Botanical Prints and Engravings

A collection of vintage floral artworks showcasing various flowers including roses, anemones, and parasol-shaped blooms, rendered in detailed engravings and hand-colored techniques.

Paper hangings by Mader frères of Paris, 1851-1853, published by Day & Son, London. The work features decorative arts related to exhibitions, specifically the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London. It includes lithographs and chromolithographs

CDK Wyspiały, Stanis Aw (1869 1907)

Two tulips with butterfly; General Suri Cathelyn / General van der Eyck. The drawing is part of an album.

Drawing, Design for Necklace with Brazilian Beetles; USA; graphite, brush and watercolor, white heightening on tracing paper; 12.1 x 19.3 cm (4 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.); 1910-44-3

This copper engraving around 1535 by Agostino Veneziano shows acanthus leaves as decorative motifs on a print, highlighting vegetal ornamentation.

Lelie, Crispijn van de Passe (II), 1617 print Print is part of a book. paper engraving flowers

Vase with flowers for a niche. .

Print (France); Drafted by Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin (French, 1721-1786)

Twee tulpen met vlinder. Parangun maiut / Vrou Gebrant Brabason Swarts (title on object). Draughtsman: Jacob Marrel (mentioned on object). Dating: 1637. Measurements: h 265 mm × w 335 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Ivy-leaved toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis, and rose root, Rhodiola rosea radix. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript.

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Illustration of hyacinths. Woodcut, 1629.

Bia O-green. 1896-00-00); was downloaded from the Muse of the National Museum in Warsaw; drawing / o . 50,0 cm, szer. 35,0 cm; rkps 924/44 MNW; Wszystkie prawa zastrzeone.National Culture Fund Józef Piłsudski (1928-1939)-collection, partage plus, Wyspiański, Stanisław (1869-1907), Flowers, Herb

Image reproduction: Stanis Aw Ejsmond (1894-1939), Maki; Z: "Tygodnik Ilustrowany" 1913, No. 26 (June 28), p. 503; Tygodnik Ilustrowany (Warsaw; magazine; 1859-1939); 1913 (1883-00-00-1883-00-00);

Robert "Variae ac...", 1660: engraving

Easter cards with ornamental decoration, depicting women, flowers, doves and birds.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1881. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Women, Birds, Flowers

Scarlet flesh rock melon, Cucumis melo cantalupensis, cut in half to show flesh and seeds. Handcoloured stipple engraving of an illustration by George Brookshaw from his own "Pomona Britannica," London, Longman, Hurst, etc., 1817. The quarto edition of the original folio edition published from 1804-1812. Brookshaw (1751-1823) was a successful cabinet maker who disappeared in the 1790s before returning as a flower painter with the anonymous "New Treatise on Flower Painting," 1797.

Flowers ; Flowers ; Flowers ; Flowers. Drawings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. China, Drawing, Chinese, Flowers , China

Daffodil. Numbered upper right: 223. Top right the Latin name. Part of the third album with drawings of flowers and plants. Tenth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With notes in Dutch, Latin and French, Narcissus (Narcissus) Jonquille. / Narcissus Junci folius. / Jonquille., draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, draughtsman: Elias Verhulst, draughtsman: Praag, draughtsman: Delft, 1596 - 1610, paper, brush, pen, h 231 mm × w 167 mm

Hortensia, from Choix Des Plus Belle Fleurs et des Plus Beaux Fruits, 1827, after Pierre-Joseph Redouté; Engraver: François Langlois (called Ciartres), French, Flemish (active France), 1759-1840, 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (27.31 x 21.59 cm) (plate)19 5/8 x 23 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (49.85 x 60.33 x 2.86 cm) (outer frame), Stipple engraving, color-printed, finished by hand, France, 19th century

Basket with flowers. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 151 mm × w 103 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Klaproos of papaver (Papaver); heul, maucop. / Papaver. / Pavot. (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 249 mm × w 170 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Afrikaantje (Tagetes), Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Orange African. Numbered at the top right: 63. At the top left the Latin and Dutch name. Part of the first album with drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk. ink brush / pen flowers: marigold

Flowers in a vase. Draughtsman: Jean Bernard. Dating: 1775 - 1833. Measurements: h 346 mm × w 267 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Bengale Thé hyménée, from Choix Des Plus Belle Fleurs et des Plus Beaux Fruits, 1827, Victor; Artist: after Pierre-Joseph Redouté, French, Flemish (active France), 1759-1840, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.67 x 21.59 cm) (plate), Stipple engraving, color-printed, finished by hand, France, 19th century

Study sheet with a rose, Bernard Picart, 1683 - 1733 drawing Studieblad puts Een "Rose found in Arleme on July 18, 1717". paper. ink. pencil brush / pen flowers: rose

The pink hyacinth Rex Rubrorum, draughtsman: Jan Augustini, 1762, paper, brush, h 454 mm × w 283 mm

Two tulips with Insect, Jacob Marrel, 1637 drawing The drawing is part of an album. parchment (animal material). deck paint. pencil. watercolor (paint) brush flowers: tulip. insects

Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, Grewia ferruginea A. Rich. : finished drawing, including detail of leaf, undated. Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

Hans Simon Holtclubs (1620-1671); Maria Sibylla Weian (1647-1717), clanum PRATES (a-storiesab), 1649-1659

A Rose and Five Insects. Drawn floral still lifes from the first half of the 17th century are rare. Only later in the century would flower arrangements come to occupy a modest place in the art of drawing of the Northern Netherlands. Christoffel van den Berghes still life consists of a single blossom. The large pale pink rose faces down. Could this be a reference to the transience of all earthly life?

Gevlekt longkruid (Pulmonaria officinalis). Longer Kruijd. / Pulmonaria. / herbe aux poumons (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 173 mm × w 157 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Rhus retinorrhoea Oliver: finished drawing, Luigi Balugani, 1737-1770, Italian, undated, Watercolor and gouache over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, Sheet: 15 15/16 × 12 5/16 inches (40.5 × 31.3 cm) and Binding: 16 1/8 inches (41 cm)

Bloem, anonymous, c. 1815 - c. 1830 drawing paper drawing

Woodcut illustration of kaly, or saltwort

A bouquet of flowers with a decorated vase of putti, according to J. van Huysum, state with the letter Richard Earlom (1743-1822) according to Jan Huysum. A bouquet of flowers with a vase decorated with Putti, according to J. van Huysum, state with the letter. Engraving in a black way. 1782.

Birthday, Christmas, New Year and Valentine cards depicting girls, birds, a kitten, a doll, angels, flowers and decorative design.. Proofs, Greeting cards. 1865 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Girls, Angels

Scrubby bell Campanule gantel, print maker: Pierre François Legrand, (mentioned on object), intermediary draughtsman: Gerard van Spaendonck, (mentioned on object), publisher: Gerard van Spaendonck, Paris, 1799 - 1801, paper, h 491 mm, w 337 mm

CODEX TRUJILLO, PERU - BOOK III - STAMP XV - FRESNO OR ADA - WATERCOLOR - 18TH CENTURY. Author: MARTINEZ COMPAÑON BALTASAR. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

CODEX TRUJILLO, PERU - BOOK III - ESTAMPA CLVI - HEATING HUASCA - AQUARELA - 18TH CENTURY. Location: PALACIO REAL-BIBLIOTECA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Trophies with Historical Attributes, Pierre Ranson, French, 1736-1786, Black chalk, pen, ink, watercolor, paper, A harp, a trumpet, a tambour, a sheet of music are included., France, ca. 1780, Drawing, Drawing

Flowers ; Flowers ; Boat. Drawings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. China, Drawing, Chinese, Boats , China, Flowers , China

Pemphis acidula Forster & G. Forster, by Sydney Parkinson. Gift of the British Museum, 1895.

RIBA, Carles (1893-1959). Spanish writer in Catalan language. 'Tannka' (traditional Japanese verse form) by Carles Riba, illustrated by Jaume Pla i Pallejö.

Embroidery. Dated: c. 1940. Dimensions: overall: 35 x 37.9 cm (13 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.). Medium: watercolor and graphite on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Isabella Ruth Doerfler.

Valerian Through Volkamenia, from The Illuminated Language of Flowers. probably Edmund Evans (English, 1826-1905); after Kate Greenaway (English, 1846-1901); printed by Edmund Evans. Date: 1884. Dimensions: . Color wood engraving (chromoxylograph) reproduction of a watercolor on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Kate Greenaway.

James Heath, 1757-1834, British, Walkuffa 1789, 1789. Hand colored engraving.

Textile. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 30.3 x 23.3 cm (11 15/16 x 9 3/16 in.). Medium: graphite and colored pencil on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Suzanne Roy.

Tulips, Moth, and Goat with Hybrid Creature Border, folio 7 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies), 1608. France. Watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum; sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.).

Iris, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu) 1809-1819 Japan. Color woodblock print (album sheet) . Katsushika Hokusai

Horseshoe. Draughtsman: Willem Wenckebach. Dating: in or before 1893. Measurements: h 246 mm × w 177 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Birne der Sorte Seckel Pear, Digital aufbereitete Reproduktion einer Aquarellzeichnung aus dem Jahre 1856

Stapelia paniculata Willd.(Small starfish flower). Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon. Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 248 mm × w 389 mm; h 231 mm × w 373 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Oh Say Fair One Thou Will be Mine (valentine). George Meek; English, 19th century. Date: 1835-1845. Dimensions: 143 × 96 mm (folded sheet). Lithograph with hand-coloring on cut and embossed ivory wove paper (lace). Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Citroen (Citrus limon). Pomum assirium. / Pomme d'adam (title on object). Draughtsman: Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt. Draughtsman: Elias Verhulst. Dating: 1596 - 1610. Place: Praag. Measurements: h 242 mm × w 170 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Hoed, Johann Friedrich Morgenstern, 1797 print Numbered at the top right 3. paper etching head-gear: hat

Embroidery. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 35.5 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 3/4" high; 14 1/4" wide. Medium: watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Eugene Croe.

Drawing, Study of Amaryllises; Designed by Sophia L. Crownfield (American, 1862-1929); USA; brush and watercolor, graphite on gray, linen-textured paper; 52.1 × 32.1 cm (20 1/2 × 12 5/8 in.)

Tulp (tulip), Anselm Bootius of Boodt, 1596 - 1610 drawing Four white tulips and two bulbs against a blue background. Numbered at the top right: 54. Part of the first album with drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. draughtsman: Praagdraughtsman: Delft paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. chalk brush flowers: tulip

Happy New Year, Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889-90 Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company Trade cards from the "New Years 1890 Cards" series (N227), a set of 50 cards issued in 1889-90 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company.. Happy New Year, Mr. Holly and Miss Mistletoe, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros.. 1889-90. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Blaauwe Viole, De Europische insecten, Merian, Maria Sibylla, 1647-1717, Engraving, hand-colored, 1730, Maria Sibylla Merian sculpcit--lower left.

Boophone haemanthoides F.M. Leighton (Hottentots poison-bulb, or giftbol). Draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon. Dating: Oct-1777 - Mar-1786. Measurements: h 660 mm × w 480 mm; h 389 mm × w 496 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Peach, a plum with leaves and a few nuts, draughtsman: Elisabeth Geertruida van de Kasteele, Michiel van Huysum, 1818 - 1853, paper, brush, h 225 mm × w 180 mm

Virum Improbum vel Mures Mordeant, 1592, Jacob Hoefnagel; Artist: after Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish, 1575 - 1630, 6 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (15.88 x 22.23 cm) (plate), Hand-colored engraving, with gold leaf borders, Belgium, 16th century

Tulp (fire), anonymous, 1790 - 1814 drawing Red-white tulip. Numbered at the top right: 47. At the top left marked with a red asterisk. Part of the first album with drawings of flowers and plants. Eighth of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, made on behalf of Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. Southern Netherlands paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. pencil brush flowers: tulip

Ross's odontoglossum orchid, Odontoglossum rossi. Reverse copy of an illustration by Mrs Augusta Withers in Benjamin Maund's "The Botanist." Handcoloured zincograph by C. Chabot drawn by Miss M. A. Burnett from her "Plantae Utiliores: or Illustrations of Useful Plants," Whittaker, London, 1842. Miss Burnett drew the botanical illustrations, but the text was chiefly by her late brother, British botanist Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800-1835).

Copper engraving by Telman von Wesel depicting Painting Six, created around 1500.

Grasshoppers with three persimmons. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1800 - 1899. Place: Japan. Measurements: h 265 mm × w 364 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

vintage painting of a decorative easter-scene

Sketch. From: A Marken sketchbook., circa 1874, Netherlands, by Petrus van der Velden. Gift of W. Fergusson Hogg, 1967.

Tomatoes. Thoma, Hans (1839-1924), draughtsman, cartoonist

Violin. .

Portfolio, Historic Ornament; Elizabeth A. Nedwill; USA; watercolor, ink

The Corn Snake (Coluber fulvius). Dated: published 1731-1743. Medium: hand-colored etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mark Catesby.

Aranzo cornuta incanellato und die untere Bürg, Gartengestaltung, Nürnbergische Hesperides von Johann Christoph Volkamer, 1710 / garden, Illustration from Nürnbergische Hesperides garden, 1710, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 18th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Limon zattelle und der Ebertzhof, Gartengestaltung, Nürnbergische Hesperides von Johann Christoph Volkamer, 1710 / garden, Illustration from Nürnbergische Hesperides garden, 1710, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 18th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

LAMINA-EPIDENTEUM. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Design for a vignette for the monthly for Visual Arts: flower. Draughtsman: Leo Gestel. Dating: 1891 - 1941. Measurements: h 89 mm × w 134 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Fruits with a butterfly and a snail. Draughtsman: Herman Henstenburgh. Dating: 1677 - 1726. Measurements: h 269 mm × w 220 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Olivo, Olivenbaum und Blick auf Rotenberg, Gartengestaltung, Nürnbergische Hesperides von Johann Christoph Volkamer, 1710 / garden, Illustration from Nürnbergische Hesperides garden, 1710, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 18th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Hammock, rattan basket, cassava beer-fermenting net, and other utensils made by the Island Carib or Kalinago people, West Indies. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples (Il Costume Antico e Moderno di Tutti i Popoli), Florence, 1842.

Aranzo silvestra und Schloß Hummelstein, Gartengestaltung, Nürnbergische Hesperides von Johann Christoph Volkamer, 1710 / garden, Illustration from Nürnbergische Hesperides garden, 1710, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 18th century / digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, genaues Originaldatum nicht bekannt.

Two opened oysters. Draughtsman: Jean Bernard. Dating: 1824. Measurements: h 196 mm × w 274 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

French postcard with floral elements 1900

Jug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 16 3/4" High 7 3/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Yolande Delasser.

Citrus fruit, Pomo d Adamo and fountain in the Peller Garden, Nuremberg Hesperides, Nuremberg Hesperides, Hesperides Gardens, Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, digitally restored reproduction of an 18th century original, exact original date not known, Europe

A World War One era postcard from a French series 'Les Allies' - Britannia depicted as a patriotic butterfly, with red ensign wings. circa 1915

Designs for McCormick Windows. Artist: Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, New York 1848-1933 New York). Culture: American. Dimensions: 2 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (6.7 x 21.9 cm). Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902-32). Date: 1922.One of a pair (see also 1992.67a), this window was designed by Northrop for a commission by Cyrus Hall McCormick Jr., heir to the McCormick family's agricultural machinery company, for Saint Mary's by the Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove, California, in memory of his wife, Harriet. The inscription on the original mat, "Scheme No. 7," indicates that this design was one of several options made for McCormick. In fact, the Metropolitan Museum owns another design featuring different flowers. This particular pair of scenes depicts foxgloves and lilies, and is made animate with a highly naturalistic depiction of stalks swaying in the breeze. McCormick settled on this pair but may not have liked Northrop's delicate and ethereal treatment of the purple mountains and blue sky, as

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