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.
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Fulmar Petrel, Manx Shearwater, Spotted Crake and Black GrouseThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Richardson’s Skua, Marsh Warbler, Goshawk, Pintail, Arctic Tern and Blue-headed WagtailThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Siskin, Thrush, Greenfinch, Redstart, Great Tit, Teal and BlackbirdThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Starling, Chaffinch, Raven Linnet, Rook and WrenThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Little Auk, Red-legged Partridge, Sanderling, Long-tailed Titmouse and RazorbillThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Kitiwake, Stone Curlew, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and White WagtailThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from..
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Common Tern, Red-throated Diver, Black-throated Diver, Lesser Tern, Montague’s Harrier and Sedge WarblerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Grouse, Kestrel, Robin, Redpoll, Ringdove and WryneckThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Dunlin, Landrail, Skua, Wigeon, Golden Plover and SkylarkThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Swift, Black-headed Gull, Snipe, Chiff-Chaff, Martin and Hedge SparrowThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Cirl Bunting, Hawfinch, Stock Dove, Dartford Warbler, Pochard, Black RedstartThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Turtle Dove, Shore Lark, Gannet, Quail, Oyster-catcher and Cole TitThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Whinchat, Scoter, Grey Wagtail, Smew, Black-headed Bunting and Great Spotted WoodpeckerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Gyr-Falcon, Jack Snioe, Red-backed Shrike, Chough, Fieldfare and PuffinThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Reed Warbler, Whimbrel, Black Guillemot, Garganey, Red-breasted Merganser and Bearded TitThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Stonechat, Capercailzie, Bittern, Merlin, Little Grebe and WheatearThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)Osprey, Snow Bunting, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Ringed Plover and Short-eared OwlThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
19 x 13 cm (7.5 x 5 inches)White-tailed Eagle, Eider Duck, Herring Gull, Shoveller, Ruff and Grasshopper WarblerThis original chromolithograph by Richard Kearton is a selection of beautifully composed birds eggs. It is in excellent condition and is a genuine antique from 1890...
USD40.00
28.5 x 22cm (11.3 x 8.5 inches).Rhinoceros Hornbill,New Guinea Bird Of Paradise,Finches 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 t..
USD100.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Pelecanus aquilusThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812 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 "Tr..
USD60.00
15.8 x 9.8 cm (6.2 x 4.0 inches)Trochilus gigasThis finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1834.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 London and Edinbur..
USD70.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Larus glaucusThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812 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,..
USD60.00
21 x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Charadrius pluvialisThis is a hand colored engraving made in 1812 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 ..
USD60.00
21x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)Mergus merganserThis 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 "Trul..
USD45.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).AustraliaPoephila mirabalisThis 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 all t..
USD85.00
15.8 x 9.8 cm (6.2 x 4.0 inches)Trochilus hirsutusThis finely detailed engraving was made in London in 1834.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 London and Edin..
USD70.00
26 x 18 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)Ceriornis melanocephalus. Highly endangered speciesIndia,Pakistan,HimalayaA beautifully colored and illustrated chromolithograph made by Cassell and Company in ~1870 for Thomas Rymer Jones, Professor of Natural History and Comparative Anatomy in King's College, London. Th..
USD75.00
Paper Size: 24 x 15 cm (9.5 x 6 inches)Falco subluteo and Falco bachaThis 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 s..
USD80.00
21x 13 cm (8.5 x 5.25 inches)New ZealandThis 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, Bu..
USD70.00
26.5 x 18 cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This is an antique print of fine pigeons by Harrison Weir of England. Weir was an experienced breeder of cats, carrier pigeons, and poultry and for thirty years often acted as a judge at the principal pigeon and poultry shows.They are colour printed wood engravings mad..
USD40.00