Vintage Stock Images
Antique Coloured Print of Erebia Butterflys – 1896
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- Resolution: 4198px x 6273px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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Lloyd’s Natural History Vintage Coloured Butterfly Print – 1896
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- Resolution: 4066px x 6257px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Ducks Flying
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Kono Bairei Japanese Art Print 1881 Cockerel, Hens, and Chicks
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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PELICAN Birds – White Gannet, Le Vaillants Darter. Antique 1880s Print
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 5500 x 8600 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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ZOOLOGY – Various Bird Species – Antique Johann Heck Original Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck’s “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7246 x 9146 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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1881 Antique Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Art Print Birds in Tree
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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Antique Spotted Shell Illustration with Bold Red Bands – Transparent Marine Specimen PNG
This vintage sea shell illustration was carefully isolated from a hand-colored engraving published in the mid-1800s. Part of a detailed natural history collection, it showcases the intricate textures and rich tones typical of 19th-century scientific illustration. Perfect for collage, print, or digital design work, this transparent PNG retains the charm and precision of antique artwork while offering modern usability.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- antique shell
- beachcomber art
- bivalve shell
- coastal shell
- conch shell
- hand-colored shell
- historic shell
- marine biology
- marine shell
- mollusk shell
- Natural History
- ocean shell
- ocean specimen
- scientific illustration
- sea life illustration
- Sea Shell
- seashell PNG
- seashell study
- shell artwork
- shell chart
- shell cutout
- shell decor
- shell drawing
- shell engraving
- shell graphic
- shell illustration
- shell specimen
- shell taxonomy
- spiral shell
- Victorian shell
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Ornate Ribbed Spiral Shell PNG Illustration with Spiked Edges and Transparent Background
This vintage sea shell illustration was carefully isolated from a hand-colored engraving published in the mid-1800s. Part of a detailed natural history collection, it showcases the intricate textures and rich tones typical of 19th-century scientific illustration. Perfect for collage, print, or digital design work, this transparent PNG retains the charm and precision of antique artwork while offering modern usability.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- antique shell
- Architecture
- beachcomber art
- bivalve shell
- coastal shell
- conch shell
- hand-colored shell
- historic shell
- marine biology
- marine shell
- mollusk shell
- Natural History
- ocean shell
- ocean specimen
- scientific illustration
- sea life illustration
- Sea Shell
- seashell PNG
- seashell study
- shell artwork
- shell chart
- shell cutout
- shell decor
- shell drawing
- shell engraving
- shell graphic
- shell illustration
- shell specimen
- shell taxonomy
- spiral shell
- Victorian shell
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Springtime Landscape with Trees and Lake Detailed Illustration
A detailed illustration of a springtime landscape featuring trees and a lake, capturing the serene beauty of nature with intricate line art details
- Resolution: 5135px x 7465px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Illustration of Otter Skeleton in a Walking Pose as Transparent PNG
A vintage illustration of an otter skeleton in a walking pose, showing its elongated body and detailed bone structure. This transparent PNG is perfect for scientific and wildlife studies.
- Resolution: 3328px x 1294px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Great Water Beetle Illustration on Transparent Background
Illustration of a great water beetle, showing its distinctive shape and segmented body, isolated on a transparent background.
- Resolution: 1072px x 1722px
- Image Type(s): PNG
- Animal
- antenna
- aquatic
- Art
- Beetle
- Black and white
- Body
- Bug
- Coleoptera
- Decorative
- detailed
- distinctive
- Drawing
- Entomology
- exoskeleton
- freshwater
- great
- habitat
- Identification
- illustration
- Insect
- Insects
- isolated
- Legs
- Natural History
- Nature
- Ornamental
- Ornate
- PNG
- Segments
- Shell
- sketch
- species
- Species Identification
- transparent background
- Water
- Wildlife
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Line Art Illustration of a Mammal’s Skeleton
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- Resolution: 3094px x 1514px
Vintage Clipart Illustration of a Flying Fish No.1
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- Resolution: 3584px x 2185px
Vintage Line Art PNG Illustration of a Clothes Moth – Insect
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- Resolution: 1863px x 892px
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Vintage Coloured Print of Emperors Butterflies – 1896
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- Resolution: 4099px x 6247px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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Antique Coloured Water-Vole Print -1896 Lloyd’s Natural History
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- Resolution: 6268px x 4107px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds Flying
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Bird with Fish Japanese Woodblock Print 1881
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds.
Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 5825 x 7977 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ENTOMOLOGY Stag Hercules Beetle Butterfly – 1822 Original Print
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- Resolution: 7515 x 9529 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1822
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INDIAN Elephant, Elephantus Indicus, Proboscidea. 1880 Stock Image
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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MACAWS – Beautiful Colour Vintage Natural History Print – 1904
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- Resolution: 5389px x 7871px
- Year of Print: 1904
- Artist: J. R. Ainsworth Davis
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Antique Spiral Seashell Illustration with Brown Spots and Fine Lined Texture – Transparent PNG
This vintage sea shell illustration was carefully isolated from a hand-colored engraving published in the mid-1800s. Part of a detailed natural history collection, it showcases the intricate textures and rich tones typical of 19th-century scientific illustration. Perfect for collage, print, or digital design work, this transparent PNG retains the charm and precision of antique artwork while offering modern usability.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- antique shell
- beachcomber art
- bivalve shell
- coastal shell
- conch shell
- hand-colored shell
- historic shell
- marine biology
- marine shell
- mollusk shell
- Natural History
- ocean shell
- ocean specimen
- scientific illustration
- sea life illustration
- Sea Shell
- seashell PNG
- seashell study
- shell artwork
- shell chart
- shell cutout
- shell decor
- shell drawing
- shell engraving
- shell graphic
- shell illustration
- shell specimen
- shell taxonomy
- spiral shell
- Vase
- Victorian shell
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Vintage Illustration of Persian False Spider with Distinctive Hairy Legs as Transparent PNG
A vintage illustration of a Persian false spider, known for its distinctive hairy legs. This transparent PNG captures the spider’s detailed anatomy, perfect for educational and entomology-themed projects.
- Resolution: 3785px x 5686px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Illustration of Paddle-Tailed Pterosaur with Extended Wings as Transparent PNG
A detailed vintage illustration of a paddle-tailed pterosaur with extended wings, showcasing its unique features. This transparent PNG is perfect for prehistoric and educational projects, highlighting the pterosaur’s distinct anatomy.
- Resolution: 3037px x 2175px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Vintage Illustration of Bats Flying in the Night Sky from the 1800s
An antique illustration depicting bats flying against a night sky, highlighting their silhouettes and nocturnal behavior, common in 1800s natural history art.
- Resolution: 3143px x 3645px
- Image Type(s): PNG
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Illustration of a Marbled Turbo Shell No.1
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- Resolution: 1986px x 2468px
Vintage Engraving – Line Art Illustration of an Insect No.15
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- Resolution: 2184px x 1411px
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Antique Coloured Print of the Dupo Vitis Moth, Pupa and Larva – 1896
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- Resolution: 4072px x 6232px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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Lloyd’s Natural History Vintage Coloured Butterfly Print – 1896
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- Resolution: 4101px x 6283px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 White Cranes
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds Flying
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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BIRDS Scansores, Touraco, Cuckoo, Toucan, Aracari. 1880 Stock Image
An original Antique Plate scan from the National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge. Published by William Mackenzie in 1880. Click on the Artist’s name to see the full collection from this series!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1880
- Artist: William Mackenzie
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1853 Antique Stock Image Hand Coloured Brown-Crested Flycatcher Bird Lithograph
This 167 year old scan is from “U.S.P.R.R. Exp. & Surveys – To ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made under the direction of the secretary of war in 1853-1856”. The artwork inside was some of the most artistic and accurate prints made of Birds, Mammals, Reptiles and Fish from the American West. Many of the Lithographs were beautifully hand-colored by a group of naturalists and artists who travelled with the expedition surverying the West for the U.S. Pacific Railroad. Search our archives or click on the artist name below to view the rest of the collection!
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- Resolution: 7594 x 10009 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1853
- Artist: USPRR Surveys
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ZOOLOGY – Various Bird Species – Antique Johann Heck Original 1851 Print
You’re looking at a well preserved original plate from Johann Georg Heck’s “Iconographic Encyclopedia of Sciences, Literature and Art” published in 1851 by Rudolphe Garrigue in New York. We were extremely fortunate to acquire the full collection of illustrative prints from the series, which after many months of looking, proved to be very difficult!
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- Resolution: 7223 x 9145 300dpi
- Year of Print: 1851
- Artist: Johann Georg Heck
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Antique Spiral Shell Illustration with Brown and White Bands – Transparent Marine PNG
This vintage sea shell illustration was carefully isolated from a hand-colored engraving published in the mid-1800s. Part of a detailed natural history collection, it showcases the intricate textures and rich tones typical of 19th-century scientific illustration. Perfect for collage, print, or digital design work, this transparent PNG retains the charm and precision of antique artwork while offering modern usability.
- Image Type(s): PNG
- antique shell
- beachcomber art
- bivalve shell
- coastal shell
- conch shell
- hand-colored shell
- historic shell
- marine biology
- marine shell
- mollusk shell
- Natural History
- ocean shell
- ocean specimen
- rattan
- scientific illustration
- sea life illustration
- Sea Shell
- seashell PNG
- seashell study
- shell artwork
- shell chart
- shell cutout
- shell decor
- shell drawing
- shell engraving
- shell graphic
- shell illustration
- shell specimen
- shell taxonomy
- spiral shell
- switch
- Victorian shell
- wicker
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Vintage Sepia Toned Illustration of a Horse Rider and Horse
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- Resolution: 1772px x 2336px
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Antique Coloured Print of Various Moths – 1896 Lloyd’s Natural History
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- Resolution: 3910px x 5946px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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Vintage Coloured Arsenura Moth and larva Print -1896
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- Resolution: 4130px x 6247px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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Vintage Coloured Print of the Spurge Hawk Moth and Larva – 1896
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- Resolution: 4013px x 6252px
- Year of Print: 1896
- Artist: Edward Lloyd
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds in Tree
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
- License Info
- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Birds in Tree
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
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- Resolution: 11582 x 8028
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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ANTIQUE Original Kono Bairei Woodblock Japanese Prints 1881 Cockerels
You’re looking at a beautiful piece of Japanese woodblock art from our collection of original 1881 prints by noted artist, Kono Bairei; Created for one of his best-known publications ‘one hundred birds’. Most of the bird species throughout this collection were native to Japan, with a few domesticated and some imported cage birds. Bairei was born and lived in Kyoto. He was apprenticed to the Maruyama printer Nakajima Raiso at the age of eight. He was a pupil of Shijo artist Shiokawa Bunrin and followed the Nanga school tradition. He established the Kyoto Prefectural School of Painting before opening his own studio to students and retiring from teaching.
- License Info
- Resolution: 11582 x 7905
- Year of Print: 1881
- Artist: Kono Bairei
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