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Animal art has its roots in antique illustrations. The era from about 1500 to 1900 was a golden age for voyages of discovery, colonisation and scientific hobbies. Expeditions usually had scientific and economic objectives, so needed talented artists to document their discoveries, leaving us with treasured antique illustrations.. Aristocrats and industrialists accumulated huge wealth from colonisation, globalisation and the industrial revolution so had plenty of spare time and money to pursue scientific hobbies such as the study of natural history, flora and fauna. They could also afford to employ some of the finest artist to illustrate animals they were interested in. The era for great illustration ended when photography became popular at the beginning of the 1900s.
Our fine art prints of animals are inspired by antique illustrations. 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 a bald chimpanzee. The first recorded contact of Europeans with chimps took place in present-day Angola during the 17th century.Based on a lithograph from the late 1800s by John Gerrard Keulemans, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a bald iakari. This is a small new world monkey characterized by a very short tail,a bright, crimson face and bald head. It lives in the western Amazon of Brazil and Peru.Based on a lithograph from the late 1800s by John Gerrard Keulemans, which we have carefully restored and..
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an antique illustration by Karl Brodtmann from the 1820s.Brodtmann was a famous Swiss naturalist. His illustrations are lifelike and impressive...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features barbary apes.Based on an antique print from the 1860s by Edmonston and Douglas, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features barnacles and seashells.Based on an engraving from 1776 by George Sowerby, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Barnacle Shell (Lepas anatifera).Based on a zoological engraving made in the late 1700s to early 1800s by George Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Basking Shark (female). The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark.Based on a zoological engraving made in the late 1700s to early 1800s by George Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Basking Shark (male). The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second largest living fish, after the whale shark.Based on a zoological engraving made in the late 1700s to early 1800s by George Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Basset Hounds.Based on a lithograph made in 1881 from one of the earliest sets of illustrations of dog breeds by Vero Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Bats in a tree.Based on a lithograph from the 1800s by Friedrich Kuhnert, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a bay guereza monkey from Africa.Based on a lithograph from the late 1800s by John Gerrard Keulemans, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a beached whale.Based on an aquatint from 1807 by William Daniell, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features beagle hounds. Although beagle-type dogs have existed for over 2,000 years, the modern breed was developed in great britain in the early 19th century from several breeds, including the talbot hound, the north country beagle, the southern hound, and possibly the harrier. Beagl..
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a bear in the woods.Based on an aquatint from 1807 by William Daniell, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Bearded Angler Fish.Based on a zoological engraving made in the late 1700s to early 1800s by George Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a beaver at a lake.Based on an aquatint from 1807 by William Daniell, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Bedlington and Dandie Dinmont Terriers.Based on a lithograph made in 1881 from one of the earliest sets of illustrations of dog breeds by Vero Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Bees and Wasps.Based on a lithograph from the 1800s by Friedrich Kuhnert, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Bees on Wild Flowers.Based on a lithograph from the 1800s by Friedrich Kuhnert, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a beluga and orca or killer (grampus) whales.Based on an engraving made in ~1806 for John Good’s “Pantalogia”, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features Berghund.Based on a lithograph made in 1881 from one of the earliest sets of illustrations of dog breeds by Vero Shaw, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an antique illustration by Karl Brodtmann from the 1820s.Brodtmann was a famous Swiss naturalist. His illustrations are lifelike and impressive...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an antique illustration by Karl Brodtmann from the 1820s.Brodtmann was a famous Swiss naturalist. His illustrations are lifelike and impressive...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an engraving from the 1820s by John Godman, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an antique illustration by Karl Brodtmann from the 1820s.Brodtmann was a famous Swiss naturalist. His illustrations are lifelike and impressive...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Based on an antique illustration by Karl Brodtmann from the 1820s.Brodtmann was a famous Swiss naturalist. His illustrations are lifelike and impressive...
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features The Black Clawed Crab.Based on an engraving made in 1776 by Thomas Pennant, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print of cats inspired by one earliest sets of coloured illustrations of cat breeds, created in 1903 by Frances Simpson.Features Black Manx and Royal Siamese cats. The Manx cat is a breed of domestic cat (Felis catus) originating on the Isle of Man, with a naturally occurring mutation that ..
US$45.00
Fine art print.Features a Black Panther (Felis nigra).Based on an engraving made in the 1840s by Lizars, which we have carefully restored and enhanced...
US$45.00
Fine art print of cats inspired by one earliest sets of coloured illustrations of cat breeds, created in 1903 by Frances Simpson.Features a Black Persian cat.The Persian is a long-haired breed of cat characterized by its round face and shortened muzzle. Its name refers to Persia, the former name of ..
US$45.00