Engraved Wall Decorations

Baroque Dressage Horse Training Scene, Georg Simon Winter, Hand Colored 1678 This original hand-colored copperplate engraving depicts an advanced dressage exercise from one of the m...

Title: Exotic Wildflower with Butterflies – Rare Botanical Engraving by Meerburgh, 1775 Description: This exquisite hand-colored botanical print, marked Tab. X, comes from the 1775 ...

Set of two architecture prints depicting the design of an Ionic and Corinthian portico. These prints originate from 'Recueil Élémentaire d’Architecture' by Jean-Francois de Neufforge...

Antique map titled 'Byzondere Kaart van de Landen Daar de Apostelen Het Evangelium Gepredikt Hebben (..).' Highly decorative map of the eastern Mediterranean...

Antique Hand-Colored Print “Noord-Indianen”, North American Indigenous People, ca. 1803–1808 A beautifully hand-colored original print showing Indigenous people of North America, pu...

Antique Grape Varieties Botanical Print, Vitis Vinifera Study, Hand Colored This comparative botanical engraving presents multiple varieties of Vitis vinifera, offering a more analy...

Antique Buffalo Engraving, Buffon Hand-Coloured Print Amsterdam 1769 This handsome hand-coloured 18th-century engraving of the buffalo, titled Le Buffle, comes from the rare Dutch edition of Buffon’s celebrated Histoire Naturelle, published in Amsterdam by J.H. Schneider in 1769. Appearing as Plate XXV in Tome XI, the image was drawn by Jacques de Sève, Buffon’s principal illustrator, and engraved by C.J. Fritsch. The plate is one of the most appealing large mammal portraits in the Buffon series, notable for its expressive character, fine engraving, and warm, atmospheric colouring. The buffalo stands in full profile on a grassy bank beneath a soft blue sky. Its muscular body, thick neck, and distinctive curved horns are rendered with precise cross-hatching, highlighting both strength and powerful form. The shaggy hair around the head and chest is drawn with exceptional sensitivity, giving the animal a lively, alert presence. Behind the buffalo, a distant landscape shows classical buildings, rolling hills, and soft vegetation—an elegant composition typical of de Sève, who often placed his subjects in idealised settings to evoke the exotic nature of these animals for 18th-century European audiences. Hand colouring in the Schneider edition is among the finest of all Buffon printings. The warm browns of the buffalo’s coat...

Set of 8 Antique Botanical Engravings of Sedges, Rushes and Wetland Plants, c.1830 This set of eight antique botanical engravings presents a distinctive collection of British wetlan...

Oceanus, Saturn, Prometheus and Janus – Roman Mythology Engraving, c.1721 Description: This impressive early-18th-century engraving presents a learned overview of major Roman mythol...

Antique miniature map titled 'Illyricum'. Original small map of Illyricum. The Roman province of Illyricum stretched from the Drilon River (the Drin, in...

Jupiter Cults and Roman Coins, Composite Classical Engraving, Montfaucon 1721 This detailed composite engraving originates from the first English edition of Bernard de Montfaucon’s ...

The Coronation of His Majesty George IV – July 19, 1821 – Hand-Coloured Engraving by Matthew Dubourg, 1822 Vivid hand-coloured engraving depicting the coronation of King George IV a...

A rare 18 century perspective view engraving of the Salon de la Menagerie at Versailles, attributed to Antoine Aveline retailed in Paris by Nicolas Langlois and executed with the per...

This finely detailed hand-colored engraving showcases the Imperial Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, a prestigious institution founded by Peter the Great in 1724 to advance know...

Islamic Costume Print Pilgrim Attire of Mecca, 1863 Dutch Lithograph This refined 19th-century lithograph titled “Het Pelgrimsgewaad” (The Pilgrim Attire) offers a visually compelli...

Lac Derg in der Graffschafft Donegal - (Lough Derg in County Donegal). This engraving shows the pilgrimage island in Lough Derg, famous since the Middle Ages as a site of penitenti...

Creek People of North America – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805 This detailed and beautifully hand-colored ethnographic print titled “Creeks” depicts members of the I...

Italian Regional Costumes: Sarzana, Sesto, Rome and Florence, 1823 This hand-colored lithograph presents six detailed bust portraits of Italian women dressed in traditional regional...

Title: Holy Week and Candlemas Rites – Rare 1734 Engraving of Catholic Liturgical Scenes Description: This rare and finely engraved 18th-century print presents six distinct Roman Ca...

Presented is an original 1893 etching by George Aikman, after an original watercolor by John Smart. This composition depicts golfers, accompanied by young caddies and families, playi...

18th Century Playing Cards by David Weege, 1758 27 pieces of copper engraved playing cards, framed behind glass, made by David Weege 27 pi...

Antique Handcolored Engraving of Snakes, Amphibien VII, c.1800 This original handcolored copperplate engraving features two striking snake species in dynamic poses. It is sourced ...

Plate XII: 'Chirurgie'. (Surgery.) This plate shows a sick man and child to be operated on. This print originates from 'Encyclopédie (..)' by D. Diderot. Published, circa 1760.

Set of 8 Antique Botanical Engravings of Wheat, Barley and Ryegrasses, c.1830 This set of eight early nineteenth-century botanical engravings presents several important European cer...

Set of 8 Antique Botanical Engravings of Festuca & Brome Grasses, c.1830 This beautifully unified set of eight early 19th-century botanical engravings features several fine species ...

Title: Antique Hand-Colored Engraving of the Bald Coot by E. Albin, circa 1730 Description: This striking antique hand-colored engraving depicts the Bald Coot, titled Fulica, from t...

Title: The Royal Family of France, The Bonaparte Family, and French Generals, 1815 Description: This finely engraved 1816 print presents a detailed array of portraits depicting...

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*)...

A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696. Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden. Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...

Antique Engraving of a Horse (Equus Caballus Linn.), drawn by Borifow, engraved by J.C. Bock, circa 1800 This finely detailed zoological engraving depicts a horse (Equus Caballus Li...

This engraving, titled "Die Fischotter" and marked as Tab.LVIII, depicts an otter in a natural setting, engaging in its typical behavior of eating a fish. This work is from Johann Da...

Crafts of Comfort and Style: Upholstery and Furniture Design in the 1760s from Diderot's Encyclopédie This original hand-colored antique engraving is from the "Encyclopédie, ou Dict...

Antique 1845 Hand-Colored Engraving of Medieval Singer in Pink Robe, France This finely hand-colored engraving from 1845 depicts a medieval male singer or minstrel, shown standing i...

Hand-Colored Botanical Lithograph of Woad and White Goosefoot, Calwer, 1854 This rare and meticulously crafted botanical lithograph is from Carl Georg Calwer’s *Deutschlands Techn...

Antique Javanese Prints – Gamelan Instruments & Wayang Puppets – c.1860 This pair of finely hand-colored lithographs presents two central elements of Javanese performing arts: the m...

Antique Hand-Colored Print of Turkish Costumes Plate XII, circa 1800 This elegant antique print, titled Trachten XII, Costumes XII, Garments XII, Vestimenti XII, presents four finel...

This hand-colored engraving, titled "Avis mellivora major rubra macroura" (Large Red Long-Tailed Hummingbird) and "Avis mellivora minor fulva" (Small Brown Hummingbird), depicts two ...

The images are original hand-colored engravings from William Alexander's "Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Russians," published in 1814 by John Murray. Thi...

Antique map titled 'Bocche del Fivme Negro et Isole di Capo Verde'. Beautiful double-page map of the Cape Verde Islands and part of the coast of Senegal, with large decorative cartou...

Lighthouse at Plymouth – Pieter van der Aa, Leiden 1707 This fine small-format copper engraving by Pieter van der Aa (1659–1733) depicts the famous lighthouse off the coast of Plymo...

18th Century Engraving Sneed Park, the Seat of Joseph Jackson Esquire. Hand colored engraving, “Sneed Park, the seat of Joseph Jackson Esquire. Illustration from the second volume o...

Engraving signed France 20th Century a Women with a child "Epreuve d'artiste" 20th Century

Antique print of various snakes including the buff striped keelback snake. This print originates from 'Bilderbuch fur Kinder' by F.J. Bertuch. Friedrich Joha...

"Guardian of Nootka Sound: A Lyddiker Etching from John Webber's Artistry" This engraving presents a compelling female figure from Nootka Sound, captured with the intricate detail c...

Antique bird print titled 'Histoire Naturelle, l'oiseau de Paradis, le Paille en queue, la Corneille mantelée'. Beautiful copper engraving depicting the bird of paradise, tropicbird and the hooded...

Islamic Landscape Print Mountain of Hira Mecca, 1863 Dutch Lithograph This serene and symbolically powerful lithograph, titled “De Berg Hirâ (de berg des lichts)” or “The Mountain o...

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Kirby Hall'. Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby. One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick, beginning in 1570. In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby,[1] Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues and urns, have been recently restored. Anne of Denmark stayed at Kirby on 9 August 1605 while King James stayed at Rockingham Castle. King James stayed for three days in August 1616. During a royal progress Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox died at Kirby of the "spotted ague" on 30 July 1624. The building and gardens are owned by the Earl of Winchilsea and are managed by English Heritage. Kirby Hall has been used as a filming location in many productions. These include the following; an episode (6. Protest and Communication) of Kenneth Clark...

This exquisite compilation showcases two engravings (not framed!) of various fish species from *Histoire Naturelle*, a significant 18th-century work on natural history. The engraving...

Antique 1845 Hand-Colored Print of a Medieval Woman in Pink and Gold Cape This elegant hand-colored engraving from 1845 depicts a medieval woman standing in profile, dressed in a fl...

Christ Healing the Possessed and the Paralytic, Pieter Mortier, ca. 1700 This fine biblical engraving originates from Pieter Mortier’s illustrated Bible, published in Amsterdam arou...

Engravings that were part of the extensive collection by Jean-François de Neufforge, from his publication "Recueil élémentaire d'architecture." This collection was a significant work...

Antique portrait titled 'Maurits, Prins van Oranje enz. enz. enz'. Engraving of Maurice, Prince of Orange. Bust length with beard, closed ruff, armour, and with sash over right shoul...

These two original antique prints are hand-colored engravings of various bivalve mollusks, which are a type of shellfish with a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell. These ...

Artist Antonia Dombrowsky Color Etching - Etat 3/5 2000 Dimension Print Height 50 cm / 19.68 inches Width 30 cm / 11.81 inches Biography of the Artist 1935 Born in Düsseldo...

Traditional Indian Bullock Cart (Gari) – Sonnerat Engraving, Paris 1806 This engaging engraving titled *Gari* (Cart) is plate number 7 from *Collection de Planches pour servir au Vo...

This is a hand-colored print of a bird titled "Le Geai varié," which translates from French to "The Varied Jay." The bird is depicted perched on a branch, featuring a prominent crest...

Egyptian Household Utensils – Antique Engraving of Domestic Tools, c.1776 Description: This intriguing antique engraving presents a detailed visual inventory of traditional Egyptian...

This original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Africa entitled "Africa Vetus, Nicolai Sanson Christianiss Galliar Regis Geographi" was originally created by Nicholas Sanson d...

Antique Engraving of King Richard II – Published London, 1785 This fine copperplate engraving depicts King Richard II of England (1367–1400), who reigned from 1377 until his deposit...

Piaffe Dressage Lesson in the Pillars — Encyclopédie Horse Engraving, 1750 This refined mid-18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving titled Manège, La Capriole. Leçon du Piaf...