![Two-headed Snake & Black Butterflies by G. Edwards 1751: This beautiful engraving is from George Edwards A History of Uncommon Birds and of Some other Rare and Undescribed Animals. London 1743-51. George Edwards (3 April 1694 ? 23 July 1773) was an English](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744765_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
Realist Antiques
![Two-headed Snake & Black Butterflies by G. Edwards 1751: This beautiful engraving is from George Edwards A History of Uncommon Birds and of Some other Rare and Undescribed Animals. London 1743-51. George Edwards (3 April 1694 ? 23 July 1773) was an English](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744765_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![John Hamden by Houbraken 1747: This engraving of John Hamden is from The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain by Thomas Birch. Printed by John Knapton 1747, London. The engravings were by Jacobus Houbraken and George Vertu](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745169_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gould Birds of Asia - Indian Courser 1849-83: This original lithograph of the Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus) is from John Gould's Birds of Asia, issued in 35 parts between 1849 and 1883, the last three being issued after Gould's death](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744641_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Rare Gould Birds of GB - Great Auk (now extinct): This wonderful lithograph of the Great Auk (Alca Impennis) is from John Gould's Birds of Great Britain, issued in 25 parts between 1862 and 1873. This plate is number 46 from volume 5 of this work and](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744638_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Octavian visits Cleopatra by B Pinelli 1822: 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/9142/329747/177745204_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Comtesse de Nadaillac Rose by Walter Fitch 1888: This scarce chromolithograph of the Comtesse de Nadaillac (Tea Scented) Rose by Georges Severeyns from an illustration by Walter H. Fitch is from The Rose Garden in two divisions by William Paul. Publ](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744929_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Gold of Ophir by Rory McEwen 1964: This print is from The Auricula: Its History and Character by Charles Oscar Moreton and illustrated by Rory McEwen. Published by The Ariel Press, London 1964 This lithograph was made by litho-offset o](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744917_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Asia by John Walker 1797: This antique copperplate engraved map of Asia is from the Elements of Geography by John Walker. published by Darton and Harvey, London 1797. Size: 7.75in x 9in (19.5cm x 23cm).](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745041_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![2 prints of Mountain & Irish Hares by A Thorburn 1920: These original antique prints of 1. Mountain Hare in Winter 2. Mountain Hare in Autumn & Irish Hare are from British Mammals by Archibald Thorburn. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 39 Paternoster](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744784_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![3 prints of Deer by A Thorburn 1920: These original antique prints of 1. Red Deer, 2. Fallow Deer and 3. Roe Deer are from British Mammals by Archibald Thorburn. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 39 Paternoster Row, London, 1920. Thes](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744785_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Asia by AK Johnston 1861: Map of Asia by Keith Johnston, engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh and printed by William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh & London 1861. Alexander Keith Johnston LLD (1804-1871) was a Scottish geogr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745053_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Town Hall, Ghent by Louis Haghe 1840: This lithograph of the Town Hall, Ghent is from Sketches in Belgium and Germany with drawings by Louis Haghe. Published by Henry Graves & Co., London and printed by Day and Haghe 1840. The most famous](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745197_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Hawk-moths IV by HN Humphreys 1857: This original hand-coloured lithograph is from British Moths and their Transformations arranged and illustrated by H.N. Humphreys, with descriptions by J. O. Westwood. Published by William Smith in Lo](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744860_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Library Bookcase by Thomas Chippendale 1762: This engraving illustrates Library 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/9142/329747/177745185_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Old Flame by Rory McEwen 1955: This is a lithograph of the Old Flame from Old Carnations and Pinks by Oscar Moreton. It was made from a painting by Rory McEwen and is in immaculate condition. McEwen was a botanical artist and folk](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744918_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Le Louvre et les Tuileries by Charles Rivi?re 1855: This rare coloured lithograph is from Paris Moderne, Grand Album. Repr?sentant les Vues et les Monuments les plus curieux de Paris et les Sites les plus remarquables des Environs. Published by Maison](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745211_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Hawking by Joseph Strutt 1801: This beautifully hand-coloured engraved plate is from Glig-Gamena Angel-Deod, or, The Sports and Pastimes of the People of England by Joseph Strutt. Published by T. Bensley & J. White, London 1801. In](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745076_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Auricula Horners Heroine by P Stroobant, 1880: This chromolithograph of Auricula Horner`s Heroine is from The Florist and Pomologist and Suburban Gardener by Thomas Moore. Published by Messrs Kent & Co, London, ca. 1880. This work was a pictorial](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744866_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Moths - Lepidoptera by Moses Harris 1776: This original hand-coloured copper-plate engraving of Moths - Lepidoptera is from An Exposition of English Insects by Moses Harris. Printed for the author by Messrs Robson & Co London 1776.The prints](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744837_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![2 prints of Porpoises & Dolphins by A Thorburn 1920: These original antique prints of 1. the Common Porpoise, Risso's Grampus & White-sided Dolphin and 2. White-beaked Dolphin, Common Dolphin & Bottle-nosed Dolphin are from British Mammals by Archibald](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177744783_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Our Spins lithograph by Capt. GF Atkinson 1858: This tinted lithographic print is from Curry and Rice on Forty Plates or The Ingredients of Social Life at Our Station in India by Capt. GF Atkinson and published by Day & Son, London 1858 George Fran](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745152_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![Our racecourse lithograph by Capt. GF Atkinson 1858: This tinted lithographic print is from Curry and Rice on Forty Plates or The Ingredients of Social Life at Our Station in India by Capt. GF Atkinson and published by Day & Son, London 1858 George Fran](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745149_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![4 x The Mufflechop Family by ED c1830: The Mufflechop Family - hand coloured lithographic caricature by Madame E. Dubuisson and published by Pewtress & Ackermann, London c1830. Dubuisson was a portrait painter who exhibited at the Royal Ac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745123_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
![The Mufflechop Family No. 6 by ED c1830: The Mufflechop Family - hand coloured lithographic caricature by Madame E. Dubuisson and published by Pewtress & Ackermann, London c1830. Dubuisson was a portrait painter who exhibited at the Royal Ac](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9142/329747/177745121_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715607138)
News about Realist Antiques
![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.