Oiseau Collection (page 6)

Cuppe lamb. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637174 Cuppe lamb. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Northern lapwing, Tringa vanellus, Vanellus vanellus

Roitelet triple headbands. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637121 Roitelet triple headbands. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Golden crested wren, Sylvia regulus, Motacilla regulus, Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

The blue mesange. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4636980 The blue mesange. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Blue titmouse, Parus caeruleus, Cyanistes caeruleus

Royal Milan. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4636924 Royal Milan. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Kite, Falco milvus, Milvus milvus

Familiar blush. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637079 Familiar blush. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. European robin redbreast, Erithacus rubecula, Motacilla rubicola

The common bergeronnette and the grey bergeronnette. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves
FLO4637069 The common bergeronnette and the grey bergeronnette. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811

The beak crosses parrot. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637044 The beak crosses parrot. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Bulfinch, Eurasian bullfinch, Loxia pyrrhula, Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Traditional costume of Udmurt or votiak women (Russia), portrait of a Kyrgyz and the sultan of Kyrgyzstan
FLO4634580 Traditional costume of Udmurt or votiak women (Russia), portrait of a Kyrgyz and the sultan of Kyrgyzstan, with a falcon

Glyptodon or glyptodonte (Panochthus tuberculatus), is a giant tattoo weighing nearly 2 tonnes
FLO4639349 Glyptodon or glyptodonte (Panochthus tuberculatus), is a giant tattoo weighing nearly 2 tonnes, that lived in South America during the Pleistocene

Lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, Ealing's morning glory, Miselia oxyacanthae, November moth
FLO4638903 Lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia, Ealing's morning glory, Miselia oxyacanthae, November moth, Epirrita dilutata, red-necked footman, Atolmis rubricollis, spring usher moth

Damned thrush. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637349 Damned thrush. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Redwing, Turdus iliacus perched on a holly bough (Ilex aquifolium)

Mallard duck. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637247 Mallard duck. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Mallard, Anas boschas, wild duck, Anas platyrhynchos

Knot, Calidris canutus. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The
FLO4641371 Knot, Calidris canutus. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison, London

African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by
FLO4620747 African animals including hippopotamus, chameleon, crocodile, snake, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Albatros howler and black-eyed gull - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4611441 Albatros howler and black-eyed gull - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Harpy eagle of America and small eagle of Guiana - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4611248 Harpy eagle of America and small eagle of Guiana - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) edited by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Gavia immer - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)
FLO4611169 Gavia immer - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885) under the direction of Pierre Jean Francois Turpin (1775-1840)

Parade of elves and fairies in the train of the elf king. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an
FLO4614826 Parade of elves and fairies in the train of the elf king. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

The elf prince offers a crown and other precious gifts to the wayward fairy
FLO4614713 The elf prince offers a crown and other precious gifts to the wayward fairy. Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland

Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
FLO4612197 Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo
FLO4612158 Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo

Willem Piso's illustration of the dodo, from Gulielmi Pisonis Medici Amstelaedamensis, 1658
FLO4612072 Willem Piso's illustration of the dodo, from Gulielmi Pisonis Medici Amstelaedamensis, 1658. Wood engraving from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo

Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin
FLO4612060 Facsimile of a picture of a dodo by Roelandt Savery in the Royal Gallery, Berlin. Handcoloured lithograph by CDM from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo

Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequat's Voyages, 1708
FLO4612049 Images of a male Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, from Francois Lequat's Voyages, 1708. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr

Dodo statue on the facade of the Scotch House in Veere, the Netherlands, 1561. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr
FLO4611950 Dodo statue on the facade of the Scotch House in Veere, the Netherlands, 1561. Heliotype by Van Leer from Dr. Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans Dodo Studies, Amsterdam, Johannes Muller

Tyrant tritri (Tyrannus tyrannus) and chitrec de paradis ou flycatcher des Indes
FLO4610855 Tyrant tritri (Tyrannus tyrannus) and chitrec de paradis ou flycatcher des Indes, Gobe fly of paradise indian (Terpsiphone paradisi) - Lithography

Bald coracin (Perissocephalus tricolor) and ornate coracin (Cephalopterus ornatus) - Lithography
FLO4610839 Bald coracin (Perissocephalus tricolor) and ornate coracin (Cephalopterus ornatus) - Lithography, illustration by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1885)

British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): a Druidic student, wearing a cup and a dove and a novice
FLO4608243 British antiquite (pre-Roman period, before 1st century): a Druidic student, wearing a cup and a dove and a novice

The Pecher of China. Peach blossom, Prunus persica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Precious
FLO4596025 The Pecher of China. Peach blossom, Prunus persica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Precious and illuminated collection of the most beautiful and curious flowers

Blue rale - African rail, Rallus caerulescens (Rallus capensis) and clymene moth, Haploa clymene
FLO4595669 Blue rale - African rail, Rallus caerulescens (Rallus capensis) and clymene moth, Haploa clymene. After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten

African Ombrette or Senegal - Hamerkop or umbre, Scopus umbretta. From a specimen in the Royal Society
FLO4595643 African Ombrette or Senegal - Hamerkop or umbre, Scopus umbretta. From a specimen in the Royal Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Peter Brown from his New Illustrations of

Sporophile small singer and big African beak - Cuban grassquit, Tiaris canorus, and unknown African grosbeak
FLO4595550 Sporophile small singer and big African beak - Cuban grassquit, Tiaris canorus, and unknown African grosbeak. (Brown-cheeked grosbeak, Loxia canora, and black-bellied grosbeak)

Colombar giouanne - Pink-necked green pigeon, Treron vernans vernans. (Purple pigeon or jooan of Java)
FLO4595495 Colombar giouanne - Pink-necked green pigeon, Treron vernans vernans. (Purple pigeon or jooan of Java, Columba purpurea)

Cacatoes of the Philippines - Red-vented cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia (Psittacus phillipinarum)
FLO4595772 Cacatoes of the Philippines - Red-vented cockatoo, Cacatua haematuropygia (Psittacus phillipinarum). Critically endangered. From a specimen in the possession of Lady Read

Bulbul a rouge belly et bulbul cul d'or - Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer, and sooty-headed bulbul
FLO4595604 Bulbul a rouge belly et bulbul cul d'or - Red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer, and sooty-headed bulbul, Pycnonotus aurigaster

Ninoxe hirsute - Brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata (Falco badius), on a mango tree, Mangifera indica, in Sri Lanka
FLO4595585 Ninoxe hirsute - Brown hawk-owl, Ninox scutulata (Falco badius), on a mango tree, Mangifera indica, in Sri Lanka

Amadine a tete rouge - Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala (Fringilla erythrocephala) from Mauritius
FLO4595577 Amadine a tete rouge - Red-headed finch, Amadina erythrocephala (Fringilla erythrocephala) from Mauritius, and unknown brown warbler in the possesion of Marmaduke Tunstall

Amadine neck cut and capuchin silver beak - Cut-throat finch, Amadina fasciata, and African silverbill
FLO4595568 Amadine neck cut and capuchin silver beak - Cut-throat finch, Amadina fasciata, and African silverbill, Euodice cantans

Colombar pompadour - Sri Lanka green pigeon, Tronon pompadora (Pompadour pigeon, Columba pompadora, of Ceylon)
FLO4595503 Colombar pompadour - Sri Lanka green pigeon, Tronon pompadora (Pompadour pigeon, Columba pompadora, of Ceylon)

Java torqueole - Chestnut-bellied partridge, Arborophila javanica (Javan partridge, Tetrao javanicus)
FLO4595489 Java torqueole - Chestnut-bellied partridge, Arborophila javanica (Javan partridge, Tetrao javanicus). After an illustration by Pieter de Bevere supplied by Governor Joan Gideon Loten

Black or American scoter, Melanitta americana, Eurasian teal, Anas crecca, wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
FLO4597795 Black or American scoter, Melanitta americana, Eurasian teal, Anas crecca, wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans, and Cape petrel, Daption capense

Picus is transformed into a woodpecker by the magician Circe - The transformation of Picus into a woodpecker by
FLO4607750 Picus is transformed into a woodpecker by the magician Circe - The transformation of Picus into a woodpecker by the witch Circe. Copperplate engraving by W

Vases in blue, white, and gold: vase with painted cupid panel, vase with horizontal clock dial
FLO4633431 Vases in blue, white, and gold: vase with painted cupid panel, vase with horizontal clock dial, and vase with panel of painted exotic birds

Early Sevres ware: Spring vase, portrait of Louis XV on a plaque, Autumn vase
FLO4633514 Early Sevres ware: Spring vase, portrait of Louis XV on a plaque, Autumn vase, flowers painted by an enamel artist on a plate, sugar bowl 1753, and birds from a sample plaque

Oval vase in pink and green with floral panel, medicis vase with flowers in relief and pastoral scene
FLO4633363 Oval vase in pink and green with floral panel, medicis vase with flowers in relief and pastoral scene, vase in pale blue with flowers in relief, small plate with perforated border

Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland
FLO4614651 Handcoloured woodblock print by Edmund Evans after an illustration by Richard Doyle from In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, London

Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner
FLO4612182 Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5, 6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland

Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 dodo
FLO4612171 Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1, 7, 8, 9, 10 dodo, Raphus cucullatus 2, yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 3, 6

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"Oiseau: A Kaleidoscope of Avian Wonders" In the vast realm of nature, birds have always captivated our imagination with their vibrant colors and graceful flights. From the majestic Red Knot to the elegant Whooper Swans in flight, these avian creatures never fail to mesmerize us. Edward Donovan's exquisite handcoloured copperplate drawings from his "Natural History of British Birds" take us back to a bygone era, where intricate details bring each bird to life on paper. The Red Knot, also known as Calidris canutus, stands out with its striking red plumage against a backdrop of lush greenery. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves in Hokkaido, Japan, where ice lakes become winter sanctuaries for Whooper Swans. In this frozen wonderland, these magnificent creatures gracefully glide through the air like ethereal beings. But it's not just real-life birds that capture our fascination; they also inspire art and literature. "Du rififi chez les guêpiers, " a French expression meaning chaos among bee-eaters conveys the lively dynamics within bird communities. The Bluebird Theatre Plays by Maeterlinck transport us into a world of enchantment and fantasy. Oiseau Bleu (Bluebird) takes center stage as characters come alive through theatrical performances. Moving forward in time but still immersed in artistic renderings, illustrations from c. 1910 showcase an array of colorful parrots such as Red Parrots and Kea - both displaying their unique personalities through vivid feathers and playful expressions. Cockatoos make their appearance too - whether it be Banks Cockatoo or Leadbeater's Cockatoo - each one radiates charm with its distinctive features and charismatic presence. Stepping away from illustrations onto canvas brings forth emotions captured by artists throughout history. A little girl feeding a bird in a cage evokes tenderness and compassion, reminding us of the delicate balance between freedom and care.