James Stewart Wall Decorations

19th century pair of framed Italian hand colored engravings One engraving depicts a scene from Florence, Italy The other depicts a sc...

Each with crisp vivid colors of the most desirable tulip series.

By Johannes Van den Aveelen and engraved by Holmice. Six views of Swedish royal residences. Hand colored engravings. Framed and matted.

Hand colored copper engraving "Ingleby Mannor the Seat of the Honble. Sr. Wm. Foulis Bartt.," by Johannes Kip. From Kip's most significan...

Pair of Botanical Engravings from The Botanic Garden by B. Maund, London c.1836 An elegant pair of original hand-colored botanical engravings from *The Botanic Garden* by Benjamin M...

Antique Olive Botanical Print, Olea Europaea, Hand Colored, c.1831 Description: This strong and highly decorative botanical engraving depicts Olea Europaea, the olive tree, shown wi...

Pair of Framed 18th-Century Hand-Colored English Armorial Engravings – Belasyse & Berkeley. An exceptional, matching pair of late 18th-century English heraldic engravings featur...

Pair of Botanical Engravings from The Botanic Garden by B. Maund, London c.1836 A beautiful matching pair of hand-colored botanical engravings from Benjamin Maund’s renowned work Th...

Original pieces from the renowned Trowbridge Gallery, London We offer two exceptional hand-colored copperplate engravings after original botanical illustrations by Maria Sibylla M...

Nature’s Nautical Architecture: A Pair of Hand-Colored Gualtieri Shell Engravings Circa 1742 These hand-colored engravings originate from Niccolò Gualtieri’s seminal work of natural...

Rare Antique Rhinoceros Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 Description: This striking 18th-century engraving of the Indian rhinoceros, titled Le Rhinoceros, comes from the Dutch edition of Buffon’s monumental natural history, published in Amsterdam by J.H. Schneider in 1769. Appearing as Plate VII in Tome XI, this is one of the most dramatic and desirable mammal plates in the entire series. The image was drawn by Jacques de Sève, the principal artist for Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle, and engraved by C.J. Fritsch, whose finely controlled linework captures the heavy folds, armour-like hide, and distinctive single horn of Rhinoceros unicornis with remarkable accuracy. Buffon’s description of the rhinoceros reflected the 18th century’s growing scientific curiosity about exotic species, and this plate reflects that fascination. The animal is shown standing solidly on a grassy bank against a pale sky and rocky cliff, a composition that emphasises both its mass and its rarity. De Sève’s rendering combines scientific observation with something of the romance and wonder that natural history imagery held for Enlightenment audiences. The armour-plated skin is depicted in sculptural relief through subtle cross-hatching, while carefully applied hand colouring enhances the deep greys, browns, and dusty pinks of the hide and landscape. As with all Schneider-edition plates, the colouring is richer, more transparent, and more refined than in many other continental versions of Buffon. This engraving is an excellent example of 18th-century copperplate technique. The plate mark is clearly visible, the impression strong, and the proportions generous, with wide margins characteristic of the Amsterdam edition. The sheet forms a beautiful standalone artwork but also pairs exceptionally well with other large-format Buffon subjects such as the elephant, camel, or buffalo plates...

Original hand colored copper plate engraving. Printed in Paris, circa 1875. Plate: XXV111 Title: Soyez sans inquiétude, Mousieur ; deux mois de traitement, et je vous renvoie votre fils aussi droit que vois et moi. Unframed. 14.50” W x 11.50” H matted. By original owner). Image size: 8.5” x 5.50” One of us set of four very RARE different images purchased from the original owner. Other three available on separate 1st Dibs listings. JJ Granville bio: Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (13 September 1803 – 17 March 1847) was a prolific French illustrator and caricaturist who published under the pseudonym of Grandville, and numerous variations (e. g. Jean-Jacques Grandville, Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville) throughout his career. Art historians and critics have called him "the first star of French caricature...