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Background imageSongbird Collection: Allegory of Music, 1649. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre

Allegory of Music, 1649. Creator: Laurent de la Hyre
Allegory of Music, 1649. allegorical figure tunes a theorbo

Background imageSongbird Collection: Titmouse and Camellias (right)

Titmouse and Camellias (right), Sparrow and Wild Roses (center), and Black-naped Oriole and Cherry Blossoms (left), ca. 1833

Background imageSongbird Collection: A Swallow; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; Bestiarium

A Swallow; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; Bestiarium; Mirabilia Mundi; Philosophia Mundi; On the Soul, 1277 or after

Background imageSongbird Collection: A Blackbird; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; On the Soul

A Blackbird; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; On the Soul
A Blackbird; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; Bestiarium; Mirabilia Mundi; Philosophia Mundi; On the Soul, 1277 or after

Background imageSongbird Collection: Portrait of a Boy in Fancy Dress, about 1710-1714. Creator: Nicolas de Largilliere

Portrait of a Boy in Fancy Dress, about 1710-1714. Creator: Nicolas de Largilliere
Portrait of a Boy in Fancy Dress, about 1710-1714. Additional Info: Dressed in a fanciful Roman costume, a young boy with blond hair and blue eyes poses before an enigmatic landscape

Background imageSongbird Collection: Larder Still Life with Housekeeper and Young Boy

Larder Still Life with Housekeeper and Young Boy, 1636-1638

Background imageSongbird Collection: Still Life with Dead Birds and Game Bag, 1674. Creator: Willem van Aelst

Still Life with Dead Birds and Game Bag, 1674. Creator: Willem van Aelst
Still Life with Dead Birds and Game Bag, 1674

Background imageSongbird Collection: Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, about 1630-1632

Background imageSongbird Collection: Portrait of a Woman with a Book of Music, about 1540-1545. Creator: Bacchiacca

Portrait of a Woman with a Book of Music, about 1540-1545. Creator: Bacchiacca
Portrait of a Woman with a Book of Music, about 1540-1545. Additional Info: This unidentified woman wears an elegant, colourful dress of a type that was the height of Florentine fashion around 1540

Background imageSongbird Collection: The months: April, 1871. Creator: Horace Harral

The months: April, 1871. Creator: Horace Harral
The months: April, 1871. Our Illustration of British Natural History...represents an incident familiar to...game preservers

Background imageSongbird Collection: Madonna del Cardellino, copy after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)

Madonna del Cardellino, copy after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio), 1840-1884

Background imageSongbird Collection: Raven, 1835. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright

Raven, 1835. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright
Raven, 1835

Background imageSongbird Collection: Finch, 1820-1868. Creator: Magnus von Wright

Finch, 1820-1868. Creator: Magnus von Wright
Finch, 1820-1868

Background imageSongbird Collection: Tame Raven 'Judas', 1834. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Tame Raven "Judas", 1834. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Tame Raven "Judas", 1834

Background imageSongbird Collection: Eurasian Jay, 1831. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Eurasian Jay, 1831. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Eurasian Jay, 1831

Background imageSongbird Collection: Love leading the Pilgrim - Study of Birds: Finches

Love leading the Pilgrim - Study of Birds: Finches, 1897

Background imageSongbird Collection: Hen and ducklings watched by a raven, 1842-1866. Creator: Wladimir Swertschkoff

Hen and ducklings watched by a raven, 1842-1866. Creator: Wladimir Swertschkoff
Hen and ducklings watched by a raven, 1842-1866. Copy after Jacomo Victors

Background imageSongbird Collection: Two Hung Chaffinches, 1852. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright

Two Hung Chaffinches, 1852. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright
Two Hung Chaffinches, 1852

Background imageSongbird Collection: Hanging Birds, 1865. Creator: Magnus von Wright

Hanging Birds, 1865. Creator: Magnus von Wright
Hanging Birds, 1865

Background imageSongbird Collection: Bullfinches, 1887. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Bullfinches, 1887. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Bullfinches, 1887

Background imageSongbird Collection: From the Garden: Flowers and Birds, 1853-1854. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

From the Garden: Flowers and Birds, 1853-1854. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
From the Garden: Flowers and Birds, 1853-1854

Background imageSongbird Collection: Chaffinches and Redpolls, 1868. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Chaffinches and Redpolls, 1868. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Chaffinches and Redpolls, 1868

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

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

Background imageSongbird Collection: Venationes ferarum, avium, piscium (Hunts of wild animals)

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

Background imageSongbird Collection: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male) and Eurasian Golden Oriole (female)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male) and Eurasian Golden Oriole (female), 1830

Background imageSongbird Collection: Linnet, 1830-1839. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright

Linnet, 1830-1839. Creator: Wilhelm von Wright
Linnet, 1830-1839

Background imageSongbird Collection: White Wagtail. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

White Wagtail. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
White Wagtail

Background imageSongbird Collection: Barn Swallow, 1830. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Barn Swallow, 1830. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Barn Swallow, 1830

Background imageSongbird Collection: Mazeppa on the Dying Horse, 1824. Creator: Eugene Delacroix

Mazeppa on the Dying Horse, 1824. Creator: Eugene Delacroix
Mazeppa on the Dying Horse, 1824

Background imageSongbird Collection: Northern House Martin, 1830-1835. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Northern House Martin, 1830-1835. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Northern House Martin, 1830-1835

Background imageSongbird Collection: Jays, 1877. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright

Jays, 1877. Creator: Ferdinand von Wright
Jays, 1877

Background imageSongbird Collection: 'The Building of the New Castle on the Tyne

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

Background imageSongbird Collection: Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike

Four Bird Studies, Red-Backed Shrike, Corncrake, Chaffinches, Willow Warbler, c1890s

Background imageSongbird Collection: Dendropicos fuscescens (Cardinal woodpecker)and Estrilda astrild (Common waxbill)

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

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

Jays, 1886. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Jays, 1886

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

Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Goldfinches, 1864

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageSongbird Collection: Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier

Three birds: a tail tit, a blue tit and a Klapekster or big clawier, 1756

Background imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird Collection: The Christmas Carol Singer - from a painting by 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird Collection: Oenanthe pileata (Capped Wheatear or Hoëveldskaapwagter in Afrikaans)

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

Background imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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 imageSongbird 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



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