Feather Collection (#98)

The Bankers Table, 1877. Creator: William Michael Harnett
The Bankers Table, 1877

Esther Boardman, 1789. Creator: Ralph Earl
Esther Boardman, 1789

Johann (1498-1537), Duke of Saxony, ca. 1534-37. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Johann (1498-1537), Duke of Saxony, ca. 1534-37

Flying Goose, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
Flying Goose, ca. 1887

Ramkali Ragini: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), 18th century

Duck, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
Duck, ca. 1887

Eagle in a Tree, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
Eagle in a Tree, ca. 1887

Two Musicians, 17th century. Creator: Dutch (Utrecht Caravaggist) Painter, 17th century
Two Musicians, 17th century

The Saithwaite Family, ca. 1785. Creator: Francis Wheatley
The Saithwaite Family, ca. 1785

Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1600. Creator: British Painter (ca. 1600)
Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1600

Portrait of a Woman, 1648. Creator: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Portrait of a Woman, 1648

Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy, ca. 1700-10. Creator: Master of the Mandi atelier
Maharaja Sidh Sen Receiving an Embassy, ca. 1700-10. The subdues palette of grays, greens, and whites and the sophisticated drawing of this unusually large

Crow on a Rock, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow on a Rock, ca. 1887

Crow Flying in the Snow, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow Flying in the Snow, ca. 1887

Crow on a Branch, ca. 1887. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Crow on a Branch, ca. 1887

A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1632-33. Creator: Jacob Duck
A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1632-33

Edward VI (1537-1553), When Duke of Cornwall, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later. Creator
Edward VI (1537-1553), When Duke of Cornwall, ca. 1545; reworked 1547 or later

Molly Wales Fobes, 1790. Creator: Rufus Hathaway
Molly Wales Fobes, 1790

Portrait of a Young Woman. Creator: Cornelis de Vos
Portrait of a Young Woman

Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrieres, 1761. Creator: Francois Hubert Drouais
Marie Rinteau, called Mademoiselle de Verrieres, 1761

Wall Painting, A. D. 500-550. Creator: Unknown
Wall Painting, A.D. 500-550

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, 1794. Creator: Gilbert Stuart
Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, 1794

Indian metal work, embroidery, weaving and painting, (1898). Creator: Unknown
Indian metal work, embroidery, weaving and painting, (1898). Fig 1: Ancus (instrument used to drive and train elephants) in chiselled iron

The Magic Umbrella, 1922. Creator: Unknown
The Magic Umbrella, 1922. From " Myths and Legends of China", by E. T. C. Werner. [George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. London, Calcutta, Sydney, 1922]

Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). Creators: Francis Orpen Morris, Richard Alington
Green Woodpecker, 1852, (1942). From " History of British Birds" by Francis Orpen Morris. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Gannets, 1836, (1942). Creator: John James Audubon
Gannets, 1836, (1942). Seabirds, from " The Birds of America", written and illustrated by John James Audubon, in the British Library, London

Arctic Tern, 1835, (1942). Creator: John James Audubon
Arctic Tern, 1835, (1942). Seabird diving into the sea, from " The Birds of America", written and illustrated by John James Audubon, in the British Library, London

Red Grouse, 1908, (1942). Creator: Archibald Thorburn
Red Grouse, 1908, (1942). Game birds, from " Natural History of British Game Birds" by John Guille Millais. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Partridge and Chicks, 1877, (1942). Creator: Edward Neale
Partridge and Chicks, 1877, (1942). Female partridge and young, from " A History of the Birds of Europe" by Henry Eeles Dresser. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher

Kestrel, 1862, (1942). Creator: Joseph Wolf
Kestrel, 1862, (1942). Bird of prey, from " Birds of Britain" by John Gould. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Woodlark, 1821, (1942). Creator: George Graves
Woodlark, 1821, (1942). Songbird, from " British ornithology" by George Graves. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher. [Collins, London, 1942]

Brambling, 1738, (1942). Creator: Eleazar Albin
Brambling, 1738, (1942). The brambling, a small bird in the finch family, from " Natural History of Birds", written and illustrated by Eleazar Albin

Lapwing and Young, 1865, (1942). Creator: John Gould
Lapwing and Young, 1865, (1942). Female and chicks of the plover family, from " Birds of Britain" by John Gould. Published in " The Birds of Britain, by James Fisher

Gannet, 1799, (1946). Creator: Moses Griffiths
Gannet, 1799, (1946). Seabird, illustration from " A Tour in Scotland" by Thomas Pennant, first published in 1771. From " Islands Round Britain", by R. M. Lockley

The Gloriette in the Schonbrunn Palace Gardens, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Vienna, Austria, Europe

Madame Destouches, 1816, (1903). Creator: Unknown
Madame Destouches, 1816, (1903). Portrait of French architect Louis-Nicolas-Marie Destouches (1787-1831). After a drawing of 1816 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, in the Louvres Museum, Paris

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K. C. B. late 19th century-early 20th century, (c1920)
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K.C.B. Commanding the British Army in France, late 19th century-early 20th century, (c1920)

General Sir Herbert Plumer G. C. B. c1916, (c1920). Creator: Lafayette
General Sir Herbert Plumer G.C.B. c1916, (c1920). Portrait of British soldier Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857-1932)

Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig... late 19th century-early 20th century, (c1920)
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commanding the British Army in France, late 19th century-early 20th century, (c1920). Portrait of Field Marshal Douglas Haig

Tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor) fishing by flying low over water, amongst Water lilies. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March

Portrait of Venetian mask maker, Bridgnorth, Shropshire
A male mask maker looks at the camera while holding a handmade turquoise-coloured Venetian mask complete with feathers. Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England. The Independent newspaper Date: 1987

Profile portrait of male poacher with cigarette in his mouth. Part of a feature on poaching in the Cambridgeshire fens for YOU Magazine Date: 1992

Poacher with gun and dog, Cambridgeshire fens
A male poacher waits on the riverbank with a shotgun and his spaniel gundog. Part of a feature on poaching in the Cambridgeshire fens for YOU Magazine Date: 1992

Portrait of male poacher in Cambridgeshire pub. He smokes a roll-up cigarette and looks directly at the camera. Part of a feature on poaching in the Cambridgeshire fens for YOU Magazine Date: 1992

Judge with exhibit at poultry show, Staffordshire, England
A judge at a poultry show in Staffordshire examines an exhibit while leaning on a cage of turkeys. He wears a hat and has bushy whiskers. The Times Date: 1987

Poultry show, Staffordshire
An exhibitor sits beside his caged chickens and waits for the judges verdict at a poultry show in Staffordshire. He wears a cloth cap and an anxious expression 1987

Yellowstone National Park, a male mountain bluebird perching at its nest hole

Yellowstone National Park, a female northern flicker emerges from its nest hole

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