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Hand Colored Engraving of Ninon De L'enclos, a French Author, 1900
Hand Colored Engraving of Ninon De L'enclos, a French Author, 1900

Hand Colored Engraving of Ninon De L'enclos, a French Author, 1900

Located in Langweer, NL

century, stunning folio-sized hand-colored engraved plates depicting period fashions on famous French

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Early 20th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

18th Century French Hand Colored Engraving of a Dutch Mother and Child

18th Century French Hand Colored Engraving of a Dutch Mother and Child

By Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Located in Stamford, CT

From: 'Costumes of Various Countries' by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, circa 1797. Hand colored

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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

Antique French Hand-Colored Lithograph “Chevalier de Notre-Dame du Chardon
Antique French Hand-Colored Lithograph “Chevalier de Notre-Dame du Chardon

Antique French Hand-Colored Lithograph “Chevalier de Notre-Dame du Chardon

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

century. This exquisite hand-colored engraving captures the elegance and ceremonial attire of a French

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Antique 19th Century American Charles II Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Hand-Colored French Map, Carte des Etats Unis, Par Bonne, Late 18th Century
Hand-Colored French Map, Carte des Etats Unis, Par Bonne, Late 18th Century

Hand-Colored French Map, Carte des Etats Unis, Par Bonne, Late 18th Century

By Rigobert Bonne

Located in Chappaqua, NY

Hand-colored French map, Carte de la Partie Nord, des Etats Unis, de l'Amérique Septentrionale

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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child
Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child

Pair of 18th French Hand Colored Engravings of a Frisian Man, Woman and Child

By Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of depicting 'Homme and Femme de la Frise' or 'Frisian Man and Woman', people of the Frisian Islands off the coast of the Netherlands. The first showing the man in a wonderful n...

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Antique Early 18th Century French Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair Of Hand Colored Engravings Of Parrots
Pair Of Hand Colored Engravings Of Parrots

Pair Of Hand Colored Engravings Of Parrots

Located in Essex, MA

Two framed hand colored stipple engravings of parrots by Jacques Barraband published 1801-05. In

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Antique Early 1800s French Prints

Materials

Glass, Giltwood, Paper

Servant from Salamanca – Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1820
Servant from Salamanca – Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1820

Servant from Salamanca – Hand-Colored Engraving, c.1820

Located in Langweer, NL

image forms part of a popular genre of costume prints that flourished in post-Napoleonic France

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Antique 1820s French Prints

Materials

Paper

lgeria Moorish Woman – Hand-Colored Costume Lithograph, 1853
lgeria Moorish Woman – Hand-Colored Costume Lithograph, 1853

lgeria Moorish Woman – Hand-Colored Costume Lithograph, 1853

Located in Langweer, NL

Moorish Woman Costume Print Algeria 1853 by Compte-Calix – Hand-Colored Lithograph This elegant

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of Framed Denis Diderot Colored Horse Carriages
Pair of Framed Denis Diderot Colored Horse Carriages

Pair of Framed Denis Diderot Colored Horse Carriages

By Denis Diderot

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of prints from the "Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des

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Antique 17th Century French French Provincial Prints

Materials

Paint, Paper

A brightly colored image of a 13th century French bowman.
A brightly colored image of a 13th century French bowman.

A brightly colored image of a 13th century French bowman.

Located in Middletown, NY

Mussard, Léopold Costume design for a 13th century Arbalétrier. Paris: 1836. Etching with hand coloring in watercolor on cream wove paper, 5 1/2 x 8 9/16 inches (138 x 216 mm), full...

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Early 19th Century French School Still-life Prints

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching

Napoleonic Wars, Battle of Eylau 1807 – Hand-Colored Engraving
Napoleonic Wars, Battle of Eylau 1807 – Hand-Colored Engraving

Napoleonic Wars, Battle of Eylau 1807 – Hand-Colored Engraving

Located in Langweer, NL

provides a clean, gallery-style presentation. Technique: Engraving, hand colored Maker: Bovinet, French

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Antique Early 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

The Loves Of Francis I, Colored Engravings, 19th Century
The Loves Of Francis I, Colored Engravings, 19th Century

The Loves Of Francis I, Colored Engravings, 19th Century

Located in MARSEILLE, FR

Pair of framed, colored engravings depicting amorous scenes between King Francis I and one of his

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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Prints

Materials

Paper

Group of Three Antique Zoological Hand Colored Engravings
Group of Three Antique Zoological Hand Colored Engravings

Group of Three Antique Zoological Hand Colored Engravings

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Historical group of three 18th century hand colored engravings, including two aquatic French images

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Antique 18th Century French Georgian Prints

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Paper

Botanical Rarities: Pristine Hand-Colored Engravings from 1845
Botanical Rarities: Pristine Hand-Colored Engravings from 1845

Botanical Rarities: Pristine Hand-Colored Engravings from 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

This image is a beautiful collage of antique hand-colored botanical engravings from 1845, each

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Set Of Four Hand Colored Engravings Of Dogs
Set Of Four Hand Colored Engravings Of Dogs

Set Of Four Hand Colored Engravings Of Dogs

Located in Essex, MA

Nicely framed featuring four different dog types.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior
19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior

19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior

By Adja Yunkers

Located in Hamburg, DE

This striking 19th-century hand-colored copper engraving depicts a detailed portrait of an Arab

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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Print of French Ladies by Jacquemin 'c.1870'
Antique Print of French Ladies by Jacquemin 'c.1870'

Antique Print of French Ladies by Jacquemin 'c.1870'

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'Dames Francaises (..)'. Original hand colored print of French ladies. This

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Antique Late 19th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Set of 8 Hand-Colored Lithographs, Medieval Costume Studies, 1860
Set of 8 Hand-Colored Lithographs, Medieval Costume Studies, 1860

Set of 8 Hand-Colored Lithographs, Medieval Costume Studies, 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Medieval Costume and Gesture Studies, Set of 8 Hand-Colored Lithographs, 1860 This cohesive set of

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

Six Hand-Colored Lithographs of Medieval Italian Costume, Circa 1860
Six Hand-Colored Lithographs of Medieval Italian Costume, Circa 1860

Six Hand-Colored Lithographs of Medieval Italian Costume, Circa 1860

Located in Langweer, NL

Six Medieval Italian Costume Figures XIII–XV c. – Bonnard Hand-Colored Set The prints are offered

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Four 19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Uniformed Men
Four 19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Uniformed Men

Four 19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Uniformed Men

Located in Hamburg, DE

This charming set consists of four hand-colored copper engravings from the 19th century, each

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Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Prints

Materials

Wood, Paper

Set of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs of Lepers, Iceland, 1842
Set of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs of Lepers, Iceland, 1842

Set of Three Hand-Colored Lithographs of Lepers, Iceland, 1842

Located in Langweer, NL

Set of Three Antique Prints of Lepers from Iceland – Gaimard Voyage, 1842 The prints are sold

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

Materials

Paper

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French Colored Prints For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of French colored prints available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, wood and glass, all French colored prints available were constructed with great care. French colored prints have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of French colored prints to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Louis XVI, neoclassical and Victorian French colored prints are of considerable interest. Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, Francois Nicolas Martinet and J. J. Grandville each produced beautiful French colored prints that are worth considering.

How Much are French Colored Prints?

Prices for French colored prints can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, French colored prints begin at $0 and can go as high as $750,000, while the average can fetch as much as $675.

Finding the Right Prints for You

Prints are works of art produced in multiple editions. Though several copies of a specific artwork can exist, collectors consider antique and vintage prints originals when they have been manually created by the artist or are “impressions” that are part of the artist’s intent for the work.

Modern artists use a range of printmaking techniques to produce different types of prints such as relief, intaglio and planographic. Relief prints are created by cutting away a printing surface to leave only a design. Ink or paint is applied to the raised parts of the surface, and it is used to stamp or press the design onto paper or another surface. Relief prints include woodcuts, linocuts and engravings.

Intaglio prints are the opposite of relief prints in that they are incised into the printing surface. The artist cuts the design into a block, plate or other material and then coats it with ink before wiping off the surface and transferring the design to paper through tremendous pressure. Intaglio prints have plate marks showing the impression of the original block or plate as it was pressed onto the paper.

Artists create planographic prints by drawing a design on a stone or metal plate using a grease crayon. The plate is washed with water, then ink is spread over the plate and it adheres to the grease markings. The image is then stamped on paper to make prints.

All of these printmaking methods have an intricate process, although each can usually transfer only one color of ink. Artists use separate plates or blocks for multiple colors, and together these create one finished work of art.

Find prints ranging from the 18th- and 19th-century bird illustrations by J.C. Sepp to mid-century modern prints, as well as numerous other antique and vintage prints at 1stDibs. Browse the collection today and read about how to arrange wall art in your space.

Questions About French Colored Prints
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    French blue falls looks like a smokey, grey blue. France has used this shade of blue in its heraldry of the French monarchy since at least the 12th century.

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