Rare Prints Gallery!

We took a field trip to Rare Prints Gallery in Downtown Franklin off of Main Street. This was the first time that I went into this shop, so it was nice to discover something new!

The speaker that briefed us on the history of the gallery was very informational. She described how the process of some of the prints were accomplished and also pointed out some great artists such as Audubon! It was very interesting to hear!

There are 20 foot ceilings in this gallery and as you can see, the walls are taken up with these ornithological prints from ceiling to floor. Some of them I thought were pretty intricate and was told that it took a while for the printer to accomplish their design because of how the prints were accomplished. They are very time consuming because each color is done separately.

I absolutely loved staring at these rare prints up close. It was quite amazing how in detail each of them were...You can really appreciate their true art when you actually stop to appreciate their beauty!

It's quite amazing how rare these prints really are...being that they have been restored from the 1500's to the 1900's. Each one being unique in their own way. They have collections from John J. 
Audubon, John Gould, William Curtis and Giovanni Piranesi just t0 name a few. Oh how breathtaking!

The quality of their pieces are quite brilliant!! For being as old as they are, they have been very well maintained and you can tell how rare they are by their prices!! You need to have a jingle in your pocket in order to afford these rare prints!! There are a few that are $15 and above, small though, but still wonderful! 


As you can see, just picking up a print and holding it was enough satisfaction for me to appreciate how much they really were! I think this one sold for $1200! 


There's a lot of history behind these prints, you wouldn't think so at first, but you can really tell the pride that was placed in each one...They are gorgeous to look at, so you should step in and take a peek.