Animals

  • Fauna japonica Pl.104 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.104 (1833-1850)

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

    Delicate wings unfold against crisp paper, a Japanese insect preserved in precise lines. The engraving balances scientific detail with quiet elegance, each vein and segment rendered with care. A glimpse into a world where nature meets meticulous observation.

  • Fauna japonica Pl.042 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.042 (1833-1850)

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

    Delicate wings unfold against precise lines, a Japanese insect preserved in ink. The engraving balances scientific detail with quiet elegance, each vein and segment rendered with care. A glimpse into a world where nature meets meticulous craftsmanship.

  • Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.25 (1905)

    Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.25 (1905)

    Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

    A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, each line precise as a scientist’s sketch. Creatures frozen in stark detail, their forms both familiar and strange, as if pulled from the pages of a forgotten field guide. The paper hums with silent life.

  • Fauna japonica Pl.082 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.082 (1833-1850)

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

    Delicate wings spread across the page, veins traced with scientific precision. A Japanese beetle rendered in ink, its carapace gleaming as if still alive beneath the paper. The specimen seems ready to crawl off the page, frozen mid-motion by an unseen hand.

  • Fauna japonica Pl.015 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.015 (1833-1850)

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

    Delicate wings unfold against crisp paper, a Japanese insect preserved in ink. The engraving balances scientific precision with quiet elegance, each line tracing the creature’s form as if it might take flight from the page. Here, nature meets artistry in meticulous crosshatched shadows and fine, unbroken contours.

  • The Challenge (1917)

    The Challenge (1917)

    Archibald Thorburn (Scottish, 1860–1935)

    Two grouse lock eyes, feathers ruffled in the crisp air. One leans forward, wings half-spread—a silent dare. The muted moorland stretches behind them, all heather and shadow. No sound but the wind, yet the tension crackles like dry twigs underfoot.

  • Natural History (Galerya obrazowa zwiérząt czyli Historya naturalna) Pl.16 (1839)

    Natural History (Galerya obrazowa zwiérząt czyli Historya naturalna) Pl.16 (1839)

    Anton Benedikt Reichenbach (German, 1804–1877)

    A detailed engraving of animals, their forms precisely etched—each line alive with texture and movement. The creatures seem poised between the page and the wild, frozen yet full of life.

  • Fauna japonica Pl.108 (1833-1850)

    Fauna japonica Pl.108 (1833-1850)

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

    Delicate wings unfold against crisp paper—a Japanese insect preserved in ink. Every vein, every subtle curve of its body rendered with scientific precision, yet alive with quiet grace. The specimen seems poised to take flight from the page, bridging worlds through meticulous lines.

  • Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.83 (1905)

    Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.83 (1905)

    Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

    A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, where each creature is etched with scientific precision—fur, feather, and scale rendered in stark black lines against the page. The composition hums with quiet order, a taxonomy frozen in ink.