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2011
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J. Smit Audubon Print
This bird lithograph is entitled, Campephaga Andersone. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance. The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered,P.Z.S. 1879 PL IV. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue insert. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2014
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Audubon Lithograph
Audubon Lithograph This bird lithograph is entitled, Turdus Nigriceps 3/4. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp. on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 1874 PL LXIV. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue covering. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent on the front of the print. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2045
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J G Keulemans Lithograph
This is another lithograph in the antiquarian safari print series by J G Keulemans. It is titled Capra Picta.
John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) learned lithography from Professor Hermann Schlegel while working in the Leyden Museum. Keulemans went on collecting expeditions in West Africa, where he bought a coffee plantation with the intention of settling. However, falling ill with fever, he migrated to London in 1869 and, sponsered by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, emerged as one of the finest and most prolific birds artists of all time, illustrating over 115 books while putting his distinctive stamp on every painting. The overall size of the mat and folder with a tissue overlay in between is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4. The print is 5 1/2 X 8 1/4. The plate number in the upper right corner is PZS 1872 PL LVIII and is signed. This work dates to approximately 1870. His work as well as the work of J. Smit have great detail.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: J.G. Keulemans lithograph
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2046
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J Smit Antiquarian Lithograph
This superb lithograph by J. Smit is titled Eliomys Melanurus. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance
The overall measurement including the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. with the print being 5 1/2 X 8 1/4. The plate number is PZS 1877 PL VI located in the upper right hand corner and it is signed in the margin. Other like prints are found in this category. This work dates around 1870. There is great attention to detail. They make a wonderful grouping. There is a tissue overlay in the middle of the folder containing the print.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2112
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Roman Ruins Print
Highly detailed, this signed print is the Roman Ruins by Merigot. The paper tag on the back states the title as well as, Original old print. The opening in 9 1/2 X 7 in. and the overall wooden frame is 11 1/4 X 14. The first line of the printing at the bottom reads something like, Vue duBourg au Village des Moglie dana la Terre V'otrantes, as it is difficult to make out some of the lettering.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Merigot print
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2047
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Antiquarian Safari Lithograph
This is another lithograph in the antiquarian safari print series by J G Keulemans. It is titled Lepus Hainanus.
John Gerrard Keulemans (1842-1912) learned lithography from Professor Hermann Schlegel while working in the Leyden Museum. Keulemans went on collecting expeditions in West Africa, where he bought a coffee plantation with the intention of settling. However, falling ill with fever, he migrated to London in 1869 and, sponsered by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, emerged as one of the finest and most prolific birds artists of all time, illustrating over 115 books while putting his distinctive stamp on every painting. The overall size of the mat and folder with a tissue overlay in between is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4. The print is 5 1/2 X 8 1/4. The plate number in the upper right corner is PZS 1872 PL XVIII and is signed. This work dates to approximately 1870. His work as well as the work of J. Smit have great detail.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: J.G. Keulemans lithograph
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2062
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J Smit Lithograph
This bird lithograph is entitled Batrachostomus Moniliger. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance. The bottom will show "M & N Hanbart Imp." on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 1877 PL XLVIII. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue insert. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2065
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J. Smit Audubon Print
This bird lithograph is entitled Tyranniscus Leucogonys. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. Hewas invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance. The bottom will show "M & N Hanbart Imp on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 18709 PL LIII. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue insert. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2066
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Audubon Print by J. Smit
This bird lithograph is entitled Ceyx Angentata. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. Hewas invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf-- S. Peter Dance. The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp. on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 1878 PL VI. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue insert. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2064
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J Smit Audubon Print
This bird lithograph is entitled Lanianius Moneiri. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. Hewas invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance. The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 1879 PL XIII. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue insert. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2068
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J Smit Audubon Lithograph
Audubon Lithograph This bird lithograph is entitled Stercocarius Chilensis. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 18764 PL XXIV. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue covering. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent on the front of the print. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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2069
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J. Smit Lithograph
Audubon Lithograph This bird lithograph is entitled Hirundo Angolensis. This is by J. Smit and is signed. Joseph Smit (1836-1929) was born in the Netherlands. He was invited to Britain by Philip Sclater in 1866 and did the lithography for Sclater's Exotic Ornithology. He also did the lithography for Joseph Wolf's Zoological Sketches (second series), as well as Daniel Elliott's monographs on the Phasianeidae and Paradiseida. Smit contributed regularly to the Transactions and the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Ibis, and The Field. Beginning in the 1870s, he worked on the massive Catalogue of Birds in the Museum, and later on the Lord Lilford's Coloured Figures of the Birds in the British Museum. Considered . . . the best animal painter in England after the death of J. Wolf -- S. Peter Dance The bottom will show M & N Hanbart Imp on the right bottom with J.Smit.lith on the left bottom. At the top right, the plate is numbered, P.Z.S. 1869 PL XLIII. The print is in a matted folder with a tissue covering. The size with the mat is 13 3/4 X 9 3/4 in. and the size of the print is approximately 8 1/8 X 5 1/2 in. This is a historical print of birds and dates around 1900. There is some yellowing, but no spots are apparent on the front of the print. This is one of several prints listed by this artist.
Condition: used
Manufacturer: Joseph Smit lithograph
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