Walter Crane – The First of May: A Fairy Masque (1881)
This unique volume, The First of May: A Fairy Masque, is one of the great illustrated books by the Victorian
Antique Prints
Maria Sibylla Merian – Cotton Plant with Caterpillar, Chrysalis, Moth, and Butterfly, Plate 10
Beautiful botanical engraving by Maria Sibylla Merian from Insects of Surinam: cotton plant with caterpillar, chrysalis, moth, and butterfly
Maria Sibylla Merian – Sweet Potato and Parakeet Flower with Insects, Plate 41
Merian Plate 41 from Insects of Surinam: hand-colored engraving of sweet potato and heliconia with moths, butterfly, and leaf-footed bug.
Jacques Barraband Le Touraco géant
Barraband handcolored engraving of the Great Blue Turaco (Schizorhis cristatus), Plate 19 from Buffon, with rich, velvety coloration.
Jacques Barraband (1767–1809), Turacus persa (Le Touraco)
Handcolored Barraband engraving of the Turaco (Turacus persa), Plate 17 from Buffon, with rare workshop color notes and annotations.
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand
La Sortie du Port (from La Vie d’un Navire) — after Hippolyte Garneray, engraved by A. Durand, hand-colored aquatint, Paris,
Day of Judgement – Dramatic Large Russian Lubok Print
Russian popular devotional broadside (lubok): Skaz strashnago suda bozhia — “Tale of the Dread Judgment of God (the Last Judgment).”
Enlightenment Period Engraving of an Owl
An 18th-century natural history engraving depicting an owl in the Barn Owl family (Tytonidae) with rounded head and large eyes,
Enlightenment Period Engraving of a Tufted Owl
A finely detailed natural history engraving depicting an owl, standing alert on a tree stump, with wings folded and large
Princess Marie of Bavaria, Dutchess of Saxony
Lithographic portrait of Princess Marie of Bavaria (1805–1877), who became Duchess of Saxony (Herzogin von Sachsen) through marriage to Prince
Metternich – Portrait of the Austrian diplomat and leader of the Congress of Vienna
Clément Venceslas Lothaire, Prince de Metternich-Winnebourg — engraved portrait, Artaria & Comp., Vienna, c. 1830s–1840s Three-quarter bust of the Austrian
Down the Rapids – 19C Print of Perilous River Crossing
Dramatic 19th century steel engraving of a perilous river crossing by J. Schuetz, Artistisches Institut v. F. Gutsch & Rupp.
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery – Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene I from the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery This scene captures Mistress Ford and
Boydell Shakespeare Gallery – Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare Engraving – Much Ado About Nothing, Act III, Scene I (1792)Large format, hand-colored stipple engraving after a painting by
Shakespeare’s The Tempest – “Miranda” by Caroline Watson
A beautifully executed late 18th-century stipple engraving entitled Miranda, engraved by Caroline Watson after an original painting by Robert Edge
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse -Jean Le Clerc Book of Revelation
VISION DE QUATRE CHEVALIERSTranslation: Vision of Four Horsemen This image illustrates Revelation 6:1–8, the dramatic appearance of the Four Horsemen
The Fall of the Stars and Terror of Kings – Apocalypse by Jean Le Clerc
CHEUTE DES ESTOILLES ET FRAYEUR DES ROISTranslation: The Fall of the Stars and the Terror of the Kings This image
The Book of Life Opened by the Lamb – Apocalypse by Jean Le Clerc
LE LIVRE DE VIE OUVERT PAR L’AGNEAUTranslation: The Book of Life Opened by the Lamb This image illustrates Revelation 5:1–10,
Saint John Receives his Vision on Patmos – Apocalypse by Jean Le Clerc
ST. JEAN RELEGVE EN L’ISLE DE PATHMOSTranslation: Saint John Receives His Vision on the Isle of Patmos This image illustrates
The First Trumpet – Apocalypse by Jean Le Clerc
The title is has been trimmed of the top, but the image clearly represents The First Trumpet This image illustrates