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George Edwards Bird Prints

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)
!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Exotic Birds by George Edwards (12)

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Cabinet of Curiosities: Set of Twelve George Edwards Exotic Birds Engravings, Dated 1744–1761

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

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Paper

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Greenland Buck by George Edwards, Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print, circa 1743
Greenland Buck by George Edwards, Hand-Colored Antique Bird Print, circa 1743

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

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Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Prints

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Paper

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

Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743-1751). Edwards' role was both as draughtsman and as author. The

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Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints

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Burl, Paper

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Parrot from  A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

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

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, 1743-64
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, 1743-64

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.

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1760s Animal Prints

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Etching

The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird by George Edwards, 1743-1751
The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird by George Edwards, 1743-1751

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

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Antique Mid-18th Century British Prints

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Paper

Seligmann Bird Prints-Set of Five- After George Edwards
Seligmann Bird Prints-Set of Five- After George Edwards

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

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Antique Late 18th Century German Georgian Prints

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Paper

George Edwards Set of Twelve Engravings of Birds, circa 1740-1760
George Edwards Set of Twelve Engravings of Birds, circa 1740-1760

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

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

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Paper

Hand-Colored Dodo Bird Engraving
Hand-Colored Dodo Bird 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

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1740s Animal Prints

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Paper

Four Mid-18th Century Bird Engravings by George Edwards
Four Mid-18th Century Bird Engravings by George Edwards

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

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Antique Mid-18th Century George II Prints

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Paper

A Natural History of Uncommon Birds
A Natural History of Uncommon Birds

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

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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Etching

Custom Listing : Tami 8 Pieces
Custom Listing : Tami 8 Pieces

Custom Listing : Tami 8 Pieces

By After John James Audubon

Located in Mount Vernon, NY

5) George Edwards, Vintage Print, Brasiliean Fishes from "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds..." 6

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1990s Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Lithograph

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Located in Richmond, GB

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By François Nicolas Martinet

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Original Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Red-billed Hornbill, circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

This genuine antique engraving is an illustration of a bird labeled as "Calao à bec rouge, du Sénégal," which translates to "Red-billed Hornbill from Senegal." The artwork is attribu...

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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.

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