Hand Coloured Engravings

Sandwich Tern – Sterna Cantiaca – Antique Hand-Coloured Bird Print, c.1829 This fine hand-coloured engraving depicts the Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), a graceful seabird ...

William Bunbury, engraved by James Bretherton The Hopes of the Family Hand coloured engraving 26 x 36 cm c.1790 This engraving, titled "The Hopes of the Family – An Admission at t...

Antique Print of Paleokastro Castle on Crete, Dapper, 1688 This fine hand-coloured engraving depicts the fortress of Paleokastro (Palaiokastro) on the north coast of Crete.

William Bunbury, engraved by James Bretherton College Fun or Quizzing the Proctor Hand coloured engraving 27 x 34 cm c.1790 In this playful scene, a proctor--garnering a powdered ...

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a complete pair of original hand-coloured engravings more than 250 years old.

Set of 18 hand coloured bird engravings. Antique hand coloured bird engravings by Jacques de Seve, commissioned by George-Louis Leclrec, Comtes de Buffon for Histoire Naturelle et Pa...

Antique Zebu Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 Description: This charming and beautifully hand-coloured engraving of the zebu, titled Le Zébu, comes from the rare...

John Le Keux (1783 - 1846) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788 - 1854) Sidney College from the Master's Garden (1845) Hand-coloured engraving 12 x 15 cm Published by Rudolph Ackermann...

Motacilla Regulus – Goldcrest – Hand-Coloured Engraving, 1770–1829 This fine hand-coloured engraving depicts the goldcrest (Regulus regulus), Europe’s smallest bird, shown perched d...

Early 19th Century Botanical Engraving by John Curtis – Hand Coloured Natural History Plate An original early 19th-century hand-coloured botanical engraving from the celebrated natu...

Cherbourg – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666) This 17th-century copper engraving presents a finely detailed early plan of Cherbourg, published in Antwerp in...

Caen – Antique Hand-Coloured Normandy Town Plan Engraving (1666) This 17th-century copper engraving offers a finely detailed early plan of Caen, published in Antwerp in 1666 for the...

Dieppe – Antique Hand-Coloured French Coastal Town Engraving (1666) This charming 17th-century copper engraving presents an early bird’s-eye plan of the fortified port town of Diepp...

Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 This handsome hand-coloured 18th-century engraving of the buffalo, titled Le Buffle, comes from the rare Dutch ...

Rare 1769 Tapir Trio – Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings from Amsterdam Edition This outstanding three-plate tapir set comes from the 1769 Amsterdam Dutch edition of Buffon’s Histoire...

Chinese Musical Instruments – Set of Three Ferrario Hand-Colored Engravings, 1815 A rare early nineteenth-century hand-coloured copperplate engraving from Giulio Ferrario’s celebrat...

Chinese Boats and River Vessels, Hand-Coloured Ferrario Engraving 1815 A finely hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicting a variety of traditional Chinese boats and river vessel...

Antique Dromedary Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 This beautifully hand-coloured 18th-century engraving of the dromedary camel, titled Le Dromadaire, come...

Antique Bactrian Camel Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 Description: This beautifully hand-coloured 18th-century engraving of the Bactrian camel, titled Le Chame...

18th Century Bernard De Montfaucon (1655-1741) Hand Coloured Framed Engraving of Egyptian Antiquities Grand Tour.

Measurements Frame: 77 x 88 x 6 Engraving: 61 x 74 cm Material Hand-coloured copperplate engraving Sold as a pair.

Rare 1769 Iceland Sheep Pair – Hand-Coloured Buffon Engravings Amsterdam This superb pair of hand-coloured 18th-century engravings of the Icelandic sheep and ram, titled La Brebis d...

Particularly effective when framed as part of a grouped Napoleonic infantry display. Technique: Hand-coloured engraving Maker: After Horace Vernet, France, Paris, 1843

Rare Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 Description: This striking 18th-century engraving of the Indian rhinoceros, titled Le Rhinoceros, comes ...

Antique Map of Andalusia Spain – Hand-Coloured Tassin Engraving 1651 This fine hand-coloured engraved map shows the historic kingdom of Andalusia in southern Spain, created by Nicol...

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...

Spotted Nutcracker – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving, titled Caryocatactes, depicts the Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocata...

Numida Meleagris – Antique Helmeted Guineafowl Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1829 This finely hand-coloured engraving shows the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris), known in Dutch as ...

European Turtle Dove with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770 This fine hand-coloured engraving, titled Turtur, depicts the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur)...

Eurasian Golden Oriole with Nest – Antique Bird Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving, titled Orjolus, depicts the Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus orio...

Western Marsh Harrier Nest – Antique Double-Page Engraving, Nozeman & Sepp 1770 This striking antique double-page hand-coloured engraving, titled Milvi Nidus, presents a detailed de...

This is a hand coloured framed engraving of a study of Kingfisher birds all in the manner of Audubon Birds of America and dating to the Mid 19th Century.

Landing Through the Surf – Ceram, late 19th-century hand-coloured wood engraving Description: A vivid late 19th-century hand-coloured wood engraving depicting a dramatic coastal lan...

Title: Chaplain of the Constantinian Order: A Rare 18th-Century Engraving Description: This hand-colored engraving depicts a "Capellan oder Priester des Gehorsams vom Constantiner-O...

Nicely framed in gold with matting. Two images darker than others but all came together and work together.

A fine hand coloured 18th Century engraving after the original by Piranesi (Rome 1743), published by Danisy, Paris.

Attractive minature map of Greece or 'Graecia" Maker/Publisher: A. Ortelius/A. en F. Arsenius / M Coignet / J. van Keerbergen - 1601-1620 With a simple title cartouche. Over t...

Technique and material: Copperplate engraving, original hand colouring Condition report : Good condition.

Antique Zebu Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 This charming and beautifully hand-coloured engraving of the zebu, titled Le Zébu, comes from the rare Dutch editio...

A charming and historically rich representation of the county, this Victorian period hand-coloured engraving captures the elegance of early 18th century mapmaking.

With remarkable organizational effort, he secured the publication of Storia naturale degli uccelli, Natural History of the birds, a monumental work in five volumes illustrated with 6...

A charming and historically rich representation of the county, this hand-coloured engraving captures the elegance of early 18th century mapmaking.

The restrained palette—soft greens, earth tones, and warm flesh hues—enhances the sculptural clarity of the figures while lending the scene a refined decorative quality. Executed as...

Motacilla Erithacus – Antique Common Redstart Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1809 This finely hand-coloured engraving depicts the common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), known in Dutch...

Medium : Hand Coloured Photopolymer Gravure with Chine Colle, on archival Fine Art paper. Artist : Suzanne Moxhay Subject / Title : Candle (Title). A photographic process of complex...

Emberiza nivalis – Antique Snow Bunting Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1809 This finely hand-coloured engraving shows the snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis), known in Dutch as the “snee...

NOZEMAN, Cornelius and Jan Christian SEPP. A Group of Four Birds Nests: NIDUS ARDEAE, Nycticoracis; NIDUS PLATALEA, Leucorodia; NIDUS ARDEAE STELLARIS and NIDUS PELECANI, Carbonis f...

Title: Japanese Preacher in Temple – Ferrario Costume Print, Hand-Colored c.1815 Description: This finely hand-coloured engraving titled *Japanese Preacher* presents a vivid interio...

An original hand-coloured engraving of "The Hairy Armadillo or Fourth Tatou of d'Azara."

Four intricately detailed and hand-coloured 18th century engravings depicting the fountains of Palace of Versailles, France by British engraver, Benjamin Cole (1697-1783).

Anfiteatro Flavio detto il Colosseo – Antique Hand-Coloured View of the Colosseum (c.1840) This finely hand-coloured 19th-century engraving presents a clear and atmospheric view of ...

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker – Picus Varius Minor, c.1770–1829 This finely hand-coloured engraving depicts the lesser spotted woodpecker (Dryobates minor), the smallest member of the w...

Large Mammals Print: Elephant, Rhino, Hippo & Tapir – Antique 1867 This impressive antique print depicts large mammals including elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, and tapirs,...

Botanical Classification Prints: Linnaean Flower Classes & Cryptogamia – Antique 1867 These detailed antique prints depict Linnaeus's classification system for plants, illustrating ...

A hand-coloured copperplate engraving titled Napoléon le Grand, one of the most celebrated imperial portraits of the Napoleonic era.

His workshop was one of the most prolific in Europe for this format, and his hand-coloured engravings remain prized for their bold palette and theatrical compositions.

Stock Dove – Columba oenas – Kleine Bosch-Duif, Netherlands, 1829 This antique hand-coloured engraving depicts the Stock Dove (Columba oenas), a graceful pigeon native to Europe and...