Stork Collection (#9)

Menu for a baptismal meal. Germany, 8 / 07 / 1900
GIA4752928 Menu for a baptismal meal. Germany, 8/07/1900. by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Menu for a baptism meal)

April. Top: the Triumph of Venus (Aphrodite) with the Three Graces and couples kissing
GIA4816549 April. Top: the Triumph of Venus (Aphrodite) with the Three Graces and couples kissing. In the middle: representation of the zodiacal sign of the bull

The Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I of Germany (1459-1519)
XAM77574 The Triumphal Arch of Emperor Maximilian I of Germany (1459-1519): detail of portal column base bearing a carved relief of a male figure carrying a standard and a crowned coat of arms, pub

A stork flying over a North African village, 1909 (engraving)
5669774 A stork flying over a North African village, 1909 (engraving) by Lunois, Alexandre (1863-1916); Universal History Archive/UIG; French, out of copyright

Stork with babies ready to be delivered (chromolitho)
5996114 Stork with babies ready to be delivered (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stork with babies ready to be delivered)

A young girl asking an adjutant bird its name (chromolitho)
5217611 A young girl asking an adjutant bird its name (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young girl asking an adjutant bird its name)

Stork and turkey. Engraving in "Buffon Alphabet des Oiseaux n 1". 3rd Serie N 1
DUV4210415 Stork and turkey. Engraving in " Buffon Alphabet des Oiseaux n 1". 3rd Serie N 1. Imaging of Epinal, Epinal, late 19th century. 16 pages

The lion, the wolf and the fox (le lion, le loup et le renard) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214714 The lion, the wolf and the fox (le lion, le loup et le renard) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

The fox and the stork. Anonymous illustration for Les Fables by Jean de LA FONTAINE
XEE4135330 The fox and the stork. Anonymous illustration for Les Fables by Jean de LA FONTAINE (Lafontaine) (1621-1695). Imaging of Pont-a-Mousson, circa 1880. Private collection

Indian Tantalus, 1856-67 (w / c & pencil on paper)
780827 Indian Tantalus, 1856-67 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of images of a stork with babies on a sheet, c
3605437 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of images of a stork with babies on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Edwardian postcard of a stork holding a crying baby boy in its beak, c
3604877 Edwardian postcard of a stork holding a crying baby boy in its beak, c.1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Crane, Stork, Heron (coloured engraving)
3630718 Crane, Stork, Heron (coloured engraving) by Specht, Friedrich (1839-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Crane, Stork, Heron)

Flooding in eastern India (coloured engraving)
3630057 Flooding in eastern India (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flooding in eastern India)

Stork standing in water, Christmas Card (chromolitho)
731298 Stork standing in water, Christmas Card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stork standing in water)

The Storks Nest, Holland (oil on canvas)
712236 The Storks Nest, Holland (oil on canvas) by Hitchcock, George (1850-1913); 56.5x44 cm; Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Stork (engraving)
2801445 Stork (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stork. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

The Frogs ask the King, illustration from Fables of La Fontaine
PCT694306 The Frogs ask the King, illustration from Fables of La Fontaine, by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Francis of Assisi and the animals (colour litho)
2967767 St Francis of Assisi and the animals (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

A pair of Greater / Indian Adjutant Storks at London Zoo, September 1923 (b / w photo)
2644375 A pair of Greater/Indian Adjutant Storks at London Zoo, September 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

A pair of Greater / Indian Adjutant Storks sitting at London Zoo
2644384 A pair of Greater/Indian Adjutant Storks sitting at London Zoo, September 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942)

A Javan Adjutant, standing at London Zoo, September 1923 (b / w photo)
2639458 A Javan Adjutant, standing at London Zoo, September 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; (add.info)

Exotic birds and an owl on the banks of a river (bodycolour)
CJP343975 Exotic birds and an owl on the banks of a river (bodycolour) by Hefele, J.F. (d.1710); 15.9x20.3 cm; Private Collection; eCharles Plante Fine Arts; German, out of copyright

German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Stork, The Dog, The Tower
KJN336537 German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Stork, The Dog, The Tower, The Garden, published by Dondorf, Frankfurt, 19th Century (colour litho) by French School

Battle of the Pygmies and the Storks, illustration from Wonders of Land and Sea
IL352803 Battle of the Pygmies and the Storks, illustration from Wonders of Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, 1914 (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; English

Storks, mallards, chickens, a heron, a frog and other birds in a river landscape
482987 Storks, mallards, chickens, a heron, a frog and other birds in a river landscape (oil on canvas) by Hondecoeter, Gysbert (1604-53)

A group of five Marabou Stork standing on rocks in the Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in
3741754 A group of five Marabou Stork standing on rocks in the Antelope Paddock at London Zoo in 1928 (b/w photo) by Bond

Nile Scene, from the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) Pompeii (mosaic)
ALG218225 Nile Scene, from the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) Pompeii (mosaic) by Roman, (1st century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Portrait of a Scarlet Ibis Bird (oil on paper)
FLD138387 Portrait of a Scarlet Ibis Bird (oil on paper) by European School, (18th century); 51x43 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: kept as a pet by the French aristocracy; ); Felder Fine Art

Add 18855 April: courting couples, from a Book of Hours, c. 1540 (vellum)
SC22011 Add 18855 April: courting couples, from a Book of Hours, c.1540 (vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) (PRE RESTORATION)
SC34281 The Miraculous Draught of Fishes (cartoon for the Sistine Chapel) (PRE RESTORATION) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

Stork & Co: spoof advertisement based on the idea of the stork delivering newborn babies (litho)
5995945 Stork & Co: spoof advertisement based on the idea of the stork delivering newborn babies (litho) by English School

Domesticated and wild animals (coloured engraving)
5998818 Domesticated and wild animals (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Domesticated and wild animals)

Captain Hewlett, CB, of HMS "Edinburgh, "directing the Movements of the "Snapper"and
1608690 Captain Hewlett, CB, of HMS " Edinburgh, " directing the Movements of the " Snapper" and " Stork" Gun-Boats at a Russian Three-Decker between Gustafsvern

Plate 776. Storks; Swans, etc, A, B, C, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950752 Plate 776. Storks; Swans, etc, A, B, C, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 13.5x44.8 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

Plate 775. Adjutant; Flying Run, 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950751 Plate 775. Adjutant; Flying Run, 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 19.1x35.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

A black stork standing, facing to the right, 15th century (ink and wash drawing)
LRI4621889 A black stork standing, facing to the right, 15th century (ink and wash drawing) by Pisanello, Antonio (1395-1455); Louvre (Cabinet de dessins), Paris

White-headed Ibis; Tantalus Leucocephalus, c. 1850-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph)
1195403 White-headed Ibis; Tantalus Leucocephalus, c.1850-1873 (hand-finished colour lithograph) by Gould, John (1804-81) (after); 56x38.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3759445 Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

The Little Don Quixote (coloured engraving)
979213 The Little Don Quixote (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Don Quixote.); © Look and Learn

Heartiest Congratulation (colour litho)
981969 Heartiest Congratulation (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heartiest Congratulation.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Bible Natual History, No. 3 (chromolitho)
3649357 Bible Natual History, No. 3 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bible Natual History, No. 3)

Jean de La Fontaine (Lafontaine) (1621-1695) talking to a young girl
XEE4137184 Jean de La Fontaine (Lafontaine) (1621-1695) talking to a young girl. Around them, animals present in the fables of the poet: wolf, lamb, stork, turtle, rat, frog, hare, fox, raven

The wolf and the stork. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95)
XEE4179454 The wolf and the stork. Fables by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95). Epinal imaging from the end of the 19th century

The fox and the stork. Illustration of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695)
JLJ4668627 The fox and the stork. Illustration of a fable by Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). Painting by Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), 1747. Oil on canvas

Un Drame sur les toits de Strasbourg (engraving)
3645597 Un Drame sur les toits de Strasbourg (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Drame sur les toits de Strasbourg)

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"The Majestic Stork: A Symbol of Grace and Parenthood" In the vast Papyrus Swamplands of East and Central Africa, a remarkable creature known as the Shoebill stands tall. With its distinctive beak resembling an old-fashioned shoe, this bird captivates all who encounter it. Its presence has been immortalized in various forms, from captivating photographs to stunning illustrations. One such depiction can be found in Picture No. 10856402, where a Stork gracefully carries a precious bundle - a symbol of new life and hope. This image brings to mind the timeless connection between storks and babies, often portrayed in children's stories like Allers Jrnl or even on vintage Messageries Maritimes posters. But beyond folklore lies the true essence of these magnificent birds. Take for instance the Digital illustration of Marabou Stork with its pink gular sack; it showcases their unique features that set them apart from other wading birds. The Shoebill itself, also known as Balaeniceps rex or Shoe-Billed Stork, commands attention with its regal stature and enigmatic aura. Not limited to African landscapes alone, storks have made their mark across continents. In North Hesse, Germany, one can witness the ethereal flight of Great Egrets or Great White Herons against the backdrop of nature's beauty at dawn or dusk – truly a sight to behold. Venturing further into Brazil's rich avian diversity reveals another member of this majestic family: Jabiru mycteria or Jabiru storks soaring through vibrant skies during evening hours. Their full-length wingspan evokes awe as they navigate effortlessly through time and space. These incredible creatures have long captured our imagination; their significance extends beyond mere symbolism. As depicted by Arthur Rackham in his enchanting illustration for Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare, " storks embody grace, wisdom, and the importance of patience.