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Sowerby Shell Pl 49
Nice book plate litho from 1800’s. Very clean other than slight aging around the edges. Additional information available in “About the artist” section.
Sowerby Shell Pl 47
Nice book plate litho from 1800’s. Very clean other than slight aging around the edges. Additional information available in “About the artist” section.
Sowerby Shell Pl 44
Nice book plate litho from 1800’s. Very clean other than slight aging around the edges. Additional information available in “About the artist” section.
James Sowerby
James Sowerby, (London, 1757 – 1822) was a very well known natural history artist who’s children followed in their fathers career. There is a very nice article regarding the publication of the prints I have listed. The article was written by author Richard E. Pettit and is linked below as well as a general listing […]
Sowerby Shell pl 43
Nice book plate litho from 1800’s. Very clean other than slight aging around the edges. Additional information available in “About the artist” section.
About Peter Moran
Peter Moran: One of America’s leading nineteenth century etchers of animals and landscapes, Peter Moran immigrated with his family to the United States at the age of three. At the age of sixteen he was apprenticed to the lithographic firm of Herline and Hersel, drawing mostly advertisements. A year later he began to study art […]
Moran Cattle
Very nice Peter Moran etching “Landscape and Cattle” Etched by Peter Moran after van Marcke. Published in 1887 in an edition of 350 on Holland paper. Plate size: 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Additional information available in “About the artist” section.
Deborah Passmore
Deborah Griscom Passmore (1840-1911) was an artist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Division of Pomology for nineteen years. While her work for USDA focused on fruits, she was also a skilled painter of flowers and cacti. Deborah G. Passmore was born in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on July 17, 1840, to Everett Griscom Passmore […]
J. W. Hill
HILL, John William (1812-1879). Son of the aquatint engraver John Hill (see entry), J.W. Hill was brought to America in 1819. His family moved from Philadelphia to NYC in 1822. After 1836, he made his home near West Nyack, NY. Early in his career he was a topographical artist, employed by the New York State […]
J W Hill Fig304
Very nice chromolitho John William Hill (1812-1879)
Additional information under “About the artist” section.