Hawking Collection

Falconry : Showing Off
A proud falconer shows off his falcon, holding it up in the air on his protective gauntlet glove. Date: 1930s

Dancer Chita
The dancer Chita, real name Gladys Hawking, active on the West End cabaret scene. Date: circa 1931

Progress of the moustache mania! A street seller does a good job hawking pairs of moustaches to cash in on the fashion for mens facial hair. Date: 1853

Scenes of the Eastern Cape (Kaffraria), South Africa, 1820
Nguni or Bantu (Kaffir) warrior hunting antelope with spears 55, forsaking a woman drowning in a river 56, and worshipping an anchor from an East India ship 57

Hawking scene, 14th century
Nobles and ladies on horseback hawking with falcons, while the falconer frightens birds at the river edge, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Hawking scene, 9th century
Hawking scene: Saxon nobleman on horseback with falconer releasing birds near a river bank, 9th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Ladies hawking, 14th century
Ladies hawking with falcons and hunting dogs in the 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876

Hawking scenes, 9th and 14th century
Hawking scenes: Saxon noble and falconer from the 9th century (middle), and ladies and men hawking with falcons and prey from the 14th century (top, bottom)

James I and attendants hawking. Date: 1614

C12 COUPLE AND FALCON
The kings companion carries a falcon on her wrist, but he seems to have hunting of a different sort on his mind... Date: 12th century

Illustration of a white hawk, by Mattias Wolf
Illustration of a white hawk or falcon, by Mattias (later Joseph) Wolf (1820-1899), in a book entitled Traite de Fauconnerie (Treatise of Falconry)

Adana, Turkey - German Businessmen
The German Consul hawking in Adana, Turkey with local servant, falcon and tent

Arab Sheikh with his Falcon, Kuwait

Konradin / Konrad V
KONRADIN also known as Konrad V and Konrad the Young German prince

16th Century Falconer
A falconer of the royal household of Francois I, king of France Date: circa 1540

Medieval Falconry
Different aspects of falconry as depicted in contemporary Flemish and French manuscripts. Date: 12th-14th Centuries

Illustration, Hawking and falconry
Illustration, hawking and falconry -- people in Elizabethan costume on horseback with falcons and dogs (probably an early 19th century reenactment). Date: 1832

A Royal Sport: Queen Elizabeth I Hawking
This picture shows Queen Elizabeth I participating in the sport of hawking or falconry on a winter day in the snow. With her is a cortier holding a blindfolded bird

Gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Barton
An absolutely fascinating postcard showing the gates to Alexandra Palace Park and Airship pilot Dr Francis Alexander Barton (1861-1939), who made a successful flight on 24th July, 1905

Falconry : the Release
The falconer releases the bird. Date: 1930s

Falconry : on a Tree
The falconer tethers the bird to the branch of a tree. Date: 1930s

Falconry : at Rest
The falconer admires the lovely bird of prey on his arm. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Feeding
The falconer crouches down to feed the bird, wearing a protective gauntlet glove. Date: 1930s

Falconry : the Return
The falconer holds out his arm as the bird returns to him. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Flying
The falconer lets the bird fly, but holds it securely on a leash. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Watering
The falconer pours water for the bird to drink, from a watering can into a trough. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Advancing
The falconer advances forward, encouraging the bird to fly. Date: 1930s

Falconry : Reeling In
The falconer reels the bird in on a leash. Date: 1930s

Noblewoman and Hawk
A medieval noble woman with falcon and hunting dog Date: 14th century

Young Nobleman Hawking
A young nobleman of the reign of Henry III rides out with a hawk : he is wearing summer costume, including a coif. The pointed toes of his boots hang below his stirrups. Date: 1250

Trained Peregrine Falcon hunting
A Trained Peregrine Falcon hunting grouse. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Lady with Falcon
A noblewoman of the period of Charles VI, wearing a tall cone-shaped hat, and with a falcon on her wrist Date: circa 1410

No Hawking Notice
Metropolitan Police notice warning against the selling or hawking of goods or newspapers by shouting, in London

Young Falconer with Dogs
A noble young Falconer with his hunting bird

Feeding a Hunting Falcon
Feeding a hunting falcon (they grow to a great size in Scandinavia !)

Hawking in Algeria
An Algerian falconer with two hunting birds

Rob Roy / Diana Vernon
Diana Vernon, heroine of Rob Roy, hawking

Elizabethan Falconer
An Elizabethan falconer with his bird

Medieval Hawkers
A nobleman watches as his falconer prepares to release the hawk : the ducks look apprehensive but the heron carries on drinking

Persian Emir and Falcon
A Persian emir amidst his courtiers appraises a falcon, while on the palace roof one of his harem ladies looses a hawk after a game bird

C16 English Falconers
An English nobleman and his falconer

13th Cent Hawking
Konradin ( Kunig Chuonrat der Junge ) goes out hunting with his falcons

Hawking / Falcon
a falcon and its hunting hood

Hawking, Medieval Fran
AUGUST While peasants bring in the harvest and bathe in the river near the chateau d Etampes, a noble party ride out with their falcons

Q Elizabeth Hawking
Queen Elizabeth I hawking

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