Tag: Birds in art

Chromolithographs of birds of Central Europe. Imagery from a 1905 re-edited version of “Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens,” of Johann Andreas Naumann’s “Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas.” Naumann died in 1826. The title page has a long list of the naturalists/professors who did the re-editing but the lead editor was Doctor Carl R. Hennicke. Written in German and Latin.

Pelecanus onocrotalus I. – Gemainer Pelikan – Altes Männchen im Prachtkleide. 1/8 naturl. Grösse. Page 1, Image 21 of a 1905 re-edited version of Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens, of Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas. Johann Andreas Naumann author. Doctor Carl R. Hennicke, lead re-editor. Bruno Geisler, artist. F. Eugen Köhler, Gera-Untermhaus, publisher/chromolithographer. Collections of the  Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753003759369/page/1/mode/1up
Phaëton aethereus L, Tropikvogel. 1. Männchen. – Fregata aquila (L.) – Fregattvogel, 2. Alter Vogel, 3 Weibchen. 1/8 naturl. Grösse. Page 3, Image 45 of a 1905 re-edited version of Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens, of Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas. Johann Andreas Naumann author. Doctor Carl R. Hennicke, lead re-editor. Bruno Geisler, artist. F. Eugen Köhler, Gera-Untermhaus, publisher/chromolithographer. Collections of the  Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753003759369/page/3/mode/1up
Sula bassana (L.) Basstölpel. – 1. alten Männchen, 2 winges Weibchen, 3. Nestkleid. Page 4, Image 55 of a 1905 re-edited version of Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens, of Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas. Johann Andreas Naumann author. Doctor Carl R. Hennicke, lead re-editor. Bruno Geisler, artist. F. Eugen Köhler, Gera-Untermhaus, publisher/chromolithographer. Collections of the  Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753003759369/page/4/mode/1up
Phalacrocorax carbo (L.) Kormoranscharbe. 1. Jugendkleid. – Phalacrocorax graculus (L.), Krahenscharbe. 2. Jugendkleid.- Phalacrocorax pygmacus (Pall.) – Zwerscharbe . 3 erstes Jugendkleid, 4 zweites Jugendkleid. Page 7, Image 101 of a 1905 re-edited version of Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens, of Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas. Johann Andreas Naumann author. Doctor Carl R. Hennicke, lead re-editor. Bruno Geisler, artist. F. Eugen Köhler, Gera-Untermhaus, publisher/chromolithographer. Collections of the  Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753003759369/page/7/mode/1up
Hydrochelidon fissipes (Pall.), Weissflügelige Seeschwalbe. 1. Sommerkleid – Hydrochelidon hybrida (Pall.), Weissbärtige Seeschwalbe, 2. Sommerkleid – Hydrochelidon nigra (L.). Schwarze Seeschwalbe. 3. Weibchen im Sommerkleide, 4. Mannchen im Sommerkleide, Page 8, Image 123 of a 1905 re-edited version of Volume XI – Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Goblins, River Coromants, Tropical Birds, Movens, of Naturgeschichte der vogel Mitteleuropas. Johann Andreas Naumann author. Doctor Carl R. Hennicke, lead re-editor. Bruno Geisler, artist. F. Eugen Köhler, Gera-Untermhaus, publisher/chromolithographer. Collections of the  Missouri Botanical Garden. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/mobot31753003759369/page/8/mode/1up

1880s parrots in living color that is just about the colors they come in now, though slightly faded out. From W. T. Greene’s “Parrots in Captivity,” which was published in London in 1883. He wrote at least one other book about parakeets, too.

PILEATED PARRAKEET. Page 23 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/n21/mode/1up
BAUER’S PARRAKEET. Page 30 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/3/mode/1up
QUAKER OR GREY-BREASTED PARRAKEET. Page 54 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/7/mode/1up
GOLDEN, OR QUEEN OF BAVARIA’S PARROT. Page 76 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/10/mode/1up
TRI-COLOURED OR BLACK-CAPPED LORY. Page 82 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/11/mode/1up
NEW GUINEA ECLECTUS. Page 138 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/19/mode/1up
MOUNTAIN PARROT. Page 178 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/24/mode/1up
GREAT SALMON-CRESTED COCKATOO. Page 202 of W. T. Greene’s Parrots in Captivity which was published in 1883 by George Bell and Sons, Covent Garden, London. Benjamin Fawcett, engraver, after a drawing by A. F. Lydon. Collections of the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/ParrotscaptivitIIIGree/page/27/mode/1up

Fruit and bird art. Spanish, painted in oils by artist Miguel Canals (1925-1995).


Still life with cherries and birds. Undated, by 1995. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Miguel Canals, painter (1925-1995). © Estate of the artist. Image © Bonhams 2001-2024. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/29209/lot/15/miguel-canals-1925-1995-still-life-with-cherries-and-birds/
Birds and Strawberries. Undated, by 1995. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Studio of Miguel Canals, painter (1925-1995). Signed with monogram on the lower left. © Estate of the artist. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2024. Fair use license. https://www.christies.com/lot/studio-of-miguel-canals-spanish-19251995-birds-6156336/?intObjectID=6156336&lid=1
Cherries and birds. Undated, by 1995. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Studio of Miguel Canals, painter (1925-1995). Signed with monogram on the lower right. © Estate of the artist. Image © Christies and Lotsearch.net. Fair use license. https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/studio-of-miguel-canals-spanish-1925-1995-25665388?perPage=50&page=3
Nature morte avec cerises et oiseaux. Undated, by 1995. Spanish. Oil on canvas. Miguel Canals, painter (1925-1995). © Estate of the artist. Image © Bonhams 2001-2024. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/31236/lot/175/miguel-canals-espagnol-1925-1995-nature-morte-avec-cerises-et-oiseaux/

Painted oranges and pears too but I like these better. Also they are big enough to use here.

1897 images of cranes taken from Frans Ernst Blaauw (F. E. Blaauw)’s work “A Monograph of the Cranes” which had a number of contributors and illustrators too. Published in London and in Leiden.

The common crane. Plate I, Page 1 of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/I/mode/1up
The Mantchurian (sic) crane, adult and chick. Plate III, Page III of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/III/mode/1up
The hooded crane. Plate IV, Page IV of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/IV/mode/1up

The American crane. Plate V, Page V of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/V/mode/1up
The Sarus crane. Plate VII, Page VII of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/VII/mode/1up
The Demoiselle crane, chick. Plate Xa, Page Xa of F. E. Blaauw’s A Monograph of Cranes. H. (Heinrich) Leutemann, illustrator. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsor. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographcranes00blaa/page/Xa/mode/1up

Birds rendered by Meissen in porcelain. 20th century, after models by J. J. Kändler (1706-1775). From a current Sotheby’s catalogue.

Pair of Meissen porcelain brightly colored parrots perched on tree stumps. German. 20th c, after the models by J. J. Kändler. Maker’s marks: crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, incised model numbers 63X and 63, impressed numerals 91 and 71. Image © 2021 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/design-17-20-silver-furniture-ceramics/a-pair-of-meissen-figures-of-parrots-20th-century?locale=en




Pair of Meissen porcelain golden orioles with their plumage brightly painted, each perched atop a tree stump affixed with flowers. German. 20th c, after the models by J. J. Kändler. Maker’s marks: crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, incised model number 820, impressed numerals 1490 or 1104. Image © 2021 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/design-17-20-silver-furniture-ceramics/a-pair-of-meissen-figures-of-golden-orioles-20th?locale=en



Pair of Meissen porcelain cockatoos, naturalistically modelled with their plumage picked out in red, perched on tree stumps applied with flower heads. German. 20th c, after the models by J. J. Kändler. Maker’s marks:  crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, incised model number 77034 and underglaze-blue model number 77035, impressed numerals 64 and 22, impressed date codes. Image © 2021 Sotheby’s. Fair use license. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/design-17-20-silver-furniture-ceramics/a-pair-of-meissen-figures-of-cockatoos-20th?locale=en

Pretty pigeons from 1906, taken from Emil Schachtzabel’s “Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Tauben-rassen.” Schachtzabel was a government worker who also loved pigeons.

Page 20 of Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Tauben-rassen. 1906.  Lithograph based on a watercolor template by Anton Schöner. In the public domain due to age. Collections of the American Museum of Natural History Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106229#page/20/mode/2up

Page 22 of Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Tauben-rassen. 1906.  Lithograph based on a watercolor template by Anton Schöner. In the public domain due to age. Collections of the American Museum of Natural History Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106229#page/20/mode/2up

Page 24 of Illustriertes Prachtwerk sämtlicher Tauben-rassen. 1906.  Lithograph based on a watercolor template by Anton Schöner. In the public domain due to age. Collections of the American Museum of Natural History Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/106229#page/20/mode/2up

Toucans from John Gould’s 1833 work “A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans.” Published in London by C. Hullmandel. Lithographic plates from drawings by Edward Lear and John Gould and Elizabeth Gould which were then hand colored by or under the supervision of Gabriel Bayfield.

Ramphastos culmenatus. Culmenated toucan. Image 2 from A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans. 1833. Edward Lear, maker. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsors. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographrampha00goul/page/2/mode/1up

Ramphastos Cuvieri (Wagler) Cuvier’s Toucan. Image 3 from A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans. 1833. Drawn from nature and on stone by John and Elizabeth Gould. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsors. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographrampha00goul/page/3/mode/1up

Ramphastos erythrorhynchus (auct). Red billed toucan. Image 4 from A monograph of the Ramphastidae, or family of toucans. 1833. Drawn by Edward Lear. Collections of the Smithsonian Libraries. Biodiversity Heritage Library, digitalizing sponsors. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/monographrampha00goul/page/4/mode/1up

Victorian era animal pictures, taken from the 1840s “The Naturalist’s Library” which was edited by Sir William Jardine. Hand-colored engraved plates by W. H. Lizars. Taken from a current Sotheby’s auction.

The Bactrian Camel. Plate 1 from a volume of The Naturalist’s Library. 1840s. Hand-colored engraving. W. H. Lizars, engraver. Sir William Jardine, editor. Image  © 2021 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/fine-books-and-manuscripts-including-americana-part-2/jardine-sir-william-editor-a-complete-natural

Felis Leo (Lion). Plate 2 from a volume of The Naturalist’s Library. 1840s. Hand-colored engraving. W. H. Lizars, engraver. Sir William Jardine, editor. Image  © 2021 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/fine-books-and-manuscripts-including-americana-part-2/jardine-sir-william-editor-a-complete-natural
White bodied grackle. From a volume of The Naturalist’s Library. 1840s. Hand-colored engraving. W. H. Lizars, engraver. Sir William Jardine, editor. Image  © 2021 Sotheby’s. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/fine-books-and-manuscripts-including-americana-part-2/jardine-sir-william-editor-a-complete-natural

Birds from William Swainson’s “Zoological illustrations, or, Original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals : selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists”, Published in London between 1820 and 1823.

“Carduelis cucullata: Hooded seed-eater”. Plate 7, page 54. Collections of the Smithsonian Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614#page/54/mode/1up
“Merops urica: Javanese bee-eater”. Plate 8, page 60. Collections of the Smithsonian Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614#page/60/mode/1up
“Platyrhynchus ceylonensis: Ceylonese flat-bill.” Plate 13, page 93. Collections of the Smithsonian Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614#page/93/mode/1up
“Picus rubiginosus: Brown woodpecker.” Plate 14, page 96. Collections of the Smithsonian Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/92614#page/96/mode/1up

Plates of Victorian birds, taken from George Robert Gray’s “The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of each genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera” which was issued in parts between 1844 and 1849. Illustrated by D. W. Mitchell and published in London.

“Gypaetinae: Gypaetus barbatus (Linn.)” Page 26, plate 1. Hullmandel and Walton, printers. Collections of and digitalized by the Smithsonian Libraries. In the public domain. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123658#page/26/mode/1up
“Polyborinae: milvago chimango (Vielle).” Page 46, Plate 5. Hullmandel and Walton, printers. Collections of and digitalized by the Smithsonian Institution. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123658#page/46/mode/1up
“Aquilinae: Circaetus holospilus (Vig.).” Page 60, Plate 7. Hullmandel and Walton, printers. Collections of and digitalized by the Smithsonian Institutions. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123658#page/60/mode/1up
“Milvinae: Gamsonyx swainsonii (Vig,).” Page 80, Plate 9. Hullmandel and Walton, printers. Collections of and digitalized by the Smithsonian Institutions. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123658#page/80/mode/1up