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Falcons

Genus of birds

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Falcons

11 images from works
  • Dequadin lozenges : greenland-falcon.
  • Heads and feet of five types of falcon, a gos-hawk and a sparrow-hawk. Coloured lithograph by P. Trap.
  • A Mediterranean peregrine (Falco punicus). Chromolithograph by W. Greve after A. Thorburn, ca. 1885.
  • A falcon and woodpecker set in natural surroundings. Etching by A. Collaert, 17th century.
  • Page 53: Guru Gobind Singh on horseback with his falcon and attendants. Gouache drawing.
  • A falcon or kestrel and one of its tail feathers. Etching by Eliza D.
  • Page 53: Guru Gobind Singh on horseback with his falcon and attendants. Gouache drawing.
  • A bird of prey harnessed for falconry. Mezzotint, ca. 1882.
  • Dequadin lozenges : greenland-falcon.
  • Birds of prey gathered by a lakeside: falcon, heron, monkey, vulture, sea gull and eagle. Etching by J. Griffier after F. Barlow.
  • A peregrine falcon surrounded by harnesses used in falconry. Mezzotint, ca. 1882.

Works from the collections

17 works

    • Archives and manuscripts
    • Online

    Roll of Edward I, King of England (1239-1307)

    | Date: 1278-1279 | Reference: MS.253
    • Pictures

    A rider with a falcon. Coloured transfer lithograph.

    | Reference: 26091i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    A falcon or kestrel and one of its tail feathers. Etching by Eliza D.

    D., Eliza. | Reference: 42942i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    Birds of prey gathered by a lakeside: falcon, heron, monkey, vulture, sea gull and eagle. Etching by J. Griffier after F. Barlow.

    Barlow, Francis, 1622-1704. | Reference: 42859i
    • Books

    Ein heilkundlicher Traktat über Beizvögel im MS 78 C 15 des Kupferstichkabinetts Berlin, PMSK / von Markus Kollofrath.

    Kollofrath, Markus. | Date: 1993

Related topics

Raptors
Falconry
Birds

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