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Whale Engraving

Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

Located in Langweer, NL

Le Physale Cylindrique (Sperm Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 A remarkable nineteenth-century

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

Located in Langweer, NL

La Baleine Franche (Right Whale), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 An impressive hand-colored

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840
Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840

Located in Langweer, NL

Pêche de la Baleine (Whale Hunt), Hand-Colored Engraving, 1840 One of the most dynamic

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Marine Curiosities: An Assortment of Shells and Sea Life, 1845
Marine Curiosities: An Assortment of Shells and Sea Life, 1845

Marine Curiosities: An Assortment of Shells and Sea Life, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

whales, which could be a tubeworm or barnacle that attaches to whales. The hand-colored engraving from

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Antique 1840s Prints

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Paper

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Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings

Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings

By Frank Stella

Located in Palo Alto, CA

: Frank Stella Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings, 1991 is fully documented and referenced in the

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint

18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790

18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790

Located in Nantucket, MA

18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whales, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological plate depicting

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Antique 1790s German Other Prints

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Paper

18th Century Colored Engravings of Whales and Sea Lions
18th Century Colored Engravings of Whales and Sea Lions

18th Century Colored Engravings of Whales and Sea Lions

Located in San Francisco, CA

marine life, 4 French colored engravings depicting various species of sea lions together with 4 hand

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Antique 19th Century French Prints

18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790
18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790

18th Century Engraving of Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790

Located in Nantucket, MA

18th Century Engraving of a Sperm Whale and Dolphins, by Bertuch, 1790, an engraved zoological

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Antique 1790s Other Prints

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Paper

Hand colored Engraving of a Bowhead Whale and other Marine Life
Hand colored Engraving of a Bowhead Whale and other Marine Life

Hand colored Engraving of a Bowhead Whale and other Marine Life

Located in Langweer, NL

Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus 1, short-beaked common dolphin, Delphinus delphis 2 and porpoise

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Antique Late 18th Century Prints

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Paper

A French Early Regency White Embroidered Day Dress – Circa 1815-1820
A French Early Regency White Embroidered Day Dress – Circa 1815-1820

A French Early Regency White Embroidered Day Dress – Circa 1815-1820

Located in Toulon, FR

weighted with broths, hives or flying, repeated in the bodice «forming corset». Back to the whale body? The

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1810s French Chemise Dresses

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

Whales, engraving with original hand-colouring, circa 1815. From Bilderbuch Zum Nutzen und

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Early 19th Century Naturalistic More Prints

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Engraving

1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"
1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"

1825 Hand-Colored Aquatint Engraving by T. Sutherland "South Sea Whale Fishery"

By William John Huggins

Located in Morristown, NJ

Whale Fishery". Fine colored antique engraving depicting a whaling boat with several smaller boats

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Antique 1820s English George IV Prints

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Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Paper

Painting Engraving by W.J.Huggins, Northern Whale Fishery, 1829
Painting Engraving by W.J.Huggins, Northern Whale Fishery, 1829

Painting Engraving by W.J.Huggins, Northern Whale Fishery, 1829

By William John Huggins

Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire

Painting by William John Huggins engraved by E.Duncan, 1829. This engraving/painting shows great

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Antique 1820s English Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Set of Three Engravings of Marine Mammals
Set of Three Engravings of Marine Mammals

Set of Three Engravings of Marine Mammals

Located in Alexandria, VA

These three engravings of whales, dolphins, seals, walrusses, etc., were drawn to show the animals

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Antique 19th Century Prints

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Whale Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the whale engraving you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A whale engraving — often made from paper, bone and giltwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the whale engraving you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 19th Century. A whale engraving made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with folk art — is very popular. Nicolaes Visscher II and George Virtue each produced at least one beautiful whale engraving that is worth considering.

How Much is a Whale Engraving?

Prices for a whale engraving can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $120 and can go as high as $5,250, while the average can fetch as much as $910.