Hand-Coloured Lithograph Canvas Prints

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Hand-colouring is why nineteenth-century plate books still look alive: colour brushed on by hand, copy by copy, so no two were quite the same. Expect soft washes of feather and petal, warm backgrounds, and detail worth standing close to. Browse the wider natural history canvas prints, or go straight to John Gould bird canvas prints, Audubon bird canvas prints or botanical illustration canvas prints if you already know the look you're after.

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Hummingbird Canvas Prints
Hummingbird Canvas Prints
Bird Study Canvas Prints
Bird Study Canvas Prints
Natural History Canvas Prints
Natural History Canvas Prints
Botanical Illustration Canvas Prints
Botanical Illustration Canvas Prints
John Gould Bird Canvas Prints
John Gould Bird Canvas Prints
Audubon Bird Canvas Prints
Audubon Bird Canvas Prints
Bird Illustration Canvas Prints
Bird Illustration Canvas Prints
Minimalist Bird Canvas Prints
Minimalist Bird Canvas Prints
Birds on a Branch Canvas Prints
Birds on a Branch Canvas Prints
Japanese Bird Canvas Prints
Japanese Bird Canvas Prints
William Morris Bird Canvas Prints
William Morris Bird Canvas Prints
Vintage Bird Canvas Prints
Vintage Bird Canvas Prints
Pennant's Parakeet by John Gould Art Print Brown

Pennant's Parakeet by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Channel billed Cuckoo by John Gould Art Print Brown

Channel-billed Cuckoo by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Palm Cockatoo by John Gould Art Print Brown

Palm Cockatoo by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Daurian Partridge by John Gould Art Print Brown

Daurian Partridge by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Veraguan Mango Hummingbirds by Gould Art Print Brown

Veraguan Mango Hummingbirds by Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Blue chinned Sapphire by John Gould Art Print Oak

Blue-chinned Sapphire by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
White headed Fruit Pigeon by Gould Art Print Brown

White-headed Fruit Pigeon by Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Doricha Lyrura Hummingbirds by John Gould Art Print Oak

Doricha Lyrura Hummingbirds by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95
Great Grey Heron by John Gould Art Print Brown

Great Grey Heron by John Gould Art Print

From £11.95 £19.95

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Animals Canvas Prints

Questions about these prints

Short answers on choosing a size, framed or unframed, delivery and sending something back

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What is a hand-coloured lithograph?

A hand-coloured lithograph is a lithographic print whose colour was applied by hand after the image was printed, rather than by a separate colour printing plate. The technique was widely used for historic botanical, bird and natural history plates, which is why the look feels antique and illustrative. Canvas prints in this style are modern decorative reproductions of that artwork, capturing the soft washes and fine linework of the originals.

What is the difference between a print and a lithograph?

"Print" is the broad term for any reproduced image, while a lithograph is one specific printmaking method in which the image is drawn onto a stone or plate and transferred to paper. So every lithograph is a print, but not every print is a lithograph. What you buy here is a decorative reproduction of lithographic artwork printed onto canvas, chosen for its style rather than as a hand-pulled impression.

What should I look for when buying a canvas print?

Compare image sharpness, colour depth and finish quality first, since a soft hand-coloured look depends on faithful reproduction. Then check the practical terms: whether the canvas comes framed or unframed, delivery costs and how long you have to return it. With us, shipping is free and returns are accepted within 99 days, and a framed canvas arrives as one finished piece with no separate frame to buy or assemble.