Octave-Louis Van Cuyck Prints

Suite of 4 framed engravings, enhanced with colors, on the theme of fishing: -The choice of fish -Anglers -Happy fishing -Second view of the Levant Beautiful size and correct genera...

Large antique print of a hare. The print can be dated circa 1880-1900. The frame dates from the same time. It is a maple frame with the original old glass.

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

Bring the allure of the English countryside into your home with this remarkable pair of antique equestrian prints. These hand-colored engravi...

This engraving is by Albert Henri Payne after a painting by Casper Netscher. It is a steel engraving. It represents a scene of everyday life. Here, a young woman is sitting on a chai...

Mid-19th century hand-colored copper engraving of a Spotted Sandpiper. This is from his collection of British birds.

Pair of framed neoclassical engravings, after works painted by Jean Jacques François Le Barbier (1738 - 1826) and engraved by Jean-Jacques Avril (1744-1831), dated 1789 for the paint...

19th century W.H. Lizars copper engraving which has been hand-colored. the subject of the engraving is a Common Guilemote displaying winter plumage. The engraving was expertly matt...

This charming engraving is the work of Jacques Philippe, after the one by Nicolas Lancret. This work is the one that was used for the reception of LeBa...

Pair of steel engraving from the 19th century “Le Depart Du Courier” and " L’Arrive du Courrier” dedicated to Madame la Marquise de Montesquieu.

19th century black and white engravings floated between two pieces of glass.

The images are finely detailed engravings of beetles from a 19th-century scientific collection. Each beetle is rendered with precision, showcasing their unique physical characteristics, such as the segmentation of their bodies, the texture of their carapaces, the patterns and colors of their wing covers (elytra), and the varying shapes and lengths of their antennae and legs. The species, as labeled in the engravings, are as follows: From the first image: 1. **Apidie** - Possibly a reference to the Apidae family, which includes bees, but in this context, it likely refers to a type of beetle. 2. **Attelabe** - Likely a variant of the name for beetles in the family Attelabidae, known as leaf-rolling beetles. 3. **Bousier** - Common French name for dung beetles, which are part of the Scarabaeidae family. 4. **Cétoine** - Refers to beetles in the subfamily Cetoniinae, known as flower beetles. 5. **Geotrupe** - A genus of earth-boring dung beetles. 6. **Hanneton** - Common French name for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae, particularly the June beetles or May bugs. 7. **Oryctes** - A genus that includes the rhinoceros beetles. 8. **Trichie** - Refers to beetles in the genus Trichius, which are often found in flowers and resemble small bumblebees. From the second image: 1. **Attelabe** - Again, likely referring to the Attelabidae family of leaf-rolling beetles. 2. **Calosoma** - A genus of ground beetles...