Crow Collection (#9)

The fox and the crow (engraving)
3624900 The fox and the crow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fox and the crow. Illustration for Aesops Fables (Bliss Sands, 1897)

Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3759448 Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho)
3642127 Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb (litho) by Jones, A. Garth (1872-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb)

The Pool of Tears, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub
3471636 The Pool of Tears, from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub.1907 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Lewis Carroll)

A Christmas Sermon (engraving)
6016530 A Christmas Sermon (engraving) by Weekes, William (fl.1856-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Sermon)

Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7 (chromolitho)
5213837 Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 7)

So the chimpanzee put the kettle on for tea, illustration from Johnny Crow
616114 So the chimpanzee put the kettle on for tea, illustration from Johnny Crows Party, c.1930 (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

And the kangaroo tried to paint the roses blue, illustration from Johnny Crow
616113 And the kangaroo tried to paint the roses blue, illustration from Johnny Crows Party, c.1930 (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Rooster, Hen and Chicks, Edo Period (ink & colour on silk)
956388 Rooster, Hen and Chicks, Edo Period (ink & colour on silk) by Ganku, Kishi (c.1749-1838); 69.1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

La Fontaine (1621-1695) (chromolitho)
961402 La Fontaine (1621-1695) (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Fontaine (1621-1695). Exhibition of Bordeaux

Lafontaine: Le Corbeau et Le Renard (chromolitho)
734502 Lafontaine: Le Corbeau et Le Renard (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lafontaine: Le Corbeau et Le Renard)

Fowlers catching Crows, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium
747013 Fowlers catching Crows, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Northern Cheyenne Indians, Dodge City, Kansas, 1878 (b / w photo)
DPL443624 Northern Cheyenne Indians, Dodge City, Kansas, 1878 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Denver Public Library

Mitch Bouyer, c. 1875-76 (b / w photo)
DPL443618 Mitch Bouyer, c.1875-76 (b/w photo) by Nast, Charles A. (fl.1880-90); Denver Public Library, Western History Collection; (add.info)

Winter Solstice, Plate 5 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub
3075759 Winter Solstice, Plate 5 from Globi coelestis in tabulas planas redacti descriptio, pub. 1674 (hand coloured engraving) by Pardies

Design with six black crows Date: circa 1930s

Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April
2636948 Comforts of a Bed of Roses: pub. Hannah Humphrey, 21st April, 1806 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Green heron, Butorides virescens, male 1, young 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania, E.K

American crow and brown-headed cowbird
American crow, Corvus brachyrhynchos 1, and brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater, female 2, and male 3. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry

Pied crow, Corvus albus. (Senegal white-backed crow, Corvus leuconotus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa

Lizard buzzard, Kaupifalco monogrammicus. (Black-chinned gosshawk, Aster monogrammicus.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds

Carrion crow
LLM339448 Carrion crow by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carrion crow. Familiar Wild Birds by W Swaysland (Cassell, c 1900).); © Look and Learn

The Borrowed Plume (w / c)
BON76803 The Borrowed Plume (w/c) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934); 25.4x37.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Raw Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191289 Raw Weather, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; English, out of copyright

Ballet scene at the military camp of the Cid Illustration of "Le Cid"
GIA4704937 Ballet scene at the military camp of the Cid Illustration of " Le Cid" opera by Jules Massenet, after the piece by Pierre Corneille and the poem by Guillen de Castro

The character of Psyche in the tragi comedie and ballet Psyche
LSE4111065 The character of Psyche in the tragi comedie and ballet Psyche, Moliere et Corneille - Full Theatre: (Collection of plays of Corneille) drawing by Geffroy, engraving by L. Wolff - ed

The character of Celidee in the comedy La galerie du palais ou l
LSE4111062 The character of Celidee in the comedy La galerie du palais ou l amie rivale - Theatre complet: (Collection of plays de theatre by Corneille) drawing by Geffroy, engraving by L

The character of Cornelie in the theatre play La mort de Pompee - Theatre complet
LSE4111037 The character of Cornelie in the theatre play La mort de Pompee - Theatre complet: (Compendium of plays of Corneille) drawing by Geffroy, engraving by Colin - ed

The character of Pauline in the tragedie Polyeucte martyr - Full Theatre
LSE4111036 The character of Pauline in the tragedie Polyeucte martyr - Full Theatre: (Collection of plays by Corneille) drawing by Geffroy, engraving by L. Wolff - ed

Corneille reading his tragedy of Polyeucte at the Hotel de Rambouillet - in "
LSE4095216 Corneille reading his tragedy of Polyeucte at the Hotel de Rambouillet - in " Histoire de France from the most remote times until 1789" by M

Christmas Eve, 1887, 1887 (oil on canvas)
827250 Christmas Eve, 1887, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Millais, John Everett (1829-96); 155x130.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas Eve, 1887. Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896)

Canada Jay (Corvus Canadensis) plate CVII from The Birds of America
CH378555 Canada Jay (Corvus Canadensis) plate CVII from The Birds of America (aquatint & engraving with hand-colouring) by Audubon

International Crow-Shooting Contest, front cover of the DuPont Magazine
615328 International Crow-Shooting Contest, front cover of the DuPont Magazine, March 1924 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Hagley Museum & Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Long tailed crow, Corvus caudatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian pitta, Pitta brachyura (Short-tailed crow, Corvus brachyurus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyanus (Cyanean crow, Corvus cyaneus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Baliccasiao and crested gallito
Azure drongo or balicassiao, Dicrurus balicassius, and crested gallito, Rhinocrypta lanceolata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Greater coucal, Centropus sinensis
Greater coucal or crow pheasant, Centropus sinensis (Chestnut coucal). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus (Crishna crow or Krishna rai). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Daurian jackdaw, Corvus dauuricus (White-breasted crow, Corvus dauricus). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Purple-throated fruit crow, Querula purpurata (Red throated piha, Querula rubricollis). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir William

The Sower (coloured chalks on paper) (pair to 356958)
PNH430972 The Sower (coloured chalks on paper) (pair to 356958) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 124x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Willow, Crow flowers, Nettles, Daisies, and Long-purples (Hamlet). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare, Day and Haghe

St. Onuphrius (oil on canvas)
SCP38859 St. Onuphrius (oil on canvas) by Collantes, Francisco (1599-1656); Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

Wild garlic, Allium vineale
Wild garlic, crow garlic or stags garlic, Allium vineale. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

But who has won? from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub
3471640 But who has won? from Alices Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, pub.1907 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Lewis Carroll)

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"Crow: A Fascinating Creature of Mythology, History, and Nature" The enigmatic crow has long captivated our imagination with its mysterious allure. From the intricate Alexander McQueen dress adorned with Magpie motifs to the ancient American Indian tribe locations in 1715, this intelligent bird holds a significant place in various cultures. In the realm of natural history, birds like the Red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) have mesmerized us with their graceful flight and distinctive calls, and is no wonder that these creatures were revered by Norse God Odin (WODEN), who embodied wisdom, poetry, war, and agriculture. Delving further into history reveals intriguing insights about American Indian tribes around 1700. Their deep connection to nature intertwined seamlessly with their lives as they observed crows' behavior while farming alongside their trusty horses plowing fields. Artists like William Kiddier immortalized this relationship between farmers and crows through his masterpiece "The Scarecrow. " This painting captures both the harmony and tension between man and nature as a crow playfully interacts during a winter snowstorm when even majestic Bald Eagles are not spared from its antics in Alaska. Belonging to the Corvidae family along with ravens, rooks (Corvus frugilegus) gather near Buckenham in Yare Valley Norfolk for pre-roost gatherings - an awe-inspiring sight showcasing their social dynamics. Even beyond symbolism and mythology lies Old Crow whiskey - a testament to how deeply ingrained these birds are within human culture. The image of a crow perched on a willow branch evokes feelings of mystery and solitude while reminding us of nature's delicate balance. As we explore these diverse facets surrounding crows, we come to appreciate them not just as mere birds but as captivating creatures that have left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness throughout time.