Engraved Wall Decorations

Comparative Head Studies and Cobra, Egypt, Antique Engraving, c.1802 This refined engraved plate presents a series of comparative figural studies associated with early nineteenth-ce...

Engraving by Herbert Lespinasse, wtih it's in Gilt wood. Herbert Lespinasse was the only American deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp dur...

Title: Exquisite 1806 Rama Chandra Vishnu Avatar Antique Print - Hindu Engraving Description: This elegant antique print, titled "VIIme Incarnation de Vichenou, sous le nom de Rama ...

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 Map of Asia 1815 – Carta Generale dell’Asia, Ferrario, Italy This refined early 19th-century map presents a comprehensive view of the Asian continent, titled Carta Generale ...

Quetzalcoatl Worship and Hunting Deity – Rare 1734 Engraving of Aztec Rituals This finely detailed copperplate engraving from 1734 presents two theatrical interpretations of religio...

Strix Flammea – Antique Barn Owl Print by Nozeman & Sepp, 1829 This beautifully hand-coloured engraving shows the barn owl (Tyto alba), known in Dutch as...

Napoleonic Light Infantry, Voltigeur and Carabinier, French Army 1809 This finely hand-coloured military engraving depicts two elite soldiers of the French light infantry in 1809, s...

Knight of the Order of St. George in Bavaria: 1791 Hand-Colored Engraving This finely detailed hand-colored engraving, titled "Ritter des Ordens St. Georgen in Bayern in der Krieg...

The Passion of Christ – Twelve Dramatic Scenes, Pieter Mortier Engravings, c.1700 Description: This powerful sequence of six large copper engravings (each plate containing two scene...

Title: Original Antique Costume Print "Habit of a Lady of Lima in Peru", 1779 Description: An original antique copperplate engraving titled "Habit of a Lady of Lima in Peru", depicting an elegantly dressed lady from colonial Lima. The engraving was published in London in 1779 as part of The New Universal Traveller by Jonathan Carver. The print portrays a fashionable lady of Lima wearing an elaborate blue gown decorated with lace, jewellery and floral ornaments in her hair. She gracefully holds a rose, reflecting the refinement and elegance associated with the Creole society of Lima during the late eighteenth century. During the colonial period, Lima was one of the wealthiest and most sophisticated cities in the Americas. European travellers frequently admired the city's elegant fashions, luxurious fabrics and cosmopolitan lifestyle. Costume plates such as this introduced readers to the distinctive dress and customs of distant cultures, becoming some of the earliest visual records of daily life in colonial Peru. The graceful pose and carefully engraved costume make this an attractive example of eighteenth-century costume illustration. The delicate hand colouring enhances the richness of the dress while preserving the crisp detail of the engraving. This engraving was published in Jonathan Carver's The New Universal Traveller, an important late eighteenth-century geographical work that combined descriptions of countries around the world with illustrations of their inhabitants, costumes and customs. This is an original antique engraving printed in 1779. It is not a modern reproduction. Maker: Unknown engraver Publication: The New Universal Traveller Author: Jonathan Carver Title: Habit of a Lady of Lima in Peru Place of publication: London Date: 1779 Technique: Copperplate engraving with hand colouring Origin: England Condition: Good condition considering its age. General age-related toning, occasional light foxing and minor handling wear. Please study the image carefully. The framed and interior visuals are provided for imagination and presentation purposes only. The original antique print is sold unframed. Keywords: Peru, Lima, Habit of a Lady of Lima in Peru, Lady of Lima, colonial Peru, Viceroyalty of Peru, Creole lady, women's fashion, costume print, fashion history, Jonathan Carver, The New Universal Traveller, London, 1779, original antique print, copperplate engraving, hand-coloured engraving, South America, Latin America, eighteenth century, historical costume, decorative engraving, colonial dress.

Original Antique Print of a Chocolate-Drinking Creole Lady of Lima, Peru, c.1796 Description: An original antique copperplate engraving titled "Española Criolla de Lima" and "Dame C...

Title: Antique Print of a Creole Lady Drinking Chocolate in Lima, Peru, c.1796 Description: An original antique copperplate engraving titled "Dama Criolla di Lima nel Perù" and "Dam...

Title: Etats Due Grand-Seigneur En Asie, Empire De Perse, Pays Des Usbecs, Arabie et Egypte . . . 1753 Detailed map of the Turkish Empire, extending to the Black Sea, Georgia, the...

PRESENTING a Lovely medium sized Wood Block Print of the ‘Canoe Maker’ by Dietrich Varez -1979. Signed by the artist. Well known American/Hawaiian Arti...

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...

Antique Map of the Pyramids of Saqqara and Dahshur – Egypt, c.1710s Description: This rare early 18th-century engraving presents a bird’s-eye topographic plan of the pyramids of Saq...

The print, titled "Various Instruments used by the Natives of Otaheite," was created by the artist John Webber, who is well-known for his work as the official artist on Captain James...

Title: The Dardanelles with Fortified Towers and Maritime Activity, ca. 1680 Description: This copperplate engraving portrays the Dardanelles Strait with its imposing fortified to...

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 ...

Indigenous Australians – Antique Hand-Colored Ethnographic Print c.1805 This striking hand-colored ethnographic print titled “Nieuw-Hollanders” (N...

Knight of the Order of St. Andrew in Russia: 18th-Century Hand-Colored Engraving This exquisite hand-colored engraving portrays a "Ritter des Heiligen Andreas Ordens in Russland" ...

The antique map titled "Carte de la partie meridionale de la tartarie avec la p.tie septentrionale de l'nde" was crafted by Louis Brion de la Tour, a prominent French cartographer, a...

Very fine and rare hand colored antique engraved G. W. & C.B. Colton & Co. "Book Map" on onion skin paper of South Carolina, 1874 Published at 172 William Street, New York Below date of "1874" says the following: Entered according to the Act of Congress in the year 1855 by J. H. Colton, in the clerks office of the district court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Title of pocket book...

Antique map titled 'Carte de l'Isle de la Martinique Colonie Francoise dans les Isles Antilles'. Detailed map of the French Island of Martinique. Many towns and harbours, anchor pl...

Boston State House on Beacon Hill, Antique Steel Engraving ca. 1850 This striking 19th-century steel engraving depicts the Massachusetts State House in Boston, identified in German ...

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...

The Kaaba in Mecca – Early 18th-Century Dutch Engraving, c. 1730 This rare and striking copper engraving presents a historic European view of the Kaaba ("De Kabba, of Het Huis Gods ...

Title: Preliminary Peace Talks at Leoben, Napoleonic Diplomacy, Antique Engraving, circa 1840 Description: This 19th-century French engraving depicts the preliminary peace negotiati...

Christopher Columbus Battle in Hispaniola, Antique Engraving, Dublin c.1815 Description This original early nineteenth-century engraving depicts Christopher Columbus and his forces ...

Antique Engraving of Havana, Harbor and City View, 1867 Engraving titled La Havane, published in 1867. This finely detailed view shows Havana, the capital of Cuba, nestled against t...

Title: Marriage and Infant Rituals among the Mexicans, Engraving from 1734 Description: This richly detailed 18th-century copperplate engraving, published in 1723, offers a fascinat...

Floor Plan of the Temple of Amun at Luxor – Ancient Thebes, c.1710 Description: This antique architectural engraving presents a detailed floor plan of the famous Temple of Amun in L...

Roman Statues and Coins, Composite Antiquities Plate with Center Fold, 1721 Description: This large and visually rich engraving is a composite antiquarian study plate from the first...

Title: Original Antique Hand-Coloured Engraving of the Inca Sun Festival, Peru, c.1777 Description: An original antique hand-coloured copperplate engraving depicting two scenes from...

Scenic Views of Inseln Bay, New Zealand, from the Astrolabe Voyage, circa 1836 This engraving offers two captivating perspectives of Inseln Bay, New Zealand, as seen through the e...

Original Antique Woodcut of Peru and Quito from Gottfried's America, c.1655 Description: An original antique woodcut titled "Peru", published in the celebrated travel collection *Ne...

Roman Sculptures and Portrait Heads, Composite Antiquities Plate, Montfaucon 1721 Description: This finely engraved composite plate originates from the first English edition of Bern...

St. Joseph with the Christ Child, Antique Mezzotint – Johann Elias Haid, Augsburg This devotional print depicts Saint Joseph tenderly holding the Christ Child, seated on a draped su...

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...

Antique Portrait Engraving of Louis XVI in Coronation Robes, c.1790–1820 This striking hand-colored engraving depicts Louis XVI (1754–1793), the last king of France before the Frenc...

Hussar Cavalryman on Horseback, Napoleonic Military Print, France 1809 This hand-coloured 19th-century military engraving depicts a French hussar in full mounted action, dated 1809,...

Mounted Persian Soldier (KoeseIbasje) – Antique Engraving of Safavid Military Costume, c.1730 This impressive 18th-century engraving depicts a heavily armed Persian cavalryman known...

French Line Infantry Soldier 1795, Napoleonic Uniform Print – Vernet This finely hand-colored 19th-century print depicts a soldier of the French Line Infantry (Infanterie de Ligne) ...

Title: Antique Egyptian and Greco-Roman Heads and Figures – Engraving c.1776 Description: This detailed antique engraving presents a fascinating assemblage of ancient sculptures and...

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...

Botanical Engraving of the Coffee Plant – Dutch Colonial Period, c.1737 This exquisite botanical engraving depicts the coffee plant in detailed scientific form, as it was studied an...

An original engraving featuring a view of Siam, which is present-day Thailand, specifically a view of the city of Ayutthaya with numerous boats depicted on the river. The title, "Vuë...

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 ...

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

Antique Illustrations of Colorful Insects: Hand-Colored Engravings from the 18th and 19th Century This exquisite pair of antique prints showcases vibrant depictions of colorful inse...

Title: "Testament of Eudamidas of the City of Corinth" Description: This print depicts a scene from Lucian's 'Toxaris, or Friendship,' where Corinthian Eudamidas is seen lying in a ...

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...

The engravings depict a variety of marine organisms, specifically mollusks, which include both gastropods and bivalves. The details for the three prints provided are as follows: 1. ...

Antique map titled 'Pas kaart van de Noord Kust van Espaniola (..)'. Beautiful sea chart of the northern part of Hispaniola, western Cuba. The map includes the Turks & Caicos Islands and southern part of the Bahamas. Shows Guanahami or S. Salvador. Guanahani is an island in the Bahamas that was the first land in the New World sighted and visited by Christopher Columbus' first voyage, on October 12, 1492. It is not known precisely which island it was, and several theories have been put forth by historians. Guanahani is the native Taíno name; Columbus called it San Salvador. Originates from 'De Nieuwe Groote Lightende Zee-Fakkel'. Published by J. van Keulen, circa 1684. The Van Keulens were a family of chartmakers and publishers. The firm, In de Gekroonde Lootsman (In the Crowned Pilot), was founded in 1678 by Johannes van Keulen (1654-1715). Van Keulen originally registered his business as a vendor of books and instruments (specifically cross-staffs). In 1680, however, he gained a privilege from the States of Holland and West Friesland for the publication of pilot guides and sea atlases. In that year, van Keulen released his Zee-Atlas (Sea Atlas), which secured him a name in the competitive maritime publishing market. In 1681, he published the first volume of Nieuwe Lichtende Zee-Fakkel (New Shining Sea Torch). This would be the first of an eventual five volumes originally published between 1680 and 1684. A sixth volume was added in 1753. The Zee-Fakkel won van Keulen lasting fame. The atlas had charts compiled by Claes Jansz Vooght and artwork from Jan Luyken...

"Monos Musicales de Día" (Musical Monkeys by Day). Engraving print by Mexican artist Pedro Friedeberg. Copperplate engraving on Hahnemühle 300 g. 100% cotton paper. Edition of 86 pie...

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...

Original 19th Century Pencil Drawing of Moyobamba, Peru Description: An original nineteenth-century pencil drawing depicting a panoramic view of Moyobamba, one of the oldest Spanish...

A rare view of Milan, an 18th century Italian etching and burin engraving with original ebonized walnut frame and glass depicting San Paolo delle Monache a Milan view, dated 1788, by...

Original Antique Allegorical Print of America by W. H. Mote after W. Perring, 1843 Description: An original antique steel engraving titled "America", engraved by William Henry Mote ...