You're looking at a scarce, 229 year old, steel plate engraving from the original "The New Encyclopaedia Or Modern Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences On A New And Improved Plan" by Hall, William Henry, Bedford Row, London, published by C Cooke, London.
You're looking at a scarce, 229 year old, steel plate engraving from the original "The New Encyclopaedia Or Modern Universal Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences On A New And Improved Plan" by Hall, William Henry, Bedford Row, London, published by C Cooke, London.
You're looking at an Original pre-1820's Antique Engraving from a rare copy of Abraham Rees' "The Cyclopaedia; or, UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, and LITERATURE" (Published 1820 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme)
You're looking at an Original pre-1820's Antique Engraving from a rare copy of Abraham Rees' "The Cyclopaedia; or, UNIVERSAL DICTIONARY OF ARTS, SCIENCES, and LITERATURE" (Published 1820 by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme)
Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the 'Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry' by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors' name below to see the full selection.
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.
You're looking at a beautifully detailed engraved illustration from the 'Picturesque America' series. Published by D. Appleton and Company of New York in 1872 and 1874 and edited by the romantic poet and journalist William Cullen Bryant. The "Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, Water-falls, Shores, Cañons, Valleys, Cities, and Other Picturesque Features of Our Country. With Illustrations on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists" series was published and delivered as a subscription; semi-monthly parts were sent out to subscribers. Once complete, the subscription would be bound into volumes. The stately, bound two volume set was proudly displayed in parlors of subscriber homes as a show of status. Engravers included Robert Hinshelwood (1812-1885), Edward Paxman Brandard (1819-1898), Samuel Valentine Hunt (1803-1893), William Wellstood (1819-1900), William Chapin (1802-1888), Henry Bryan Hall (1808-1884).
Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the 'Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry' by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors' name below to see the full selection.
Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the 'Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry' by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors' name below to see the full selection.
Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the 'Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry' by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors' name below to see the full selection.
Here we have a scarce, 190 year old, Heraldic image sourced from the 'Encyclopaedica Heraldica Complete Dictionary of Heraldry' by William Berry published in 1829. The original series covered a wide array of Knighthood Stars, Badges, and Crosses, along with many examples of Charges, Military Achievements, Arms of Subscribers and more. All are available via our store; Simply click on the Authors' name below to see the full selection.
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