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Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - Crab & Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - Crab & Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - Crab & Lobster, English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - shrimps, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - Coconut and hermit crabs, natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - Coconut and hermit crabs, natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - Coconut and hermit crabs, natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - cyclops etc, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - cyclops etc, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - cyclops etc, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History
Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History

Le Millouinan /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art Duck Natural History

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Martinet engraved the plates for numerous works on natural history, especially ornithology. Notable in particular are those for l'Ornithologia, sive Synopsis methodica of Mathurin Ja...

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1770s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

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...

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1740s Academic Animal Prints

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Engraving, Watercolor

La Taupe (The Mole) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

La Taupe (The Mole) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

A strong example of Enlightenment natural history engraving, illustrating Buffon’s integration of zoological description and comparative anatomy within a refined artistic framework.

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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

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Empress of Silence

Empress of Silence

By William B. Montgomery

Located in Dallas, TX

Based on the tradition of the early natural history engravings, these scientifically accurate, yet artistically exquisite, etchings and lithographs have been commissioned for a varie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Prints

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François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving

François Nicolas Martinet (1731-1800) Le pigeon ramier de Madacascar Engraving

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Meinisberg, CH

Martinet engraved the plates for numerous works on natural history, especially ornithology. Notable in particular are those for Buffon's natural history where he made 1008 engravings.

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18th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Lepidoptera (Butterflies) /// Scottish Natural History Zoology Animal Engraving
Lepidoptera (Butterflies) /// Scottish Natural History Zoology Animal Engraving

Lepidoptera (Butterflies) /// Scottish Natural History Zoology Animal Engraving

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Comes from MacGillivray's two volume "The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History, and of The Physical Sciences", (1835-1840) (First edition), which consists of 119 hand-colored engravi...

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1830s Victorian Animal Prints

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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio

Lizards / reptiles, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840

Lizards / reptiles, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

La Salamandre Terrestial 2 La S. a Queue Plate Male 3. id Femelle 4 La S a Trois Doigts' French natural history steel-engraving with original hand-colouring.

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837
Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Spiders, four antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837
Spiders, four antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Spiders, four antique English natural history engraving prints, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Depicts species of spiders. Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 125...

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19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - lobsters, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - lobsters, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - lobsters, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - bopyrus, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - bopyrus, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - bopyrus, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837
Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Crustaceans - crabs, antique English natural history engraving print, 1837

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

Lizards / reptiles, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840

Lizards / reptiles, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1840

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Le Tapaye 2 Le Marbre 3 Le Roquet'. French natural history steel-engraving with original hand-colouring.

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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Animal Prints

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Engraving

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Natural History Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact natural history engraving you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Making the right choice when shopping for a natural history engraving may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 19th Century. When looking for the right natural history engraving for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of beige and white. A natural history engraving from Moses Harris and George Edwards — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Frequently made by artists working in engraving, paint and watercolour, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large natural history engraving can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller natural history engraving, measuring 8.27 high and 4.93 wide, may better suit your needs.

How Much is a Natural History Engraving?

A natural history engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $85, while the lowest priced sells for $45 and the highest can go for as much as $850.

Finding the Right Prints And Multiples for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

Find fine art prints for sale on 1stDibs today.