![Sir Francis Walsingham by Houbraken 1747: This engraving of Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State is from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London. The engravings were by Jac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745170_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
Realist Art
![Sir Francis Walsingham by Houbraken 1747: This engraving of Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State is from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London. The engravings were by Jac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745170_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Map of Indiae by Alex Findlay 1854: Antique hand colored map of Indiae by Alex. Findlay from the Classical Atlas to Illustrate Ancient Geography, 1854. Published by William Tegg London. This map shows the ancient Indian subcontinent sur](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745066_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Turkey, Southern Greece etc by J&C Walker 1829: Steel engraving of Turkey, containing the Southern Part of Greece and Candia by J&C Walker, published for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (SDUK) by Baldwin & Cradock, 47, Paternoster](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745042_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![6 Alpine Plant engravings by AF Lydon & B Fawcett 1872: These beautiful wood engravings are from Alpine Plants: Figures and Descriptions of some of the Most Striking and Beautiful of the Alpine Flowers by David Wooster, F.R.H.S. Published by Bell and Daldy](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744988_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Original engraving from Stirpes Novae by Redoute 1785: This rare line engraving of Spartium album is Plate LXXXIX from Stirpes novae, aut minus cognitae, quas descriptionibus eticonibus illustravit by Charles-Louis L'Heritier de Brutelle. Published by Phi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744947_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Map of India published by James Wyld c1835: Map of India exhibiting its political divisions published by James Wyld c1835. Wyld was a British cartographer and one of Europe?s leading mapmakers. He made many contributions to cartography, includi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745071_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Engraved map of Hindoostan by William Darton 1802: Antique engraved map of Hindoostan or India by William Darton, Jr. (1781?1854) from the Atlas to Walker?s Geography. Published: London: Vernor & Hood, 1802. Size: 8in x 10in (20cm x 25cm).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745062_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Novus Atlas - title page by Joan Blaeu 1650: Title page - Novus Atlas sive Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. five Atlas Novus. Partis Primae Pars Altera. Joannem Blaeu, Amsterdam 1650. Translated as ?The New Atlas or Earth Theatre. Engraved title page wi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745029_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Babylonie en Balsara van Aleppo by Van Der Aa 1706: Babylonie en Balsara van Aleppo tot in Pegu Bereyet, map depicting the Red Sea, the Malay Peninsula and centred on the Indian Ocean, from Van der Aa's edition of the travel accounts of the Venetian je](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745025_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of Aust. - Black-breasted Cincloramphus: This lithograph of the Black-breasted Cincloramphus (Cincloramphus Cantillans) is from John Gould's monumental work, The Birds of Australia, issued in 36 Parts between 1840 and 1848.This is plate numb](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744628_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Meadia by Ehret for Plantae Selectae by Trew, 1750: This beautiful print of the Meadia was drawn by Georg Dionysius Ehret for Plantae selectae quarum imagines ad exemplaria naturalia Londini, in hortis curiosorum nutrita by Christoph Jakob Trew from th](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744983_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Hirundo Agrestis by Nozeman & Sepp 1770: This beautiful engraving of Hirundo Agrestis (Barn Swallow) is from Nederlandsche Vogelen by Cornelius Nozeman. Published in Amsterdam in 1770.Nozeman was a Dutch ornithologist who provided the inspir](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744678_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Pic de Canada & Petit Pic by Martinet 1770: This hand-coloured engraving of woodpeckers is entitled "1. Pic de Canada and 2. Petit Pic du Senegal by Francois Nicolas Martinet, plate 345 from ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux'' in association wit](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744683_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Black Kite: This wonderful lithograph of the Black Kite (Milvus Migrans) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 23 from volume 1 of this work a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744636_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Tengmalm's Owl: This wonderful lithograph of the Tengmalm's owl (Nyctale tengmalmi ) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 36 from volume 1 of thi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744620_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Orange Coloured Mouse - Imp. Folio by JW Audubon 1846: This stunning lithograph of a life size Orange Coloured Mouse (Mus Aureolus), being Plate 95, is from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, the Imperial folio edition. Published 1845-1848, after dra](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744758_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Black Footed Ferret - Imperial Folio by JW Audubon 1846: This stunning lithograph of a life size Black Footed Ferret (Putorius Nigripes), being Plate 93, is from Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, the Imperial folio edition. Published 1845-1848, after](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744756_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Pink Geranium by Elizabeth Yeats 1898: This chromolithographic print is by Elizabeth Corbet Yeats from her book Brushwork Studies of Flowers, Fruit, and Animals for Teachers and Advanced Students. Published by George Philip & Son, London 1](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744914_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Cleopatra at the tomb of Mark Antony by B Pinelli 1821: This etching is from Istoria Romana (Roman History) by Bartolomeo Pinelli. Published by Presso Vincenzo Poggioli, Rome 1821.The full title of this work is Raccolta di No. 100 Soggetti Li Pi? Rimarchev](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745200_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Austrian Copper Rose by Walter Fitch 1888: This scarce chromolithograph of the Austrian Copper Rose by Georges Severeyns from an illustration by Walter H. Fitch is from The Rose Garden in two divisions by William Paul. Published by Kent & Co,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744927_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gothick Bookcase by Thomas Chippendale 1762: This engraving illustrates Gothick Bookcase and is from the third edition of The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director: being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household fu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745186_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 poulty prints by Harrison Weir 1867: These chromolithograph prints are after drawings by Harrison Weir and are from The Poultry Book by WB Tegetmeier, published by George Routledge and Sons, London 1867.The birds illustrated are Coloured](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744693_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Turkey in Asia, Armenia, Kurdistan by GW Bacon 1894: Lithographed map of Turkey in Asia (eastern Division), Armenia, Kurdistan Etc by GW Bacon, London 1894 from The World Atlas Folio. George Washington Bacon was born in USA in 1830 and after moving to L](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745056_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of GB - Red-throated Diver: This wonderful lithograph of the Red-throated diver (Colymbus septentrionalis ) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 45 from volu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744611_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
News about Realist Art
![The petite paintings of Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/besmart-10.jpg)
The petite paintings of Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie
NEW YORK — A rule of thumb in fine art holds that larger paintings are generally deemed more valuable, but one artist whose works are disproving that maxim is the late Chicago Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie.
![Currier gives Iranian Surrealist her first museum exhibition](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BOUNDARIES_KHOSRAVI_photo_Julia_Featheringill-1.jpg)
Currier gives Iranian Surrealist her first museum exhibition
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Currier Museum of Art presents the work of Iranian painter Arghavan Khosravi in her first museum exhibition, on view now until September 5. The artist creates surrealist images that explore themes of exile, suppression and empowerment.
![Madrid museum explores legacy of Surrealist Rene Magritte](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Magritte_El_pajaro_de_cielo-1.jpg)
Madrid museum explores legacy of Surrealist Rene Magritte
MADRID – The Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza is holding the first retrospective in Madrid on the Belgian artist and leading Surrealist Rene Magritte (1898-1967) since the exhibition held at the Fundacion Juan March in 1989. Its title, The Magritte Machine, emphasizes the repetitive and combinatorial element present in the work of this painter, whose obsessive themes constantly […]
![George Tooker’s magic realist work in spotlight at Swann, June 30](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Lot-232-Tooker-1.jpg)
George Tooker’s magic realist work in spotlight at Swann, June 30
NEW YORK — Swann Galleries will present a sale of American Art on June 30. The auction will include notable works from prominent artists working in America beginning in the mid-1800s and continuing through the contemporary era. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.