Natural History Art Collection | Perfect for Wall Art, Prints - Page 13 of 41

Warbler And Wrens (1913)

Archibald Thorburn (Scottish, 1860–1935)

Two small birds perch among tangled branches, their feathers rendered in delicate watercolor strokes. The warbler tilts its head, alert, while the wren clings to a twig, poised as if mid-song. Leaves and shadows weave around them, a quiet thicket alive with unseen movement.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.398 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Vibrant wings unfold across continents—Asia’s delicate patterns, Africa’s bold hues, America’s intricate designs. Each butterfly, a fleeting visitor, pinned to the page yet alive with color. The world’s far corners meet in these paper-thin specimens, their silent flight preserved in ink and line.
Fauna japonica Pl.055 (1833-1850)

Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

Delicate wings spread against rough bark, a Japanese moth rests in precise detail. The engraving balances scientific accuracy with quiet beauty, each line revealing textures of scale and chitin. A moment frozen between specimen study and artistic tribute to nature’s intricate designs.
Fishes XIII (1885-1890)

Frederick McCoy (Irish, unknown)

Delicate watercolor strokes bring these fish to life—each scale, fin, and gill rendered with scientific precision. The colors bleed softly, as if the creatures might flick their tails and slip off the page. A quiet study of form and movement, frozen in ink and pigment.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.030 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart among spiny crabs and crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. Each creature twists with exaggerated, almost fantastical forms—nature amplified into something stranger, more vivid. The sea here teems with life both familiar and utterly alien.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.025 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish, crayfish, and crabs twist across the page—some striped, others spiked, all rendered in exaggerated hues. The creatures seem to writhe with life, their unnatural colors and strange forms blurring the line between scientific record and wild imagination.
Arachnida Acaridea Pl 10 (1879-1915)

Frederick DuCane Godman (English, 1834–1919)

A delicate web of fine lines traces the segmented legs and rounded body of a tiny arachnid, frozen in meticulous detail. The engraving reveals each hair, each joint—an unseen world magnified with scientific precision.
Porcelain-White Spider

Emma Beach Thayer (American, 1849–1924)

A porcelain-white spider perches with delicate precision, its ghostly form stark against the dark unknown. Each joint, each hair, rendered with clinical clarity—nature’s fragile architecture frozen in eerie stillness. Not a predator, not a victim, just a whisper of life in perfect, unsettling detail.
Unidentified Fish (4)

Luigi Balugani (Italian, 1737–1770)

A sleek, unnamed fish glides through the page, its scales alive with watercolor hues—vibrant yet precise, as if caught mid-motion. The delicate brushstrokes suggest a creature both studied and fleeting, a mystery preserved in pigment. What secrets does this aquatic enigma hold?