Fine Antique Natural History Prints originated during an age when cultural conditions were favorable for the production of fine works of art.

What is an Original Print ?

A Print is an impression made by transferring a master image on to paper by a device. And what do we mean by an "Original Print"? We mean that the artist conceived of the picture and drew it himself. Although he may have hired someone else to do the engraving, lithography or the hand-colouring, the work was always done under his supervision.

Not all antique prints were signed, and those that were signed had the signature engraved in the metal or lithographed on the stone. No photographic process was ever used. Consequently the prints were limited in number merely by the wearing away of the master image on the stone or on the metal, and by the extensive work of the artist to hand color each individual print.

OUR MISSION AT ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS IS TO PLACE RARE, HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT WORKS OF ART IN THE HANDS OF OUR CLIENTS. TO FACILITATE THIS, WE OFFER:

MT. BROOK GALLERY
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GALLERY ON DEMAND^TM
ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS can bring a selection of rare antique prints to you, for your perusal, at a location of your choosing. We will explain the history and significance of the prints and share interesting anecdotes about the artists.

PRINT LECTURE
J. Gilbert Johnston, Jr., of ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS offers an educational, entertaining talk and slide presentation unfolding the history behind 18th and 19th Century nature prints and the colorful artists, scientists and artisans who created them. Mr. Johnston's lecture credits include: Birmingham Museum of Art, The prestigious Charleston Antiques Symposium, The Charleston Gibbs Museum of Art, The College of Charleston, The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition, Preservation Dallas, The Lee Park and Arlington Hall Conservancy, The Dallas, Texas Southern Memorial Association, The Dallas Decorative Arts Society, Samford University, Aldridge Botanical Gardens, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Arts at Auburn University, as well as many garden clubs and antique collector groups.

ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS ABOUT ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS
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FRAMING
ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS offers specialty conservation framing, using state of the art conservation materials and historically sensitive designs.

J. Gilbert Johnston, Jr., is a lifelong lover of art and nature and has studied these subjects extensively. He holds degrees in History and in Law. Johnston has traveled widely on six continents. He has canoed, backpacked, and kayaked throughout North America, experiencing the beauty of nature around the world, from the high arctic of Alaska and Canada, to the rainforests and volcanoes of South and Central America, from the teeming wildlife concentrations of East Africa, to the icy continent of Antarctica and the altitudes of the Himalayas.

Johnston, a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a member of the American Historical Print Collectors Society, has clients throughout the United States. His business, ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS, is a result of the intersection of his knowledge and love of art, nature and history.

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ANTIQUE NATURE PRINTS is a proud member of the American Historical Print Collectors Society.