s The British Herbal, published in London in 1756.

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Antique 1750s English George II Prints

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Paper

Set of 16 Antique Botanical Engravings by James Sowerby, 18th Century
Set of 16 Antique Botanical Engravings by James Sowerby, 18th Century

Set of 16 Antique Botanical Engravings by James Sowerby, 18th Century

By James Sowerby

Located in Seaford, GB

These original engravings, dating back over two centuries, offer a captivating glimpse into the natural beauty of British wildflowers and plant life, meticulously documented during t...

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Antique 1790s British Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

JOHANN WEINMANN - Two Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745
JOHANN WEINMANN - Two Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745

JOHANN WEINMANN - Two Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745

By Johann Jakob Haid, Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Chatham, ON

JOHANN WILHELM WEINMANN (1683-1741) - PHYTANTHOZA ICONOGRAPHIE - Antique pair of framed 18th century first edition Phytanthoza Iconographie botanical hand colored mezzotint engraving...

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Antique Early 18th Century German Georgian Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass

JOHANN WEINMANN - Six Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745
JOHANN WEINMANN - Six Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745

JOHANN WEINMANN - Six Hand Colored Botanical Engravings - Germany - C. 1737-1745

By Johann Wilhelm Weinmann

Located in Chatham, ON

JOHANN WILHELM WEINMANN (1683-1741) - PHYTANTHOZA ICONOGRAPHIE - Antique set of six framed 18th century first edition PHYTANTHOZA ICONOGRAPHIE botanical hand colored mezzotint engrav...

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Antique Early 18th Century German Georgian Prints

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Wood, Paper, Glass

Set of 3 Rare Botanical Engravings – Cracca, Lotus & Foenugracum, ca.1690
Set of 3 Rare Botanical Engravings – Cracca, Lotus & Foenugracum, ca.1690

Set of 3 Rare Botanical Engravings – Cracca, Lotus & Foenugracum, ca.1690

Located in Langweer, NL

Rivinus botanicals: Cracca, Lotus lybica & Foenugracum, Leipzig, 1690s Set of three late-17th/early-18th-century botanical copper engravings with period hand-colour, attributed to A...

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Antique Late 17th Century German Prints

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Paper

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6
Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6

Johann Weinmann: c18th Botanical Engravings in Decalcomania Frames, Set of 6

By Johann Weinmann

Located in Richmond, GB

Johann Weinmann (1683-1741), a German pharmacist and apothecary, was author and publisher of 'Phytanthoza Iconographia', one of the most important botanical works of the eighteenth c...

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18th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Mezzotint

John Nugent Fitch Orchids, Framed 19th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving
John Nugent Fitch Orchids, Framed 19th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving

John Nugent Fitch Orchids, Framed 19th Century Hand-Colored Botanical Engraving

By John Nugent Fitch

Located in Miami, FL

This beautiful John Nugent Fitch hand colored engraving print would enhance any setting. Dimensions: Height: 20.5 in (52.07 cm) Width: 17.25 in (43.82 cm) Depth: 1.25 in (3.18 cm) ...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Art

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Giltwood, Paper

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