Copperplate Engraving Gallery

Copperplate engraving is an intaglio printing technique that involves cutting a design into the surface of a copper plate

Armorial City of London 19th century
These are the arms of the City of London from a copper engraving dated 1806. Text on this engraving reads: (Motto) DOMINE DIRIGE NOS (God guide us; O Lord direct us) London

Regency era window curtains for a boudoir, 1800
6339794 Regency era window curtains for a boudoir, 1800 by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Regency era window curtains for a boudoir, 1800)

Regency era window curtains
6339805 Regency era window curtains by British School, (18th-19th century); (add.info.: Regency era window curtains. Drapes in blue and white with lilies in the French royal colours)

Johnny in robes talking with Dons at Oxford University, while other scholars and students buy corn from grocers
FLO4999608 Johnny in robes talking with Dons at Oxford University, while other scholars and students buy corn from grocers and molest maids

Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major)
FLO4613879 Greater weever, Trachinus draco (Greater weaver or sting-bull, Trachinus major). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his Natural History of British Fishes

Red crassula (Crassula coccinea)
Illustration of a Red crassula (Crassula coccinea)

Muslim fakir or faqir penitents performing prayers and mortification. Udbahu with raised arm
FLO4623799 Muslim fakir or faqir penitents performing prayers and mortification. Udbahu with raised arm, and others praying standing, seated or lying down

Muslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta
FLO4623751 Muslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta, robed Baisnab Vaisnava and fakir at prayer

Mahratta yeoman warrior with sword, and sikh warriors in turbans and beards
FLO4623661 Mahratta yeoman warrior with sword, and sikh warriors in turbans and beards. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio

Mustard plant with cochineal beetles, jackfruit tree, water buffalo and orangutan
FLO4623556 Mustard plant with cochineal beetles, jackfruit tree, water buffalo and orangutan. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Indian servants clothes: jaliya or fisherman, harkara or messenger, dai or wetnurse with baby
FLO4623949 Indian servants clothes: jaliya or fisherman, harkara or messenger, dai or wetnurse with baby, ayah or nursery maid with child, ladies maid, and methrani or female sweeper

Singer or kan, writer or kayastha, and vaidya or physician with wood carving
FLO4623894 Singer or kan, writer or kayastha, and vaidya or physician with wood carving. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio

Indian tiger underneath a tamarind tree. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois
FLO4623565 Indian tiger underneath a tamarind tree. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Indian servants clothes: hukabardar or hookah pipe bearer, caukidar or watchman, serkar or steward
FLO4623941 Indian servants clothes: hukabardar or hookah pipe bearer, caukidar or watchman, serkar or steward, jamadar or head servant, seated banian or chief servant comptroller

King Polaho drinking kava in a longhouse, Tonga (Friendly Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after
FLO4624448 King Polaho drinking kava in a longhouse, Tonga (Friendly Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Portraits of Maori Warriors, New Zealand Men and boys with facial tattoos and feathers in their hair
FLO4624384 Portraits of Maori Warriors, New Zealand Men and boys with facial tattoos and feathers in their hair. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Francesco Rosaspina after William Hodges

Saxon and Norman Military Costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, illustration from Illustrations of Medieval Costume in
5323836 Saxon and Norman Military Costume from the Bayeux Tapestry, illustration from Illustrations of Medieval Costume in England

Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands)
FLO4624614 Captain Cook's men with natives at Waimea village, Kauai island, Hawaii (Atooi, Sandwich Islands). Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso after John Webber from Giulio

Indian Sepoys in uniform. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns
FLO4623678 Indian Sepoys in uniform. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Coconut palm tree, jackal, adjutant stork, vulture, cobra, kite, and centipede of India
FLO4623636 Coconut palm tree, jackal, adjutant stork, vulture, cobra, kite, and centipede of India. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Indian musicians with musical instruments. Man playing bell and conch shell, sankh and ghanta, bansi flutist
FLO4623901 Indian musicians with musical instruments. Man playing bell and conch shell, sankh and ghanta, bansi flutist, surmandal player, dholak drummer, kartal cymbalist, dhak drummer

Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India
FLO4623796 Festival of Mariatal, Churrack-Pooja, Carak Puja or Chidi Mari, near Pondicheri, India. Hindu devotees are suspended by hooks in the skin from long poles

Indian transport: sedan chair or palanquins. Long palanquin, miyana, jhalidar palki, and copala palki
FLO4624024 Indian transport: sedan chair or palanquins. Long palanquin, miyana, jhalidar palki, and copala palki. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Indian transport: sedan chair or chair palanquin, gary ox cart on the bridge
FLO4623951 Indian transport: sedan chair or chair palanquin, gary ox cart on the bridge, and a rath or two-ox carriage with curtained palanquin

Filcehra at top, kosa and bangles in middle, Pinnace and grab at bottom. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4623888 Filcehra at top, kosa and bangles in middle, Pinnace and grab at bottom. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario's

Knights in combat, 14th century, from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England, 1853 (hand-coloured engraving)
5323846 Knights in combat, 14th century, from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England, 1853 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School

Hindu buildings in Kolkata. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns
FLO4623931 Hindu buildings in Kolkata. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Battle scene from Lives of the Two Offas by Mathew of Paris, illustration from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in
5323841 Battle scene from Lives of the Two Offas by Mathew of Paris, illustration from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England, 1853 (engraving) by English School

Extravagent fashions of the 14th century in England, illustration from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England
5323847 Extravagent fashions of the 14th century in England, illustration from Illustrations of Mediaeval Costume in England, 1853 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School

Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests
FLO4624563 Hawaiian natives offer a sacrificial pig to Captain James Cook before 12 priests and a wooden idol in the sacred Orono house

Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife
FLO4624549 Kalaimanokahoowaha or Kanaina, Hawaiian chief with helmet and cloak made of feathers, and Poeta, his wife, in a feather lei necklace and beads in her hair

Indian sapuriya or snake charmers performing to music from a tobrie or pipe musician
FLO4623982 Indian sapuriya or snake charmers performing to music from a tobrie or pipe musician. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Indian dancing boys or balak dancers with musicians in a ceremony called Jhulan Yatra
FLO4623958 Indian dancing boys or balak dancers with musicians in a ceremony called Jhulan Yatra. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti
FLO4623923 Various types of clothes worn by Indian men. Man of distinction with prayer beads, and men in dhoti. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Different types of hookah pipes of India: gargara, snake hookah, narikel, cheroot, narikel and gargara
FLO4623917 Different types of hookah pipes of India: gargara, snake hookah, narikel, cheroot, narikel and gargara. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Nautch or Ramjani girls dancing to music from kuplyans or bin, dhol drums, tabla
FLO4623910 Nautch or Ramjani girls dancing to music from kuplyans or bin, dhol drums, tabla, and other string and percussion instruments

Calcutta scene showing the nationalities best known in India: Northern Indian, Mongol, Persian, Mughal, Muslim, Arab
FLO4623979 Calcutta scene showing the nationalities best known in India: Northern Indian, Mongol, Persian, Mughal, Muslim, Arab, Chinese, Malay, Armenia, British, Dutch, etc

Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII, 1515-1557, 1884 (engraving)
FLO4638366 Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII, 1515-1557, 1884 (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); (add.info.: Anne of Cleves, 4th wife of King Henry VIII)

Hindu brahmin marriage ceremony or Bibaha held in the wife's house. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4623763 Hindu brahmin marriage ceremony or Bibaha held in the wife's house. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario's

Indian farmers, yokels and gardeners including a gwalla or cowherd with parasol, seuly or toddy tapper
FLO4623778 Indian farmers, yokels and gardeners including a gwalla or cowherd with parasol, seuly or toddy tapper, tapping a palm tree for its sap, and ox driver

Indian street entertainers including a sword swallower, jugglers and acrobat
FLO4623987 Indian street entertainers including a sword swallower, jugglers and acrobat. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio

Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth
FLO4624442 Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth, Chief Ataongo Otago of Tongatapu Amsterdam Island with knife

Maori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a Taiaha club, the woman a spear
FLO4624373 Maori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a Taiaha club, the woman a spear, and all wear cloaks of skins or leaves

Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma. Adapted from an illustration in Michael Symes Account of an
FLO4624094 Method of catching wild elephants using lassos in Burma. Adapted from an illustration in Michael Symes Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava

Different types of sari and clothes worn by Indian women. Woman of distinction in sari and veil seated on sofa
FLO4623933 Different types of sari and clothes worn by Indian women. Woman of distinction in sari and veil seated on sofa, and woman of lower rank in short sari

Portraits of different Indian castes: Brahmins 1.2, Kshatriyas or Khatri, Punjabi mercantile caste 3.4, Vaisyas 5.6
FLO4623588 Portraits of different Indian castes: Brahmins 1.2, Kshatriyas or Khatri, Punjabi mercantile caste 3.4, Vaisyas 5.6, Sudras 7.8, Hindus of Upper India 9, 10, and Mughals 11, 12

Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778
FLO4624560 Naked tattooed man of Hawaii (Sandwich Islands) dancing for Captain James Cook, 1778. He holds a feathered shield and has dog's teeth leggings tied at the knee

Human sacrifice in a sacred marae (Morai) or cemetery, Tahiti. Drummers at left
FLO4624527 Human sacrifice in a sacred marae (Morai) or cemetery, Tahiti. Drummers at left, a hog-tied victim and two grave diggers digging a grave before a pile of human skulls

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Copperplate engraving is an intaglio printing technique that involves cutting a design into the surface of a copper plate. The plate is then inked and wiped clean, leaving ink only in the grooves. A sheet of paper is placed on top and run through a press, transferring the image onto the paper. Copperplate engraving produces high-quality prints with fine detail, making it popular for illustrations in books and prints and can also be used to create plates for currency or stamps. Copperplate engraving requires skill and patience to produce beautiful results, but it can create stunning works of art that will last for generations.