Oiseau Collection (#5)

Letter F: Common Pheasant and Common Pheasant. Engraving in " Great alphabet of birds". Private Collection
DUV4209659 Letter F: Common Pheasant and Common Pheasant. Engraving in " Great alphabet of birds". Private Collection; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter F)

Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209598 Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter S: spatula. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".); Photo © Duvallon

Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209597 Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter T: tragopan. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".); Photo © Duvallon

Letter X: xujelier and xochiton. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet"
DUV4209587 Letter X: xujelier and xochiton. Engraving in "Great Bird Alphabet".; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter X: xujelier and xochiton)

Letters J and K: Jaguar Kakatoes. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood "
DUV4209550 Letters J and K: Jaguar Kakatoes. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood ". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927. Illustrations by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939)

Title page illustration. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood "
DUV4209528 Title page illustration. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood ". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927. Illustrations by Benjamin Rabier (1864-1939). 16 pages

Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun"
DUV4207603 Letters To play the sheep jump, Simon and Serge are never late. Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letters and T: Sensitive and Tapageur. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207445 Letters and T: Sensitive and Tapageur. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207427 Letter M and N: Messy and Niais. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

Anatomy of birds: skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of
FLO4593655 Anatomy of birds: skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown

Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin
FLO4590272 Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin

Bird from the crossing between pheasant and partridge, found a Holt Park, Farnham, Surrey - Mule bird
FLO4714919 Bird from the crossing between pheasant and partridge, found a Holt Park, Farnham, Surrey - Mule bird, thought to be a pheasant/partridge hybrid found at Holt Park, Farnham

Mind or sensitive mimosa, with hummingbirds Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr
FLO4716921 Mind or sensitive mimosa, with hummingbirds Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812; (add.info.: Mind or sensitive mimosa)

Various varieties of roses Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812
FLO4716858 Various varieties of roses Strong water, extracted from The Temple of Flora, by Dr. Robert Thornton (1768-1837), 1812; (add.info.: Various varieties of roses Strong water)

From a very ancient vase in the British Museum decorated with a man riding a two-horse chariot
FLO4679311 From a very ancient vase in the British Museum decorated with a man riding a two-horse chariot, another man with a spear

Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Extinct - Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris
FLO4679294 Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Extinct - Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris History of British Birds, Bell & Daldy, London

Tangara has red stripes. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680694 Tangara has red stripes. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection, published in 1796 by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder

Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Australasian jabiru, Mycteria australis)
FLO4680973 Black-necked stork, Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Australasian jabiru, Mycteria australis). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Indian Rollier. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection
FLO4680817 Indian Rollier. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection, published in 1796 by George Shaw and Frederick Nodder

Roman mythology: Juno, queen of gods and heaven, with his attribute the peacock - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant
FLO4679708 Roman mythology: Juno, queen of gods and heaven, with his attribute the peacock - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Black coracin. Copper engraving, illustration by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684354 Black coracin. Copper engraving, illustration by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) and George Shaw for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Cayenne's Peak. Copper engraving, illustration by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684281 Cayenne's Peak. Copper engraving, illustration by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) and George Shaw for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Septicolor callist. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection
FLO4684260 Septicolor callist. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Paradise tanager (tanagra)

Amazonian umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus (Umbrella'd ampelis, Ampelis umbellata)
FLO4683651 Amazonian umbrellabird, Cephalopterus ornatus (Umbrella'd ampelis, Ampelis umbellata). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax (Otis tetrax). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683458 Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax (Otis tetrax). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Long tailed crow, Corvus caudatus). Illustration drawn
FLO4683375 Piapiac, Ptilostomus afer (Long tailed crow, Corvus caudatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Roloul crown. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration S
FLO4681825 Roloul crown. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), signed illustration S, by Frederick Noder for the naturalist collection

Banded cotinga, Cotinga maculata, endangered (Superb chatterer, Ampelis superba)
FLO4681736 Banded cotinga, Cotinga maculata, endangered (Superb chatterer, Ampelis superba).Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus (Undulated parrakeet, Psittacus undulatus)
FLO4681388 Budgerigar, Melopsittacus undulatus (Undulated parrakeet, Psittacus undulatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (Swedish red-breast, Motacilla suecica). Illustration drawn
FLO4681320 Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (Swedish red-breast, Motacilla suecica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Port Lincoln ringneck, Barnadius zonarius (Zoned parrot, Psittacus zonarius)
FLO4681279 Port Lincoln ringneck, Barnadius zonarius (Zoned parrot, Psittacus zonarius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus (Black-backed parrakeet, Psittacus melanotus)
FLO4681260 Brown-backed parrotlet, Touit melanonotus (Black-backed parrakeet, Psittacus melanotus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (Russian warbler, Motacilla rossica)
FLO4681234 Siberian stonechat or Asian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (Russian warbler, Motacilla rossica). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Green peafowl, Pavo muticus (Spike-crested peacock, Pavo spicifer). Illustration drawn
FLO4681185 Green peafowl, Pavo muticus (Spike-crested peacock, Pavo spicifer). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder)
FLO4680615 Brazilian tangara or scarlate tangara. Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder). Copper engraving for the naturalist collection

Reed Sparrow. Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder
FLO4680553 Reed Sparrow. Signed illustration SN (George Shaw and Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Red Siberian throat (Luscinia calliope). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder (1774-1823))
FLO4680449 Red Siberian throat (Luscinia calliope). Signed illustration RN (Richard Nodder (1774-1823)). Lithography in The Naturalist's Miscellany, 1793

Martin sinner. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection
FLO4684135 Martin sinner. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Crested kingfisher or Malachite kingfisher

Sharp-tailed warbler, Motacilla oxura. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder
FLO4683915 Sharp-tailed warbler, Motacilla oxura. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Great-billed parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos (Psittacus macrorhynchos). Illustration drawn
FLO4683754 Great-billed parrot, Tanygnathus megalorynchos (Psittacus macrorhynchos). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Chattering lory, Lorius garrulus. Vulnerable. (Ceram lory, Psittacus garrulus)
FLO4683734 Chattering lory, Lorius garrulus. Vulnerable. (Ceram lory, Psittacus garrulus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Little kingfisher, Alcedo pusilla (Minute kingfisher, Alcedo ultramarina)
FLO4683659 Little kingfisher, Alcedo pusilla (Minute kingfisher, Alcedo ultramarina). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Angoulevent of Guiana, Caprimulgus maculosus - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4682919 Angoulevent of Guiana, Caprimulgus maculosus - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany, 1812; (add.info.: Angoulevent of Guiana)

English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis
FLO4562847 English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis, Dartois and Gabriel at the Theatre du Vaudeville, 1821

Banded cotinga, Cotinga maculata, male. (Purple-breasted blue manakin) Endangered
FLO4640554 Banded cotinga, Cotinga maculata, male. (Purple-breasted blue manakin) Endangered. Copied from George Edwards "Natural History of Birds, " 1749

Indian pitta bird, Pitta brachyuran. (Short tailed pye, Corvus brachyurus) Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4640061 Indian pitta bird, Pitta brachyuran. (Short tailed pye, Corvus brachyurus) Illustration copied from George Edwards

Pull-out patre. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637403 Pull-out patre. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Stonechat, Sylvia rubicola, Motacilla rubicola, Saxicola rubicola

The hulotte owl or the hut cat. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811
FLO4637302 The hulotte owl or the hut cat. Coloured copper engraving by George Graves, in British Ornithology, 1811. Tawny owl, Strix stridula, Brown owl, Strix aluco

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"Oiseau: A Kaleidoscope of Avian Wonders" In the vast realm of nature, birds have always captivated our imagination with their vibrant colors and graceful flights. From the majestic Red Knot to the elegant Whooper Swans in flight, these avian creatures never fail to mesmerize us. Edward Donovan's exquisite handcoloured copperplate drawings from his "Natural History of British Birds" take us back to a bygone era, where intricate details bring each bird to life on paper. The Red Knot, also known as Calidris canutus, stands out with its striking red plumage against a backdrop of lush greenery. Traveling across continents, we find ourselves in Hokkaido, Japan, where ice lakes become winter sanctuaries for Whooper Swans. In this frozen wonderland, these magnificent creatures gracefully glide through the air like ethereal beings. But it's not just real-life birds that capture our fascination; they also inspire art and literature. "Du rififi chez les guêpiers, " a French expression meaning chaos among bee-eaters conveys the lively dynamics within bird communities. The Bluebird Theatre Plays by Maeterlinck transport us into a world of enchantment and fantasy. Oiseau Bleu (Bluebird) takes center stage as characters come alive through theatrical performances. Moving forward in time but still immersed in artistic renderings, illustrations from c. 1910 showcase an array of colorful parrots such as Red Parrots and Kea - both displaying their unique personalities through vivid feathers and playful expressions. Cockatoos make their appearance too - whether it be Banks Cockatoo or Leadbeater's Cockatoo - each one radiates charm with its distinctive features and charismatic presence. Stepping away from illustrations onto canvas brings forth emotions captured by artists throughout history. A little girl feeding a bird in a cage evokes tenderness and compassion, reminding us of the delicate balance between freedom and care.