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

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

Background imagePasserine Collection: Apollo offering a libation to the raven, kylix, 5th century BC

Apollo offering a libation to the raven, kylix, 5th century BC
Attic White Ground kylix of the early 5th century BC. Showing Apollo sitting on a stool performing a libation whilst holding a lyre. A raven looks

Background imagePasserine Collection: Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rocky Mountain Anteater, and Female Golden-winged Warbler

Fork-tailed Flycatcher, Rocky Mountain Anteater, and Female Golden-winged Warbler

Background imagePasserine Collection: Lady with the Rooks, 1829. Creator: Edward Calvert

Lady with the Rooks, 1829. Creator: Edward Calvert
Lady with the Rooks, 1829

Background imagePasserine Collection: Jackdaw, (Corvus monedula), c1850, (1856)

Jackdaw, (Corvus monedula), c1850, (1856). From Bible Natural History: containing a Description of Quadrupeds, Birds, Trees, Plants, Insects, Etc, Mentioned in the Holy Scriptures

Background imagePasserine Collection: Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), c1900. Creator: Johannes Keulemans

Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), c1900. Creator: Johannes Keulemans
Three huia (Heteralocha acutirostris), c1900

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Heronry at Didlington Park, Norfolk, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Heronry at Didlington Park, Norfolk, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Heronry at Didlington Park, Norfolk, 1868. 'Those fine old birds...are the last of their tribe now left to breed in the British islands

Background imagePasserine Collection: Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 85, 1596

Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 85, 1596
Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals, birds and fish). Plate 85. Catching swallows from the rooftops using discs, 1596

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362. Creator: Niccolò di Tommaso

The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362. Creator: Niccolò di Tommaso
The Virgin and Child between Angels and six Saints, 1362

Background imagePasserine Collection: 'The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080', from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865

"The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne, 1080", from a picture by W. B. Scott, 1865. Engraving of a painting

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nutcracker, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Nutcracker, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Nutcracker, late 19th century

Background imagePasserine Collection: At the cave, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Pieter Leermans

At the cave, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Pieter Leermans
At the cave, late 17th-early 18th century

Background imagePasserine Collection: Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, c1890s

Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, c1890s. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, c1890s

Background imagePasserine Collection: Bullfinch, 1767. Creator: Jacobus Perkois

Bullfinch, 1767. Creator: Jacobus Perkois
Bullfinch, 1767

Background imagePasserine Collection: Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill), 1777-1786

Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760. Creator: Aert Schouman

Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760. Creator: Aert Schouman
Two birds: a blue jay and a purple breast motinga, 1760

Background imagePasserine Collection: Sparrows, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen

Sparrows, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen
Sparrows, Printed 1762

Background imagePasserine Collection: Sparrow-Nests in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown

Sparrow-Nests in Philadelphia, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Sparrow-Nests in Philadelphia, 1876....those diminutive houses in the trees for sparrows are to be seen all about town. They were placed there by the inhabitants for the birds that were imported

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887

Background imagePasserine Collection: Jays, 1886. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Jays, 1886. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Jays, 1886

Background imagePasserine Collection: Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch, between c.1300 and c.1350. Creator: Unknown

Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch, between c.1300 and c.1350. Creator: Unknown
Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch, between c.1300 and c.1350

Background imagePasserine Collection: Blackbird and Scabious in front of a Landscape, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Blackbird and Scabious in front of a Landscape, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Blackbird and Scabious in front of a Landscape, 1864

Background imagePasserine Collection: Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin

Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Goldfinches, 1864

Background imagePasserine Collection: Virgin and Child, c1460. Creator: Unknown

Virgin and Child, c1460. Creator: Unknown
Virgin and Child, c1460. Tthe Virgin and Child are placed in a box-like room lined with gothic windows and a coffered ceiling

Background imagePasserine Collection: Sparrows in a Cherry Tree. Five studies in one frame, NM 2223-2227, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Sparrows in a Cherry Tree. Five studies in one frame, NM 2223-2227, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Sparrows in a Cherry Tree. Five studies in one frame, NM 2223-2227, 1885

Background imagePasserine Collection: Small Table Birds, 1894. Creator: Theodor Lundh

Small Table Birds, 1894. Creator: Theodor Lundh
Small Table Birds, 1894

Background imagePasserine Collection: Birds and Iris, 18th-19th century. Creator: Kitao Shigemasa

Birds and Iris, 18th-19th century. Creator: Kitao Shigemasa
Birds and Iris, 18th-19th century. Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa

Background imagePasserine Collection: Two starlings, 1765-1873. Creator: Cornelis van Hardenbergh

Two starlings, 1765-1873. Creator: Cornelis van Hardenbergh
Two starlings, 1765-1873

Background imagePasserine Collection: Swallow Dance, 1878. Creators: Ando Hiroshige, Utagawa Hiroshige III

Swallow Dance, 1878. Creators: Ando Hiroshige, Utagawa Hiroshige III
Swallow Dance, 1878

Background imagePasserine Collection: Hototogisu, Mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Hototogisu, Mid-19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Hototogisu, Mid-19th century. The Flying Bird)

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imagePasserine Collection: Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai

Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Tale of the Tongue-cut Sparrow, 1892

Background imagePasserine Collection: Studies of an Owl and Two Orioles, 1843. Creator: Henriette Ronner

Studies of an Owl and Two Orioles, 1843. Creator: Henriette Ronner
Studies of an Owl and Two Orioles, 1843

Background imagePasserine Collection: Stylized Sparrow, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Stylized Sparrow, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Stylized Sparrow, 19th century

Background imagePasserine Collection: Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three Crimson Sunbirds, 1780

Background imagePasserine Collection: Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756. Creator: Aert Schouman

Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756. Creator: Aert Schouman
Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756

Background imagePasserine Collection: Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman

Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. Creator: Aert Schouman
Four Different Birds on a Branch, c.1730-c.1792. According to the artist's notes on the back of this drawing, these birds are from Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) in South Asia

Background imagePasserine Collection: The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by Harrison Weir, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir

The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by Harrison Weir, 1858. Creator: Harrison Weir
The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by Harrison Weir, 1858. British artist Harrison Weir was interested in all aspects of nature, and animals feature strongly in his prolific output

Background imagePasserine Collection: Elijah fed by the ravens, 1634. Creator: Workshop of Roelant Savery

Elijah fed by the ravens, 1634. Creator: Workshop of Roelant Savery
Elijah fed by the ravens, 1634

Background imagePasserine Collection: A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
A Cat and a Chaffinch. Five animal studies in one frame, 1885

Background imagePasserine Collection: Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors

Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Chaffinches and Dragonflies. Five studies in one frame, 1885

Background imagePasserine Collection: Six dead birds, 1803. Creator: Willem van Leen

Six dead birds, 1803. Creator: Willem van Leen
Six dead birds, 1803. Goldfinches and greenfinch

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia afra (Greater double-collared sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Promerops cafer (Cape sugarbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Nectarinia famosa (Malachite sunbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Sphenoeacus afer (Cape grassbird), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Southern fiscal (Lanius Collaris), 1777-1786. Bird study: A Fiskaal (Lanius Collaris) from the Doornrivier, the so-called Kanariebijter

Background imagePasserine Collection: Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778

Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoeveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans), 1778. Bird study: Schaapwachter (Oenanthe Pileata)

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Zosterops pallidus (Orange River white-eye), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine Collection: Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon

Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Ptynoprogne fuligula (Rock martin), 1777-1786

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700. Creator: Jan Weenix

A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700. Creator: Jan Weenix
A Dog with a dead Goose and Peacock (A Study of Game and Fruit), c.1700

Background imagePasserine Collection: Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Dutch bird, (Fringilla), 1770-1787. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 195

Background imagePasserine Collection: Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes

Finches, 1805. Creator: Jan Brandes
Finches, 1805. Male and female bullfinch. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 125

Background imagePasserine 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 imagePasserine Collection: Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Christmas card with four crows, 1878-1917. Text A Happy Christmas to You

Background imagePasserine Collection: Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Creator: Theo van Hoytema

Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Creator: Theo van Hoytema
Announcement of wedding party, 1890. Announcement of the wedding party of Mr. Overhoff and Miss Piek. On the left a woman with a basket and a man with a tray on his head

Background imagePasserine Collection: Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes

Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Creator: Jan Brandes
Swedish bird, 1787-1808. Thrush ('Kramsfogel')

Background imagePasserine Collection: Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes

Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Creator: Jan Brandes
Cape Birds, 1786-1787. Four birds that occur on Cape of Good Hope. Two canaries, a siskin and a starling, actual size

Background imagePasserine Collection: Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Wagtail with Fruit, 1785. Bird from Ceylon. A small bird with 4 chestnuts, one of which is cut open....doesn't hop, lives on flies and caterpillars...Ceylon Adam's Apple is poisonous

Background imagePasserine Collection: Coal tit, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

Coal tit, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Coal tit, 1650-1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: House sparrow, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

House sparrow, 1650-1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
House sparrow, 1650-1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719. Creator: Jan Weenix

Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719. Creator: Jan Weenix
Lazuli Bunting, c.1670-c.1719

Background imagePasserine Collection: Robin, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst

Robin, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst
Robin, 1658-1726

Background imagePasserine Collection: Marsh tit, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst

Marsh tit, 1658-1726. Creator: Johannes Bronkhorst
Marsh tit, 1658-1726. (Glanskop)

Background imagePasserine Collection: Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811. Creator: Jan Christiaan Sepp

Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811. Creator: Jan Christiaan Sepp
Two ring thrushes (Turdus torquatus) with an egg, 1749-1811

Background imagePasserine Collection: Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh

Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710. Creator: Herman Henstenburgh
Still Life with Flowers, Fruit, a Great Tit and a Mouse, c.1700-c.1710



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