Discover antique prints of finches. Finches are song birds, found worldwide.
Charles Darwin studied variations in finches in the Galapagos Islands. This helped him devise the theories of evolution and natural selection.
Many fine illustrations of finches were made due to interest in Darwin's work and their popularity as pets.
Choose from our extensive range of antique prints of finches. They were created some of the finest bird artists of the 18th and 19th centuries.
26.5 x 19 cm (10.5 x 7.5 inches).Banded Grass Finch, Australian Waxbill© Fine Rare PrintsA 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. This is an orig..
US$45.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Serinus leucopygius and Alario alarioThis 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 bird..
US$60.00
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26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).South AfricaSerinis canicollisThis 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 al..
US$45.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Ampelis garrulusThis 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 engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gronvol..
US$50.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Munia oryzivoraThis 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 time, Frederi..
US$60.00
29 x 21 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches).Calliste gyroloides and desmarestiiPeruThis lithograph has hand painted coloring and was made in the period 1849-1853. It is from the documentation of the US Naval Astronomical Expedition To Southern Hemisphere in 1849. This is an antique, not a reproduction and is in ..
US$75.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Spermestes cucullata and Spermestes bicolor/p>This 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 illustrator..
US$35.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Munia punctulataThis 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 time, Freder..
US$35.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Munia atricapilla and munia majaThis 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 ..
US$60.00
20.5 x 11.5cm (8 x 4.5 inches) This is an original hand colored engraving made in ~1797 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, ha..
US$40.00
20.5 x 11.5cm (8 x 4.5 inches) This is an original hand colored engraving made in ~1797 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, ha..
US$40.00
20.5 x 11.5cm (8 x 4.5 inches) This is an original hand colored engraving made in ~1797 from "Barr's Buffon" English edition of Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon,'s Natural History. The hand coloring is original, and the engraving is over 200 years old. It was made by copper plate engraving, ha..
US$40.00
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26.2x 18.5 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)This wood engraving from c. 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...
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26.2x 18.5 cm (10.5 x 7 inches)This wood engraving from c. 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...
US$38.50 US$55.00
26 x 18cm (10.3 x 7 inches).This high quality antique lithograph is by Friedrich Wilhelm Kuhnert and was made in Italy in about 1895. Kuhnert (1865-1926) was a German artist who specialised in wildlife. He was especially good at portraying animals in natural settings. The image area is in excellent ..
US$50.00
Common Yellowthroat, Cerulean Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Hooded Warbler, American Redstart And Ovenb
29.5 x 22 cm (11.8 x 8 inches).This is an antique chromolithograph, was made in 1893 and is from a work by Henry Nehrling celebrating the North American native birds of song and beauty. Nehrling was the custodian of the public museum of Milwaukee and member of the American Ornithlogists Union. This ..
US$50.00
32 x 22 cm (12.5 x 8.75 inches).Euplectes franciscanaAfricaThis beautiful chromolithographic print is from the first edition of the Argentian artist Axel Amuchastegui's work, Love Life of the Birds and was made in 1952. It is in excellent condition on fine white rag paper with strong plate marks. Ea..
US$50.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Fringila coelebsShows nestThis 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 engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time,..
US$50.00
30 x 22 cm (11.5 x 8.75 inches).Emberiza melancephalaThis 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 engaged two of the finest illustrators of birds of all time, H.Gr..
US$50.00
29 x 21 cm (11.5 x 8.5 inches).Chrysomitris marginalisThis lithograph has hand painted coloring and was made in the period 1849-1853. It is from the documentation of the US Naval Astronomical Expedition To Southern Hemisphere in 1849. This is an antique, not a reproduction and is in excellent condit..
US$65.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Argentina, Brazil, BoliviaParaoaria cucullataThis 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..
US$45.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).St Helena and South AfricaSerinus flaviventris and icterusThis 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..
US$35.00
32 x 22 cm (12.5 x 8.75 inches).Pheuticus aureo-ventriThis beautiful chromolithographic print is from the first edition of the Argentian artist Axel Amuchastegui's work, Love Life of the Birds and was made in 1952. It is in excellent condition on fine white rag paper with strong plate marks. Each pr..
US$50.00
32 x 22 cm (12.5 x 8.75 inches).Chiroxipia caudatBrazilThis beautiful chromolithographic print is from the first edition of the Argentian artist Axel Amuchastegui's work, Love Life of the Birds and was made in 1952. It is in excellent condition on fine white rag paper with strong plate marks. Each p..
US$50.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Emberiza rusticaChina and JapanJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered..
US$75.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Haematospiza sipahiNepalJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal university training and considered himsel..
US$75.00
41 x 30 cm (16 x 11.75 inches).Euspiza luteola (now classifed as Emberiza bruniceps)AsiaJohn Gould was the enterprising genius behind the creation of 2999 different handcolored lithographic plates of birds and animals. He was born in 1804 on the Dorset coast in England. Gould had no formal universi..
US$75.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).Brazil, Argentina and ChileChrysomitris ictericaThis 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 illustrat..
US$35.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).India and MalaysiaAidemosyne malabarica and cantansThis 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 illust..
US$35.00
26.5 x 17 cm (10.5 x 6.75 inches).IndiaUroloncha aculicauda and striataThis 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 bird..
US$60.00