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Hunting Party, 1775, by Francisco de GoyaFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Hunting Party, 1775. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain
Sketch of an elephant, with descriptive notesOriginal watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c
Spotted Red Shank (male) Watercolour Plate 35Original watercolour drawings and illustrated MS relating to Indian Birds, forming one of a set of volumes from which the illustrated MS work by Tickell on Mammals, &c
New Zealand Quail Koreke (male and female)New Zealand Quail Koreke, Coturnix novaeseelandiae (male and female). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.2 Plate 24 Date: 1888
Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, Didus ineptus, extinct flightless bird.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792
Resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno, and purple-rumped sunbird, Nectarinia zeylonica.. Chromolithograph by unknown artist/engraver from Mary
Tropic Bird, by John James AudubonTropic Bird, Phaeton Aethereus, by John James Audubon (1785-1851). A colour plate in The Birds of America: From Original Drawings. Date: 1827-1838
Didus ineptus, dodo designDrawing 51 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the panel over doorway in the South East gallery, first floor of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875
Cactua moluccensis, salmon-crested cockatooLarge Series plate 24, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China. The plant is Erythrina arborescens
Phalcoboenus australis, striated caracaraFf. 37. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Falco harpe mas junior and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Ardea herodias, great blue heronPlate 211 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Little girl with chicksA small child, surrounded by a hen and her chicks, carries two of the little birds in her apron c. 1905
Thumbelina flies away on the Swallows backThumbelina escapes from the Field Mouse and the Mole on the back of the Swallow. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835
Thumbelina kisses the Swallow goodbyeThumbelina stands on tiptoe and kisses the Swallow goodbye. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835
Peacock flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrimaPeacock flower or Barbadoes cesalpinia, Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev
Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty BlackbirdsSilhouette, Nursery Rhyme, Sing a Song of Sixpence, Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie. 20th century
Toilet Services, Real Wedgwood Ware, Plate 50, showing patterned washing bowls, jugs, soap dishes, and a slop pail far too nice to put slops in. Date: circa 1880s
Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Jack Tar the SailorHappy Families Playing Cards Mr Jack Tar the Sailor. late 19th century
L M Korenava as Water in Maeterlinks The BluebirdL M Korenava as Water in Maurice Maeterlincks The Bluebird directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky (Stanislavski) for his Moscow Ats Theatre Date: circa 1908
Riparia riparia, Hirundo rustica, Delichon urbicaPlate 36 from Archibald Thorburns second edtition of British Birds, Vol. 1 (1925)
Parus palustris, P. major, P. ater, P. cristatus, P. caeruleuPlate 10 from Archibald Thorburns first edition of British Birds, Vol.1 (1915)
Cacatua leadbeateri, Major Mitchells cockatooPlate 2, hand coloured lihtograph by John and Elizabeth Gould from John Goulds The Birds of Australia, Vol. 5 (1840-1848)
Erithacus rubecula, European robinAn European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in flight, U.K. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Tragopan melanocephala, western tragopanPlate 23 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Phasianus colchicus decollatus, common (Chinese ringless) phPlate 57 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Turdus philomelos, song thrushPlate 19 from Henry Eeles Dressers A History of the Birds of Europe.. (1871-96)
Ceratagymna elata, yellow-casqued hornbillWatercolour and gouache John Gerrard Keulemans
1st International Aircraft Exhibition Poster, 12-28th October 1935 Milan Sample Fair. Showing a group of eagles watching a plane speeding past. 1935
Gouldian Finches & Indigo FinchFrom a series of postcards. 1937
Phoenix, the mythical bird reborn from the flames of fire. Coloured woodcut. Date: 1493
Sculptures on display as part of the Festival of BritainSculptures on display in Battersea Park (and on tour) as part of the Festival of Britain: a paper sculpture entitled Hunting by Bruce Angrave (top)
Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of BirdsTwo dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds
Kitsch Greek Greetings PostcardA kitsch Greek Greetings card, featuring a rather unusual bird (cross between a swallow and a dove!?) carrying a message of good wishes across the sea, surrounded by a border of red and pink flowers
Kingfisher on a perchA Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) perches on a wooden post. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn OwlThe weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene
Aepyornis SkeletonA Victorian couple admire a restored skeleton of aepyornis ingens, a genus of flightless birds native to Madagascar
Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362United States Army - Cessna O-1A Bird Dog 51-7362 (msn 22096), of the 140th Aviation Battalion, California National Guard, at Long Beach, on 3 July 1966
White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cups for chickens at Bristol 1872. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W
Male Lyrebird - huge tail fanned out in courtship displayMale Lyrebird in full display - a ground-dwelling Australian bird most notable for their superb ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment
Frost OrnithopterMr Edward Purkis with a Frost Ornithopter in 1877 Date: 1877
Fabulous Feather Headdress - 1920s Fashion. Date: 1920s
Fruits of Idleness - a young man has passed out from drinking too much alcohol. circa 1830s
Plumes - feathersBirds feathers including the bodies of the birds they were plucked from. Date: 1930
Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1Noah free the animals of the ark, Mosaic from the Pala d Oro or Golden Altar 12th-14th centuries. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice. Italy
Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. GermanyMosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Romanesque Art. 11th century. Tapestry of Creation or Girona Tapestry. Creation of birds and fish. Museum of the Cathedral of Girona. Catalonia. Spain
Bird MillmanJennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers
Paradise Shelduck Putangitangi, Tadorna variegata (female and male). Artwork by JG Keulemans from Sir Walter Lawry Bullers A History of the Birds of New Zealand, Vol.3 Plate 44 Date: 1888