Preening Collection

Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Lovebirds, 1785-1786. Dwarf papagaaai from Ceylon in various poses on a stick. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl. 1 (1808), p. 85

Three Flamingos near a Basin, 1872. Creator: August Allebe
Three Flamingos near a Basin, 1872

The Duck, 1889. Creator: Berthe Morisot
The Duck, 1889

The Macarony Dressing Room, 1772. Artist: Charles White
The Macarony Dressing Room, 1772. A satire on the affectations of the 18th-century macaroni, a sort of dandy. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Geese on the Island of Saltholm, 1897. Creator: Theodor Esbern Philipsen
Geese on the Island of Saltholm, 1897

Parrot on Quince Tree, c. 1770. Creator: Isoda Koryusai
Parrot on Quince Tree, c. 1770

Vessel in the Form of a Long-Kecked Bird, Possibly a Goose, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500
Vessel in the Form of a Long-Kecked Bird, Possibly a Goose, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Crane, Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Hokusai
Crane, Edo period, late 18th-early 19th century

Bizcachas, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Bizcachas, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Studies of a Dog and of a Cat, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Studies of a Dog and of a Cat, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]

Lapwing (Vanellus cristacus), 1900, (1900). Artist: Charles Whymper
Lapwing (Vanellus cristacus), 1900, (1900). From The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of The British Islands, by Charles Dixon, illustrated by Charles Whymper. [Pawson & Brailsford, Sheffield, 1900]

The Interior of a French Barracks, 1787, (1929). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Interior of a French Barracks, 1787, (1929). Satire showing French soldiers preening in mirrors, having pedicures and pampering their wigs. Illustration from the Apollo Volume X, no 55, July 1929

Guillemot Preening Feathers Following Oil Spill, Cornwall, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Guillemot Preening Feathers Following Oil Spill, Cornwall, 20th century. An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially marine areas

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