$750
H 11.25 in W 9 in
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
$750
H 11.25 in W 9 in
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Engravings by George Edwards" Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, and of Some Other Rare and
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
$301
H 11.34 in W 9.18 in
Bird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741)
By George Edwards
Located in Paris, IDF
George EDWARDS Bird and beetle ('The Gowry Bird') Original engraving, enhanced with watercolor
Engraving, Watercolor
$260Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.03 in W 8.78 in D 0 in
The Black Indian from George Edwards' A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743)
Located in Langweer, NL
bird was probably documented by George Edwards in one of his famous works, *A Natural History of
Paper
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H 12.5 in W 15.3 in D 1.7 in
Greenland Buck by George Edwards, Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print, circa 1743
By George Edwards
Located in Raalte, NL
This is a hand-colored copper plate engraving from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds by George
Paper
Pair Of Mid 18th Century Bird Engravings By George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Free Union, VA
Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751). Edwards' role was both as draughtsman and as author. The
Burl, Paper
Unavailable
H 11.5 in W 8.75 in
Vintage Print, Grasshopper, Fish, "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds..."
By George Edwards
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored etching on laid paper by George Edwards (1694-1773) from A Natural History of Uncommon
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
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H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 14.17 in W 12.2 in D 0.75 in
Parrot from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
Etching of a parrot by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring. Decoupaged and
Etching
Unavailable
H 12.21 in W 9.85 in D 0.4 in
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
Unavailable
H 16.25 in W 14 in D 0.75 in
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, 1743-64
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
A set of twelve eighteenth century etchings of parrots in fine original period colouring, set in hand made decalcomania and reverse painted frames.
Etching
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H 19.25 in W 16.75 in D 0.88 in
18th Century Hand Colored Bird Engraving by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
." It was drawn by George Edwards 1694-1773), the premier British natural history artist of the era and
Engraving
The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird by George Edwards, 1743-1751
By George Edwards
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand colored ornithological copper plate engraving titled "The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird" by George
Paper
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H 19.25 in W 16.75 in D 0.88 in
18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Lanius (Shrike) Bird Engraving
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
, Quadrapeds, Reptiles, Fishes, Insects, &c." It was drawn by George Edwards 1694-1773), the premier British
Engraving
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H 19.25 in W 16.75 in D 0.88 in
18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Engraving of "Fringilla Africana" Bird
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
, macroura" or Pin-tailed whydah, Tab LXVI drawn by George Edwards 1694-1773), the premier British natural
Engraving
Seligmann Bird Prints-Set of Five- After George Edwards
By Johann Michael Seligmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Set of Five Johann Seligmann Bird Prints, After George Edwards, circa 1770 The Johann
Paper
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H 11.54 in W 8.94 in D 0.01 in
The Greatest Martin or Swift by George Edwards, Hand-colored Bird Print, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique Bird print: The Greatest Martin or Swift" **Artist**: George Edwards **Plate Number**: 27
Paper
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H 16.38 in W 13.32 in D 1.13 in
George Edwards Set of Twelve Engravings of Birds, circa 1740-1760
By George Edwards
Located in Downingtown, PA
George Edwards Engravings of Birds, Set of Twelve, circa 1740-1760. from A Natural History
Paper
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H 19.25 in W 16.75 in D 0.88 in
Three 18th Century Hand Colored Engravings of Birds by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Alamo, CA
Three 18th century hand colored copper-plate engravings of exotic birds drawn by George Edwards
Engraving
Hand-Colored Dodo Bird Engraving
By George Edwards
Located in New York, NY
"The Dodo" by George Edwards from "A Natural History of Birds, Most of which have not been figured
Paper
Four Mid-18th Century Bird Engravings by George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English hand colored bird prints from “A Natural History of Uncommon Birds,” engraved by George
Paper
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H 17.33 in W 15.36 in D 1.19 in
Six Framed English 18th Century Bird Prints After George Edwards, Published 1740
Located in London, GB
A set of six copper plate engravings after George Edwards from his seminal book 'A Natural History
Paper
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H 11.5 in W 8.75 in
Vintage Print, Fish, From "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds..."
By George Edwards
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Hand-colored etching on laid paper by George Edwards (1694-1773) from A Natural History of Uncommon
Etching
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H 11.5 in W 8.75 in
Vintage Print, Brasiliean Fishes from "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds..."
By George Edwards
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c...," by George Edwards
Etching
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Surrey, GB
A set of ten etchings of birds by George Edwards. Superb original 18th century hand-colouring
Etching
$2,800
H 6.75 in W 10.44 in
Roseate Spoonbill /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Water Bird
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Roseate Spoonbill" (Plate 362, No. 73) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Or...
Watercolor, Lithograph
$2,000
H 10.44 in W 6.69 in
Snowy Heron /// John James Audubon Natural History Ornithology Snowy Egret Bird
By John James Audubon
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) Title: "Snowy Heron" (Plate 374, No. 75) Portfolio: The Birds of America, First Royal Octavo Edition Year: 1840-1844 Medium: Original...
Watercolor, Lithograph
$750
H 17.88 in W 14.07 in
Sparrowhawk /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Art
By Saverio Manetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785) Title: "Sparrowhawk" (Plate XXI - 21) Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds) Year: 1767-1776 Medium: Ori...
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Twelve 18th Century Engravings of Birds
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
George Edwards: ""A History of Uncommon Birds"", 1749-1761. A prominent English naturalist and ornithologist, George Edwards (1694 -1773) is best known for his work, ""A Natural His...
Watercolor, Engraving
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 8.5 in W 5.25 in
Set of Six Hand-Colored Lithograph Ornithological Prints from "The Ibis"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Philip Lutley Sclater (English, 1829-1913) Titles: "Crossoptilon Harmani (Tibetan eared Pheasant)", "Hypotaenidia Sulcirostris (Barred Rail)", "Craspedophora Duivenbodei (Dui...
Watercolor, Lithograph
Known today as the Father of British Ornithology, George Edwards was a draftsman and naturalist who popularized the art of bird and animal illustrations throughout the 18th century. His main collections of etchings, which were bound as the volumes A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and Gleaning of Natural History, together comprise more than 600 animals and were the first works to delineate many of the featured species.
Edwards cultivated an interest in natural history while traveling around Europe, becoming particularly enamored with birds. Upon his return to the United Kingdom, in 1733, Irish physicist Hans Sloane, an acquaintance of British naturalists/illustrators Eleazar Albin and Mark Catesby, offered Edwards a librarian position at the Royal College of Physicians. The job granted him access to a large collection of works on natural history, which he explored enthusiastically.
With instruction from Catesby, Edwards learned etching and spent much of his time preparing plates and drawings for his books. While Edwards hand-colored his early editions, later works were colored in by other artists, like British artist Peter Paillou, allowing Edwards to focus on etching and writing.
George Edwards earned his reputation for both his illustrations and written descriptions of his subjects — widely acclaimed for their accuracy. Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus cited Edwards’s texts when developing his major work, Systema Naturæ. The Royal Society in London awarded Edwards the Copley Medal in 1750 for outstanding achievement in the field of science. Edwards retired in 1763 to Plaistow, England, and died in 1773.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of George Edwards engravings and wall decorations.