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.
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
George Edwards, Engravings of Parrots, published by Seligmann.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
PRICE IS FOR EACH FRAMED PRINT "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origina...
Watercolor, Etching
$520Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 20 in D 2 in
"The Red Rooster" Hand-Colored Etching, Signed, 76/100
By Sandy Scott
Located in Loveland, CO
Red Rooster by Sandy Scott Wildlife Hand-colored Etching 14x11" image 24x20" framed, archival matte, under glass circa 1970's, numbered 76/100, titled, si...
Wood, Glass, Watercolor, Archival Paper, Etching
$443
H 11.7 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Original Drawing-Punch Diary-8 Months, Reaching-British Artist-documentary serie
Located in London, GB
Punch Diary — 8 Months, Reaching Ink on Georgian oil paper Shizico Yi Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026 Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on immediacy and emoti...
Archival Paper, Ink
$250
H 7.09 in W 7.09 in D 0.79 in
Japanese Contemporary Art by Minako Asakura - Flowers
By Minako Asakura
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & watercolor on paper mounted on wood panel Minako Asakura is a Japanese artist born in 1973 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. As graphic designer & art direct...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Panel
$1,016
H 25.6 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
Black painting, water and plants, fractals, organic landscape, golden spiral
Located in Carballo, ES
Black Neoexpressionist Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2018. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 65 x ...
Ink, Handmade Paper
$1,244Sale Price|20% Off
H 10.95 in W 16.78 in
Noble Hunting Society wild Boar Deer and Dogs, Hunter's Life, 1822, Watercolour
Located in Greven, DE
This Watercolor drawing shows a noble hunting society. The duke (?) on horse and several noble ladies accompanying the soctiety. The duke (?) gestures towards a group of hunters on h...
Watercolor
$15,000
H 12.5 in W 10.5 in D 0.5 in
Hunt Slonem - Watercolor painting (Hand Signed 3x to an Andy Warhol muse) Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Superb provenance: gifted by Hunt Slonem to Andy Warhol muse Monique Van Vooren. A unique work with a unique, personal inscription and historic provenance - hand signed three times. ...
Watercolor
$130
H 16 in W 12 in D 0.1 in
Etching - Cat Woman Pastel Watercolor and Acrylic Anthropomorphic Cat
By Ana May
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and lively etching colored with watercolor, pastel and acrylics of an anthropomorphic cat-woman by Mexican artist Ana May, 2012. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper...
Acrylic, Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Etching
$25,000
H 13 in W 11 in
Little Benny Wanted a Pony Little Golden Book Cover Illustration Original Art
Located in Miami, FL
Little Benny Wanted a Pony, from Little Golden Books, is a classic in the children's book genre. Famed Illustrator Richard Scarry succeeds in connecting people's lives, but in his c...
Gouache, Illustration Board, Pencil
"Crash" Large Scale Watercolor on paper
By Thomas Broadbent
Located in New York, NY
watercolor on paper, 51"x72" This large scale watercolor on paper depicts a crystal chandelier that appears to have crashed to the floor. Smal...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$484
H 11.7 in W 8.27 in D 0.04 in
Original Drawing-Punch Diary-6 Months, on Papa's Shoulder-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Punch Diary — 6 Months, On Papa's Shoulder Ink and Charcoal on Georgian oil paper Shizico Yi Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026 Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres...
Ink, Archival Paper, Charcoal
$800
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.5 in
Donkey Boogie Woogie, limited color mixed media woman animals
By Jenny Toth
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is drawing made with pen, pencil and watercolor on wood done from life of donkeys the artist observed in Mexico, and cacti, and a woman holding up the hoof of one donkey. Whims...
Watercolor, Ballpoint Pen, Pencil, Archival Paper
$443
H 8.27 in W 11.7 in D 0.04 in
Original Drawing-Punch Diary-7 Months, Walk on-British Artist-documentary series
Located in London, GB
Punch Diary — 7 Months, Walk On Ink, Charcoal, Gesso on Georgian oil paper Shizico Yi Part of the Punch Diary series, ongoing since 2026 Shizico Yi’s drawing practice centres on imm...
Ink, Archival Paper, Gesso, Charcoal
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H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is per each framed print. "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origin...
Watercolor, Engraving
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H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is per each framed print. "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origin...
Watercolor, Engraving
Sold
H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is per each framed print. "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origin...
Watercolor, Engraving
Sold
H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is per each framed print. "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origin...
Watercolor, Engraving
Sold
H 19.5 in W 16.5 in
George Edwards, Engravings of Birds, published by Seligmann, 1770.
By George Edwards
Located in Richmond, GB
Price is per each framed print. "Sammlung Verschiedenr Auslandischer und Selener Vogel", Nuremberg 1770-1773. Edited by Johann Michael Seligmann (1749 -1776): engravings with origin...
Watercolor, Engraving