Stipple Engraving Collection

Prince Henry, Hotspur and Falstaff (Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1, Act 5, Scene 4), first published 1796; reissued 1852

Hamiltons spindletree, Euonymus hamiltonianus
6338231 Hamiltons spindletree, Euonymus hamiltonianus by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Hamiltons spindletree and Himalayan spindle Euonymus hamiltonianus Euonymus atropurpureus)

Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia alba
6337736 Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia alba by Stanghi (19th century); (add.info.: Lime tree or linden tree, Tilia alba. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle)

A Chinese lady being transported on a riding barrow
5312121 A Chinese lady being transported on a riding barrow; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Chinese lady being transported on a riding barrow. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Girl of New Zealand. Maori girl with feather in her hair and long earrings
FLO4695625 Girl of New Zealand. Maori girl with feather in her hair and long earrings. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull. Young man of the Marquesas Islands not completely tattooed
FLO4695728 Native of Nuku Hiva with spear and skull. Young man of the Marquesas Islands not completely tattooed. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos
FLO4695709 Kadoo, a native of the Caroline Islands, with elongated earlobes, necklace and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

The hero of Lucknow, 1858
1575300 The hero of Lucknow, 1858; (add.info.: The hero of Lucknow, presented to the "Albion" subscribers, New York, 1859, drawn and engraved by A.H. Ritchie 1822-1895 dated 1859)

Producing Indian Ink in China, 1812 (stipple engraving)
1574804 Producing Indian Ink in China, 1812 (stipple engraving); (add.info.: Producing 'Indian' Ink in China. Since antiquity in both India and China ink has been made form various soots)

Chinese natural clothing
5312118 Chinese natural clothing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Chinese natural clothing including: rice straw cloaks and wooden and straw sandals)

Native woman of Erikub Atoll, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with rolled pandanus-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos
FLO4695684 Native woman of Erikub Atoll, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with rolled pandanus-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos. Woman of the Tchichagoff Islands

Native man of distinction from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with club, fan, loincloth and full body tattoos
FLO4695640 Native man of distinction from Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with club, fan, loincloth and full body tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in

Women dancing for Queen Tine on the Island of Tonga (dance of the Friendly Islands)
FLO4695528 Women dancing for Queen Tine on the Island of Tonga (dance of the Friendly Islands). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

A sedan chair
5312120 A sedan chair; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a sedan chair. Dated 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Chinese natural clothing
5312119 Chinese natural clothing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Chinese natural clothing: the working man holds a bamboo handled umbrella, whilst the peasant wears a rice straw cloak and hat)

Woman of the Caroline Islands. Queen of the Caroline Islands holding a leaf parasol, her limbs tattooed
FLO4695699 Woman of the Caroline Islands. Queen of the Caroline Islands holding a leaf parasol, her limbs tattooed. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695668 Native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, London, 1824

Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with club, loincloth, necklace and tattoos
FLO4695717 Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with club, loincloth, necklace and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1815 (lithograph)
5893617 Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1815 (lithograph); (add.info.: Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette. Stipple engraving by Noel after an illustration by Sebastien Le Roy from Marie)

Travelling Puppet Show, 1812 (stipple engraving)
1574806 Travelling Puppet Show, 1812 (stipple engraving); (add.info.: Travelling puppet show, China, 1812. Stipple engraving, London, 1812.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Block Printing, 1812 (stipple engraving)
1574805 Block Printing, 1812 (stipple engraving); (add.info.: Block printing in China. Stipple engraving, China 1812.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with fan, loincloth, headdress and tattoos
FLO4695754 Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with fan, loincloth, headdress and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Labeleoa, Chief of the Utrik Atoll (Kotousoff Islands), Marshall Islands. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic
FLO4695689 Labeleoa, Chief of the Utrik Atoll (Kotousoff Islands), Marshall Islands. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native woman from the Saltikoff Islands, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with headdress, flower earrings
FLO4695644 Native woman from the Saltikoff Islands, Ratak chain, Marshall Islands, with headdress, flower earrings, tattoos and sarong

Rarick, Chief of the Island of Otdia (Wotje Atoll, Radack Chain, Marshall Islands)
FLO4695567 Rarick, Chief of the Island of Otdia (Wotje Atoll, Radack Chain, Marshall Islands). With headdress of shells and flowers, rolled green-leaf earrings, necklace and tattoos

Trained Monkey Collecting Tea Leaves, 1812 (stipple engraving)
1574803 Trained Monkey Collecting Tea Leaves, 1812 (stipple engraving); (add.info.: Trained monkey collecting tea leaves from bushes growing wild in China)

Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with sling, loincloth, headband and tattoos
FLO4695768 Native man of La Magdalena (Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands) with sling, loincloth, headband and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Double canoe of New Caledonia. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature
FLO4695715 Double canoe of New Caledonia. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native woman of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695696 Native woman of Hawaii (Sandwich Islander). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature: The South Sea Islands, Ackermann, London, 1824

Dancing native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) with shield, anklets, bracelets and tattoos
FLO4695741 Dancing native man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) with shield, anklets, bracelets and tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native man of Radack Islands (Ratak chain), Marshall Islands, with tattooed chest
FLO4695659 Native man of Radack Islands (Ratak chain), Marshall Islands, with tattooed chest, blue beard and rolled pandanus-leaf earrings

Jean Baptiste Capri, a French deserter who lived on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with tattoos
FLO4695624 Jean Baptiste Capri, a French deserter who lived on Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, with tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Vouacece, Fijian chief. Man of the Feejee Islands. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World
FLO4695602 Vouacece, Fijian chief. Man of the Feejee Islands. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Maori man of New Zealand. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature
FLO4695577 Maori man of New Zealand. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature. After an illustration by Jean Piron in Voyage de La Perouse

A mortar firing 'partridges'
864346 A mortar firing 'partridges'; (add.info.: A mortar firing 'partridges', showing the barrel in cross-section)

Royal Morai in the Bay of Ti-Utatoo, Hawaii (Morai of the King of the Sandwich Islands)
FLO4695738 Royal Morai in the Bay of Ti-Utatoo, Hawaii (Morai of the King of the Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

King of the Caroline Islands. Chief with elongated earlobes and body tattoos
FLO4695707 King of the Caroline Islands. Chief with elongated earlobes and body tattoos. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native man of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695574 Native man of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Native woman of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in
FLO4695589 Native woman of Easter Island or Rapa Nui. Handcoloured stipple engraving from Frederic Shoberl's The World in Miniature

Shepherds in Arcadia, 1789. Creators: Thomas Kirk, John Boydell, Josiah Boydell
Shepherds in Arcadia, 1789

The Infant Shakespeare Attended by Nature and the Passions, published 1799

Princess of Liechtenstein, 18th century. Creator: Carl Hermann Pfeiffer
Princess of Liechtenstein, 18th century

Portrait of the Miniaturist, Christian Friedrich Carl Kleemann, 1789. Creator: Abraham Wolfgang Küfner
Portrait of the Miniaturist, Christian Friedrich Carl Kleemann, 1789

Anne Ward Morland (Delia in Town), c. 1788. Creator: John Raphael Smith
Anne Ward Morland (Delia in Town), c. 1788

New Mack'rel, 1795. Creator: Niccolò Schiavonetti
New Mack'rel, 1795

Milk below Maids, 1793. Creator: Luigi Schiavonetti
Milk below Maids, 1793

Two Bunches a Penny, Primroses, 1793. Creator: Luigi Schiavonetti
Two Bunches a Penny, Primroses, 1793

James Nares. Creator: William Ward
James Nares

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Stipple engraving is a meticulous and intricate technique that has been used to create stunning works of art throughout history. One such example is "The Songstress" by John Raphael Smith, a beautiful depiction of a woman singing under the shade of a lime tree. The delicate details achieved through stippling bring this scene to life, capturing the essence of nature's tranquility. In another remarkable piece, "Picking of the Red and White Roses, " created by John Ogborne, we witness an iconic moment from Shakespeare's play King Henry VI. Prince Henry, Hotspur, and Falstaff are engaged in a gripping battle for power amidst the symbolic red and white roses. Stipple engraving adds depth and texture to this dramatic scene, enhancing its emotional impact. Louis Marin Bonnet also mastered stipple engraving with his captivating artworks like "The Lover Heard. " This enchanting portrayal captures the tenderness between two lovers as they whisper sweet nothings into each other's ears. The intricate dots created through stippling give their expressions an ethereal quality. Bonnet further showcases his talent in pieces like "The Broken Fan, " "The Snack, " "The Dinner, " and "The Supper. " Each artwork tells its own story through meticulously crafted details using stipple engraving. From broken fans symbolizing lost love to intimate moments shared over meals, these engravings evoke emotions that resonate with viewers even today. Portraits were not exempt from being immortalized through stipple engraving either. Joseph Bowes' rendition of Louis de Bourbon, Prince de Conde exudes regal elegance while an anonymous artist skillfully captures Marie Antoinette's beauty in late 18th-century portraits. Stipple engraving allows artists to achieve incredible precision while creating rich textures and tonal variations within their work. It continues to be celebrated for its ability to breathe life into scenes both fictional and historical alike – forever preserving moments in time for generations to come.