M. Houttuyn Wall Decorations

Strix Flammea – Antique Barn Owl Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1829 This beautifully hand-coloured engraving shows the barn owl (Tyto alba), known in Dutch as...

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...

Antique print titled 'Phasianus, Colchicus, Mas'. The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus,...

Antique print titled 'Anas Cygnus Tab. II'. Swans are birds of the family Anatidae within the genus Cygnus. The swans' close relatives include the geese and ducks. Swans are grouped ...

Carrion Crow with Eggs – Hand-Coloured Engraving from Nozeman’s Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1770–1829 Antique print titled 'Corvus, Corone'. The carrion crow (Corvus corone) is a large, ...

Antique print titled 'Strix Nyctea'. The snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large, white owl of the typical owl family. Snowy owls are native to Arctic regions in North America and Eur...

Antique print titled 'Emberiza, Citrinella'. The yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) is a passerine bird in the bunting family that is native to Eurasia and has been introduced to New...

Rare Dutch Bird Print – Hoopoe, Bullfinch, Linnet and Quail, ca. 1770–1829 Antique hand-coloured print from Nederlandsche Vogelen, the monumental ornithological work published in Am...

Antique print titled 'Garrulus'. This print depicts the garrulus bird with nest and eggs. Garrulus is a genus of Old World jays, passerine birds in the family Corvidae. This print...

Antique print titled 'Motacilla, Luscinia'. The common nightingale or simply nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as rufous nightingale, is a small passerine bird best kno...

Magpie (Pica) – Antique Ornithological Print with Dutch Text, Nozeman, 1770–1829 This fine hand-colored engraving depicts the magpie (Pica), shown perched on a branch with a single ...

The antique print titled 'Falco Tinnunculus, Foemina' is a historical depiction of the female common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), a bird of prey belonging to the kestrel group within...

Antique print titled 'Falco, Nisus'. The Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), also known as the northern sparrowhawk or simply the sparrowhawk, is a small bird of prey in the fami...

European Green Woodpecker – Picus Viridis – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Text, 1770–1829 A detailed hand-coloured engraving of the European green woodpecker (Picus viridis), shown i...

Rooster – Gallus Domesticus Mas – Antique Poultry Print by Sepp & Nozeman c.1829 A striking hand-coloured engraving of the domestic rooster (Gallus gallus domesticus), titled in the...

White Stork Antique Dutch Bird Print by Sepp and Nozeman, 18th Century This elegant hand-colored copper engraving titled 'Ardea Ciconia' presents the white stork (*Ciconia ciconia*)...

Antique print titled 'Picus Martius Foemina'. The black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) is a large woodpecker that lives in mature forest across the northern palearctic. It is the sol...

Antique print titled 'Otis Tarda'. The great bustard (Otis tarda) is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus Otis. It breeds in open grassland and farmland in sout...

Anas, Brenta – Barnacle Goose from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1770–1829 This antique hand-coloured engraving shows the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis), a striking waterfowl known for ...

Antique print titled 'Lanius, Excubitor'. The great grey shrike, northern grey shrike, or northern shrike (Lanius excubitor) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniida...

Greater Scaup – Antique Bird Engraving Anas Marila by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas Marila’, depicts the greater scaup (Aythya marila), a distinctive diving duck...

Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Arquata, Numenius'. The Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlew...

Bohemian Waxwing – Ampelis Garrulus from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1797 This fine hand-coloured engraving shows two Bohemian waxwings (Ampelis garrulus) perched on bare branches, with ...

Antique print titled 'Colymbus, Cristatus'. The great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) is a member of the grebe family of water birds noted for its elaborate mating display. The sc...

Common Scoter – Antique Bird Print ‘Anas Nigra’ by Nozeman & Sepp, 1770 This fine hand-colored engraving depicts the Common Scoter (Anas nigra), a large sea duck also historically r...

Strix Ulula – Hand-Coloured Engraving of Short-Eared Owl with Eggs, 1770–1829 This fine hand-coloured engraving, titled Strix, Ulula, presents a detailed and lifelike depiction of a...

Antique print titled 'Lestris Catarractes'. The great skua (Stercorarius skua) is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. The English name and species name "skua" is belie...

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...

Antique Bird Print – Common Nightjar Caprimulgus by Nozeman & Sepp, 1770 This finely hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicts the Caprimulgus, or nightjar, a nocturnal bird disti...

Antique print titled 'Sitta Europea'. The Eurasian nuthatch or wood nuthatch (Sitta europaea) is a small passerine bird found throughout temperate Asia and in Europe, where its name ...

Brent Goose – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1789 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas, Bernicla’, depicts the brent goose (Branta bernicla), k...

Antique print titled 'Picus, Alba et Viridis, Minor'. The European green woodpecker (Picus viridis) is a member of the woodpecker family Picidae. There are four subspecies and it occ...

Common Goldeneye Duck – Antique Bird Engraving by Nozeman and Sepp, 1809 This antique hand-colored copperplate engraving, titled ‘Anas Clangula’, depicts the common goldeneye (Bucep...

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...

Ardea Stellaris Rufa – Eurasian Bittern from Nederlandsche Vogelen, 1809 This finely detailed hand-coloured engraving depicts the Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris), here under t...

Antique print titled 'Scolopax, Gallinago'. The common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The scientific name gallinago is New Latin for a ...

Antique Bird Print – Velvet Scoter Anas Fusca by Nozeman & Sepp, 1770 This fine hand-coloured engraving shows the Velvet Scoter, titled ‘Anas Fusca’, known in Dutch as the Bruine Ze...

Northern Lapwing – Gavia vulgaris, Tringa vanellus – Nozeman & Sepp, 1770–1829 This finely hand-coloured engraving, titled “Gavia vulgaris, Tringa vanellus,” depicts the northern la...

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...

Antique print titled 'Loxia, Coccothraustes'. The hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) is a passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. Its closest ...

Hen – Gallus Domesticus Foemina – Antique Poultry Print, c.1829 A finely hand-coloured engraving of the domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus), titled in the original Latin as Gall...

Strix Otus – Antique Long-Eared Owl Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1809 This finely hand-coloured engraving features the long-eared owl (Asio otus), known in Dutch as the “ransuil.” The a...

Antique print titled 'Columba Gutturosa'. This print originates from 'Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven", Amsterdam, 1770-1829 by C...

Antique print titled 'Podiceps Auritus'. The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. This print originates...

Antique print titled 'Motacilla Boarula'. The yellow wagtail is a small, graceful, yellow and green bird, with a medium-length tail and slender black legs. It spends much time walkin...

Fringilla Linota – Common Linnet, Antique Hand-Coloured Engraving, Nozeman, 1770–1829 This finely detailed antique hand-coloured engraving, titled “Fringilla Linota,” portrays the common linnet (Linaria cannabina), a small, graceful member of the finch...

Antique print titled 'Columba Cucullata'. The Jacobin is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding that originated in Asia. This print originates fr...

Antique print titled 'Larus Marinus'. The great black-backed gull (Larus marinus), mistakenly called greater black-backed gull by some, is the largest member of the gull family. It b...

Antique print titled 'Larus Canus'. The common gull (Larus canus) is a medium-sized gull that breeds in northern Asia, northern Europe, and northwestern North America. The North Amer...

Blaeuwe Mees (Parus caeruleus) – Hand-Coloured Engraving with Text, 1770–1829 An exquisite hand-coloured engraving of the Eurasian blue tit (Parus caeruleus), from Nederlandsche Vogelen; volgens hunne huisdouding, aert, en eigenschappen beschreeven (Amsterdam, 1770–1829) by Cornelius Nozeman, M. Houttuyn and J.C. Sepp. This monumental multi-volume work was the first comprehensive ornithological study published in the Netherlands, illustrating and describing native birds in life-like poses and natural surroundings, often close to life-size. This example features a lively composition of two blue tits perched on and around a hollow tree stump, the nest...

Redwing Thrush – Antique Bird Print by Nozeman and Sepp, 1770 This antique hand-coloured engraving depicts the redwing (Turdus iliacus), a small migratory thrush from the family Tur...

Antique Hand-Coloured Print of Female Merganser – Mergus Minutus, 1770–1829 This elegant hand-coloured engraving shows a female merganser (Mergus minutus), a member of the merganser...

Antique print titled 'Muscicapa Albicollis'. The collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) is a small passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family, one of the four species of Western Palearctic black-and-white flycatchers. It breeds in southeast Europe (isolated populations are present in the islands of Gotland and Öland in the Baltic Sea, Sweden) and southwest Asia and is migratory, wintering in sub Sahara...

Antique print titled 'Podiceps (Colymbus) Rubricollis'. The red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemispher...

White-Tailed Eagle – Falco leucocephalus hornotinus, Netherlands, 1829 This striking antique hand-coloured engraving presents a detailed study of the White-Tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus...

Antique print titled 'Columba Tremula'. The Fantail is a popular breed of fancy pigeon. It is characterised by a fan-shaped tail composed of 30 to 40 feathers, abnormally more than m...

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 ...

Antique print titled 'Tringa Subarquata'. The curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. The genus name is from Ancient Gree...

Antique print titled 'Parus Cristatus'. The European crested tit, or simply crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) (formerly Parus cristatus), is a passerine bird in the tit family Pari...

White-Tailed Eagle – Falco Leucocephalus Hornotinus – Antique Bird Print, c.1829 A striking hand-coloured engraving of the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla...