Patsy Collection

Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren at The Oval, London
Denis Compton (1918-1997) and Patsy Hendren (1889-1962) at The Oval, London, coming out to bat in a match between Surrey and Middlesex, 1st innings, Monday 10 August 1936. Date: 1936

Doves and rowing pigeon
NWI4955353 Doves and rowing pigeon.; (add.info.: Doves and rowing pigeon.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

African collare-dove (ringed), Streptopelia roseogrisea risoria (Turtur risorius)
FLO4718911 African collare-dove (ringed), Streptopelia roseogrisea risoria (Turtur risorius). Handcoloured steel engraving after Edward Lear from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Extinct - Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris
FLO4679294 Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Extinct - Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris History of British Birds, Bell & Daldy, London

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, tourists and pigeons in spring, 1903
LUX4770426 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, tourists and pigeons in spring, 1903; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St)

Italy, Venetie, Venice: overview of St. Mark's Basilica, without the tower collapsed in 1903
LUX4781499 Italy, Venetie, Venice: overview of St. Mark's Basilica, without the tower collapsed in 1903, with many tourists and pigeons, 1903; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: overview of St)

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square (San Marco) tourists feed pigeons, 1902
LUX4807912 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square (San Marco) tourists feed pigeons, 1902; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St)

Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4998489 Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Various species of pigeons (Pigeons Ensemble)

English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove
FLO4598079 English Mondain and Cravate varieties of pigeon, Columba livia, on farm buildings and European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur, near nest with eggs

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Basilica (San Marco), St. Mark's Square with tourists, soldiers
LUX4771353 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Basilica (San Marco), St. Mark's Square with tourists, soldiers, nurses and pigeons, 1895; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St)

Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica. Near threatened. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4639971 Nicobar pigeon, Caloenas nicobarica. Near threatened. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine

First World War: Patriotic map showing a traveler pigeon wearing a fold in a tricolor ribbon
LUX4745096 First World War: Patriotic map showing a traveler pigeon wearing a fold in a tricolor ribbon, entitled Messenger of Love and Glory

Italy, Venetie, Venice: Piazza saint marc (san marco) clock tower, 1902
LUX4807926 Italy, Venetie, Venice: Piazza saint marc (san marco) clock tower, 1902; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: Piazza saint marc (san marco) clock tower, 1902); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Namaqua dove, Oena capensis (Etopists? capensis, Cape turtle). Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by
FLO4719209 Namaqua dove, Oena capensis (Etopists? capensis, Cape turtle). Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Edward Lear from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Basilica in catering, tourists and pigeons, 1900
LUX4776800 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, St. Mark's Basilica in catering, tourists and pigeons, 1900; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, St)

Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, pigeons and tourists, lively view. Pigeons on a woman's hat
LUX4770406 Italy, Venetie, Venice: St. Mark's Square, pigeons and tourists, lively view. Pigeons on a woman's hat. Scaffolding at the bottom, 1903; (add.info.: Italy, Venetie, Venice: St)

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier at the front thinking about his fiance
LUX4739196 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier at the front thinking about his fiance and two pigeons who love each other

The traveller pie or migratory pigeon or traveling dove. Lithograph by William Lizars
FLO4650681 The traveller pie or migratory pigeon or traveling dove. Lithograph by William Lizars, based on a drawing by Charles Hamilton Smith, for " Naturalist Bibliotheque, Ornithologie

Hunt migratory pigeons that have now disappeared, practice as sport in Louisiana, USA, years 1870
NWI4955019 Hunt migratory pigeons that have now disappeared, practice as sport in Louisiana, USA, years 1870. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Blue and green turteline or Manasope, Ptilinopus cyanovirens. After an illustration by Edward Lear
FLO4720593 Blue and green turteline or Manasope, Ptilinopus cyanovirens. After an illustration by Edward Lear. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschke's Gallery of Natural

Western crowned pigeon, Goura coronata. Vulnerable. " Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " 1799
FLO4640601 Western crowned pigeon, Goura coronata. Vulnerable. " Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " 1799, hand-coloured copperplate engravings

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier at the front thinking about his fiance
LUX4739214 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier at the front thinking about his fiance and two pigeons who love each other

Carrier pigeon released from the USS " Iowa" with a message for home port, 1897
NWI4759587 Carrier pigeon released from the USS " Iowa" with a message for home port, 1897.; (add.info.: Carrier pigeon released from the USS " Iowa" with a message for home port)

Italy, Veneto, Venice: St. Mark's Square (piazza San Marco) and facade of St
LUX4768857 Italy, Veneto, Venice: St. Mark's Square (piazza San Marco) and facade of St. Mark's Basilica with pigeons, tourists and passers-by, 1900; (add.info.: Italy, Veneto, Venice: St)

First World War: Verdun, Meuse (55), Lorraine, France, Photograph of a pigeon
LUX4742690 First World War: Verdun, Meuse (55), Lorraine, France, Photograph of a pigeon and his columbogram by Commander Reynal defenseur of Fort de Vaux, entitled C'est mon dernier pigeon

Columbin pigeon (Columba oenas), stock dove - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4992195 Columbin pigeon (Columba oenas), stock dove - Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Columbin pigeon (Columba oenas)

Travelling pigeon. Painting by Miklos Barabas (1810-1898), oil on canvas, 1843
LSE4315340 Travelling pigeon. Painting by Miklos Barabas (1810-1898), oil on canvas, 1843. Hungarian art, 19th century. Magyar Nemzeti Galleria, Budapest, Hungary

Patsy Dan Rodgers, The King of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland 1944-2018. Patsy is pictured in West Town playing his accordion Date: 2004

Venezia - Venice in 1900: Exterior view of the Basilica of St. Mark on St. Mark's Square (San Marco)
XEE4181852 Venezia - Venice in 1900: Exterior view of the Basilica of St. Mark on St. Mark's Square (San Marco). by Italian Photographer

The public garden of Tuileries in Paris, in Imagier de l'enfance, c. 1900 (engraving)
DUV4206211 The public garden of Tuileries in Paris, in Imagier de l enfance, c.1900 (engraving) by Raffin, Ferdinand (1870)

The two watercolour pigeons by Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) for the fable by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695)
JLJ4659925 The two watercolour pigeons by Auguste Delierre (1829-1891) for the fable by Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695) 19th century. Chateau Thierry

Blue-headed quail-dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala. Endangered. (Blue headed turtle or pigeon)
FLO4643391 Blue-headed quail-dove, Starnoenas cyanocephala. Endangered. (Blue headed turtle or pigeon, Columba cyanocephala)

Vultures and the Pigeons - The Vultures and the Pigeons (Collection 2, Book 7)
XEE4162000 Vultures and the Pigeons - The Vultures and the Pigeons (Collection 2, Book 7, fable 9) -engraving from " A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine" Illustrated by Percy J

White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala. Near threatened. (Columba leucocephala)
FLO4643421 White-crowned pigeon, Patagioenas leucocephala. Near threatened. (Columba leucocephala) Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits of Rare

Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata. (Great crowned Indian pigeon, Columba coronata). Vulnerable
FLO4643121 Western crowned pigeon, Goura cristata. (Great crowned Indian pigeon, Columba coronata). Vulnerable. Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes from Portraits

Vultures and Pigeons. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
GIA4782276 Vultures and Pigeons. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Illustration by FranAzois Chauveau (1613-1676). Edition of 1728

Both pigeons (les deux pigeons) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving)
DUV4215092 Both pigeons (les deux pigeons) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Post Office: The Traveller Pigeon. Anonymous illustration from 1925
XEE4140860 The Post Office: The Traveller Pigeon. Anonymous illustration from 1925. Private collection. by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Post Office: The Traveller Pigeon)

A portrait of Patricia Bowman - Patsy - daning at
A portrait of Patricia Bowman (Patsy) dancing at the Roxy Theatre, New York, 1930 Date: 1930

Plate 1: Peacock and peacock pigeon, Turkey. Engraving in "
DUV4211067 Plate 1: Peacock and peacock pigeon, Turkey. Engraving in " Syllabary alphabet of birds and reptiles". Serie A. Pellerin et Cie, printers-publishers, Epinal, late 19th century

Portrait in foot of Napoleone Elisa Bacciochi, Princess of Piombino
JLJ4588822 Portrait in foot of Napoleone Elisa Bacciochi, Princess of Piombino (daughter of Elisa Bonaparte and Prince Felix Bacciochi) (future Countess Camerata) (1806-1869)

Zoological chart (ornithology): Pigeon biset (Columbia livia)
XEE4124201 Zoological chart (ornithology): Pigeon biset (Columbia livia). Illustration in " The History of the Birds

Harold is sent with his men to Normandy by Edward the Confessor
451817 Harold is sent with his men to Normandy by Edward the Confessor, Bayeux Tapestry (wool embroidery on linen) by Unknown Artist, (11th century); Musee de la Tapisserie, Bayeux

Sketch cover - Princesses Margaret & Patricia of Connaught
The Princesses Margaret and Patricia of Connaught, daughter of Arthur, Duke of Connaught and his wife, Princess Luise of Prussia. Date: 1902

Harold is sent by the King of England Edward the Confessor to Normandy to inform Duke
JLJ4624306 Harold is sent by the King of England Edward the Confessor to Normandy to inform Duke William the Conquerant (1027-1087) that he will be his successor to the Crown of England

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"Patsy: A Captivating Tale of Pigeons, Legends, and Art" In the heart of London's iconic Oval cricket ground, two legendary figures, Denis Compton and Patsy Hendren, share a moment of camaraderie. Their presence evokes memories of sporting excellence and timeless bonds forged on the pitch. Transporting us back to Venice in 1900, we find ourselves captivated by the grandeur of St. Mark's Square. The Basilica of St. Mark stands tall against the backdrop of a bustling cityscape—a testament to Venetian artistry that has stood the test of time. Amidst this picturesque scenery emerges an unexpected protagonist—a traveling pigeon immortalized on canvas by Miklos Barabas in 1843. Its delicate feathers flutter with grace as it carries messages across vast distances—an embodiment of freedom and connection. Venturing further north to County Donegal, Ireland, we encounter another remarkable character—Patsy Dan Rodgers—the revered King of Tory Island. His regal presence symbolizes resilience and tradition amidst rugged landscapes—a beacon for preserving cultural heritage. Shifting our gaze towards Susan Shaw—an enigmatic figure whose story remains untold—we are left intrigued by her mysterious allure. What secrets lie behind those captivating eyes? Only time will reveal her hidden narrative. Paris beckons us next with its enchanting public garden at Tuileries—a sanctuary where childhood dreams take flight amidst blooming flowers and playful laughter. Imagier de l'enfance transports us to a bygone era when innocence reigned supreme—an engraved window into cherished memories. The fables penned by Jean de la Fontaine come alive through Auguste Delierre's watercolor pigeons—symbols imbued with wisdom and moral lessons passed down through generations. These avian messengers remind us that even in nature's simplest creatures lies profound wisdom waiting to be discovered.