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Beetles pinned in rows, shells drawn with obsessive care, birds caught mid-flight, ferns, skeletons and cross-sections, natural history illustration comes from an era when drawing a species was the only way to record it. If you want deep colour, hand-coloured engraving art prints are the richest of the bunch. For something quieter, blue-and-white cyanotype art prints or vintage botanical art prints suit a hallway, study or bathroom.
Mallard Duck by John James Audubon Art Print
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Red-Throated Diver by John James Audubon Art Print
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Crested Cockatoo by John Gould Art Print
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Swainson's Lorikeet by John Gould Art Print
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Marsh Tern by John James Audubon Art Print
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Exile Warbler by John Gould Art Print
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Crested Grebes by John James Audubon Art Print
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Yellow-rumped Pardalote by John Gould Art Print
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American Crow by John James Audubon Art Print
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Racket-Tail Hummingbirds by John Gould Art Print
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Whimsical Birds in Bobble Hats Art Print
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Piping Plover by John James Audubon Art Print
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What is natural history art?
Natural history art is the tradition of scientific illustration: careful, observational drawings and paintings of plants, birds, insects, shells, animals and other specimens made to document the natural world. Many of the best-known examples come from European and American engravings and lithographs of the 18th and 19th centuries, including the Victorian era. Reproductions keep that detailed, studied look while working as decorative wall art today.
What's the difference between botanical prints and natural history prints?
Botanical prints are a subset of natural history art focused on plants, flowers and foliage, and they're the most popular genre of natural history illustration. Natural history covers a wider field, taking in wildlife, birds, insects, butterflies, shells and other specimen studies alongside plants. If you want a calm, green-leaning wall, lean botanical; if you want more variety of shape and subject, mix in wildlife and insect studies.