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George Edwards Engravings

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Etching

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs
12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

By George Edwards

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare suite of Twelve original 1740-1760 dated hand water coloured prints after George Edwards 169...

Category

Antique 1740s English George II Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

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...

Category

1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art
Set of Two Hand-Colored Ornithological Engravings by George Edwards /// Bird Art

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...

Category

1740s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759
GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759

GEORGE EDWARDS - Two Hand Colored Ornithological Engravings - U.K. - C.1741-1759

By George Edwards

Located in Chatham, ON

GEORGE EDWARDS (Naturalist, ornithologist and artist 1694-1773) - 'A Natural History of Uncommon Birds' (Published in several volumes between 1743 and 1764) - Antique pair of mid 18t...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Grey Peacock-Pheasant Hen: A 1746 Engraving by George Edwards
Grey Peacock-Pheasant Hen: A 1746 Engraving by George Edwards

Grey Peacock-Pheasant Hen: A 1746 Engraving by George Edwards

Located in Langweer, NL

Original Hand-Colored engraving from George Edwards' "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds," which was published in multiple volumes between 1743 and 1751.

Category

Antique 1740s Prints

Materials

Paper

Traveling animals - Original etching enhanced with watercolor
Traveling animals - Original etching enhanced with watercolor

Traveling animals - Original etching enhanced with watercolor

By George Edwards

Located in Paris, IDF

George EDWARDS Traveling animals Original engraving enhanced with watercolor Signed in the plate and dated, 1746 28.6 x 23.5 cm From Volume II of the Natural History of Birds, plat...

Category

1740s Academic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

Bird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741)
Bird and Beetle - Etching and watercolor (Natural History of Birds, 1741)

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...

Category

1740s Academic Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving, Watercolor

Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770
Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770

Antique Hand-Colored Pigeon Engraving, Copperplate, Circa 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Technique: Copperplate engraving with hand coloring Maker: George Edwards (after), published by Johann Michael Seligmann, Nuremberg, ca. 1770

Category

Antique 1770s English Prints

Materials

Paper

The Red-Breasted Merganser: Hand-Colored Engraving Published in c.1770
The Red-Breasted Merganser: Hand-Colored Engraving Published in c.1770

The Red-Breasted Merganser: Hand-Colored Engraving Published in c.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

The Red-Breasted Merganser: Hand-Colored Engraving from the Seligmann Edition after George Edwards’ Natural History This engraving depicts a Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)...

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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Long-Tailed Black-Headed Hummingbird and Butterfly Engraving by Seligmann, 1770
Long-Tailed Black-Headed Hummingbird and Butterfly Engraving by Seligmann, 1770

Long-Tailed Black-Headed Hummingbird and Butterfly Engraving by Seligmann, 1770

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: long-tailed black-headed hummingbird, J.M. Seligmann, George Edwards, hand-colored engraving, 18th-century ornithological art, exotic bird and butterfly print, Avis mellivo...

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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

The Red Bird of Surinam by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Engraving, 18th Century
The Red Bird of Surinam by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Engraving, 18th Century

The Red Bird of Surinam by J.M. Seligmann, Hand-Colored Engraving, 18th Century

Located in Langweer, NL

Keywords: red bird of Surinam, Garrulus ruber, Surinamensis, J.M. Seligmann, George Edwards, hand-colored engraving, 18th-century natural history art, exotic bird illustration, rare ...

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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Hand-Colored Engraving of the Duck with a Grey Head by Johann Seligmann, ca.1770
Hand-Colored Engraving of the Duck with a Grey Head by Johann Seligmann, ca.1770

Hand-Colored Engraving of the Duck with a Grey Head by Johann Seligmann, ca.1770

Located in Langweer, NL

The calm setting and lifelike rendering reflect Seligmann’s dedication to blending science and art in his collaboration with prominent naturalists like George Edwards. This engrav...

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Antique 1770s Prints

Materials

Paper

Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749
Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749

Majestic Hunter: The American Belted Kingfisher in Its Natural Habitat, 1749

Located in Langweer, NL

Original hand-colored antique bird print showing an American Kingfisher from the book "A Natural History of Uncommon Birds" (1743-1751) by George Edwards. This hand-colored engravi...

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Antique 1740s Prints

Materials

Paper

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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

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...

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century German Georgian Prints

Materials

Burl, Paper

Hand Colored "Wild Man" Engraving by George Edwards, 1757
Hand Colored "Wild Man" Engraving by George Edwards, 1757

Hand Colored "Wild Man" Engraving by George Edwards, 1757

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H 17.5 in W 14.25 in D 0.5 in

Hand Colored "Wild Man" Engraving by George Edwards, 1757

Located in Hudson, NY

Hand colored engraving of a seated "wild man," orangutan or monkey holding a staff, after George Edwards, dated 1757.

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Antique 1750s British Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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 from The Encyclopaedia Londinensis, published by John Wilkes Circa 1800.

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Antique 19th Century British Prints

18th Century George Edwards Engravings of a Woodpecker
18th Century George Edwards Engravings of a Woodpecker

18th Century George Edwards Engravings of a Woodpecker

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards engravings of a bird, Woodpecker, Picus Bengalensis, #82, 1745 A George Edwards hand-colored engraving of a Woodpecker in a decoupage frame.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six
George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six

George Edwards Engravings of Birds, a Set of Six

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards engravings of birds- A set of Six The George Edwards engravings of six different birds in their natural environment are now mounted in a decoupage frame.

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Antique 1740s English Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

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

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

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards engravings of birds, Set of twelve, circa 1740-1760.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Engraving of "Fringilla Africana" Bird
18th Century Hand Colored George Edwards Engraving of "Fringilla Africana" Bird

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 ...

Category

1760s Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames
George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames

George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards prints of parrots with decoupage frames, The Engraver Georg Dionysius Ehret, Circa 1745-50 The George Edwards engravings of twelve different parrots are mounted i...

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Antique 1740s English Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

George Edwards Set of Twelve Parrot Engravings with Chinoiserie Frames
George Edwards Set of Twelve Parrot Engravings with Chinoiserie Frames

George Edwards Set of Twelve Parrot Engravings with Chinoiserie Frames

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards Set of Twelve Parrot Engravings with chinoiserie Frames, Natural History of Birds, Engraved by Georg Dionysius Ehret, Mid-18th century, A fine set of twelve Geor...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames
George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames

George Edwards Prints of Parrots with Decoupage Frames

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards prints of parrots with decoupage frames, The engraver Georg Dionysius Ehret, Set of six, circa 1745-1750 The George Edwards engravings of six different parrots a...

Category

Antique 1740s English Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

18th Century Hand Colored Bird Engraving by George Edwards
18th Century Hand Colored Bird Engraving by George Edwards

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".

Category

1760s Animal Prints

Materials

Engraving

18th Century Hand Colored Engravings by George Edwards, Set of 2
18th Century Hand Colored Engravings by George Edwards, Set of 2

18th Century Hand Colored Engravings by George Edwards, Set of 2

By George Edwards

Located in Ross, CA

Set of two hand colored engravings by George Edwards (English, 1694-1773). Professionally framed and matted in linen.

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Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Drawings

Materials

Paper

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs
12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

12 ANTIQUE 1740 GEORGE EDWARDS HAND COLOURED ORNITHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS OF BIRDs

By George Edwards

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare suite of Twelve original 1740-1760 dated hand water coloured prints after George Edwards 169...

Category

Antique 1740s English George II Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

George Edwards Set of Twelve Bird Engravings, circa 1740
George Edwards Set of Twelve Bird Engravings, circa 1740

George Edwards Set of Twelve Bird Engravings, circa 1740

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards set of twelve bird engravings, within modern decoupage frames, from a natural history of uncommon birds, circa 1740.

Category

Antique 1730s English Georgian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper

George Edwards, A Toucan on a branch, 18th century hand coloured engraving
George Edwards, A Toucan on a branch, 18th century hand coloured engraving

George Edwards, A Toucan on a branch, 18th century hand coloured engraving

By George Edwards

Located in Harkstead, GB

A really eye-catching image of this most exotic and characterful of birds. George Edwards (1694 – 1773) was an English naturalist and ornithologist, known as the "father of British...

Category

18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Engraving

A Well-Executed Set of Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by George Edwards
A Well-Executed Set of Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by George Edwards

A Well-Executed Set of Hand-Colored Bird Engravings by George Edwards

By George Edwards

Located in San Francisco, CA

A well-executed set of 5 English hand-colored bird engravings by George Edwards; later french mattes and custom giltwood frames

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Drawings

George Edwards Hand-Colored Set of 12 Engravings of Parrots, 1743-1764
George Edwards Hand-Colored Set of 12 Engravings of Parrots, 1743-1764

George Edwards Hand-Colored Set of 12 Engravings of Parrots, 1743-1764

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

George Edwards hand-colored set of 12 engravings of parrots, Natural history studies of birds.

Category

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

Materials

Paper

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Parrots by George Edwards
!8th-century Engraved Prints of Parrots by George Edwards

!8th-century Engraved Prints of Parrots by George Edwards

By George Edwards

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Cabinet of Curiosities: Set of Twelve George Edwards Parrot Engraving, Dated circa 1744–1745 This extraordinary suite of twelve framed artworks features original, hand-colored eng...

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Antique 1740s English George II Prints

Materials

Paper

!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 This extraordinary suite of twelve framed artworks features original, hand-colored en...

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

A Group of Twelve 18th Century engravings of Parrots.
A Group of Twelve 18th Century engravings of Parrots.

A Group of Twelve 18th Century engravings of Parrots.

By George Edwards

Located in London, London

Edwards, George Parrots, a group of twelve. London, For the author, at the College of Physicians in Warwick-Lane. 1747-1751 Decorative plates for “A Natural History of Birds” one ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

18th-century Johann Seligmann Bird Print of a Humming Bird
18th-century Johann Seligmann Bird Print of a Humming Bird

18th-century Johann Seligmann Bird Print of a Humming Bird

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Downingtown, PA

His most enduring legacy was the compilation and re-engraving of the works of George Edwards and Mark Catesby, two of the most significant naturalists of the era.

Category

Antique 1770s German Georgian Prints

Materials

Paper

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.

By George Edwards

Located in Richmond, GB

Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with original hand-colouring after the drawings by George Edwards.

Category

18th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

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