Natural History
Antique natural history prints
This top-level category covers wildlife, hunting scenes and popular natural-history illustration, from a dead stag after Landseer to tropical fish coloured by hand and a Tyrolean hunter in an 1844 lithograph. It spans 1687 to 1984 and includes the sections on birds, botany, dogs and horses, and other mammals listed below.
It suits naturalists, collectors of scientific illustration and anyone furnishing a study with period animal prints. All pieces are original of their time, each with a technical description and measurements.
Subcategories
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Birds
Antique bird prints
This category gathers ornithological engravings, from gulls and terns coloured by hand to the curlew sandpiper after Morris and African guinea fowl after Bosman. Pieces range from 1745 to 1984 and include work by Benjamin Fawcett, a leading Victorian colour printer, and Charles George Lewis.
Bird prints appeal to ornithologists and collectors of natural-history illustration, and make an elegant decorative choice for a study. All pieces are original period impressions, each with a technical description and measurements.
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Dogs, Horses and...
Dogs, horses and domestic animals
This category shows companion and working animals in period life, from a villager with his dog by Charlet to English coaching scenes and a shower in the park by Kronheim. Pieces span 1699 to 1957 and include a Picasso print among engravings by Edward Francis Finden and Charles Cousen.
It suits dog and horse enthusiasts as well as collectors of sporting and rural scenes. Every piece is an original period print, with a technical description and exact measurements.
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Botanical Prints
Antique botanical prints
This category presents flowers, trees and plant studies, from the cedars of Lebanon in an 1861 hand-coloured engraving to Indian trees and shrubs after N. Parr and a watercolour of flowers signed C. Dunn. Pieces range from 1731 to 1933 and include work by Eliza Mary Burgess and Xavier Soler.
Botanical prints suit collectors of natural-history illustration and anyone decorating with classic floral subjects. Every piece is an original period print or drawing, with a technical description and exact measurements.
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Fish, Reptiles and...
Fish, reptiles and insects
This small category ranges from a Nile crocodile and iguana to an anaconda, python and cobra, and a leaf insect coloured by hand after Lizars, dated between 1745 and 1860. Engravers include J. Bishop and C. O. Murray, working in the hand-coloured natural-history tradition of the period.
It interests collectors of herpetology and ichthyology, and anyone drawn to unusual creatures rendered with scientific care. Every print is an original of its time, with a technical description and measurements.
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Mammals and Wild Animals
Mammals and wild animals
This category covers wildlife beyond birds, fish and domestic animals, from a polar bear to lynx, deer and African gazelles, engraved between 1687 and 1957. It includes work by Andrew Bell and John Miller, and a 1957 Picasso lithograph of a stag from En marge du Buffon.
It suits naturalists and collectors of wildlife illustration, and anyone drawn to a particular species. All pieces are original period impressions, each with a technical description and measurements.
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Hunting and Fishing
Antique hunting and fishing prints
This category shows field sports and country pursuits, from a greyhound coursing a hare after Abraham Cooper to a badger baited by dogs and a still life of game after Balan. Pieces range from 1707 to 1896 and include a Goya print alongside engravers such as James Duffield Harding.
It suits collectors of sporting art and country-house decoration. All prints are original period impressions, each with a technical description and exact measurements.
