C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : Slight soiling at the edge of the sheet.
C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : Couple of light marks in the margins.
1895. Chromolithograph. 1895. 160mm by 240mm (sheet). German chromolithograph. CONDITION : Crease along bottom of the sheet just under publication line.
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. "
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders with around 150 species described. Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. "
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. "
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. "
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. CONDITION : A few tiny marks. "
1837. Engraving with original hand-colouring. 1837. 210mm by 125mm (sheet). Each spider is named below the image. From Baron Georges Cuvier's (1769-1832) 'Animal Kingdom', published in London in 1837. CONDITION : A few small marks to the right middle of the image. "
C1850. Wood-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1850. 235mm by 140mm (9" by 5 1/2") (sheet). From Georges-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, and Bernard Germain de Lacepede's 'Oeuvres Complètes avec les supplémens. Augmentées de la classification de G. Cuvier'. CONDITION : Couple of light marks in the margins.
1765. Copper-line engraving. 1765. 220mm by 170mm (platemark) 240mm by 185mm (sheet). From Buffon's "Histoire Naturelle, Generale et Particuliere Avec la Description du Cabinet du Roi" which was published in Paris. Jacques E. De Seve was the principal artist commissioned by Comte de Buffon to illustrate his 'Histoire.....
C1780. Line engraving with later hand-colouring. C1780. 290mm by 210mm (sheet). French late 18th century engraving of shells after the drawings of Henry Redoute, the brother of the great botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redoute.
1884-1887. Colour woodblock finished by hand. 1884-1887. 180mm by 250mm (sheet). From WT Greene's 'Parrots In Captivity'. Alexander Francis Lydon was an English watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. Benjamin Fawcett was a renowned 19th century colour printer."
1884-1887. Colour woodblock finished by hand. 1884-1887. 250mm by 180mm (sheet). From WT Greene's 'Parrots In Captivity'. Alexander Francis Lydon was an English watercolour artist, illustrator and engraver of natural history and landscapes. Benjamin Fawcett was a renowned 19th century colour printer. "
C1849. Steel-engraving with original hand-colouring. C1849. 160mm by 245mm (sheet). From Dictionaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle, c1849, a French natural history series reknown for the quality of it's engravings and especially their colouring. Edouard Travies is regarded as one of the great French natural history artists of the 19th century."
C1870. Steel-engraving. C1870. 150mm by 200mm (image). Sir Edwin Henry Landseer was an English painter, well known for his paintings of animals - particularly horses, dogs and stags.
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). 1 le Fourmillier 2 le Cochon' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). 1 le Tamanoir 2 Le Tamandua' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). 1 Chien mulet male 2 Chien mulet femelle 3 Chien mulet femelle' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). 1 La Marmotte du Cap 2 La Marmotte Israel' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). Le Bison Musque 2 Le Zebu' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). 1 L'Urson 2 Le Tanrec' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1832. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. 1832. 160mm by 100mm (image only). le Reebok male 2 le Reebok femelle' Lithograph with original hand-colouring from Oeuvres completes de Buffon, published in Paris in 1832."
1860. Mixed-method engraving. 1860. 660mm by 810mm (platemark) 700mm by 820mm (sheet). Two dogs embody characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Based on painting exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1857.Published by Henry Graves & Co in London in 1860. The original oil painting was completed in.....
C1880. Lithograph with original hand-colouring. C1880. 285mm by 210mm (sheet). French late 19th century hand-coloured lithograph from 'Etudes d'Entomologie'. Charles Oberthur was a French entomologist and son of the founder of the celebrated Oberthur printing firm. In 1876 he began to publish the 'Etudes d' Entomologie.' which were illustrated with.....