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Agaricus Azureus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Azureus'
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name ...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Passiflora Cinnabarina, antique botanical Australian flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Passiflora Cinnabarina' (Passionflower)
Botanical lithograph of an Australian native plant with original hand-colouring , 1871, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817...
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Genip Tree
Fruit: An 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "A. Geniculata Wieder Kraief, B. Genipa seu Ganipaba". It is plate 531 in...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Lycoperdon Echinatum, Leuba antique mushroom fungi food chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1-6 Lycoperdon Echinatum 7-11 Scleroderma Verrucosum' (Spiny puffball mushroom and Scaly earth ball)
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lith...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Banana Plant: An 18th Century Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by J. Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original antique colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving of banana plants, which is finished with hand-coloring. It is entitled "Banana 2. Mauze, Baradis-feigen", p...
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Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Primula Verticillata Var. Sinensis, antique botanical flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1873, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892).
235mm by 145mm (sheet)
Walter Hood Fitch was a Scottish botan...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'37 Tricholoma saponaceum 38 Tricholoma terreum'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et B...
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
Silver Rock Melon: A Framed 19th C. Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Silver Rock Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 67 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon still on the vine, but the melon lies on a heater green mat. A wedge of the melon has been dissected to reveal its inner anatomy, including the seeds. The melon skin is a heather and light green color, while the inner portions are a light peach color. The vine and leaves are shown attractive shades of light green and there are soft yellow flowers. The plant is displayed on a light brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There are wide white margins. The title and inscription lies within the lower border.
This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick heather green mat. The frame measures 25.75" high, 21.5" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a short thin vertical line of discoloration in the lower margin through the word "melon" and a tiny spot in the upper margin on the left. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition.
There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. t depicts a cluster of grapes. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint
White Hamburgh Grape: A Framed 19th C. Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 19th century colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "White Hamburgh Grape", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate 60 in his 'Pomona Britannica; or, A Collection of the Most Esteemed Fruits'. It depicts a cluster of pale green grapes still on the vine. The vine and leaves are shown in attractive shades of green and brown. The plant lays on a brown textured background with shadows to impart 3-dimensionality. The scene is reminiscent of an engraving in an 18th century artistically stylized human anatomy atlas. There is a light brown title rectangle in the lower center which is blank, suggesting this may be a more rare preproduction proof. There are wide white margins.
This striking engraving is presented in a reddish brown decorative wood frame with a darker brown scroll-work outer trim and a gold-colored inner fillet and a thick light beige mat. The frame measures 26" high, 22" wide and 1.13" deep. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. There is a tiny spot in the lower margin on the left and another in the left margin. The print and frame are otherwise in excellent condition.
There is a second Brookshaw engraving that is framed in identical moulding, although a slightly different size and a different color mat. It depicts a Silver Rock Melon. The two prints would make a striking display pairing...
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint
Orchids" Framed 19th C. Hand-Colored Engraving of "Lycaste Harrisoniae" by Fitch
Located in Alamo, CA
This beautiful, original hand-colored orchid lithograph entitled "Lycaste Harrisoniae Eburnea" Orchids by John Nugent Fitch is plate 100 in Robert Warner's publication 'The Orchid Al...
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Green Painted Sea Shell Lithograph Edition 33 of 34
By Frances Nail
Located in Houston, TX
Green shell lithograph of a cone shell. Print is edition 33 of 34. Signed and dated by the artist along with titled. Print is framed in a golden frame...
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1970s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
PRÉVOST. Print from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits
Located in London, London
Original stipple engraving by Charles-Louis Ruotte, printed in colour and finished by hand. Framed and glazed, overall size: 63.3 by 47.2 cm.
[Paris 1805].
Prevost came from a lo...
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Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Color, Engraving, Handmade Paper
Azaleas, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Azaleas'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pyrethrums, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Pyrethrums'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'54. Hygrophorus chrysodon 55. Hygrophorus cossus 56. Hygrophorus hypothejus 57. Hygrophorus conicus'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons ...
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'279. Bulgaria inquinans 280. Elaphomyces variegatus 281. Xylaria hypoxylon 282. Tuber melansporum'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de...
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Apple of Sodom (Solanum - sodomaeum, Linne), antique botanical plant lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Apple of Sodom (Solanum - sodomaeum, Linne)'
Colour lithograph, 1909.
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mimulus roseus, antique botanical pink flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Petunia violacea, antique botanical purple flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1834. 230mm by 155mm. From Paxton's 'Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants' by Sir Joseph Paxton.
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Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
THORNTON. The Superb Lily.
Located in London, London
A magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora...
Category
1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Helvella Crispa, Leuba antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'1-2 Helvella Crispa 3-6 Peziza Repanda' (White Saddle and Palomino cup)
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after ...
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Agaricus Ovoideus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Ovoideus'
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Agaricus Casareus, Leuba antique mushroom fungi botanical chromolithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Agaricus Casareus'
Antique Swiss mushroom / fungi chromolithograph, lithographed by H Furrer after Fritz Leuba. The print is titled with the scientific name...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ornamental Plants, German antique botanical garden chromolithograph print.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Zierpilanzen II'
(Ornamental Plants)
German chromolithograph, circa 1910. Key in German to the varieties at the bottom of the image. Central vertical fold as issued.
245mm by 30...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Champignons, French antique mushroom chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'145. Cortinarius fulgens 146. Cortinarius semi-sanguines 147. Flammula sapinea' '
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Suisse et Belgique," an atlas of French, Swiss, and Belgian fungi, illustrated by chromolithographs from watercolours by the illustrator Aimé Bessin...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Lithograph
THORNTON. Group of Carnations
Located in London, London
Magnificent print by Robert John Thornton; aquatint and mezzotint, printed in colour and finished by hand, heightened with gum arabic, from The Temple of Flora.
[London 1799]
First state.
Thornton was a prolific medical author and became a Doctor of Medicine at St Andrews University and licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians. However, he is best remembered for this great botanical publication The Temple of Flora, which formed a part of the larger work - New Illustration of the sexual system of Linnaeus.
In 1797, he also began advertising for subscribers to his planned natural history publishing venture, which eventually comprised of 30 folio botanical plates. For these remarkable illustrations, he engaged the services of the leading artists and engravers of his day: Sir William Beechey, James Opie, Henry Raeburn, John Russell, Philip Reinagle...
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1790s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Mezzotint, Aquatint, Handmade Paper, Engraving
Illustration of Ballet Slippers
By Thomas Watson Greig
Located in London, London
Chromolithographed illustration of a pair of Ballet Slippers, printed with gold and silver inks.
[Published by David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1900].
Plate...
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Early 1900s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
PRÉVOST. Print from Collection des Fleurs et des Fruits
Located in London, London
Original stipple engraving by Charles-Louis Ruotte, printed in colour and finished by hand.
[Paris, 1805]
Prevost's "Collection des Fleurs et Fruits...
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Early 1800s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Color, Engraving, Handmade Paper
Leaf Plants, German antique botanical chromolithograph print.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Blattpflanzen I'
(Leaf Plants)
German chromolithograph, circa 1910. Key in German to the varieties at the bottom of the image. Central vertical fold as issued.
245mm by 305mm (s...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars
their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: No.1:I; No. 2:1; II & III.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Antirrhinum Orontium - 18th century Weinmann botanical plant flower engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Antirrhinum Orontium'
Mezzotint printed in colours. Circa 1740.
From Johann W Weinmann's Phytanthoza Iconographia, published in Regensburg 1737-45. The first botanical series to u...
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18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Lemons "Limon Peretto": An Early 18th Century Volckamer Hand-colored Engraving
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an early 18th century hand-colored copperplate engraving of the anatomy of lemons by Johann Christoph Volkhamer, entitled "Limon Peretto" from his publication "Nurmbergische ...
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Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Human Eye, German antique medical anatomy wood-engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Auge des Menschen'
(Human Eye)
German wood-engraving, circa 1895. Central vertical fold as issued.
240mm by 305mm (sheet)
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Eggs, natural history chromolithograph, circa 1900
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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.
Category
Early 1900s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Large-Leaved Saxifrage, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'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...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Chamaedorea Glaucifolia, tropical palm, antique botanical lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Chamaedorea Glaucifolia' (Glaucous Parlour Palm), native to Columbia.
Antique botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 191...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Caunga Cucumber Plant: A 17th Century Botanical Engraving by Hendrik van Rheede
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a rare 17th century engraving of a plant entitled "Caunga" by the Dutch botanist Hendrik van Rheede tot Drakenstein, plate 6 from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' (Garden of Malabar), published in Amsterdam in 1686 by Johann van Someren. The engraving depicts the caunga plant, also known as Inca cucumber or horned squash, which is a climbing vine that produces edible, cucumber-like fruits. Rheede's 19th century publication featured illustrations of exotic plants and fruits labelled with script in the upper right corner in Latin, Malay, Arabic, and Sanskrit. Hortus Indicus Malabaricus is believed to be the earliest comprehensive published work on the flora of Asia and the tropics. The 17th century treatise featured important illustrations of 740 plants of the region, including Indian medicinal plants.
The engraving is printed on 17th century laid, chain-linked paper, watermarked with an elaborate crown design. The sheet measures 15.25" high by 18.88" wide. There is a central fold, as issued. There is a small dark spot on the left which appears to represent a paper inclusion which occurred when the hand-made paper was produced. The print is otherwise in excellent condition.
There are additional Rheede botanical engravings from his 'Hortus Indicus Malabaricus' publication that are listed on my 1stdibs storefront and online website. These would make for an impressive display grouping. A discount is available for purchase of two or more of the prints.
Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein...
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Late 17th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), antique botanical lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)'
Colour lithograph, 1909.
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Merendera Aitchisoni, antique botanical flower lithograph print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Botanical lithograph with original hand-colouring , 1873, by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892).
235mm by 145mm (sheet)
Walter Hood Fitch was a Scottish botan...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Pulmonaria, English antique blue pink flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Pulmonaria'
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 Freehan...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Wild Mustard (Brassica sinapistrum), antique botanical lithograph
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Wild Mustard (Brassica sinapistrum. Boiss.)'
Colour lithograph, 1909.
Category
Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Three Vases in Grey-Blue Jasper. Pl. XXXVIII
Located in London, London
RATHBONE, Frederick
Three Vases in Grey-Blue Jasper. Pl. XXXVIII
Published by Bernard Quartich, London 1898
Original chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Old Wedgewood, the Decorat...
Category
1890s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
A Large Jardiniere or Monteith. Jasper. Pl. XXXVII
Located in London, London
RATHBONE, Frederick
A Large Jardiniere or Monteith. Jasper. Pl. XXXVII
Published by Bernard Quartich, London 1898
Original chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Old Wedgewood, the D...
Category
1890s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"Amicua Melon" Hand Finished Color Engraving by George Brookshaw
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a colored aquatint and stipple engraving finished by hand entitled "Amicua Melon", drawn and engraved by George Brookshaw and published in London in 1812 as plate LXXII in hi...
Category
Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Aquatint
"Lilium Persicum" Ehret 18th Century Hand Colored Botanical Engraving
By Georg Dionysius Ehret
Located in Alamo, CA
A beautiful and important 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of lillies which was most likely designed by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770) and engraved by Johann Michae...
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Late 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Sweet-scented Lachenalia. Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Lachenalia Fragrant - Sweet-scented Lachenalia'
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompanied...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Hardy Phloxes, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Hardy Phloxes'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Digitalis Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Digitalis rubra floribus albis maculatis. Digitalis angustifolia flore fe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Lily-leaved Ophrys. Henry Andrews antique botanical flower engraving print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ophrys lilifolia - Lily-leaved Ophrys'
Original copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring from Henry Andrews' 'The Botanist's Repository', 1797-1812. Accompanied by the o...
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Early 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Home Away From Home, Desert Modernism Architecture, Blue Tones Cyanotype, Paper
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes and the desert modernism movement.
It's made by layering paper cutouts...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Paper, Monotype, Lithograph
Colorful Flower Bouquet Mix, Close Up Wild Flowers, Giclee Print Limited Edition
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper.
This exquisite still life photo, shows a classy bouquet beautifully lit with soft light...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars
their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: LIV, LV, LVI, & LVII.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Champignons, French antique mushroom fungi chromolithograph, 1910
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'275. Aleuria vesiculosa 276. Otidea onotica 277. Peziza aurantia 278. Mitrula paludosa'
Antique French mushroom / fungi chromolithograph.
From "Atlas des champignons de France, Su...
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Early 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Prickly Pear Cactus: Framed 18th C. Hand-colored Engraving by Redoute
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored stipple engraving entitled "Cactus Opuntia Polyanthos, Cierge Raquette Multiflore" (Prickly Pear Cactus) by Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Plate 59 from his illustrated publication 'Plantarum Historia Succulentarum ou Histoire des Plantes Grasses', published in Paris in 1799. Redoute was a pioneer of the stipple engraving technique, which he used to create this image. It involves utilizing a series of small dots worked into a copper plate rather than the more common lines. These dots can be made smaller or thicker depending on the degree of opacity the artist intends for various areas of the print. When inked and applied to paper, this allows for a greater portion of the paper to be seen, which accentuates the appearance of luminosity of the subject the artist is creating. Different color inks are used in the printing process, a time consuming technique known as "a la poupee". The engraving is then finished with watercolor to further enhance the beauty and realism of the print subject.
This engraving of a flowering cactus is presented in a double mat; white outer mat and heather green inner mat.The mat measures 20" x 16" and the sheet measures 19.5" x 13.38". There are wide margins with a few short tears and chips along the the right and upper edges, which are all covered by the mat. There are small spots predominantly in the margins, but a few are present in the image area, but the print is otherwise in very good condition. There is another Redoute flowering cactus listed on 1stdibs, LU117326854582. The pair would make an attractive display grouping.
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist originally from Belgium, who pursued his extremely successful artistic career in France. He is well known for his watercolor paintings of roses, lilies and other flowers and their subsequent folio-sized, color stipple engravings. Some believe him to be the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté was a favorite of the French royal court at the time and of the post French...
Category
Late 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving
Snowy Feverfew, English antique red flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Snowy Feverfew'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateu...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
4 plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars
their Strange Diet..
Located in Middletown, NY
Four plates from The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers. “Wolfsmelk Rupsen;" “Wolfsmilch, Raupe und Schmetterling" Amsterdam: J F Bernard, 1730. Each an engraving with hand coloring in watercolor and gouache printed on one sheet of watermarked Honig cream laid paper, each measures 6 1/4 x 5 inches (157 x 121 mm), sheet measures 20 5/8 x 14 inches (522 x 355 mm), full margins. With one 1.5 inch inch tear across the area of the top-left corner, well outside of image area. Handling creases in the lower right sheet quadrant, as well as minor, loose cockling, otherwise in very good condition. The colors are superb with exceptionally fresh and bright saturation. Engraved between 1679 and 1683, printed 1730. Plates included: CXXI, CXXII, CXXIII, & CXXIV.
MARIA SIBYLLA MERIAN was one of the most highly respected entomologists of the 17th century, and remains today one of the field's most significant figures. A German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator, she reared herself on the study of caterpillars, and made tremendous contributions to the knowledge of the life cycles of numerous species. Until her detailed and careful study of the process of metamorphosis it was thought that insects were "born of mud," through spontaneous generation.
Trained as a miniature painter by her stepfather, she published her first book of illustrations in 1675, at the age of 28. In 1679, Merian published the first volume of the two-volume series on caterpillars, The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers; the second volume followed in 1683. Each volume contained 50 plates that she engraved and etched. In 1699, Merian traveled to Dutch Guiana...
Category
Early 18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Watercolor, Engraving
Masdevallias, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Masdevallias'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Flowering Trumpet Plant: 18th C. Hand-colored Botanical Engraving by Weinmann
Located in Alamo, CA
This hand-colored botanical mezzotint and line engraving by Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1683-1741) is entitled "Stramonia Aegyptiaca foetida semine pallido flore albo duplici triplicive...
Category
Mid-18th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Engraving, Mezzotint
Forced Shrubs, English antique flower botanical chromolithograph, 1896
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Forced Shrubs'
Flowers are numbered with a key to the varieties below the image.
Antique English flower botanical chromolithograph.
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ageratum, English antique mauve flower botanical chromolithograph, 1895
By Frederick William Hulme
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Ageratum'
Process print from Frederick William Hulme’s ‘Familiar Wild Flowers’, circa 1890.
Hulme was known as a teacher and an amateur bota...
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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