A duck and pelican with pond and other birds behind. Engraving by H. Le Roy.

Four heads of birds: a swan, a polyphemus, a wild duck and a pelican. Drawing, c. 1789.

Two pelicans. Engraving.

Various birds round a pond: peacock, crane, toucan, parrot, teal, gambo goose, mallard duck, pelican and bird of paradise. Etching by F. Place after F. Barlow.

A fallow deer, perch and four wading or water birds. Wood engraving by M. U. Sears, 18--.

A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.

Inventions: various items including a fountain-pen, a pendulum, and a pantograph. Engraving by T. Jeffrys.

Head of a pelican, with a detail showing the foot. Chromolithograph, 1877.

A great white pelican. Etching with engraving.

1 print : engraving ; sheet 10.3 x 14.6 cm

6 prints : wood engravings ; images 6 x 7.8 cm

1 print : lithograph (?) ; sheet 100 x 70.3 cm

A pelican offering her own blood to her young; advertising blood transfusion in the Netherlands. Colour lithograph after L. Sengers, 193-.

1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 51.8 x 63.7 cm

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Pelicans

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pelicans

Works from the collections

A duck and pelican with pond and other birds behind. Engraving by H. Le Roy.

A fallow deer, perch and four wading or water birds. Wood engraving by M. U. Sears, 18--.

A pelican offering her own blood to her young; advertising blood transfusion in the Netherlands. Colour lithograph after L. Sengers, 193-.

Head of a pelican, with a detail showing the foot. Chromolithograph, 1877.

A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.

Pelicans

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pelicans

Works from the collections

A duck and pelican with pond and other birds behind. Engraving by H. Le Roy.

A fallow deer, perch and four wading or water birds. Wood engraving by M. U. Sears, 18--.

A pelican offering her own blood to her young; advertising blood transfusion in the Netherlands. Colour lithograph after L. Sengers, 193-.

Head of a pelican, with a detail showing the foot. Chromolithograph, 1877.

A scene showing alms-giving of food, water, clothes and money; in the midst of this Charity is seen with a Pelican on her head holding a Sacred Heart. Line engraving by H. Cock after P. Bruegel, 1559.

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