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Zebras and ostriches are being chased by cowboys, leaving a large cloud of dust behind them. Colour lithograph.

The head of an ostrich, a bird that is known to bury its head in the ground; representing those who ignore AIDS. Colour silk screen print after M. Negro, 1993.

A little Calcidrine goes a long way to treat a bad cough.

Human physiognomies next to animal physiognomies, showing the relations between certain of the species. Etching, c. 1820, after C. Le Brun.

An ostrich. Engraving.

An ostrich sticks its head in a hole in the ground with the message in Basque, 'Don't hide your head' representing an advertisement for the Anti-AIDS Committee of Álava, Hies Kontrako Komite Hiritarra Comision Ciudadana Anti-SIDA. Colour lithograph, 199-.

A female ostrich (Struthio camelus). Etching by S. C. Miger, ca. 1808, after N. Maréchal.

An ostrich. Etching.

Birds and animals in a neo-classical garden: ape, cassowary, pheasant, ostrich, swallow, peacocks and peahens. Etching by J. Griffier, ca. 1655, after F. Barlow.

Eve emerges from sleeping Adam's side. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.

An ostrich running. Collotype after Eadweard Muybridge, 1887.

A young man and a young woman in a sexual relationship have a new year's resolution to be tested for HIV; contrasted with an ostrich burying its head in the sand. Colour print after K. Edwards, 20--.

A flock of ostriches on a farm in South Africa. Photogravure, c.1900.

Head, leg and foot of an ostrich: three figures. Chromolithograph, 1877.

A cardinal riding in a chariot drawn by two ostriches. Engraving, 16--.

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Ostriches

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ostriches

Works from the collections

A young man and a young woman in a sexual relationship have a new year's resolution to be tested for HIV; contrasted with an ostrich burying its head in the sand. Colour print after K. Edwards, 20--.

A flock of ostriches on a farm in South Africa. Photogravure, c.1900.

Head, leg and foot of an ostrich: three figures. Chromolithograph, 1877.

An ostrich. Etching.

A cardinal riding in a chariot drawn by two ostriches. Engraving, 16--.

Ostriches

Images from the collections

Images referencing Ostriches

Works from the collections

A young man and a young woman in a sexual relationship have a new year's resolution to be tested for HIV; contrasted with an ostrich burying its head in the sand. Colour print after K. Edwards, 20--.

A flock of ostriches on a farm in South Africa. Photogravure, c.1900.

Head, leg and foot of an ostrich: three figures. Chromolithograph, 1877.

An ostrich. Etching.

A cardinal riding in a chariot drawn by two ostriches. Engraving, 16--.

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