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Period: Early 19th Century
Pl. CVI Antique Anatomy / Medical Print of Foot Muscles by Cloquet, 1821
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique anatomy print showing foot muscles. This print originates from 'Anatomie De L'Homme Ou Descriptions Et Figures Lithographiees De Toutes Les Parties Du Corps Humain', by Jules...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Old Antique Print of a Village Scenery with Grandmother on a Donkey, circa 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sunday Morning'. It shows: A family (father, mother, grandmother and several children) are heading out to church from their cottage home. Grandmother is seated ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Rustic Reflections: 1825 Peasant Scene Engraving by Ludwig Emil Grimm
Located in Langweer, NL
The antique print described is a captivating representation of rural life from the early 19th century, engraved by Ludwig Emil Grimm and published around 1825. Ludwig Emil Grimm, born in 1790 in Germany, was a notable artist and engraver of the time, known for his skill in capturing the essence of everyday life, particularly in rural settings.
**Key Elements of the Print:**
1. **Subject Matter**: The print depicts two peasants in traditional attire, engaged in a moment of rest or conversation. This subject is typical of the Romantic era, which often romanticized rural life and the simplicity of the peasantry.
2. **The Woman**: She is shown sitting with a fruit basket in her right hand, suggesting a scene of harvest or market life. Her left hand raised to her chin indicates a moment of thought or conversation, adding a reflective or contemplative quality to the scene.
3. **The Man**: Holding a shepherd's staff, he represents the pastoral life, a common theme in art that idealizes the shepherd's connection with nature and the countryside.
4. **Costumes and Detailing**: The 'antique costume' implies traditional rural attire, which would have been specific to the region and period, providing a historical insight into the fashion and lifestyle of rural populations in the early 1800s.
5. **Artistic Style**: Grimm's style is likely to reflect the Romantic movement, characterized by its emphasis on emotion, nature, and the glorification of the past. His work often contained a level of detail that brought a sense of realism and authenticity to his subjects.
6. **Cultural and Historical Significance**: This print serves as a window into the early 19th-century rural life, reflecting the social, cultural, and economic conditions of the time. It offers a glimpse into the daily lives and roles of peasants in the early 1800s.
7. **Ludwig Emil Grimm's Legacy**: As a member of the Grimm family, Ludwig was lesser-known compared to his brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 3 Antique Prints of Mammoth Fossils 'c.1810'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of three antique prints of fossils, most likely mammoth. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1810.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Yellow-Bellied Weasel by Bell 'c.1800'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Yellow Breasted Weasel'. Original antique print of the yellow-bellied weasel. Published by A. Bell, circa 1800.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Satirical Print of the Duchess of St Albans by Heath '1829'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Run Neighbours Run - St Al_ns is Quadrilling It'. In this print, the Duchess of St Albans dances a quadrille (a dance performed by four couples) with an unidentified naval officer, whose dancing steps resemble those of the hornpipe, a dance popular among sailors. The other three couples of the quadrille stand around them, looking on. All of the figures are fashionably dressed, with the Duchess' clothing being particularly extravagant.
Harriot Mellon, Duchess of St Albans, was a former actress who married the elderly banker Thomas Coutts in 1815. After Coutts' death, she remarried to the Duke of St Albans in 1827, causing a scandal due to his being 23 years younger than she. Mellon, the richest woman in Britain after her husband's death, was a philathropist and patron of the arts, but was a controversial figure in fashionable society due to her humble origins. Satirical prints...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Annamooka, Tonga Islands, by Cook '1803'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gezigt op Annamooka'. This print depicts the Harbour of Annamooka, now Nomuka, part of the Ha’apai group of Tonga. Originates from 'Reizen rondom de Waereld' by...
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Dutch Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of Asia by Brué '1820'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Asie'. Original antique map of Asia. A blind stamp near the title reads 'Carte Encyprotipe'. This map originates fro...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a scene in Syria by Spilsbury, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique aquatint titled 'Zeta near Jaffa in Syria. A scene near a well in Syria, a man draws water from the well while one woman carries a jug on her head, another woman kneels with ...
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English Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Mandrill by Miger 'c.1805'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Simia - Le Mandrill'. Original antique print of a mandrill. This print originates from 'Illustrations de La Ménagerie du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle' o...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Wild Goat by Miger 'c.1805'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Capra Aegagrus, le Paseng ou Bouc Sauvage'. Original antique print of a wild goat. This print originates from 'Illustrations de La Ménagerie du Muséum National ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Quagga by Miger 'c.1805'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Equus Quagga - Le Couagga'. Original antique print of a quagga, an extinct subspecies of the plains zebra. This print originates from 'Illustrations de La Ménag...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of a Swan ‘Tab. II’ by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Located in Langweer, NL
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 ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Ornithological Print of the Female Common Kestrel, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Spotted Crake by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Rallus Porzana'. This print depicts the spotted crake (Dutch: kleine waterhoen). The spotted crake (Porzana porzana) is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae...
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Dutch Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of China by Wilkinson '1803'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'China, Contains 15 Subject Provinces Including the 2 Islands of Hainan, Formosa and the Tributary Kingdoms of Korea, Tonkin'. Old map depicting China, extending f...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Great Bustard by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of General Rowland Hill by Evans, '1815'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Lieut General Lord Hill, K.B'. Rare, original antique print of General Rowland Hill, a British Army officer who served in the Napoleoni...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Great Bittern by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Ardea Stellaris Rufa'. The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ard...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Various Grosbeak and Cardinal by A. Nuyens, 1886
Located in Langweer, NL
Plate IX: 44. De Roode Kardinaal - Coccothraustes Virginianus (Cardinal Grosbeak, Virginian Nightingale.); 45. De Grijze of Roodkop-Kardinaal - Coccothraustes cuccullatus (Red-creste...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 4 Antique Prints Illustrating the Political Climate in Switzerland '1800'
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four rare antique prints originating from a satirical series titled 'Das Jahr MDCCC in Bildern und Versen' by Balthasar Anton Dunker. The prints illustrate the satirical repre...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Birds of Prey by Vangelisti, c.1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of birds of prey. Engraved by Vangelisti after Desmoulins. Source unknown, to be determined. Published circa 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Common Cuckoo by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Cuculus Rufus'. The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the cou...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Green Woodpecker by Sepp & Nozeman, 1809
By J.C. Sepp, M. Houttuyn
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Crack and Sir Edward in the Turnpike Gate by J. Wheble, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Print depicting crack and Sir Edward in The Turnpike Gate. Published in London by J. Wheble on 1st March 1803.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of a Female Indian Peafowl by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pavo Cristatus Foemina'. The Indian peafowl or blue peafowl (Pavo cristatus), a large and brightly colored bird, is a species of peafowl native to South Asia, b...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the White-Tailed Eagle 'tab 2.' by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Falco Leucocephalus hornotinus tab. 2'. The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is a very large eagle widely distribut...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Eurasian Nuthatch by Sepp & Nozeman, 1829
By M. Houttuyn, J.C. Sepp
Located in Langweer, NL
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 ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Sir Ralph Abercromby by Evans '1816'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Lieut. Genl. Sir Ralph Abercrombie'. Rare, original antique print of Sir Ralph Abercromby. Sir Ralph Abercromby was a Scottish soldier and politician. This print originates from a series depicting General Officers engaged in the Napoleonic Wars. Published by Richard Evans...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Aquatint 'Spearing the Otter' by J. Clark, 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Handcolored aquatint made after Henry Alken by J. Clark. Published by T. McLean, London, 1820.
This is a hand-colored aquatint, an intricate printmaking technique, created after the...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Sampler, 1821, by Susanna Farrow
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Sampler, 1821, by Susanna Farrow. The sampler is worked in silk on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colour...
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English Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Linen
Antique Bird Print of a Whiskered Fantail by Vieillot '1807'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Le Moucherolle à bracelets'. Original antique print of a whiskered fantail. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique septen...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Royal Pickerel Plant by Symes, 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pontederia Dilatata'. Print of the royal pickerel plant. This print originates from 'Relation de l'Ambassade Anglaise, envoyée en 1795 dans le Royaume d'Ava, ou...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of the Bauhinia Diphylla Plant by Symes, 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Bauhinia Diphylla'. Print of the bauhinia diphylla plant. This print originates from 'Relation de l'Ambassade Anglaise, envoyée en 1795 dans le Royaume d'Ava, o...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of a Peewee Flycatcher by Vieillot, 1807
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bird print titled 'Le Moucherolle noirâtre'. Original antique print of a pewee flycatcher. This print originates from 'Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de l'Amérique septentrio...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Animal Print of Lemur Species by Bertuch, circa 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Original antique print of various lemur species including lori, maki, a flying lemur and others. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Published, circa ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
19th Century Large Original Antique Map of Denmark by J. Pinkerton, 1812
By Pinkerton
Located in Langweer, NL
Highly detailed map of Denmark. One of the best large format English atlas maps of the period.
Pinkerton's maps reflect the fine copperplate engraving work being done in the Britain...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Chukchi People by Cook, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Tschutski en hunne Wooningen'. This print depicts Chukchi people preparing to go bow hunting. Originates from 'Reizen rondom de Wa...
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Dutch Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Waterloo Bridge by Clarke '1816'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'London from the Strand Bridge'. Miniature print of Waterloo Bridge seen during its construction. Published by W. Clarke, 1816.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Set of 4 Antique Prints of Flanders and Holland, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Set of four antique prints with views of Flanders and Holland. Published by or after Robert Hills, circa 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Pl. LLXII Antique Anatomy / Medical Print of the Jaw & Tongue by Cloquet '1821'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique anatomy print showing the jaw, teeth and tongue. This print originates from 'Anatomie De L'Homme Ou Descriptions Et Figures Lithographiees De Toutes Les Parties Du Corps Huma...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of Scotland by Cary, '1811'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'A New Map of Scotland from the Latest Authorities':
**Title**: A New Map of Scotland from the Latest Authorities
**Publisher**: J....
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Linen, Paper
Antique Map of Asia by Mentelle '1819'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte générale et Politique de l'Asie'. Detailed map of Asia. Includes a nice early depiction of Australia (Nouvelle Hollande), including its unknown and conjectu...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Burmese Priest by Symes, 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Rhahaans ou Prêtre Birman'. Print of a Burmese Priest. This print originates from 'Relation de l'Ambassade Anglaise, envoyée en 1795 dans le Royaume d'Ava, ou l...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Burmese Minister and Secretary by Symes, 1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Attawoun, ou Ministre du second rang avec sa femme - Seré-dogée ou Secrétaire d'Etat'. Print of a Burmese Minister and Secretary. This print originates from 'Re...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of a Ceremonial Yacht of the Burmese Emperor by Symes, '1800'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Schoe-Paum-Dogée, ou Yacht de cérémonie de l'Empereur Birman'. Print of a ceremonial yacht of the Burmese Emperor. This print originates from 'Relation de l'Amb...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Gooseberry by Du Monceau, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled '1. Grosse lobée 2. Mignone'. Original antique print of gooseberry. This print originates from 'Traité des arbres fruitiers' by Henri Louis Duhamel du Mon...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Botany Print of Datura Stramonium by Curtis, circa 1817
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'Datura Stramonium'. Hand colored engraving of Datura Stramonium also known as thorn apple, jimsonweed (jimson weed) or devil's...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Botany Print of Scandix Pecten-Veneris by Curtis 'circa 1817'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'Scandix Pecten'. Hand colored engraving of scandix pecten-veneris also known as shepherd's-needle, Venus' comb or Stork's needle. This print originates f...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Botany Print of Datura Stramonium by Curtis 'circa 1817'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique botany print titled 'Datura Stramonium'. Hand colored engraving of datura stramonium, known by the common names thorn apple, jimsonweed (jimson weed...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Red-Billed Toucan by Shaw, '1811'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Red Billed Toucan'. Print of the red-billed toucan, a subspecies of the white-throated toucan. This print originates from 'General Zoology: or Systematic Natural History' by G. Shaw. Published by G. Kearsley.
Stunning print of a popular rare bird. The toucan is one of the most sought after...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of an Inhabitant of Salamanca 'Spain' by Gatine, 1827
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Servante de Salamanque'. By Gatine, published in 1827.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Bird Print of the Lyrebird and Tailorbird by Bertuch 'circa 1800'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print of the Lyrebird (Manura) and Tailorbird. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch für Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Costume Print of a French Chamberlain, circa 1810
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grand Costume de Grand Chambellan'. Costume print of a French chamerlain. This print originates from a small booklet with engravings of French costumes.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Costume Print of the Emperor and King of France, circa 1810
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grand Costume de l'Empereur et Roi'. Costume print of the Emperor and King of France. This print originates from a small booklet with engravings of French costumes.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Hawk-Moths and Butterflies: Hand-Colored Engravings, Published in 1805
Located in Langweer, NL
The composition of these two hand-colored copperplate engravings presents a visually rich study of moths, butterflies, and their life stages, as published in Friedrich Johann Bertuch...
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Map of North East Borneo and North Sulawesi by P.M.G. Vandermaelen
Located in Langweer, NL
Contemporary colored lithographed map. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Covers North Eastern Borneo and part of Northern Sulawesi.
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Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
Antique Print of Tools from New Caledonia by Cook '1803'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Wapenen en Gereedschap van de Inwooneren van Nieuw-Caledonia'. This print depicts various weapons and tools of New Caledonia. Origi...
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Dutch Antique Early 19th Century Wall Decorations
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Paper
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