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Unknown Artists

6,941 works

Illuminated initial N with gold letterform and blue and purple acanthus leaf scrollwork on a dark gold ground.

Illuminated Initial "N" with Acanthus Leaves from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Color plate of a spiny thistle plant with a goldfinch nest and three pale eggs, labeled American goldfinch.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XLIII

Unknown artist, 1886

Hand-coloured 1777 insect plate showing a caterpillar, pupa and four butterflies with orange and black wing patterns.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 80

Unknown artist, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of three moray eels with banded and spotted patterns, plus small detail drawings of teeth and fins.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes Orientales Neerlandaises - Plate CLXXVI

Unknown artist, 1877

Hand-coloured plate of an orange rodent with a long grey tail gripping a weathered branch.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate XLVI

Unknown artist, 1824

Coloured botanical plate of Terminalia catappa showing a large leaf, branch with flowers, a flower detail, and a reddish frui

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 202)

Unknown artist, 1842

Gilded letter P in a purple-washed frame, with two armed soldiers and a fallen warrior with shields at the base.

Historiated initial "P" with Resurrection from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Rotated lithograph of a whistling teal nest in a tree beside a reedy river, with a flying bird and distant birds on water.

Birds' nesting in India - Plate (page 190)

Unknown artist, 1877

Nine numbered stag beetle illustrations on a cream plate, with the largest specimen at top center and smaller ones around it.

A catalogue of Lucanoid Coleoptera - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1864

Engraved plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with interior cross-sections and scale bars, 1896.

The collector's manual of British land and freshwater shells - Plate V

Unknown artist, 1896

Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere in Abbildungen und Beschreibungen - Plate XXXIII

Unknown artist, 1827

Engraved botanical plate of Spartium parvifolium with branching stems, small flowers and numbered detail drawings.

Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues - Plate 87

Unknown artist, 1799

Hand-coloured 1836 plate of five ground birds, including tinamous and a crested Sumatran species, with German and Latin capti

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Vögel - Plate 103

Unknown artist, 1836

Black and white plate of numbered butterflies and moths with wings spread, labelled Tafel XII, from Lepidoptera Niepeltiana 1

Lepidoptera Niepeltiana - Plate XII

Unknown artist, 1914

Hand-coloured plate of numbered land and freshwater snail shells with cross-section drawings and species captions.

Manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1857

Coloured plate of a snarling dark brown mink among marsh reeds beside a pond, with birds flying overhead.

Atlas de poche des mammifères de France, de la Suisse romane et de la Belgique - Plate 35

Unknown artist, 1910

Engraved garden plate showing a leafy dining room with a table and servant, a garden salon with bust and benches, and plans.

Traité de la composition et de l'ornement des jardins - Plate 85

Unknown artist, 1825

Hand-coloured engraving of six animals in two scenes: swallow, horse and stork above; toad, elephant and viper below.

Le petit Buffon des enfants - Plate II

Unknown artist, 1847

Hand-colored plate of numbered Neuroptera insects, including dragonflies, damselflies, mayflies and caddisflies, from 1789.

Genera insectorum Linnaei et Fabricii iconibus illustrata - Plate XXIV

Unknown artist, 1789

Coloured plate showing two views of a Voluta otta seashell, one exterior and one showing the open aperture.

Exotic conchology - Plate 27

Unknown artist, 1841

Lithograph plate of seven labelled lateral mammal skulls, including hare, beaver, sloth, anteater and armadillo.

Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen der Säugethiere - Plate 117

Unknown artist, 1824

Gilded illuminated letter H with a diamond diaper pattern in gold behind it, inside a framed border.

Illuminated Initial "H" in Diaper Pattern from a Choirbook

Unknown artist, 18th or 19th century

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a pink flowering plant with dissections of stamens, pistils, seed capsule and seeds.

Ferdinandi Bauer Illustrationes florae Novae Hollandiae, sive, Icones generum quae in Prod - Plate (page 22)

Unknown artist, 1813

Colour plate of five fancy pigeons labelled Blondinettes, in blue, laced, black spangled and brown tipped varieties.

The illustrated book of pigeons - Plate (page 394)

Unknown artist, 1876

Hand-coloured plate of numbered chalcid wasps in green, red and gold with detailed anatomical drawings of antennae and wings.

Thesaurus entomologicus Oxoniensis - Plate 26

Unknown artist, 1874

Sepia plate of labelled land snail shells, including Helix pomatia, Helix nemoralis and several small Zonites species.

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles - Plate VII

Unknown artist, 1880

Hand-coloured engraving of a lion with a full mane standing on a rock, labelled LION in the margin.

The natural history of quadrupeds, and cetaceous animals - Plate 49

Unknown artist, 1811

Hand-coloured botanical plate of a Ximenia americana branch with green leaves, yellow flowers and yellow plum-like fruits.

The North American sylva or, a description of the forest trees of the United States, Canad - Plate (page 223)

Unknown artist, 1842

Colored plate of hawk eggs in four rows, labeled sparrow hawk, Cooper's hawk, red-shouldered hawk and red-tailed hawk.

Illustrations of the nests and eggs of birds of Ohio - Plate XLIX

Unknown artist, 1886

Hand-coloured plate of eight numbered butterflies and moths in varied wing patterns, from an 1777 insect catalogue.

Nomenclatur und Beschreibung der Insecten in der Grafschaft Hanau-Münzenberg wie auch der - Plate 91

Unknown artist, 1777

Hand-coloured plate of snakehead-type fish with grey scale and head details, labelled figures and a printed caption.

Atlas ichthyologique des Indes orientales néêrlandaises - Plate CCCXCVII

Unknown artist, 1862

Hand-colored natural history plate of a small brown rodent-like mammal on a rocky ledge with grass tufts.

Histoire naturelle des mammifères - Plate LII

Unknown artist, 1824