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A barn owl, long eared owl, raven, magpie and crow. Coloured etching by Lizars.

Birds on common land outside a village: hen, cock, hawk, jay, muscovy duck, raven, cuckoo and hoopoe. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.

Saint Benedict of Nursia: while he lives as a hermit in a cave near Subiaco, a raven protects him from poisoned bread (represented by a snake emerging from a loaf). Engraving by J. Frey after G. Anziani after Carlo Cignani.

Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.

A raven (Corvus corax). Coloured engraving by Whimper.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

The myology of the raven (Corvus corax sinuatus.) : A guide to the study of the muscular system in birds / by R.W. Shufeldt.

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Ravens

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ravens

Works from the collections

The myology of the raven (Corvus corax sinuatus.) : A guide to the study of the muscular system in birds / by R.W. Shufeldt.

Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.

A barn owl, long eared owl, raven, magpie and crow. Coloured etching by Lizars.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Birds on common land outside a village: hen, cock, hawk, jay, muscovy duck, raven, cuckoo and hoopoe. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.

Ravens

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ravens

Works from the collections

The myology of the raven (Corvus corax sinuatus.) : A guide to the study of the muscular system in birds / by R.W. Shufeldt.

Saint Paul the Hermit being fed by a raven. Oil painting by a Spanish painter.

A barn owl, long eared owl, raven, magpie and crow. Coloured etching by Lizars.

The prophet Elias fed by a raven; representing providence. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

Birds on common land outside a village: hen, cock, hawk, jay, muscovy duck, raven, cuckoo and hoopoe. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.

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