Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" (Plates 90, 308) Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Bir...
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
By George Edwards
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) Title: "Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards" (Plates 276, 143) Portfolio: A Natural History of Uncommon Bi...
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
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 Printed signature in the plate Dated, 1741 28.8 x 23.3 cm Created for Volume I of the...
Engraving, Watercolor
Johann Seligmann Bird Print of Le Merle Rofette, Tab XXXIX, After George Edwards
By Johann Michael Seligmann
Located in Downingtown, PA
Flight of Fancy: Johann Seligmann’s "Le Merle Rofette" Engraving in a Decoupage Frame Circa 1770s This exquisite engraving, titled "Le Merle Rofette" (Tab XXXIX), is a remarkable p...
Paper
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The Black Indian from George Edwards' A Natural History of Uncommon Birds (1743)
Located in Langweer, NL
This engraving of the Black Indian Cuckoo is a fine example from George Edwards' ornithological works, part of his A Natural History of Uncommon Birds or Gleanings of Natural History...
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 Edwards with the title: The Greenland Buck - Plate 51. Published 1743-1751. Engrave...
Paper
Pair Of Mid 18th Century Bird Engravings By George Edwards
By George Edwards
Located in Free Union, VA
A pair of hand colored engravings, nicely matted with filage and green marbleized filets in fine burl wood frames. These original engravings date to the mid 18th century, and were pu...
Burl, Paper
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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 Birds, and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Quadrapeds, Reptiles, Fishe...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
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 hand gilded, jade eglomise frame with 23ct gold leaf trellis work corners. Design ...
Etching
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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 from The Encyclopaedia Londinensis, published by John Wilkes Circa 1800. Framed i...
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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 16.5 in W 13.63 in D 1.13 in
!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 This extraordinary suite of twelve framed artworks features original, hand-colored en...
Paper
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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 known as "The Father of British Ornithology".
Engraving
The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird by George Edwards, 1743-1751
By George Edwards
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand colored ornithological copper plate engraving titled "The Cock Padda or Rice-Bird" by George Edwards (1694-1773), printed on laid paper.
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
It was drawn by George Edwards 1694-1773), the premier British natural history artist of the era and known as "The Father of British Ornithology".
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
An 18th century hand colored copper-plate engraving of an exotic bird, "Fringilla, Africana, macroura" or Pin-tailed whydah, Tab LXVI drawn by George Edwards 1694-1773), the premier ...
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 Seligmann engravings from the French Edition depict five different birds and are mounted in...
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 **Date**: Published 1743-1751 **Medium**: Hand-colored Copper Plate Engraving This...
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 of Uncommon Birds, and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Quadrapeds, Repti...
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 1694-1773), the premier British natural history artist of the era and known as "The Fa...
Engraving
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 Edwards (1694-1773) between 1743 and 1751.
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 Of Uncommon Birds'. To include 'The Coot Footed Tringa', 'The Yellow Headed Finch' ...
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 Birds, and of some other Rare and Undescribed Animals, Quadrapeds, Reptiles, Fishe...
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
Hand-colored etching on laid paper by George Edwards (1694-1773), plate 283 from "Gleanings of natural history, exhibiting figures of quadrupeds, birds, insects, plants, &c...," by G...
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. Decoupaged and hand gilded, blue-grey eglomise frames with 23ct gold leaf trellis work ...
Etching
Custom Listing : Tami 8 Pieces
By After John James Audubon
Located in Mount Vernon, NY
Custom Listing for 8 works with Framing: 1) After John James Audubon, Hooping Crane, Edition Pl. 261 2) After John James Audubon, Snowy Heron, or White Egret, Edition Pl. 242 3) Aft...
Lithograph
$2,000
H 20.94 in W 14.38 in
Ardea, Stellaris (Eurasian Bittern) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving
By Cornelius Nozeman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786) Title: "Ardea, Stellaris (Eurasian Bittern)" (Plate 41) Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds) Year: 1770-1829 Medium: Original H...
Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
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.