Grosvenor Prints

L'Amour Victorieux de la Vertu.
Dessiné et Gravé par Wolff l’ainé.
A Paris chez Noël Freres. M.ds d’Estampes Rue S.t Jacques No.16 et Rue des Prêtres St. Germain l’Auxerois No.22. [n.d. c.1770.]
Rare stipple. 278 x 203mm. 11 x 8". Cut and trimmed.
Cupid victorious in winning Virtue.
[Ref: 19735] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

The Anteater. Myrmecophaga Jubata.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
A pair of giant anteaters, natives to central and South America. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45776] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Young Eland. Oreas Canna.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 280 x 345mm (11 x 13½"). With a text page.
A large antelope of southern Africa, from 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park.' Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 30148] £350.00

The Leucoryx Antelope. Oryx Leucoryx
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 290 x 350mm (11½ x 13¾"). With a text page.
A large antelope of southern Africa, from 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park.' Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 30149] £350.00

The Temple of Jupiter Olympius, Athens. Le Temple de Jupiter Olympius, Athènes. Der Tempel Jupiter Olympius, Athen.
Drawn by Wolfensberger. Engraved by J. Sands.
Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris. [n.d. c.1841.]
Steel engraving. 208 x 279mm. 8¼ x 11".
The Temple of Olympian Zeus, also known as the Olympeion, in the centre of Athens. Although begun in the 6th century BC, it was not completed until the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD. In the Hellenistic and Roman periods it was the largest temple in Greece. Its foundations were laid on the site of an earlier temple by the tyrant Pisistratus in 515 BC, but the work was abandoned when Pisistratus's son, Hippias, was overthrown in 510 BC.
[Ref: 20158] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

[The Barbary Sheep] The Aoudad. Ovis Tragelaphus.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 355 x 245mm (14 x 9½"), with very large margins.
The Barbary Sheep of North Africa. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50357] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[Emerald tree boa] The Green Boa. Xiphosoma Caninum.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Some slight cockling of paper.
Corallus caninus, a non-venonous snake of the South American rainforests, named for its fangs, proportionately larger than those of any other non-venomous snake. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45780] £190.00 (£228.00 incl.VAT)

The Brush-Turkey. Talegalla Lathami.
[after Joseph Wolfe.]
[n.d.1864.]
Coloured lithograph 585 x 440mm [sheet].
The Zoological Sketches were commissioned by the Zoological Society as a record of the rare species of birds and animals in the Society's Gardens.
[Ref: 6677] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

The Canadian Lynx. Felis Canadensis.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
A Canada Lynx, a wild cat of Canada and the Rocky Mountains south to Colorado. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45774] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Caracal. Felis Caracal.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
An illustration of a pair of caracals, wild cats native to Africa and the Middle East. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45772] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

The Red Caracal. Felis Caracal.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
An illustration of a red caracal, a wild cat native to Africa and the Middle East. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45771] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

Felis Colocolla.
J. Wolf & J. Smit del et lith. Hanhart imp.
[Daniel Giraud Elliot, 1878-83.]
Coloured lithograph, scarce. Sheet 570 x 475mm, 22½ x 18¾". Some wear.
The Pampas Cat of South America, formerly 'Molina`s Guiana Cat', from Daniel Giraud Elliot's 'Monograph of the Felidae of Family of the Cats'. Elliot (1835-1915), an American zoologist who was curator of zoology at the Field Museum in Chicago, helped found the American Museum of Natural History and the American Ornithologists' Union. He published a series of expensive colour-plate books such as this, writing the text himself and employing artists such as Joseph Wolf (who had made his name working for John Gould), to provide the illustrations.
[Ref: 18607] £650.00

[Chûte de la Tritt dans la Vallée de Mühle-thal.]
[Wolf pinxit.] [Descourtis Sculp.]
[Yntema Amdsterdam, 1785.]
Coloured aquatint. Sheet 387 x 285mm. 15¼" x 11¼". Proof before all letters. Very scarce.
HENTZI, Rudolph, [editor]. Vues Remarkables des Montagnes de la Suisse, Dessinees et Peintes d''Apres Nature, Avec Leur Description. J. Yntema 1785 One of the Earliest and Rarest Alpine Colour Plate Books showing a trout weir on the Rhine?
[Ref: 9374] £360.00

[Set of four views in a landscaped gardens, continental.]
d'apres nature par F. Wolf [in images.]
[German; one plate apparently dated 1842.]
Four hand-coloured lithographs, each image/sheet c.205 x 285mm. 8 x 11¼". Trimmed to images; spotting and discoloration. One rather tatty.
All scenes show groups of figures wandering in the grounds in front of garden ruins, a pavilion which looks a little like an orangery, a cottage and temple type building on a hill above a wooded grove.
[Ref: 21633] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT) view all images for this item

[Lagopus Mutus - Ptarmigan, Autumn Plumage.]
[Lithographed by Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 330 x 460mm (13 x 18"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Ptarmigans in autumn plumage, their black back feathers turning grey. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28816] £390.00

[Otus Vulgaris - Long-Eared Owl.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 480 x 300mm (19 x 11¾"). Trimmed at right and bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
The Long-Eared Owl, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28787] £450.00

[Surnia Funeria - Northern Hawk Owl.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 290mm (15¾ x 11½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions, small tear in upper margin.
The Northern Hawk-Owl, one of the few diurnal owls, found across the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere, including America. Sadly the example illustrated must have been one of the last British residents: the last recorded example here was c.1865. Fortunately the species is not on the world-wide danger list. This plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28786] £450.00

[Buteo Vulgaris - Common Buzzard.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 430 x 300mm (17 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Common Buzzards, perching in the treetops. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28801] £380.00

[Neophron Percnopterus - Egyptian Vulture.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 420 x 320mm (16½ x 12½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
An Egyptian Vulture, depicted with pyramids in the background. Despite this the plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. Apparently in 1868 a vagrant was shot in Peldon, Essex, and sent to a local taxidermist. Gould borrowed it to be drawn by Wolf. In 1910 the bird was sold at auction for £38 17s, and is now in the Booth Museum, Brighton. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28792] £320.00

[Aquila Chrysaetos - Golden Eagle.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Golden Eagles, with rabbit prey, a pair of white nestlings in a cliff-edge nest. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28795] £420.00

[Astur Palumbarius- Goshawk.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 470 x 340mm (18½ x 13½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Goshawks, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28805] £380.00

[Falco Subbuteo - Hobby.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Hobby with a captured dragonfly. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28804] £380.00

[Tinnunculus alaudarius - Kestrel.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 440 x 320mm (17¼ x 12½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
An adult male kestrel on a perch, with a female's back. Above is another male hovering. The plate was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28793] £380.00

[Pandion Haliaëus - Osprey.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 11¾"). Trimmed at bottom and right, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Ospreys, one with a large fish in its talons. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28808] £380.00

[Milvus Regalis - Red Kite.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 410 x 300mm (16 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Red Kite on a branch, another flying, both showing off their distinctive forked tails. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28806] £380.00

[Archibuteo Lagopus - Rough-legged Buzzard.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 430 x 300mm (17 x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Rough-Legged Buzzard, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28802] £380.00

[Aquila nævia - Spotted Eagle.]
[Lithographed by Henry Constantine Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image area 400 x 300mm (15¾ x 12"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Spotted Eagles, published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28794] £380.00

[Bernicla leucopsis - Barnacle Goose.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 250 x 400mm (10 x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Barnacle Goose, three other adults behind.. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28882] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Cygnus minor - Berwick's Swan.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Berwick's Swan, with others flying past on migration. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28877] £320.00

[Cygnus olor - Mute Swan.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Mute Swans with their cygnets. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28876] £320.00

[Oidemia Nigra - Scoter.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 320 x 410mm (12½ x 16"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Scoter ducks, in a winter landscape. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29361] £380.00

[Mergus albellus - Smew, or Nun.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 310 x 495mm (12¼ x 19½"). Trimmed at bottom and left, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of Smew drakes, a brown-headed Smew duck behind. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28891] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[Eniconetta stelleri - Steller's Duck.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. Image 320 x 460mm (12½ x 18"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
Steller's Eider Duck, a large flock taking flight behind. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 29366] £380.00

[Nyroca leucophthalmos - White-eyed or Ferruginous Duck.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A pair of White-eyed Ducks. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28880] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Cygnus ferus - Wild Swan or Whooper.]
[Lithographed by H.C. Richter after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: John Gould, 1863-73.]
Lithograph with exceptional original hand colour. 300 x 470mm (12 x 18½"). Trimmed at bottom, losing title and inscriptions.
A Whopper Swan, other adults behind. The print was published in John Gould's monumental ornithological book, 'The Birds of Great Britain', which was issued in parts between 1863 and 1873. The quality of the hand colouring is superb, something Gould stressed: in the introduction to this work he wrote 'every sky with its varied tints and every feather of each bird were coloured by hand; and when it is considered that nearly two hundred and eighty thousand illustrations in the present work have been so treated, it will most likely cause some astonishment to those who give the subject a thought’.
[Ref: 28878] £320.00

Herrenbæchli pris en hyver. No.10.
C. Wolf pinxit. Schellenberg sculpsit.
a Berne chez A. Wagner Imp de LL:EE:
Engraving. Sheet: 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"). Surface dirt. Cut to platemark.
A view in the Swiss Alps from 'Collection des Vues remarquables des Alpes de la Suisse' 1789 engraved after Caspar Wolf's paintings, showing two figures climbing up a mountain through the snow.
[Ref: 42759] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

The Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus Amphibius.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 245 x 345mm (13 x 9½"), with very large margins.
A herd of hippos at the side of a lake. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50355] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Jaguarundi] The Eyra. Felis Eyra.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
An illustration of a pair of Jaguarundi, an American wild cat with short legs, an elongated body, and a long tail. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45769] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

The Red Kangaroo. Macropus Rufus.
[after Joseph Wolfe.]
[n.d.1860.]
Coloured lithograph. 585 x 440mm [sheet].
The Zoological Sketches were commissioned by the Zoological Society as a record of the rare species of birds and animals in the Society's Gardens.
[Ref: 6678] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)

[Kiwi] Mantell's Apteryx. Apteryx Mantelli.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 245 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"), with very large margins.
Five kiwis in a landscape, from 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Kiwi arrived at London Zoo in 1851, making it the first zoo to keep the bird, but the first breeding in captivity only occurred in 1945. in 2007 only 13 zoos worldwide held kiwi. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 53913] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Grundsteinlegung des Russischen Monument's Bey Culm am 29 September 1835.
J. Wolf fec. gedr. b. J.Höfelich.
Eigenthum der Herausgeber Wolf & Weissenbach. [n.d., c.1830.]
Fine & rare coloured lithograph. Printed area 270 x 350mm (10½ x 13¾"). Large margins.
The laying of a foundation stone commemorating the Russian dead at the Battle of Kulm, 29-30 August 1813, during the War of the Sixth Coalition. To the left is a statue of the Goddess of Victory. Kulm is now Chlumec in the Czech Republic.
[Ref: 37907] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Le Gay Garcon. Dedie a Son Altesse Madame la Princesse Regnante de Liechtenstein nee Comtess de Manderscheid Mankenheim. Par Son tress obeissant Serviteur Stoekl.
J. Wolf pinxt. Ch. Pfeiffer Sct.
[n.d. c.1810.] Se vend a Vienne chex Stoekl.
A rare stipple printed in brown. 394 x 292mm. 15½ x 11½". Some slight paper toning.
A young boy with a basket of cherries, admiring a butterfly as he passes a rose bush along the path in the woodlands.
[Ref: 14319] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

The Markhor. Capra Megaceros.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 355 x 245mm (14 x 9½"), with very large margins.
The markhor or Screw Horn Goat, the national animal of Pakistan. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 50356] £320.00

Chûte du Myrrenbach. No.8.
C. Wolf pinxit. Schellenberg sculpsit.
a Berne chez A. Wagner Imp de LL:EE:
Engraving. Sheet: 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"). Surface dirt. Cut to platemark.
A view in the Swiss Alps from 'Collection des Vues remarquables des Alpes de la Suisse' 1789 engraved after Caspar Wolf's paintings done from nature.
[Ref: 42758] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The Painted Ocelot. Felis Picta.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 250 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾").
An illustration of sub-species of ocelot, a wild cat native to South America. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45773] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[Pampas Fox] Azara's Fox. Canis Azaræ.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
The Pampas Fox from the pampas of Argentina, Uruguay, etc. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45775] £150.00 (£180.00 incl.VAT)

La Lecon Du Perroquet.
Dessine par Wolff l'aine, et Grave par son Frere.
A Paris chez l'Auteur, Rue Haute des Ursins, en la Vite, N.o 9. [n.d. c.1800]
Very rare and fine coloured stipple, 18th century watermark. Sheet 345 x 250mm (13½ x 10").
A woman sits holding a lute in her hand, an open music book on her knee, she leans her elbow on a cushion resting on a table and looks at a parrot in a bird stand. A small dog jumps up on the back of her skirts.
[Ref: 63101] £980.00

[The Ringtail] The Bassaris. Bassaris Astuta.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾").
A ring-tailed cat, a member of the racoon family, native to south-west North America. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45777] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)

Schiltwaldbach contre le Staubbach, pris en hyver. No.3.
C. Wolf pinxit. Schellenberg sculpsit.
a Berne chez A. Wagner Imp de LL:EE:
Engraving. Sheet: 240 x 340mm (9½ x 13½"). Surface dirt. Cut to platemark.
A view in the Swiss Alps from 'Collection des Vues remarquables des Alpes de la Suisse' 1789 engraved after Caspar Wolf's paintings done from nature.
[Ref: 42755] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

The Serval. Felis Serval.
[Lithographed by Joseph Smit after Joseph Wolf.]
[London: Henry Graves & Company, 1861-1867.]
Coloured lithograph, trimmed to image and mounted on card with gilt title, as issued. Printed area 240 x 345mm (9½ x 13¾"). Backing card spotted.
An illustration of a pair of servals, an African wild cat golden fur spotted in black. From 'Zoological Sketches by Joseph Wolf. Made for the Zoological Society of London, from animals in their vivarium, in the Regent's Park', issued in two parts, 1861 and 1867. Joseph Wolf (1820-99), a German artist, specialized in natural history illustration, and is considered one of the great pioneers of wildlife art, having depicted animals accurately in lifelike postures. He worked with John Gould on 'The Birds of Great Britain'. Sir Edwin Landseer considered him 'without exception, the best all-round animal artist who ever lived'.
[Ref: 45770] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

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