Prints and Portraits
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A finely engraved 18th-century print depicting a spectacular array of zoological and herpetological objects from the collection of Frederik Ruysch
Keulemans at his best
Keulemans, J. G.
Red-headed bunting. Emberiza luteola. [Henry Dresser's A history of the birds of Europe, plate 618].
London, for H. E. Dresser, 1895. Folio. A fine, large, lithographed plate drawn, engraved in stone, and hand-coloured by John Gerrard Keulemans. In an attractive wooden frame (44.2 x 39.2 cm).
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€120.00
A fine, handcoloured plate from the magnum opus of Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
A rare, large photograph of the Austrian paleontologist Viktor Karl Uhlig
A fine example of 18th-century Louis XV style flower designs
Wonderful early botanical nature print
A fine, hand-coloured plate from the magnum opus of Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
A fine, hand-coloured plate from the magnum opus of Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper
Wonderful early botanical nature print of a gooseberry
Wonderful Early Naturalist Ornithology Print from the VERY RARE FIRST FOLIO Edition.
Mesmerizing early print of a goldfish and its skeleton
Wonderful Early Naturalist Ornithology Print from the VERY RARE FIRST FOLIO Edition.
Wonderful early ichthyology print in rare, unfolded state
Bloch, M. E.
Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische - Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Plate CX, Lophius Vespertilio/Der Einhornteufel/La Chauve Souris de Mer/The Sea-Bat.
Berlin, privately published, 1782-1795. Oblong folio (41.5 x 24.5 cm). Well preserved hand-painted engraving of exotic fish.
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€130.00
Wonderful Early Naturalist Zoology Print
Wonderful early naturalist botany print
Four beautiful roses from the famous "English botany"
Wonderful early botanical nature print
Wonderful Early Naturalist Zoology Print
Mesmerizing early print of a the skeletons of a daim and a three-legged pig
Meyer, J. D.
Vorstellungen allerley Thiere mit ihren Gerippe. Plate XLI, Ein sceletrirtes monstroses dreijfüssigtes Dam-Hirsch-Kalb [AND] Das Scelet von einem dreijfüssigten Schweinlein.
Nürnberg, A. Bieling, 1752. Folio-size (41.4 x 25.2 cm). Well preserved hand-painted engraving of two mammals. Printed, partially hand-coloured.
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€140.00
Wonderful early ichthyology (fish) print
Bloch, M. E.
Allgemeine Naturgeschichte der Fische - Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Plate XCVII, Cyprinus Leuciscus/Der Lauben/La Vandoise/The Dace [AND] Cyprinus Aphya/Der Spirling/L'Aphie [AND] Gasteropelecus/Das Gärtnermesser/La Serpe.
Berlin, privately published, 1782-1795. Oblong folio (24.0 x 40.0 cm). Well-preserved hand-painted engraving of exotic fish.
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€145.00
Wonderful early ornithology print of a farmer's friend
A fine portrait of this renowned Swedish chemist
Wonderful early botanical nature print of a chinaberry
An original, hand-made print by the artist, Jan Franken Pzn.