Antique Eleazar Albin Red Grouse Ptarmigan Bird Colored Engraving Print

"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ve...

Framed mid 19th century hand colored engraving depicting a Cavalier / Musketeer holding s staff with flag. Titled "The Standard Bearer" by J. Gilbert "From the Exhibition of Old Wat...

Antique 19th century hand colored engraving titled Sir Richard Sutton and the Quorn Hounds, original painted by Francis Grant, engraved by Frederick...

Antique hand colored engraving of “Blind Man’s Buff.” featuring a large game of hide and seek. Original painted by Sir David Wilkie 1812. Engraved by ...

Mid to late 19th century hand colored engraving depicting men and women viewing objects on a table at an auction. Titled New York City - An Auction Sale of Bric-A-Brac From Centennia...

Pair of 19th century hand colored engravings depicting "Infantry & Calvary of the French Imperial Guard", for the Illustrated London News 1854. Signed i...

Antique print titled 'Alauda Vulgaris - Alouette'. Old bird print of the Eurasian skylark. The Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) is a passerine bird in the lark family Alaudidae. It...

Antique print titled 'Alauda Minor - Petite Alouette'. Old bird print of the small lark. This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his daughter, Elizabeth. There were only 89 sets published. Artists and Engravers: Eleazar Albin was a German professional painter who settled in England in 1707, where he married and raised a family, changing his name from Weiss to Albin. He illustrated works on insects and spiders, earning his living by making watercolors of the collections of wealthy patrons, including Sir Hans Sloane...

Antique bird print titled '1. Red Grouse 2. Partridge 3. Black Cock 4. Grey Hen 5. Ptarmigan'. Several types of game bird; from left to right, a partridge, red grouse, ptarmigan, bla...

Antique print titled 'Cotee - Fulica'. Old bird print of the Eurasian coot. The Eurasian coot (Fulica atra), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is largely black except for the white frontal shield (which gave rise to the phrase "as bald as a coot", in use as early as 1430). This print originates from 'The Natural History of Birds' by E. Albin. This is the rarest and most highly prized of Albin’s works as it was hand coloured entirely by Albin and his daughter, Elizabeth. There were only 89 sets published. Artists and Engravers: Eleazar Albin was a German professional painter who settled in England in 1707, where he married and raised a family, changing his name from Weiss to Albin. He illustrated works on insects and spiders, earning his living by making watercolors of the collections of wealthy patrons, including Sir Hans Sloane...

Latin edition of the first English works on Lepidoptera by the naturalist and watercolourist E Albin (1690-1742). Albin, known as one of the greatest entomological book illustrators ...

Three 18th century hand colored engravings of parrot specimens as depicted by Peter Brown, an artist and naturalist, working in London England. Originally published in 1776 in a foli...