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Nightingale Collection

"The Nightingale: A Symbol of Compassion and Beauty" The nightingale, a small bird renowned for its enchanting song, has captured the imaginations of poets, artists

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale (Freeman)

Nightingale (Freeman)
(Daulius luscinia) Nightingale on its nest

Background imageNightingale Collection: The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale

The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale
A colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War

Background imageNightingale Collection: Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast
Poem by M. Nightingale about the robin, featuring a lovely decoration by Gladys M. Rees. Date: 1939

Background imageNightingale Collection: Juno and the Peacock

Juno and the Peacock
The Peacock (Pavo cristatus) complains to Juno that he can t sing as well as the nightingale; she tells him to be content with what hes got

Background imageNightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale
In Scutari, Florence Nightingale attends to a patient

Background imageNightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, c1850s

Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer, c1850s. Named after the place of her birth in Italy, Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) devoted her life to the sick and suffering

Background imageNightingale Collection: The Emperor of China with the nightingale. Drawing by Arthur Szyk for the fairy tale by Hans

The Emperor of China with the nightingale. Drawing by Arthur Szyk for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
ANDERSEN: THE NIGHTINGALE. The Emperor of China with the nightingale. Drawing by Arthur Szyk for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Background imageNightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale Monument

Florence Nightingale Monument
The Florence Nightingale Monument, Waterloo Place, Westminster, London (just off The Mall) - erected in memory of the famous Crimean War nurse, known as the Lady of the Lamp

Background imageNightingale Collection: Emperors Nightingale

Emperors Nightingale
The whole court was present, even to the little kitchen wench... - to hear the Nightingale

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale & Owl

Nightingale & Owl
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE at home as a young woman with her pet owl, Athena

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos

Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos.. Handcolored copperplate drawn and engraved by Edward Donovan from his own Natural History of British Birds, London, 1794-1819

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale / Cole / Century

Nightingale / Cole / Century
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE Nurse, hospital reformer and philanthropist

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale / Keene, Derby

Nightingale / Keene, Derby
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE nurse, hospital reformer, philanthropist : after her return from the Crimea

Background imageNightingale Collection: What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne Nightingale

What People Are Wearing - Annika Wills and Anne Nightingale
On the left: The English actress Annika Wills (better known as Anneke Wills, b. 1941) wearing a Levi jacket and jeans from Sportique and a matching hat belonging to her husband

Background imageNightingale Collection: Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale

Gold enamelled brooch, presented to Florence Nightingale by Queen Victoria, 1855. Gold, with diamonds and enamel, said to have been designed by Prince Albert The Prince Consort (1819-1861)

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale / Scutari / Ward

Nightingale / Scutari / Ward
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE At Scutari in the Crimea, checking on patients during the night

Background imageNightingale Collection: BLACKBURN: BIRDS, 1895. Nightingale. Illustration by Jemima Blackburn, 1895

BLACKBURN: BIRDS, 1895. Nightingale. Illustration by Jemima Blackburn, 1895

Background imageNightingale Collection: Florence Nightingale - Pioneer of Nursing Techniques

Florence Nightingale - Pioneer of Nursing Techniques
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) - celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing

Background imageNightingale Collection: Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of war

Florence Nightingales carriage at the seat of war
Born in Italy in 1820, she moved to England with her wealthy family and was educated at home by her father. Although it was not deemed suitable for ladies of Florences social standing to become

Background imageNightingale Collection: (1820-1910). English nurse. Pencil drawing by Sir George Scharf, 1857

(1820-1910). English nurse. Pencil drawing by Sir George Scharf, 1857
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE (1820-1910). English nurse. Pencil drawing by Sir George Scharf, 1857

Background imageNightingale Collection: / Nightingale / Morris

/ Nightingale / Morris
(Luscinia megarhynchus) Date: 1851

Background imageNightingale Collection: Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby

Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby
View of the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in London Road, Derby, with a statue of Florence Nightingale

Background imageNightingale Collection: NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1823-1910). British nurse

NIGHTINGALE, Florence (1823-1910). British nurse and philanthropist. He organized military hospitals for the injured during the Crimean War (1854-55) and founded in London a nursery school

Background imageNightingale Collection: Birds / Nightingale

Birds / Nightingale
Just a Song at Sunset... (Luscinia megarhyncus) Date: 1874

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale Singing

Nightingale Singing
(Daulius luscinia) Nightingale in song

Background imageNightingale Collection: European roller, Coracias garrulus 1 (near threatened), hoopoe, Upupa epops 2, red crossbill

European roller, Coracias garrulus 1 (near threatened), hoopoe, Upupa epops 2, red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (red 3)
FLO4574118 European roller, Coracias garrulus 1 (near threatened), hoopoe, Upupa epops 2, red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (red 3, yellow 4), and thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia 5

Background imageNightingale Collection: She pulled the tail of the Nightingale (colour litho)

She pulled the tail of the Nightingale (colour litho)
994133 She pulled the tail of the Nightingale (colour litho) by White, Flora (1878-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories Told to Children published by Duckworth circa 1914).

Background imageNightingale Collection: Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during

Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between
5308539 Engraving depicting the Selimiye Barracks Hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked during the Crimean War between 1854-1857; (add.info)

Background imageNightingale Collection: Orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. (American nightingale, Icterus minor)

Orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. (American nightingale, Icterus minor) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641252 Orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. (American nightingale, Icterus minor) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Background imageNightingale Collection: A boy with his pet nightingale, 1850

A boy with his pet nightingale, 1850
3477999 A boy with his pet nightingale, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a boy with his pet nightingale in a cage, from Thomas Bewick's 'Select Fables')

Background imageNightingale Collection: Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos, and goldcrest, Regulus regulus, on ivy leaves

Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos, and goldcrest, Regulus regulus, on ivy leaves, Hedera helix
FLO4597640 Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos, and goldcrest, Regulus regulus, on ivy leaves, Hedera helix. Cinereous it, Parus cinereus, and great it, Parus major, on a holly bush

Background imageNightingale Collection: Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes

Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Songbird or Cape Nightingale, 1786. Bird that occurs on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 177

Background imageNightingale Collection: Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee

Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917. Creator: Paul Klee
Persische Nachtigallen (Persian Nightingales), 1917

Background imageNightingale Collection: Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology 'Men's Stamping... 1798

Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping... 1798
Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping Dance (Otoko toka)", Japan, 1798

Background imageNightingale Collection: Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology 'Men's Stamping... 1798

Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping... 1798
Preparing Food for a Nightingale, from the illustrated kyoka anthology "Men's Stamping Dance (Otoko toka)", Japan, 1798

Background imageNightingale Collection: Eggs of European birds, lithograph, published in 1897

Eggs of European birds, lithograph, published in 1897
Eggs of European birds: 1) Kingfisher; 2) Bee-eater; 3) Black woodpecker; 4) Lesser spotted woodpecker; 5) Roller; 6) Eagle-owl; 7) Long-eared owl; 8) Scops owl; 9) Pygmy owl; 10) Tawny owl; 11

Background imageNightingale Collection: Portrait of Florence Nightingale, pub 1932 (print)

Portrait of Florence Nightingale, pub 1932 (print)
3794212 Portrait of Florence Nightingale, pub 1932 (print); (add.info.: Florence Nightingale - Pioneer of modern nursing, a writer and a noted statistician: 12 May 1820 - 13 August 1910)

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos ) singing, Germany, April

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos ) singing, Germany, April

Background imageNightingale Collection: Picture No. 12479857

Picture No. 12479857
Nightingale - singing male - Germany Date:

Background imageNightingale Collection: Picture No. 12479853

Picture No. 12479853
Nightingale - singing male - Germany Date:

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale bird

Nightingale bird
A photograph of an original hand-colored engraving from The History of British Birds by Morris published in 1853-1891

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos

Nightingale - Luscinia megarhynchos
Vintage lithograph from 1883 of a Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos), also known as Rufous Nightingale, is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family Turdidae

Background imageNightingale Collection: The barrack hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War, 1854

The barrack hospital at Scutari during the Crimean War, 1854. In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), Sidney Herbert, Secretary of State for War

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale

Nightingale Date: circa 1910s

Background imageNightingale Collection: Nightingale Valley, Clifton, Bristol

Nightingale Valley, Clifton, Bristol - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageNightingale Collection: RMS Titanic - Certificate of Authenticity with photo

RMS Titanic - Certificate of Authenticity with photo
RMS Titanic: First Class passenger Jack Odell signed Certificate of Authenticity with photo, 2012 centenary

Background imageNightingale Collection: McDonnell Douglas C-9A Nightingale 71-0879

McDonnell Douglas C-9A Nightingale 71-0879
United States Air Force (USAF) - McDonnell Douglas C-9A Nightingale 71-0879 (MSN 47537), at Greenham Common for the international Air Tattoo on 29 June 1981. Date: 1981



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"The Nightingale: A Symbol of Compassion and Beauty" The nightingale, a small bird renowned for its enchanting song, has captured the imaginations of poets, artists, and storytellers throughout history. Its melodic voice has been compared to the soothing presence of Florence Nightingale herself, known as "The Lady With The Lamp, " who brought comfort and healing to countless wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Just like the robin redbreast brings joy with its cheerful chirping in springtime, the nightingale's melodious tunes have inspired many tales and legends. One such story is Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Emperor of China with the Nightingale, " beautifully illustrated by Arthur Szyk. This timeless tale reminds us that true beauty lies not in material possessions but in genuine connections. In Greek mythology, Juno was captivated by the peacock's majestic display just as we are captivated by Florence Nightingale's unwavering dedication to hospital reform. Her tireless efforts revolutionized nursing practices and saved countless lives during her time. A monument dedicated to Florence Nightingale stands tall as a tribute to her legacy. It serves as a reminder that one person can make an immense difference through their compassion and determination. Just like how nightingales coexist peacefully with owls despite their differences, it is essential for society to embrace diversity and work together towards common goals. Only then can we create harmonious environments where everyone thrives. Luscinia megarhynchos or simply known as "nightingales" are migratory birds celebrated for their captivating songs across Europe. Their melodies symbolize hope amidst darkness—a metaphor for Florence Nightingale's transformative impact on healthcare practices.