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Rare Hand-Colored Antique Engraving of A Greenland Shark, 1842
Rare Hand-Colored Antique Engraving of A Greenland Shark, 1842

Rare Hand-Colored Antique Engraving of A Greenland Shark, 1842

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique Print of the Greenland Shark (Somniosus microcephalus) – Gaimard, 1842 Description: This

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Antique 1840s French Prints

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Paper

Hand Colored Engraving of Marie Touchet, Dame de Belleville, 1900
Hand Colored Engraving of Marie Touchet, Dame de Belleville, 1900

Hand Colored Engraving of Marie Touchet, Dame de Belleville, 1900

Located in Langweer, NL

-colored engraved plates depicting period fashions on famous French women who were celebrated for their

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Early 20th Century French Prints

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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

, revered for its serene beauty and symbolic associations in various cultures. These hand-colored

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Set Elisabeth Haussard '1700-1804' 18 Century Hand Colored Engraving
Set Elisabeth Haussard '1700-1804' 18 Century Hand Colored Engraving

Set Elisabeth Haussard '1700-1804' 18 Century Hand Colored Engraving

Located in Den Haag, NL

set 18 Century Hand colored Strawberry Engraving by Elisabeth Haussard 1700- 1804 Author: Henri

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Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Prints

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Paper

Whimsical Animal Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875
Whimsical Animal Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875

Whimsical Animal Hand Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Original hand colored copper plate engraving. Printed in Paris, circa 1875. Title: LII “Temps de

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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Prints

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Paper

Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875
Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875

Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Plate Engraving by Granville, Paris 1875

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Original hand colored copper plate engraving. Printed in Paris, circa 1875. Plate: XXV111 Title

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Antique Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Prints

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Paper

Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon.
Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon.

Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon.

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Pair Original Hand Colored Engravings, Georges-Louis Leclerec, Comte de Buffon, Paris 1749

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Antique 18th Century French Other Prints

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Paper

Rare Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Engraving JJ Grandville, Paris 1875
Rare Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Engraving JJ Grandville, Paris 1875

Rare Surrealist Animal Hand-Colored Copper Engraving JJ Grandville, Paris 1875

By J. J. Grandville

Located in Palm Springs, CA

French illustrator and caricaturist who published under the pseudonym of Grandville, and numerous

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Antique Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Prints

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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
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    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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