Hen Craze Collection

Henny or hennie game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912876 Henny or hennie game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Henny or hennie game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cock and hen)

Duck-winged game birds: Simon and Miss Etty
5912869 Duck-winged game birds: Simon and Miss Etty.; (add.info.: Duck-winged game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by John Goodwin)

Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912898 Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, 1890 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Dark Brahma cockerel, 1871 (chromolithograph)
5912857 Dark Brahma cockerel, 1871 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Dark Brahma cockerel, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lady Gwydyr's Sultan, cup at Middleton 1871, winner at Crystal Palace)

Creve-coeur breed, endangered
5912889 Creve-coeur breed, endangered.; (add.info.: Creve-coeur or crevecoeur breed chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Endangered French breed from Crevecoeur-en-Auge, Normandy)

Silver Pencilled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1871 (chromolithograph)
5912865 Silver Pencilled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1871 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Silver Pencilled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, H)

Black Hamburgh cock and hen, 1872 (chromolithograph)
5912858 Black Hamburgh cock and hen, 1872 (chromolithograph); (add.info.: Black Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. W)

Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks, Aix galericulate, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912877 Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks, Aix galericulate, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks)

Single-combed Dorking hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912870 Single-combed Dorking hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Single-combed Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by John Martin)

Golden spangled Polish cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912859 Golden spangled Polish cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Golden spangled Polish cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

White-faced black Spanish, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912896 White-faced black Spanish, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912890 Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912884 Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams. Mrs)

Rouen ducks, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912880 Rouen ducks, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Rouen ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, cock and hen. Bred by J. K. Fowler and winner of cup at Aylesbury)

Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912874 Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle)

Malay cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912862 Malay cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Malay cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. A.C)

Silver spangled Polish cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912856 Silver spangled Polish cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Silver spangled Polish cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Dark Brahma pullet, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912854 Dark Brahma pullet, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Dark Brahma pullet, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lewis Wrights Psyche)

Plymouth Rock chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912887 Plymouth Rock chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

White Dorking fowl, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912895 White Dorking fowl, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: White Dorking fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912886 Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by J. W)

Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912885 Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen)

Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912882 Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen)

Aylesbury ducks, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912879 Aylesbury ducks, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Aylesbury ducks, Anas platyrhynchos. Bred by Mrs)

Pile game, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912867 Pile game, cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Pile game, cock and hen. Bred by Joseph Colgrove)

Black-breasted red game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912866 Black-breasted red game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Black-breasted red game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by Captain Heaton)

Silver-grey Dorking hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912897 Silver-grey Dorking hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Silver-grey Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by O.F)

Andalusian chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912894 Andalusian chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Andalusian chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by H. Leworthy)

Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912892 Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Guinea fowls, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912881 Guinea fowls, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Guinea fowls, helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Property of J. W. Ludlow)

Houdan or Poule de Houdan cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912875 Houdan or Poule de Houdan cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Houdan or Poule de Houdan cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Partridge cochin cock, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912871 Partridge cochin cock, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Partridge cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, E)

Brown-breasted red game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912868 Brown-breasted red game birds, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Brown-breasted red game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by C. W. Brierley)

White cochin cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912864 White cochin cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: White cochin cock and hen, Julius Sichels Champion and Queen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912855 Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Henry Beldons pair)

American Wyandotte chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912899 American Wyandotte chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: American Wyandotte chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by T.C. Heath)

Minorca chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912893 Minorca chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Minorca chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

White-crested black Polish chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912888 White-crested black Polish chickens, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: White-crested black Polish chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912883 Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Black East India ducks and black Cayuga ducks
5912878 Black East India ducks and black Cayuga ducks. by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Black East India ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, and black Cayuga ducks, Anas rubripes. G. S)

Rose-combed Dorking cock, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912873 Rose-combed Dorking cock, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Rose-combed Dorking cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, John Martins Champion)

Wild American turkey cock, Meleagris gallopavo, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912872 Wild American turkey cock, Meleagris gallopavo, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Wild American turkey cock, Meleagris gallopavo)

White leghorns or Livorno cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912863 White leghorns or Livorno cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: White leghorns or Livorno cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Silkie or Silky cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912861 Silkie or Silky cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Silkie or Silky cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Lady Gwydyrs pair)

Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912860 Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Buff cochin cock, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912853 Buff cochin cock, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Buff cochin cock, Gallus gallus domesticus)

Buff cochin hen, 1890 (chromolithograph)
5912852 Buff cochin hen, 1890 (chromolithograph) by Ludlow, J. W. (fl.1850s) (after); (add.info.: Buff cochin hen, Gallus gallus domesticus)

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Step back in time to the 1890s, where a hen craze was sweeping across the nation. Vibrant and captivating chromolithographs showcased an array of exquisite game birds and chickens that captured the hearts of enthusiasts far and wide. Among these stunning illustrations is Henny or Hennie, a game bird with its striking plumage displayed proudly on paper. Its vibrant colors and intricate details bring this majestic creature to life, transporting us to a bygone era. Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks, Aix galericulata are depicted side by side in another chromolithograph. Their graceful forms glide across the page as if they were swimming through water. The delicate brushstrokes capture their elegance perfectly. A single-combed Dorking hen stands regally in yet another illustration from this era. Its dignified posture exudes confidence while showcasing its unique features that set it apart from other breeds. The golden spangled Polish cock and hen steal the spotlight with their shimmering feathers catching every ray of light. These magnificent creatures are truly a sight to behold; their beauty unmatched by any other breed. In contrast, we have the white-faced black Spanish chicken portrayed in all its glory. With its sleek black feathers contrasting against its pale face, it emanates an air of mystery and sophistication. Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens add a touch of rustic charm to this collection of chromolithographs. Their earthy tones blend seamlessly into farmyard landscapes while still maintaining an undeniable allure. Japanese bantams alongside black bantams and Pekin bantams showcase diversity within poultry breeds during this period. Each one possesses distinct characteristics that make them stand out among their feathered counterparts. Rouen ducks waddle onto the scene with their distinctive markings creating patterns reminiscent of abstract art on canvas. Their playful nature shines through as they frolic amidst lush greenery depicted in vivid detail. Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F.