Animal Engravings

Johann Elias Ridinger (1698-1767)

Germany, mid-18th Century

From a collection depicting the documented sightings of curious and grand animals encountered by 17th and 18th Century hunters. The artist's mannered treatment of nature is evocative of the Baroque era. (1-20)

Framed Height: 22-1/2" Width: 18-1/2"

Code : N-4316

New York City Lithograph

U.S.A., late 19th Century

Richly colored print of New York City, showing a bird's-eye-view of downtown Manhattan, Governor's Island, Brooklyn, and New Jersey.

(Framed) Height: 25-1/2" Width: 39"

Code : GL-3456

Engravings of Flora and Fauna

Johann Georg GMELIN (1810-1854)

Hand-painted 18th Century engravings on light blue paper, depicting the flora and fauna encountered by Gmehlin on his expedition of Russia.

Height: 17.5" Width: 20"

Code : GL-3419

Holbein Engravings

England, late 18th Century

Copper plate engravings of original drawings by Hans Holbein of members of the Tudor Court of Henry the XIII, engraved by Bartolozzi in the reign of George III.

Height: 25" Width: 19"

Code : MT-47

Three Armada Engravings

England, ca. 1739

Three engravings of the Spanish armada. Hand colored at a later date.

Height: 24" Width: 34"

Code : GL-2124

Botanical Engravings

Joseph Jacob Plenck

Austria, 1788

Dedicated to His Imperial Highness, the Emperor Joseph II of Austria and King of Hungary. Each plate of the finest quality, each depicting a different plant, handcolored at the period.

Height: 26" Width: 20"

Code : N-2343