Putorius & Pseudo Phalangium (The Pole-Cat) (Skunk) /// Mark Catesby Animal Art
By Mark Catesby
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Mark Catesby (English, 1638-1749) Title: "Putorius & Pseudo Phalangium (The Pole-Cat) (Skunk)" (Plate/Tab 62) Portfolio: Natural History of Carolina, Florida & the Bahama Isl...
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Etching, Intaglio
$2,375
18th Century Catesby Hand-colored Bird & Plant Engraving "The Crested Titmous"
By Mark Catesby
Located in Alamo, CA
A hand-colored copperplate engraving of a bird and plants by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) entitled "The Crested Titmous" from "The Natural History of Carolina, Georgia, Florida and the Bahama Islands", published in 1731. It depicts a small Crested Titmous bird, facing left, perched on the stem of a plant with clusters of mauve colored star-like flowers. This original Catesby hand-colored engraving, on laid paper with a large central Fleur-de-Lys watermark, is presented in a cream color French mat. The mat measures 20" x 15.5" and the sheet measures 18.75" x 14.75". Mark Catesby was born in England to a prosperous family, but he traveled to America, first to visit his sister and her husband in 1712. From 1712 to 1719 he explored America observing its birds and plants, taking notes, creating drawings and collecting specimens. He returned to England with this material and created more detailed drawings. His next visit to America 1722-1726 allowed for more detailed research. Upon his return to England he created his monumental and beautiful work "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and Bahama Islands", which was published in London in two folio volumes of 11 parts each consisting of 20 plates...
Engraving
$1,600
H 16.375 in W 19.125 in
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Rams Looking Down & To Their Left" is an original etching by Karel DuJardin. DuJardin completed many delicate etchings of rams. 3 3/4" x 7 3/4" art 16 3/8" x 19 1/2" frame Du Jardin was a master of various genres of painting, including refined and tranquil Italianising landscapes, monumental historical paintings and superb portraits of the aristocracy. Unlike the majority of his contemporaries, Karel du Jardin (b. Amsterdam 1626, d. Venice 1678) was a talented painter in not one, but many different genres. He is especially famous for his small-scale landscapes, such as the charming Italian landscape with a woman milking a goa" (1652) from the Rijksmuseum's collection. Du Jardin depicted both sun-filled Italianate scenes and Dutch farmyards with pigs and sheep. He also painted a range of elegant portraits of aristocrats and merchants. His self-portrait (1662) on copper is one of the most fascinating 17th-century portraits of a Dutch artist. Du Jardin's spectacular large-scale historical pieces, represented is the show by the impressive Conversion of Saint Pau" (1662) from the collection of the National Gallery of London, are among his most remarkable achievements; he often chose themes that were only rarely depicted by other Dutch painters of the period. During his own lifetime Du Jardin was praised by poets and writers, particularly for his attention to detail and elegant painting technique. As Cornelis de Bie, the artist’s biographer, wrote in 1661: "the surety of the brush at his finger and such sharpe clarity […] that the eye thereon doth linger." Du Jardin's valuable paintings were mainly purchased by rich individuals with an eye for elegance, but were also commissioned by prominent institutions such as the Amsterdam 'Spinhuis' (a women's prison), for whom he painted a vast group portrait of the prison-governors. Karel du Jardin was an artist who liked to travel. He lived for a time in Lyon and in Paris, and sailed with Joan Reynst, Heer van Drakestein, by ship via England, Portugal and Spain to Tangier and Algiers, where they met Michiel de Ruyter...
Etching
$235
H 11.82 in W 9.06 in D 0.04 in
Le Rhinocéros/Le Rhinocéros d’Afrique - Etching by Jacques de Sève-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Engraving on laid paper, within a ruled border. An engraved zoological plate from Buffon’s monumental Histoire naturelle, depicting two rhinoceroses shown in profile, accompanied by...
Etching
$50
H 9.45 in W 6.11 in
Hermit Crabs, German animal antique underwater crustacean engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Einsiedlerkrebse' (Hermit crabs) German wood-engraving, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)
Engraving
$65
H 9.45 in W 6.11 in
Echidna and Platypus, Australian animal monotreme antique engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Kloakentiere' (Monotremes - echidna and platypus)) German wood-engraving, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)
Engraving
$180
H 4.73 in W 7.68 in
The Monitory Lizard, Australia, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1790
By Frederick Polydore Nodder
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Monitory Lizard' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1790, by Frederick Polydore Nodder (fl.1770 – 1800). 120mm by 195mm (platemnark). Early engraving of an ...
Engraving
$211
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Head of Donkey - Etching after Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching on paper, within a ruled border. A finely executed etching after Nicolaes Berchem depicting the head of a donkey in profile, rendered with remarkable sensitivity to texture ...
Etching
Spectacle Owl, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark. John Latham was the lea...
Engraving
$235
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 0.04 in
Le Chien de Berger - Etching by Jacques de Sève- 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière, Tom. V, Pl. XXVIII, p. 300. Paris, 1771. Etching and engraving on laid paper. Sheet size: 24.5 × 19.5 cm. A finely engraved...
Etching
Black faced Ibis, 18th century bird engraving by John Latham
By John Latham
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Copper-line engraving. 1781. From John Latham's 'General Synopsis of Birds' 1781-1785, and its Supplements. Plate number top left. Laid paper with watermark. John Latham was the lea...
Engraving
$120
H 10.63 in W 8.27 in
The Bull & The Cow and Calf, English animal cow cattle engraving, 1807
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Early 19th century cattle engraving from Rees' Cyclopaedia. Sydenham Teast Edwards (1768-1819), was a natural history illustrator. He produced watercolours for engraving for Curtis's Botanical Magazine, New Botanic...
Engraving
$1,600
H 16.375 in W 19.125 in
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Two Rams Looking Down, One Quarter View, One Straight Ahead" is an original etching by Karel DuJardin. DuJardin completed many delicate etchings of ram...
Etching
$235
H 9.65 in W 7.68 in D 0.04 in
Le Lévrier - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1767–1771 – Tom. V, Pl. XXVII (p. 300): Le Lévrier Copper engraving depicting Le Lévrier (Greyhound) standing in elegant profile within a landscaped esta...
Etching
The Loggerhead Turtle
By Mark Catesby
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original hand-colored copper plate etching on handmade laid paper by English artist Mark Catesby (1638-1749) titled "The Loggerhead Turtle", (plat...
Watercolor, Etching
Sold
H 16.13 in W 12 in
The Razor-billed Blackbird of Jamaica, hand-colored engraving, 1754
By Mark Catesby
Located in Paonia, CO
Mark Catesby ( 1683-1749 ) "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands" The Razor-billed Blackbird of Jamaica hand-colored engraving, 1754 paper size...
Engraving