Discover genuine antique prints about birds.
Bird illustration has been an important art form for centuries. It is a beautiful blend of art and science.
Bird illustration reached a peak in about 1600 to 1900. This was an exciting era of exploration and discovery. Scientists and artists documented and illustrated familiar birds and newly discovered species.
At the same time, it was fashionable for wealthy people to have scientific hobbies. One of the most popular was studying nature. The wealthy employed some of the finest artists to illustrate birds. The illustrations were usually printed as engravings or lithographs.
Choose from thousands of our antique prints of animals. They are genuine antique prints.
26.2x 18.5 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)This wood engraving from ~1880 with original hand colour is by Alexander Francis Lydon. Lydon was a renowned perfectionist. He was expert at creating beautifully coloured prints. This print is an authentic antique, not a reproduction and is in excellent condition...
USD65.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Black Chinned Goshawk - Aster monogrammicus. Now known as the Lizard Buzzard.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. T..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Vidua paradisa. Now known as the Long-tailed Paradise Whydah.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing co..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Climbing Leaflove- Phyllastrephus scandens. Now known as the Red-tailed Leaflove.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellen..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Crimson Shouldered Caterpillar Catcher (female)- Campephaga phoenicia. Now known as the Red-shouldered Cuckooshrike.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand ..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Cuckoo Falcon - Aviceda cuculoides. Now known as the African Cuckoo Hawk.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The p..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Grey Falcon - Falco concolorThis finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing company William Home Lizars of Lond..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Long Tailed Grakle- Lamprotornis longicanda. Now known as the Long-tailed Glossy Starling.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Red Billed Whidah- Vidua erythrorhynchus. Now known as the Pin-tailed Whydah.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. T..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Amadina fasciata. Now known as the Cut-throat Finch.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing company Wil..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Falco ruficollis. Now known as the Red-necked Falcon.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing company Wi..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Corvus leuconotus. Also known as the White Backed Crow.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is excellent. The publishing company ..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)Walking Drongo Shrike - Melasoma edolioides. Now known as the Northern Black Flyctacher.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is e..
USD50.00
16.2 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4.0 inches)White Bodied Grakle- Lamprotornis leucogaster. Now known as the Violet-backed Starling.This finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1843.It is a genuine antique, not a reproduction and is in very good condition. The original hand colouring and engraving is ex..
USD50.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Lord of Derby's Parakeet (Paleornus derbianus)India and TibetThis species is sadly registered as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.John Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He ..
USD175.00
26 x 16 cm (10.3 x 6.25 inches)Black Tern, Caspian Tern, Black Tern Noddy, Smaller Sooty Tern and Gull-billed TernThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1890s and is from Henry Seebohm's work on birds eggs, one of the best studies of birds eggs of the 1800s...
USD70.00
25 x 15.5 cm (9.75 x 6 inches).This is an original hand colored wood engraving made for Charles Robert Bree in 1866. It is a genuine antique print, not a reproduction. It is in excellent condition. The paper and colors are virtually as fresh as they day the prints were created. Charles Robert Bree w..
USD80.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Africa, St HelenaEstrilda cinereaThis is a beautiful antique lithograph from a work by Arthur G.Butler (1844-1925), an entomologist at the British Museum who worked on the taxonomy of birds, insects and spiders. He employed one of the finest illustrators of birds of..
USD85.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD70.00
Paper Size: 24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)This exquisitely detailed copper plate engraving is from a rare set published in London by John Mason Good between 1806 and 1813 titled Pantologia. Many were by Sydenham Edwards, a multi-talented gentleman also well known for his superb botanical illustrations,..
USD80.00
27 x 19 cm (10.6 x 7.4 inches)Moa-VogelExtinct Moa bird from New Zealand. One of largest birds that has ever livedThis antique lithograph was made in about 1910 and is in excellent condition. It is from a rare set of collecting cards about dinosaurs, prehistoric animals and strange animals, Tiere de..
USD115.00
32 x 19.5 cm (12.5 x 7.75 inches).ChinaThis original antique lithograph was made in the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas in England and is from a set of prints, The Instructive Picture Book, created to educate children of wealthy families. They are some of the most attractive antique prints of animals..
USD220.00
56 x 38 cm (22 x 15 inches)Macrocercus aracanga.This large, top quality lithograph is by Edward Lear . He is considered one of the greatest bird artists, on a par with Audubon and Gould. It was made in 1975 in Germany in a limited edition of 1000. The paper is thick and cream coloured. The print is ..
USD175.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD60.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)This is a hand colored engraving made in 1794 from the Comte de Buffon's English edition of Natural History. Buffon's works influenced the next two generations of naturalists, including Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Georges Cuvier. It has been said that "Truly, Buffon was t..
USD70.00
26.5 x 16.5cm (10 x 6.5 inches). This is an antique engraving by Baron Georges Cuvier. It was made in 1863, has original hand painted colouring and is in very good condition. Georges Cuvier was a French naturalist and zoologist and a leader in natural sciences in the early 19th century...
USD60.00
28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).Swan,Pelican,Ducks,Penguins This high quality antique engraving about the animal kingdom is by Traugott Bromme, a German traveller who led an exciting life. Bromme published books, prints and maps on his travels and the natural history of the world. This is a genuine ..
USD100.00