VERY RARE authentic 1821 Framed H.C hand colored copperplate engraving Proboscis monkey by Edward Griffith on woven paper PROFESSIONALLY SILK MATTED & FRAMED IN A HAND-PAINTED SIGNED FRAME: Le Nasique Ou Kahau (Simia Nasalis. Gm.) from Audebert.
Authentic and extremely rare 1821 hand-colored copperplate engraving of the Proboscis monkey by Edward Griffith. H.C.
We recently closed our gallery of rare antique books and prints, some framed, some not and all our artwork has been reduced as a result.
Very rare antique
Authentic print from 1821
Very Rare Hand colored copperplate engraving of the Proboscis monkey by Edward Griffith. H.C.
This is a professionally framed original plate
Professionally framed in a hand-painted frame signed by the artist and matted in acid free silk mat)
A rare, hand-colored, antique engraving from “General and Particular Descriptions of the vertebrate Animals
Arranged Conformably To The Modern Discoveries And Improvements In Zoology” by Edward Griffith
Published in London June 1st 1821 by Baldwin, Cradock & Joy.
This is of the Proboscis monkey or Le Nasique Ou Kahau (Simia Nasalis. Gm.) from Audebert.
Printed on beautiful woven paper
Plate alone measures 9” x 6 ½”
The condition is very good
This rare original print under non-glare museum glass has been framed in an unique hand painted frame signed by the artist, also with an acid free silk mat of the highest quality
Finished framed size: 11 ½ X 9 ½”
On photo 3, you see how extremely decorative a collection of many original antique monkey prints framed in our unique hand painted frames (lithos dating from the 1700’s and 1800’s) can be on a wall.
Edward Griffith (1790–1858) was a British naturalist and solicitor. He wrote General and Particular Descriptions of Vertebrate Animals (1821) and translated Georges Cuvier's Règne animal, making considerable additions (1827–35). He was one of the original members of the Zoological Society, and a fellow of the Linnean (1822), Antiquaries, and Royal Societies. Griffith died on 8 Jan. 1858.
In 1821 he published the first part of what was intended to be an extensive work, ‘General and Particular Descriptions of Vertebrate Animals,’ with colored plates. This first part dealt only with monkeys and lemurs. Incomplete, it may have been abandoned in favor of his translation of Cuvier's ‘Animal Kingdom'
NOT A REPRODUCTION
This is reduced since we just closed our art gallery and are liquidating what is left.
The print is a very rare original!
This is a real bargain, and ready to go!
It makes a great gift for collectors of rare prints.
We also carry loose original prints 300 years old or less in great condition such as: Albin, Audubon, Baron, Barraband, Bertuch, Brodtmann, Brown, Buffon, Cassel, Curtis, Cuvier, Donovan, Edwards, Fitch, Frisch, Grandville, Harrison, Walter Hood, Latham, Linden,Linnaeus, Loddiges, Martinet, McKenney, Morris, Munting, Redoute, Reinchenbachia, Schreber, Schubert, Selby, Shaw and Nodder, Van Geel, Warner, etc.... etc...
Again, we closed our art store of antique prints and custom frames as well as our store of rare artifacts from around the world and we will now sell them direct to the public here. We have 1000's of antique prints and it will take a while to do so, so if you are interested in prints from the names above or others since I did not have time to list them all, please contact us.