Vulture Collection (#6)

Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus ginginianus. 1824 (engraving)
7236308 Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus ginginianus.1824 (engraving) by Latham, John (1740-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus ginginianus)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 324, Satirique en couleurs, 1907_6_15: Antimilitarism, War, Pacifism - Vulture
ICA4911253 L Assiette au Beurre, number 324, Satirique en couleurs, 1907_6_15: Antimilitarism, War, Pacifism - Vulture by Gose, Xavier (1876-1915); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre, number 324)

Thor with the giant Thrym, disguised as a bride (colour litho)
7173290 Thor with the giant Thrym, disguised as a bride (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thor with the giant Thrym, disguised as a bride)

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

King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa (Vultur papa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes
FLO4643048 King vulture, Sarcoramphus papa (Vultur papa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving of an illustration by William Hayes and his daughter M (Matilda)

Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) in flight, Allahein river, The Gambia

Volcano
Vulture and Cotopaxi Volcano, Cotopaxi National Park, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Ruppels griffon vulture, Critically endangered species

Adult King Vulture (Sarcoramphus papa) feeding at a carcass. Laguna del Lagarto, Boca Tapada, Caribbean slope, Costa Rica, Central America

L Assiette au Beurre, number 209, Satirical in Colors, 1905_4_1
ICA4902091 L Assiette au Beurre, number 209, Satirical in Colors, 1905_4_1 by Gottlob, Fernand Louis (1873-1935); (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Vautour; Vulture; Geier (engraving)
7197888 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Vautour; Vulture; Geier (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vautour; Vulture; Geier)

Un mangeur d homme (A Man-eater) - Peinture de Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Vassili Verechtchaguine) (1842-1904)
FIA5354948 Un mangeur d homme (A Man-eater) - Peinture de Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Vassili Verechtchaguine) (1842-1904), huile sur toile, vers 1870-1880

Un soldat oublie (A Forgotten Soldier) - Peinture de Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Vassili Verechtchaguine)
FIA5354921 Un soldat oublie (A Forgotten Soldier) - Peinture de Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin (Vassili Verechtchaguine) (1842-1904), huile sur toile, 1870-1880

ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES U V X Y Z, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206930 ALPHABET OF GROTESQUES U V X Y Z, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: U V X Y Z: Urson, Vulture, Xe-Xe, Barque, Zebra)

New World (litho)
7149611 New World (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: New World. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London, 1915).); © Look and Learn

ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES Vulture, circa 1890 (illustration)
7206932 ALPHABET OF THE GROTESQUES Vulture, circa 1890 (illustration) by French School, (20th century); 16, 5x11 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: V: Vulture)

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Rajasthan, India BI031978 Date: 21-Feb-20

Esau Selling His Birthright, n. d. Creator: Etienne Delaune
Esau Selling His Birthright, n.d

Initial Letters (Vulture) to Volpone, 1898. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Initial Letters (Vulture) to Volpone, 1898. Illustration for an edition of Ben Jonsons eponymous comedy play, published by Leonard Smithers

Card Purse, c. 1936. Creator: Ella Josephine Sterling
Card Purse, c. 1936

Spouted Dish with King Vulture Heads, 800 / 400 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Spouted Dish with King Vulture Heads, 800/400 B.C

Ornate Alphabet - Capital Letter V
6523601 Ornate Alphabet - Capital Letter V by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " New alphabet of first acquaintances by Mrs)

V: Vulture
6523689 V: Vulture by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Franco-English Leporello (Zebra - Zebra). Publisher unknown, s. d. (circa 1840)

sharp look
Sherif Abdallah

last survivor
Ahmed Ragab

A flute player, accompanied by a small drummer and a monkey show
LSE4326266 A flute player, accompanied by a small drummer and a monkey show; the two sheep heads hanging from the belt of the band leader will be their dinner

a: Percnopterus (Neophron percnopterus), b: Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
XEE4117063 a: Percnopterus (Neophron percnopterus), b: Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), c: Condor (Sarcoramphus gryphus), d: Vulture of lambs (GypaA'tus barbatus)

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

The Robinson of Elba Island - in "Napoleon 1st, caricatures
XEE4107178 The Robinson of Elba Island - in " Napoleon 1st, caricatures, dummy collection", c. 1814 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Bibliotheque Historique de la Ville de Paris, Paris

King Vulture, from Wildlife of the World published by Frederick Warne & Co, c
3482147 King Vulture, from Wildlife of the World published by Frederick Warne & Co, c.1900 (colour litho) by Kuhnert, Wilhelm (1865-1926); Private Collection; German, out of copyright

An Andean Condor at London Zoo in 1926 (b / w photo)
3550642 An Andean Condor at London Zoo in 1926 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France (coloured engraving)
5998806 Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France)

Afrikanische Geier (chromolitho)
5211383 Afrikanische Geier (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afrikanische Geier)

Two cutthroats (chromolitho)
974656 Two cutthroats (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two cutthroats.); © Look and Learn

Angola Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), 1856-67 (w / c on paper)
1065168 Angola Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis), 1856-67 (w/c on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: Taken from Original water-colour drawings by Joseph Wolf)

Wrecks on the Cornish Coast, the Steamers "Cintra, "Bessie, "and "Vulture"Ashore in St Ives
1063214 Wrecks on the Cornish Coast, the Steamers " Cintra, " " Bessie, " and " Vulture" Ashore in St Ives Bay (engraving) by Nash

Parsee Towers of Silence (colour litho)
980508 Parsee Towers of Silence (colour litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of the front view of one of the canopic coffins, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun
XBP391030 Detail of the front view of one of the canopic coffins, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom (beated gold inlaid with coloured glass & cornelian)

Openwork plaque or buckle showing the kings triumphal return with prisoners
XBP391017 Openwork plaque or buckle showing the kings triumphal return with prisoners, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom (gold) (see also 148199) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Gladys Callow, The Woman with the Way with Her
The Woman with the Way with Her. Gladys Callow, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London is at home with all sorts of animals at the zoo

India - Tower of Silence excarnation Bombay Mumbai
c.1880s India - Tower of Silence for air burial or excarnation near Bombay Mumbai

Pectoral sandpiper and common gallinule
Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos 1, and common gallinule, Gallinula galeata 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report

Turkey vulture and Coopers hawk
Turkey vulture, Cathartes aura 1, and Coopers hawk, Accipiter cooperii, adult 2, young 3. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens

The funerary mask of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom, c
XBP324492 The funerary mask of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom, c.1336-1327 BC (gold inlaid with semi-precious stones) (see also 228800) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Capital hand in hand with Labor, in The Verdict, 1899 (colour litho)
PNP253884 Capital hand in hand with Labor, in The Verdict, 1899 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two panels of carpet made into a folding screen, depicting birds, flowers and fruit
XIR160281 Two panels of carpet made into a folding screen, depicting birds, flowers and fruit, Savonnerie Workshop (textile) by French School, (18th century); Musee Nissim de Camondo, Paris

Interior of the coffin of Imenemipet depicting the wedjat eye
XIR200009 Interior of the coffin of Imenemipet depicting the wedjat eye and a woman with raised arms, 21st-22nd Dynasty (painted wood) by Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period (c.1069-664 BC); Louvre

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Under the Protection of the Gods, the majestic Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) soars gracefully over Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia. With its impressive 10-foot wingspan, this magnificent bird commands attention as it glides through the skies. In another part of the world, high up in the Aren Pyrenees of Spain, an adult Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) proudly displays a carcass bone in its beak. Known as the Bearded Vulture, this unique creature is a bone-eating specialist and holds the title for being the only one of its kind in existence. Its presence is rare and can be found not only in Spain but also in France, Greece, Turkey, Italy, and even Africa. Witnessing a Lammergeier soaring effortlessly through flight is truly awe-inspiring. Against an out-of-focus moon backdrop, this incredible bird showcases its grace and power as it navigates through open skies. Nature's wonders extend beyond birds alone; they are known to frequent various landscapes around our planet. From Jinbar waterfalls in Simien Mountains National Park to stalking their prey amidst grazing Europasaurus holgeri dinosaurs - these raptors play an essential role within their ecosystems. Even ancient civilizations recognized vultures' significance; Egyptian antiquities showcase Pharaoh Ramses II's pectoral adorned with intricate vulture symbolism from 1279-1213 BC during Egypt's 19th Dynasty. The captivating artwork "Lions and Dead Quagga" by Thomas Baines depicts nature's cycle at work - showcasing how vultures fulfill their vital role as scavengers within ecosystems. Lastly, let us not forget Charles H Bennett's thought-provoking book "Origin Species. " In his analogy comparing bankers to vultures he raises questions about society’s perception towards these remarkable creatures who serve an essential ecological purpose.