Melbourne - Art

'His religion is the worship of all sorts of winged and finny freaks' Chromolithograph, 1905. Vanity Fair portrait of of Sir Edwin Ray Lankester. KCB, FRS (1847 -1929) was an inve...

Botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1873, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892). 235mm by 145mm (sheet) Walter Hood Fitch was a Scottish botan...

'Elevations de Divers Especes de Dessus de Portes' French copper-line engraving by JB Bichard after Andre Jacob Roubo (1739–1791). 18th century laid watermarked paper. From Roubo's...

'Tansy' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanis...

German chromolithograph of native American artefacts. Circa 1895.

'Sunflower' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professor of Freehand...

'A Good Soldier' Chromolithograph. 1884. Vanity Fair portrait of Lt.General George Wentworth Alexander Higginson. He joined the Grenadier Guards at 19 and fought in the Crimean W...

'Morea Northiana - Northian Moraea' 'Native of the Brazils'. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812...

'HMAS Australia' Signed in pencil by the artist below the image. Rowland Langmaid was a marine painter and etcher who studied under William Lionel ...

'Middle Ages - Moyen-Age - Mittel Alter' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' ...

Colour-printed lithograph by Ernst Wasmuth. Published in Berlin in 1883. From "Griechische Keramik", Genick's superb work on Greek ceramics.

French botanical flower engraving, 1818. Colour-printed stipple engraving by J Lambert after Pierre Turpin (1775-1840) From Francois Pierre Chaumeton's 'Flore Medicale' which portrayed a variety of flowers, trees and herbs which could be used for treating illnesses. The engravings were produced during the great period of French colour printing using the stipple-engraving process pioneered by the great botanical artist Pierre-Jospeh Redoute. The artist is the celebrated Pierre Jean Francois Turpin...

'Maenad in Frenzy' Photogravure from a collection of photogravures depicting Greek and Roman marbles and bronzes in the British museum. Plate number above top right corner of the im...

Colour aquatint by John Bluck (active 1791-1819) after Frederick Mackenzie (1788-1854). Architectural interior with superb original colour. From 'Westminster Abbey', published by Ru...

Antique bird egg colour woodblock , 1880, from Francis Orpen Morris’, 'A Natural History of the Nests & Eggs of British Birds', 1875. The woodblocks ...

Ecurueil (Squirrel) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illu...

'Gladiolus Carneus - Flesh-coloured Gladiolus' Native of the Cape of Good Hope, Africa. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botani...

'Egyptians, Crocodile Catching' Colour aquatint by Mathew Dubourg (1786-1838) after John Heavenside Clark (c1770-1863). From Samuel Howitt's 'Foreign Field Sports'. Samuel Howitt w...

'Indiani in viaggio' / 'Diligenza Messicana' Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, published in Venice,...

Signed in pencil below the image. Signed and dated in the plate. The number '327' inscribed in pencil in lower margin. Mortimer Menpes was an artist and engraver, author, printmake...

French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Signed by artist in the plate. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of sporti...

Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.

'The Cavalry Division' Vanity Fair portrait of Field Marshall John French (1852-1925). He was an English commander who served in the Soudan, Boer War and World War I. Godfrey Doug...

The Clan of Macalister (Tartan) Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of desc...

English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

'Russian - Russe - Russisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' Ornement Pol...

'Crustacea' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. 210mm by 130mm (sheet)

'Nepenthes Villosa Hook. fil.' Botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring of a carnivorous pitcher plant, native to Borneo. 1858.

'The Century Atlas. Florida' Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 40cm by 29.5cm.

'Apteryx Owenii Juv.' (Young Grey Kiwi) From G.D. Rowley's, 'Ornithological Miscellany', 1875 - 78. Johannes Gerardus Keulemans (1842 - 1912) was a Dutch bird...

'Corney Grain' Chromolithograph. 1885. Vanity Fair portrait of Corney Grain (1844-1895) playing the piano. Corney Grain was a British barrister turned actor, entertainer, and music...

'The Monitory Lizard' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1790, by Frederick Polydore Nodder (fl.1770 – 1800). 120mm by 195mm (platemnark). Early engraving of an ...

'Conway' Engraving by William Watts (1752-1851) after Paul Sandby (1731-1809). From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select Views in England, Scotland, and Ireland'...

'A Galop with Jem Hills from Bradwell Grove' Tinted lithograph with hand-colouring after the picture by Rev Tatton Winter. 340mm by 430mm (sheet)

'Les Arts Décoratifs - Etoffe Vénitienne' Depicts Venetian fabric from the 16th century. From 'Les Arts Decoratifs a toutes les epoques', printed by ...

'Russian - Russe - Russisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' Ornement Pol...

'Echium Glaucophyllum - Sea-green-leaved Viper's Bugloss' Native of Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews...

'Mausoleo del Vakosci' / 'Tschigaschi' Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, published in Venice, Italy...

'Fontaine de la Place du Chatelet', tinted lithograph by Felix Benoist (1818-1896). From a series of lithographs depicting the famous buildings of Paris -...

'Hochzeitskleider I' (Birds) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)

'Large-Leaved Saxifrage' Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890. Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist. He was the Professo...

'Sir John Ross' Steel-engraving. C1850. 220mm by 130mm (sheet) Sir John Ross (1777-1856) became an Arctic explorer after distinguished naval service in the Napoleonic Wars. In 18...

The Rob Roy Tartan Chromolithograph. 1886. From 'The Tartans of the Clans of Scotland', by James Grant, 1886. 365mm by 265mm (sheet). Accompanied by a sheet of descriptive text.

Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.

English butterfly chromolithograph, circa 1900. Plate number top right. From an English series of illustrations of butterflies and moths. Butterflies / moths are numbered and there i...

'Eglise de L'abbaye de St Denis', tinted lithograph by Felix Benoist (1818-1896). From a series of lithographs depicting the famous buildings of Paris - 'Paris dans sa Splendeur', p...

'Blattpflanzen II' (Leaf plants) German chromolithograph, circa 1895. 245mm by 305mm (sheet). Central vertical fold as issued.

Copper-line engraving by Massard after Charles Monnet (1732-1808). Theseus returns from the Calydonian hunt and is met by the river god Achelous. From...

Nick Thomm - 'HEMISPHERE' - (Multi) XL SIZE 92cm x 122cm 36" x 48" Limited Edition of #85 Hand Signed & Numbered. Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 308gsm Fine Art Paper. C...

'Badminton' Chromolithograph. 1897. Vanity Fair portrait of Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1849-1922) who was a Music and Drama Critic. He wrote for the Saturday Review and occasion...

'Canard Nyroca - Canard Milouinan' (Ferruginous Duck) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series o...

'Chinese Scrub (Cassinia arcuata, Rob. Brown) Colour lithograph, 1909.

Original colour lithograph of a French fashion design from 'Haute Couture'. Published in a folio of designs for Summer 1971. 32cm by 22cm (sheet)

'Eggs' Antique English natural history chromolithograph. Key to eggs below the image. Tiny numbers in the margins to identify the eggs. Sheet 19cm by 12.5cm, image 13cm by 9.5cm.

'Newstead in Nottinghamshire, the Seat of Lord Byron' Engraving by Thomas Malton after Paul Sandby (1731-1809). From Paul Sandby's 'The Virtuosi's Museum, Containing Select Views i...

'Greek-Byzantine - Greco-Byzantin - Griechisch-Byzantinisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. A...

'Russian - Russe - Russisch' Late 19th century interior design chromolithograph, from Racinet’s ‘L’Ornement Polychrome’, 1887. Published in Paris. Albert Racinet's 'L' Ornement Pol...

'The Century Atlas. Africa. Central' Inset map of 'Madagascar'. Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and number printed on the reverse corners. Sheet 29.5cm...

'Impromptu' Chromolithograph. 1908. Vanity Fair portrait of Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) who was a distinguished Russian-British concert pianist, among the most famous of his age. ...

Tinted lithograph by Philippe Benoist (1813-1881) after Felix Benoist. Figures by Bayot. From a French series titled 'Rome dans Sa Grandeur', circa...