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Covent Garden Collection

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Elizabeth Inchbald, English novelist, actress, and dramatist

Elizabeth Inchbald, English novelist, actress, and dramatist
Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821), English novelist, actress, and dramatist. She married the actor Joseph Inchbald

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Scissor-tailed flycatcher, white bellbird and Andean cock-of-the

Scissor-tailed flycatcher, white bellbird and Andean cock-of-the
Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Tyrannus forficatus 1, white bellbird, Procnias albus 2, and Andean cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola peruvianus 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Pacific robin, white-winged fairywren and rainbow pitta

Pacific robin, white-winged fairywren and rainbow pitta
Pacific robin, Petroica pusilla 1, white-winged fairywren, Malurus leucopterus 2 and rainbow pitta, Pitta iris 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Friarbird and lyrebird

Friarbird and lyrebird
Noisy friarbird, Philemon corniculatus, and Albert's lyrebird, Menura alberti, building a nest

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Hummingbird species

Hummingbird species
Ecuadorian hillstar, Oreotrochilus chimborazo 1, green-bearded helmetcrest, Oxypogon guerinii 2 and white-necked jacobin, Florisuga mellivora 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Paradise kingfisher, Victoria's riflebird and extinct huia

Paradise kingfisher, Victoria's riflebird and extinct huia
Numfor paradise kingfisher, Tanysiptera carolinae 1, Victoria's riflebird, Lophorina victoriae 2, and extinct huia or New Zealand wattlebird, Heteralocha acutirostris 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Jamaican tody, respendlent quetzal and banded broadbill

Jamaican tody, respendlent quetzal and banded broadbill
Jamaican tody, Todus todus 1, resplendent quetzal, Pharomachrus mocinno 2, and banded broadbill, Eurylaimus javanicus 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Oilbird, swiftlets and mustached treeswift

Oilbird, swiftlets and mustached treeswift
Oilbird or guacharo, Steatornis caripensis 1, white-rumped swiftlet, Aerodramus spodiopygius 2, Indian edible-nest swiftlet, Collocalia nidifica 2, and mustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Canada goose, Mandarin duck and hooded merganser

Canada goose, Mandarin duck and hooded merganser
Canada goose, Branta canadensis 1, Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata 2, hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Black skimmer, Oriental darter and emperor penguin

Black skimmer, Oriental darter and emperor penguin
Black skimmer, Rhynchops nigra 1, Oriental darter, Anhinga melanogaster 2, and emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Egyptian vulture, Andean condor, and wedge-tailed eagle

Egyptian vulture, Andean condor, and wedge-tailed eagle
Endangered Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus 1, Andean condor, Vultur gryphus 2, wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax 3, and head of snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus 4

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Asian openbill, pheasant-tailed jacana and takahe

Asian openbill, pheasant-tailed jacana and takahe
Asian openbill, Anastomus oscitans 1, pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus 2, and endangered takahe, Porphyrio hochstetteri 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Blood pheasant, wattled curassow and mountain quail

Blood pheasant, wattled curassow and mountain quail
Blood pheasant, Ithaginis cruentus 1, endangered wattled curassow, Crax globulosa 2, and mountain quail, Oreortyx pictus 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Gweela and orange-footed scrubfowl

Gweela and orange-footed scrubfowl
Australian brushturkey or gweela, Alectura lathami 1, and orange-footed scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt 2

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Kakapo, Major Mitchell's cockatoo and Alexandrine parakeet

Kakapo, Major Mitchell's cockatoo and Alexandrine parakeet
Critically endangered kakapo or owl parrot, Strigops habroptilus 1, Major Mitchell's cockatoo, Lophochroa leadbeateri 2 and Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Tooth-billed pigeon, white-bibbed fruit dove and Luzon bleeding

Tooth-billed pigeon, white-bibbed fruit dove and Luzon bleeding
Critically endangered tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris 1, white-bibbed fruit dove, Ptilinopus rivoli 2, and Luzon bleeding-heart, Gallicolumba luzonica 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Green-billed toucan, curl-crested aracari and ivory-billed woodp

Green-billed toucan, curl-crested aracari and ivory-billed woodp
Green-billed toucan, Ramphastos dicolorus 1, curl-crested aracari, Pteroglossus beauharnaisii 2, and critically endangered ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Satin and fawn-breasted bowerbirds

Satin and fawn-breasted bowerbirds
Satin bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, building a nest 1 and fawn-breasted bowerbird, Chlamydera cerviniventris 2

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Sociable weaver, large ground finch and Gouldian finch

Sociable weaver, large ground finch and Gouldian finch
Sociable weaver, Philetairus socius 1, large ground finch, Geospiza magnirostris 2, and Gouldian finch, Chloebia gouldiae 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Blue jay, king and greater birds-of-paradise

Blue jay, king and greater birds-of-paradise
Blue jay, Cyanocitta cristata 1, king bird-of-paradise, Cicinnurus regius 2, and greater bird-of-paradise, Paradisaea apoda 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Blue-eared pheasant, Palawan peacock-pheasant and Lady Amherst's

Blue-eared pheasant, Palawan peacock-pheasant and Lady Amherst's
Blue eared pheasant, Crossoptilon auritum 1, Palawan peacock-pheasant, Polyplectron napoleonis 2, and Lady Amherst's pheasant, Chrysolophus amherstiae 3

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: View of Langley House, in Long-Acre, Covent Garden, 1807

View of Langley House, in Long-Acre, Covent Garden, 1807

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Mrs. Frances Abington, English actress and fashion leader

Mrs. Frances Abington, English actress and fashion leader
Mrs. Frances Abington (1737-1815), English actress who performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. In bonnet with plumes and veil, dress with lacey collar and large ribbon bow tied at the bosom

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Louisa Brunton, English actress who performed at Covent Garden

Louisa Brunton, English actress who performed at Covent Garden
Miss Louisa Brunton (1785-1860), English actress who performed at Covent Garden, London. She became the Countess of Craven in 1812 on her marriage to General William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author

Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author
Portrait of Miss Sophia Lee (1750-1824), English dramatist and author of The Chapter of Accidents, the historical romance The Recess, or a Tale of other Times, etc

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Joseph Munden, English comic actor

Joseph Munden, English comic actor
Mr. Joseph Munden (1758-1832), English comic actor who performed at Covent Garden and Drury Lane. In wig, high-collar coat with cravat

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Mrs Frances Abington or Fanny Abington, English actress

Mrs Frances Abington or Fanny Abington, English actress
Mrs Frances Abington or Fanny Abington (1737-1815), English actress who performed at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. Born Frances Baeton, she married royal trumpeter and music teacher James Abington

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Joseph Shepherd Munden (1758-1832), English comedian, actor

Joseph Shepherd Munden (1758-1832), English comedian, actor and manager who appeared at Drury Lane and Covent Garden. In wig, overcoat and white cravat

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: John Philip Kemble, English actor at Drury Lane and Covent Garde

John Philip Kemble, English actor at Drury Lane and Covent Garde
John Philip Kemble (1757-1823), English actor-manager at Drury Lane and Covent Garden theatres. Son of Roger Kemble, actor-manager of a touring troupe

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman, English actor, dramatist

Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman, English actor, dramatist
Oval portrait of Joseph George Holman (1764-1817), English actor, dramatist and actor-manager

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: William Pocock's reclining patent chair, 1813

William Pocock's reclining patent chair, 1813
Pocock's reclining patent chair. Reclining fauteuil chair with sliding footstools and reading desk. A Designed with classical taste by the ingenious inventors, Messrs

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Charlotte Wattell, Mrs Twisleton, English actress

Charlotte Wattell, Mrs Twisleton, English actress
Charlotte Wattell, English Georgian actress and singer, wife of Thomas Twisleton, 1770-1812. Hair in ringlets, dress with ruffles, pearl choker

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Gothic side table and cellaret designed by John Taylor

Gothic side table and cellaret designed by John Taylor
A Gothic side table designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829. The table is of carved wood with eight legs on plafforms

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Two chairs designed by John Taylor

Two chairs designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: A drawing-room sofa designed by John Taylor

A drawing-room sofa designed by John Taylor, upholsterer and furniture designer at Bedford Court, Covent Garden, London 1821-1829

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in lace evening dress decorated with leaves, 1820

Regency lady in lace evening dress decorated with leaves, 1820
Regency lady in lace evening dress decorated with leaves

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score, 1820

Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score, 1820
Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score. Round dress in white crape over sarsnet slip, trimmed with roses, black velours corsage, hair decorated with flowers and pearls

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in mourning evening dress, 1820

Regency lady in mourning evening dress, 1820
Regency lady in mourning evening dress at a party, seated on a chair with footrest.. Black crape dress over sarsnet slip, white crepe trim, demi-cornette under a black crape hat

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score, 1820

Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score, 1820
Regency lady in evening dress reading a musical score. Black crape round dress over sarsnet slip, single flounce edged with bugles, low-cut bodice with tucker, black toque with bugles

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in evening dress reading a book, 1819

Regency lady in evening dress reading a book, 1819
Regency lady in evening dress reading a book at a party. Dress of cambric muslin with flounce of Urling's lace at bottom, new-style pelerine at the bust, cornette a la Valliere head-dress

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Lady in evening dress for a private concert, 1819

Lady in evening dress for a private concert, 1819
Regency lady in evening dress for a private concert standing next to a harp

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in evening dress with bandeau headdress, 1819

Regency lady in evening dress with bandeau headdress, 1819
Regency lady in evening dress. Round dress of pink polka dot gauze with flounces, bodice with lace and bows, lace scarf, bandeau headdress with feather

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in morning dress sealing a letter, 1819

Regency lady in morning dress sealing a letter, 1819
Regency lady in morning dress sealing a letter with wax at a writing table

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency woman in court dress, 1820

Regency woman in court dress, 1820
Regency woman in court dress with blue satin petticoat under lace petticoat, white satin corsage, blue zephyrine robe. Hair in ringlets with ostrich feathers

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency woman in evening dress seated on a stool, 1820

Regency woman in evening dress seated on a stool, 1820
Regency woman in full evening dress seated on a stool, holding a fan, 1820

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Regency lady in evening dress, 1820

Regency lady in evening dress, 1820
Regency lady in evening dress seated on a chair at a party

Background imageCovent Garden Collection: Traditional Ironmongers Shop

Traditional Ironmongers Shop
F. W. Collins & Sons Ltd. 14 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, London WC2. A family ironmongers business for 7 generations. The eldest son was alwas called Fred so that the name would not change


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