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Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Heloderma horridum, Beaded Lizard by Unknown
Home's Hingeback Tortoise, Kinixys homeana by Heinrich Grape
Rufous-webbed Brilliant Hummingbird Heliodoxa branickii by John and Elizabeth Gould
Green-fronted Hummingbird Amazilia viridifrons by John and Elizabeth Gould
Blue-capped Puffleg Hummingbird Eriocnemis glaucopoides by John and Elizabeth Gould
Brazilian Ruby Hummingbird Clytolaema rubricauda by John and Elizabeth Gould
Peruvian Racket-Tail Hummingbird Spathura peruana by John and Elizabeth Gould
Taper tip Hawksbeard, Crepis acuminate by Antoine Sonrel
Insects, plate III by Antoine Sonrel
Oribi, a small African Antelope by J D L Franz Wagner
White-browed Sparrow-weaver and Grass or Bush Warbler by J D L Franz Wagner
Four-toed Elephant Shrew by J D L Franz Wagner
Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat, Hipposideros caffer by C H Haas
African termites and their anatomy by W Wagenschieber
Collared Palm Thrush and Chestnut-fronted Helmetshrike by J D L Franz Wagner
African Shrews by J D L Franz Wagner
Sundevall's Roundleaf Bat by A Andorff
African Bugs and Insects by W Wagenschieber
Greater Vasa Parrot by J D L Franz Wagner
Peters's epauletted fruit bat by Hugo Troschel
African Mammal skulls by Hugo Troschel
Black-Breasted Leaf Turtle by J B Bory de Saint Vincent
1804 View of Tenerife by J B Bory de Saint Vincent
Map of the voyage to explore Islands in the Seas of Africa by J B Bory de Saint-Vincent
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About Breck Bartholomew
My background primarily centers around herpetology. Early on I worked with captive amphibians and reptiles, then did field work for a few years. Eventually my love of books and art mingled with my love of animals and I began selling herpetological books. My fascination with natural history illustrations really took off when I started collecting and selling rare books.
Many natural history books published before about 1900 contain wonderful natural history illustrations. These illustrations have been used for all sorts of purposes ever since. My goal here is to offer a variety illustrations in both a "historic" format - showing the image as it is today, often with yellowing, foxing, small tears, etc. As well as a "modern" format - cleaned up versions that really show off the art.
Whenever possible I will reference the illustrator as the artist, and where it was originally published in the description. All too often natural history art is known by the author of the work instead of the illustrator. As a result many great natural history artists/illustrators are hardly known today.