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The Naturalist's Library

Sir William Jardine (publisher) • Wm. Lizars (principal engraver)
1830s-1840s, London & Edinburgh

Original hand-coloured engravings over 180 years old

Sheet size: approximately 3.5 x 6.5 inches.

Wonderful for small walls or intimate spaces. They also make great groupings of 3 or 5!

These vibrant prints are from the Ornithology volumes of The Naturalist's Library.  Sir William Jardine, who edited the series, commissioned experts throughout Europe to author each of the 40 volumes organized by four major topics — mammals, birds, insects, and fish.  The volumes included over 1300 hand-coloured plates produced from engravings by William Lizars, the eminent Scottish engraver and painter of topographical views.

Sir William Jardine
Sir William Jardine
(1800-1874)

Please click on thumbnails below for a better look at each print.
(The digital watermark on images deters image theft and does not appear on actual print.)


Tarpan wild horse of Russia

Plate 3

The Tarpan. Wild Horse
Native of Russia
primœval bay stock



Villous Horse of Asia

Plate 4

Villous Horse
Native of Asia
primœval white stock


$89.95


Crisp Haired Horse

Plate 5

Crisp Haired Horse
primœval black stock


$89.95


Eclipse

Plate 9

"Eclipse"

$89.95


Dongola Race

Plate 10

Dongola Race

$89.95


Shrubat-Ur-Reech

Plate 11

Shrubat-Ur-Reech

$89.95


Decussated Horse

Plate ?

Decussated Horse
race of Eelback dun of Ukraine




Shetland Poney (pony)

Plate 15

Shetland Poney (Pony)

$89.95


Koomrah

Plate 16

Equus Hippagrus,
the Koorah

Native of N. Africa

$89.95


Asnius Equuleus, the Yo-To-Ke

Plate 17

Asnius Equuleus,
the Yo-To-Ke

Native of China

$89.95


Onager

Plate 18

Asnius Onager
Native of Asia

$89.95


Asinus Hamar

Plate 19

Asinus Hamar
Native of Africa

$89.95


hemionus

Plate 20

Asinus Hemionus
Native of Africa

$89.95


The Zebra

Plate 21

The Zebra

$89.95


Hippotigris Antiquorum

Plate 22

Hippotigris Antiquorum
Angola Dauw

Native of Africa


Hippotigris Quacha

Plate 24

Hippotigris Quacha
Native of Africa


$89.95


Hippotigris Isabellinus

Plate 25

Hippotigris Isabellinus
Native of Africa

$89.95


Hybrid Ass and Zebra

Plate 28

Hybris Ass and Zebra

$89.95


Quagga male

Plate 29

Quagga male

$89.95


Filley [sic] bearing marks of Quagga

Plate 26?

Filley [sic] bearing marks of Quagga

$89.95


Henny (Hinny)

Plate 30

Henny (Hinny)

$89.95


Hugarian Horse Head

Plate 31

Hungarian Horse Head

$89.95


External Muscles of the Horse

Plate 11

External Muscles of the Horse

$89.95


Horse Skeleton

Horse
(Skeleton)


$89.95

We have many more of "The Naturalist's Library" prints.
Please see the other categories listed on the Natural History home page.