Birds have fascinated people since the stone age. The oldest bird art dates from 15,000 B.C and is in Lascaux Cave in France. Part-bird, part-human forms convey super human abilities, such as vision (bird heads) and speed (wings). Ancient Egyptians considered birds winged souls. Goldfinches in illuminated manuscripts in the Middle Ages were associated with baby Jesus. Nowadays, bird symbolism is still important - birds of prey such as eagles symbolise power, doves symbolise peace and owls convey wisdom.
The realistic illustration of birds become popular in the 1700s as scientists became concerned with classifying species and understanding the natural world. Some of the greatest wildlife artists, such as John James Audubon and John Gould, spent years illustrating birds.
Our fine art prints of birds are based on vintage illustrations from the period 1600 to 1920. We make them with superb pigmented inks and heavyweight 300gsm German fine art paper made from 100% cotton and spring water.
Fine art print.Features Ruff and Reeve birds.Based on an etching from the 1820s by Samuel Howitt, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features ornamental Salmon Faverolle chickens. The breed was developed in the 1860s in north-central France, in the vicinity of the villages of Houdan and Faverolles. The breed was given the name of the latter village and, therefore, the singular is also Faverolles, not Faverolle.This..
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Fine art print.Features Sandpiper eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Sandpiper, Stint and Dunlin eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Sandpiper, Red-breasted Snipe and Cuckoo eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Savi's Warbler nest and egg.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Scaup Duck.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Herring, Iceland and Lesser Gull eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Little Gull, Bonaparte's Gull and Sabine's Gull eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Seagulls on a Beach.Based on a lithograph from the 1800s by Friedrich Kuhnert, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features the Sepoy Finch (Haematospiza sipahi), from India and Nepal. This is a fine art print of the lithograph Gould made in the mid 1800s.Based on a lithograph made in the 1800s by John Gould, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints ..
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Fine art print.Features Sheldrake and Shoveler Ducks.Based on an etching from the 1820s by Samuel Howitt, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Silver Laced Wyandotte chickens.This is a fine art print of a lithograph from the 1860s.Based on a lithograph from the 1860s by J. Ludlow, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features Silver-Grey Dorkings.This is a fine art print of a lithograph from the 1860s.Based on a lithograph from the 1860s by J. Ludlow, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print.Features Richardson's Skua, Buffon's Skua and Pomarine Skua eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Snipe and Jacksnipe.Based on an etching from the 1820s by Samuel Howitt, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Snipe and Woodcock eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features South American parrots. Shows Red-beaked Parrot, Restless Parrot, Dusky Parrot, Blue-headed Parrot, Yellow-beaked Parrot, Bronze-winged Parrot, Massena's Parrot and Azure-bellied ParrotBased on a lithograph made in the 1880s by Anton Reichenow, which we have carefully restore..
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Fine art print.Features Spangled Old English Game chickens.This is a fine art print of a lithograph from the 1860s.Based on a lithograph from the 1860s by J. Ludlow, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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Fine art print about poultry inspired by an illustration from the 1860s by Harrison Weir.Features a Spanish rooster and hen. The Black Spanish chicken is truly the aristocrat of the poultry world due to its calm upright posture...
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Fine art print.Features Sparrow Hawk, Kestrel, Merlin and Hobby falcon eggs. Please enlarge the image by clicking on it to see the names of all the bird species.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fin..
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Fine art print.Features Sparrow,Bunting, Hawfinch and Chaffinch eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features Black Stork, Spoonbill and White Stork eggs.Based on a lithograph made in the mid 1800s by Henry Seebohm, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Spotted Eagle.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Spur-winged Goose.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Steller's Western Duck.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Stonechat nest and egg.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print inspired by John Gerrard Keulemans.Features Superb Finch (Calliste fastuosa) and Paradise Tanager Finch (Calliste tatao), found in Brazil,Colombia, Guiana, Peru and Amazonia.This is a fine art print of a lithograph made in the late 1890s by John Gerrard Keulemans..
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Fine art print.Features a Surf Scoter.Based on an engraving made in the mid 1800s by Reverend Francis Morris, which we have carefully restored and enhanced.Read about how we make our fine art prints here.@ Fine Rare Prints. All rights reserved...
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Fine art print.Features a Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Cliff Swallow, Chimney Swift and Tree Swallow.Based on a lithograph made in the late 1800s by Henry Nehrling, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
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