Falcon Collection (page 17)

Charles IX and Catherine de Medicis - Caterina de Medici with her son Charles IX of
XEE4159616 Charles IX and Catherine de Medicis - Caterina de Medici with her son Charles IX of France - engraving from " L histoire de France racontee a mes grandenfants" - by Francois

Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice
5892708 Brocaded velvet with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a robe mid 1500s (silk & gilt-metal thread) by Iranian school (16th century); 79.4x66.7 cm; Wallace Collection, London

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d. 1209); recto
5892468 Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami (d.1209); recto: Alexander and his army hunting on the plain of China, 1548 (ink)

The Falconers, 1924 (oil on canvas)
1769833 The Falconers, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri Emilien (1875-1933); 50.8x66 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Falconers. Henri Emilien Rousseau (1875-1933). Oil on canvas

A Courtyard in olden times
CH27008 A Courtyard in olden times by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Noble Provencal (coloured engraving)
6016107 Noble Provencal (coloured engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Noble Provencal)

Relief depicting Horus, chapel of the goddess Hathor, from the Mortuary Temple of
GDG382844 Relief depicting Horus, chapel of the goddess Hathor, from the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut (c.1503-1482 BC) New Kingdom (painted limestone) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC)

Horus Falcon, 664-30 BC (bronze, solid cast)
491221 Horus Falcon, 664-30 BC (bronze, solid cast) by Egyptian 26th Dynasty (664-525 BC); h:4.60 w:1.40 d:3.30 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

The brothers Ali Auli Khan Zaman & Gadhadur Khan at Karah
STC153487 The brothers Ali Auli Khan Zaman & Gadhadur Khan at Karah, paying homage to Akbar and rendering booty taken from the Afghans, 1590-98 (gouache on parchment) by Mughal School

Falconer with companion and pet cheetah, from the Small Clive Album, c
STC140519 Falconer with companion and pet cheetah, from the Small Clive Album, c.1610-15 (opaque w/c on paper) by Mughal School, (17th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London

The Adoration of the Magi (etching)
BOO74002 The Adoration of the Magi (etching) by Bellange, Jacques (c.1575-1616); 60.6x42.7 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

The Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, the left hand wall of the chapel, c. 1460 (fresco)
BEN70601 The Journey of the Magi to Bethlehem, the left hand wall of the chapel, c.1460 (fresco) by Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro (1420-97); Palazzo Medici-Riccardi, Florence

Mural from the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G
STC88805 Mural from the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G. Belzoni, plate 2 from Plates Illustrative of the Researches in Egypt and Nubia

Ash-coloured harrier, Circus cineraceus. Handcoloured steel engraving from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Hawking scene, 14th century
Nobles and ladies on horseback hawking with falcons, while the falconer frightens birds at the river edge, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Hawking scene, 9th century
Hawking scene: Saxon nobleman on horseback with falconer releasing birds near a river bank, 9th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports

Ladies hawking, 14th century
Ladies hawking with falcons and hunting dogs in the 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876

Hawking scenes, 9th and 14th century
Hawking scenes: Saxon noble and falconer from the 9th century (middle), and ladies and men hawking with falcons and prey from the 14th century (top, bottom)

Hieroglyphics, from the Tomb of Seti I, New Kingdom (wall painting)
XIR173153 Hieroglyphics, from the Tomb of Seti I, New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Egypt; Egyptian, out of copyright

Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Ms 19 May: Gemini and a man hunting, from a Book of Hours, early 15th century (vellum)
XIR187881 Ms 19 May: Gemini and a man hunting, from a Book of Hours, early 15th century (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Amiens, France; French, out of copyright

Horus, Horemheb and Hathor, from the Tomb of Horemheb (c
ANC218344 Horus, Horemheb and Hathor, from the Tomb of Horemheb (c.1323-1295 BC) New Kingdom (wall painting) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Pylon pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c
XBP341804 Pylon pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste)

Norwegian Jer-Falcon, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles
LLM339092 Norwegian Jer-Falcon, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles Robert Bree (1811-86), published 1867 (colour litho) by English School

Falcon
LLM454313 Falcon by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falcon. Illustration for The Landseer Series of Picture Books (T Nelson, c 1880)

Red legged falcon, Erythropus vespertinus (orange legged hobby, Falco rufipes). Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

Fifth bas-relief of a 12th century sarcophagus. Knights and ladies on horseback hunting deer with sword, bow, horn and hounds. Women hunting birds with hawk and snare

Mr. Dixons machine for boring cylinders at the Falcon Iron Foundry. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey Jr

Two sparrows set on fire and a falcon from Lights of Canopus
3619848 Two sparrows set on fire and a falcon from Lights of Canopus, 1847 (ink and pigment on paper) by Persian School, (19th century); 35x21.5 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

The God Horus-Set, or the Black God and the White God (colour litho)
3621101 The God Horus-Set, or the Black God and the White God (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The God Horus-Set, or the Black God and the White God)

Madeleine de France, comtesse de Foix, daughter of King Charles VII of France, 1443-1495. She wears a pink robe with long angel-wing sleeves (manche a l ange)

Stela of Aafenmut, from Thebes, Late Period, c. 924-889 BC (painted wood)
3432873 Stela of Aafenmut, from Thebes, Late Period, c.924-889 BC (painted wood) by Egyptian 22nd Dynasty (945-715 BC); 23x18x3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: From Egypt)

Joan, Countess of Flanders (engraving)
3647795 Joan, Countess of Flanders (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan, Countess of Flanders (c1200-1244)

Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, c. 1300 BC (silver, gold inlay)
3704121 Vessel terminating in the forepart of a stag, c.1300 BC (silver, gold inlay) by Hittite, (13th century BC); 18 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

La Chasse Au Faucon (colour photo)
2817553 La Chasse Au Faucon (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Chasse Au Faucon)

Two Iceland Falcons (oil on canvas)
3744180 Two Iceland Falcons (oil on canvas) by Bogdani or Bogdany, Jakob (1660-1724); 109.2x108 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

Elderly Man Flanked by Egyptian Gods, c. 250 AD (tempera on sycomore)
3525820 Elderly Man Flanked by Egyptian Gods, c.250 AD (tempera on sycomore) by Egyptian, Roman Period (c.30 BC - AD 337); 38 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pectoral Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II, c
3493071 Pectoral Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II, c.1880 BC (gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and turquiose) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC)

Statue of the God Horus as a Falcon, Ptolemaic Period (305-30 B. C. ) (basalt)
2969194 Statue of the God Horus as a Falcon, Ptolemaic Period (305-30 B.C.) (basalt) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 52x48.5x18.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Ancient Egyptian religious masks (chromolitho)
2788811 Ancient Egyptian religious masks (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Egyptian religious masks)

Sir Launcelot climbs to catch the ladys falcon (litho)
2781836 Sir Launcelot climbs to catch the ladys falcon (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Launcelot climbs to catch the ladys falcon)

Madeleine of France, Princess of Viana (coloured engraving)
968940 Madeleine of France, Princess of Viana (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madeleine of France, Princess of Viana (1443-1495), 1460

Falcon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999216 Falcon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Greenland gyrfalcon (colour litho)
1065185 Greenland gyrfalcon (colour litho) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; (add.info.: A Gyrfalcon by Joseph Wolf, from Zoological sketches by Joseph Wolf)

Falcon and Mallard (engraving)
1052109 Falcon and Mallard (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Falcon and Mallard)

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The majestic falcon, a symbol of power and grace, has captivated humans for centuries. From the Peregrine Falcon soaring through the Scottish winter skies to Captain Robert Falcon Scott endorsing Frys Cocoa in an iconic advert, these birds have left their mark on our culture. In falconry, a time-honored tradition dating back thousands of years, we see the intricate equipment used to train and handle these magnificent creatures. The Gyrfalcon, known as Falco rusticolus, stands out with its striking appearance and regal demeanor. Witnessing a Common Starling murmuration being pursued by a Peregrine Falcon is truly awe-inspiring. The sheer speed and agility displayed by this predator leaves us in wonderment at nature's perfect balance. A heartwarming sight unfolds as an adult Peregrine Falcon gracefully lands at its nest in Vaala, Finland, bringing sustenance to its hungry chicks. This display of parental care reminds us that even the mightiest hunters have tender moments too. The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) continues to enchant us with its beauty and prowess. Its presence can be felt not only in Scotland or Finland but also across borders like Yugoslavia during the Sokol Rally in Belgrade. As we delve into history, we encounter Captain Robert Falcon Scott's Antarctic Expedition aboard Terra Nova. His brave journey serves as a testament to human determination and exploration - qualities mirrored by the noble falcons themselves. Whether it's witnessing their breathtaking flights or admiring their role in art and literature throughout history, one thing remains certain: Falcons hold a special place in our hearts as symbols of freedom and untamed spirit.