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Black Colour Collection (page 9)

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Recurvirostra avosetta (pied avocet), 1777-1786. Bird study: Kluut (Recurvirostra Avosetta); with Rhenish (Rijnlandse) scale

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Himantopus himantopus ? (Black-winged stilt), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786

Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified plant, 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Geronticus calvus (Southern bald ibis), c.1778

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Afrotis afra (Southern black korhaan), 1778

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Numida meleagris (Helmeted guineafowl), 1778

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Clamator jacobinus (Jacobin cuckoo), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes orix (Southern red bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Vidua macroura (Pin-tailed whydah) and locust, 1778

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Euplectes capensis (Yellow bishop), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia amethystina (Amethyst sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Wattled starling (Creatophora cinerea): a female, 1777-1786. Bird studies: Lelchreeuw (Creatophora Cinerea): a female

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Creatophora cinerea (Wattled starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Onychognathus morio (Red-winged starling), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Cossypha caffra (Cape robin-chat), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Pycnonotus capensis (Cape bulbul), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers

Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Creator: Pieter Gevers
Yellow Oriole (Icterus nigrogularis), 1700-1800. Design for a print

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Creator: Bartolomeo Montagna

Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Creator: Bartolomeo Montagna
Madonna and Child, 1480-1485. Christ and Mary's divinity is downplayed; their halos are just barely visible and they appear quite simply as mother and son

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Passer melanurus (Cape sparrow or mossie), 1778

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), c.1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus)

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Telephorus zeylonus (Bokmakierie), 1778. Bird study: Bokmakierie Klauwier or Wurgvogel (Telophorus Zeylonus): Male. Gordon calls him the moose bird

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh

Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802. Creator: Paulus Knogh
Two butterflies with a lily, 1747-1802

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Laniarnus atrococcineus (Crimson-Breasted Shrike), 1777-1786. Bird studies: Burmese robin claw killer (pericrocotus flammeus)

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Motacilla aguimp (African pied wagtail), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Corvus albicollis (White-necked raven), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Terathopius ecaudatus (Batealeur), 1778. Bird study: Bateleur (Terathopius Ecaudatus?, Determination uncertain, perhaps Gordon has only seen the bird from a distance; some characteristics are missing)

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Aquila verreauxii (Verreaux's eagle), 1777-1786

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), 1777

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Chrysochloris asiatica (Cape golden mole), c.1777

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936. Creator: Monogrammist M.L

Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936. Creator: Monogrammist M.L
Woman in Black Dress, 1936, No. 11, c.1936

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brodé blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939

Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brodé blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939. Creator: Marcel Dhorme
Robe crepe noir (avec) petits volants au corsage, gilet brode blanc sur organdi, 1938-1939. Black crepe dress (with) small ruffles at the bodice, white embroidered waistcoat in organdy

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Portrait of a Man, c16th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano

Portrait of a Man, c16th century. Creator: Leandro Bassano
Portrait of a Man, c16th century

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape wading bird, 1786-1787. Stork-like bird with measurements, found on the Cape of Good Hope. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 113

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character... 1815

Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character... 1815
Two Mortuary Tablets for So Hunbo (1775-1815) Inscribed with a 666-character biography of So Hunbo (1775-1815) (image 1 of 5), 1815

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Margaretha van Voorne, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Wife of Hubrecht II, lord of Culemborg. With coat of arms. From an illustrated manuscript with the genealogy of the lords

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Javanese butterflies, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese butterflies, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 143

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Johan II, lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Johan II, eighth lord of Culemborg. With quartered coat of arms of Culemborg and Van de Leck

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550. Creators: Ludovico Lombardo, Lucius Junius Brutus

Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550. Creators: Ludovico Lombardo, Lucius Junius Brutus
Bust of Lucius Junius Brutus, c.1550

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Hubrecht, Lord of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Hubrecht van Beusechim, (second) lord of Culemborg. With coat of arms of Beusichem

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Minjawa or iguana, 1784. Iguana, seen from above. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 149

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Butterflies from Java, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Butterflies from Java, 1784. Javanese butterflies and moths. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 137

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp

Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Creator: Nicolaes de Kemp
Elisabeth van Buren, Lady of Culemborg, c.1600-c.1625. Wife of Gerrit II lord of Culemborg. With van Buren coat of arms. From an illustrated manuscript with the genealogy of the lords

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes

Indonesian locusts, 1784. Creator: Jan Brandes
Indonesian locusts, 1784. A green and a black grasshopper. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 37

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736

Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736. Creator: Hendrik van den Bosch
Portrait of Diederik van Durven, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, 1736

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Creator: Frans Hals

Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Lucas de Clercq, c.1635. Other Title(s): Lucas de Clercq (c 1603-1652), Haarlem Potash Dealer

Background imageBlack Colour Collection: Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Creator: Frans Hals

Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Creator: Frans Hals
Portrait of Maritge Claesdr Vooght, 1639. Other Title(s): Maritge Claesdr Voogt (1577-1644), Wife of Pieter Jacobsz Olycan, Burgomaster of Haarlem



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