Predatory Collection (page 5)

A Tempting Treat, 1900 (oil on panel)
884533 A Tempting Treat, 1900 (oil on panel) by Schwar, Wilhelm (1860-1943); 38.5x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Owl, 1733-1763 (hand-coloured engraving)
986465 Owl, 1733-1763 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); 36x23 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Owl)

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

Arula (stone)
938034 Arula (stone) by Roman; Private Collection; eGiuliano Valsecchi; out of copyright

An African Food-Chain, illustration from The Science of Life (colour litho)
IL283081 An African Food-Chain, illustration from The Science of Life (colour litho) by Brightwell, Leonard Robert (b.1889); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Tiger in a Jungle Landscape (sand-picture on board)
711037 Tiger in a Jungle Landscape (sand-picture on board) by Zobel, Benjamin (1762-1831); 30.5x38.1 cm; Private Collection; James Harvey British Art, London; German, out of copyright

Modern Peeping Toms who deserve to be sent to Coventry, c
740547 Modern Peeping Toms who deserve to be sent to Coventry, c.1829 (hand-coloured engraving) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Wolves Attacking Sheep (Rein de Trop II) 1732 (pen & ink with wash and gouache on paper)
3079348 Wolves Attacking Sheep (Rein de Trop II) 1732 (pen & ink with wash and gouache on paper) by Oudry, Jean-Baptiste (1686-1755); 31.3x26.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Tabarin, or Cabaret in Paris, 1888-89 (oil on canvas)
492465 The Tabarin, or Cabaret in Paris, 1888-89 (oil on canvas) by Bernard, Emile (1868-1941); 27x62.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Tabarin)

Predatory birds (chromolitho)
3621786 Predatory birds (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Predatory birds. Illustration from Franz Hoffmanns Deutscher Jugendfreund)

The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 (oil on canvas)
3526143 The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 129.5x20.7 cm; French, out of copyright

A Lion in a Jungle Landscape (sand-picture on board)
711036 A Lion in a Jungle Landscape (sand-picture on board) by Zobel, Benjamin (1762-1831); 30.5x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: After George Stubbs (1724-1806).); James Harvey British Art

Mallards chased by a hawk, illustration from Wildfowl anf Waders (colour litho)
IL288859 Mallards chased by a hawk, illustration from Wildfowl anf Waders (colour litho) by Southgate, Frank (1872-1916); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

The Cat and her kittens came tumbling in, illustration from
616473 The Cat and her kittens came tumbling in, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; American

An ishizuri-e depicting a falcon perched on a nanten branch
1766583 An ishizuri-e depicting a falcon perched on a nanten branch, set against a blue background (colour woodblock print) by Japanese School; Private Collection; (add.info)

A 19th century Persian calligraphic inscription in the shape of a falcon
1766415 A 19th century Persian calligraphic inscription in the shape of a falcon by Persian School, (19th century); 23.5x13 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Poster advertising Falcon bicycles, c. 1894 (colour lithograph)
1770056 Poster advertising Falcon bicycles, c.1894 (colour lithograph) by Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (1855-1942); 150x119 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising Falcon bicycles)

Departure for the Hunt in the Forecourt of a Palace of Jodhpore, c
1769838 Departure for the Hunt in the Forecourt of a Palace of Jodhpore, c.1898-1900 (oil on canvas) by Weeks, Edwin Lord (1849-1903); 99x71.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera)
1765028 Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger)

Saker Falcon, (pencil and watercolour)
824062 Saker Falcon, (pencil and watercolour) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); 54.3x36.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saker Falcon. Joseph Wolf (1820-1899). Pencil and watercolour

Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet, 1918 (oil on canvas)
827034 Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet, 1918 (oil on canvas) by Leemputten, Jef Louis van (1865-1948); 100.7x150.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Homeland Calling; Het Vaderland Bezet)

Quack what a scare, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go
616475 Quack what a scare, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams, Frank (1871-1944); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

An Unwelcome Visitor (oil on panel)
474369 An Unwelcome Visitor (oil on panel) by Schlesinger, Felix (1833-1910); 39.4x44.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Bald Eagle, 1828 (w / c, pastel & graphite on paper)
NYH273494 Bald Eagle, 1828 (w/c, pastel & graphite on paper) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851); 96.5x132.1 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

A predatory incursion of Teuton invaders (engraving)
973421 A predatory incursion of Teuton invaders (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A predatory incursion of Teuton invaders)

Hawk, 1750-1800 (pen, ink, and watercolour)
986125 Hawk, 1750-1800 (pen, ink, and watercolour) by German School, (18th century); 47x31.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hawk)

Le Grand Duc, Eagle-Owl, 1799-1808 (hand coloured engraving)
986081 Le Grand Duc, Eagle-Owl, 1799-1808 (hand coloured engraving) by Fessard, Claude (1740-after 1803); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Grand Duc, Eagle-Owl)

An illuminated page with a miniature portrait of Abraham Lincoln
985742 An illuminated page with a miniature portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1928 (iIlluminated manuscript on vellum, watercolour) by Sangorski

Californian Vulture, Old Male, 1838 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint engraving)
985668 Californian Vulture, Old Male, 1838 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint engraving) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851) (after); 98.5x65.5 (folio) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Berguv (Eagle Owl) Bubo Bubo, 1894 (black wash heightened with white)
659591 Berguv (Eagle Owl) Bubo Bubo, 1894 (black wash heightened with white) by Liljefors, Bruno Andreas (1860-1939); 36.2x52.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Berguv (Eagle Owl) Bubo Bubo

Let us prey textile design (w / c and pencil on paper)
STC173867 Let us prey textile design (w/c and pencil on paper) by Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (1857-1941); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English

Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs
1195381 Upper and lower covers, with eagle, torch, heart, scales and floral designs, 1820 (light blue crushed levant morocco, with densely gilt borders, se) by English School

The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon, 1923 (oil on canvasq)
824439 The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon, 1923 (oil on canvasq) by Rousseau, Henri Emilien (1875-1933); 63.8x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Falcon Chase; La Chasse au Falcon)

A Young Girl Arranging Spring Flowers, 1909 (oil on board)
989496 A Young Girl Arranging Spring Flowers, 1909 (oil on board) by Muenier, Jules Alexis (1863-1942); 60.6x38.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Young Girl Arranging Spring Flowers)

Illustration of Falcons, 1873 (hand-coloured lithographed plate)
986456 Illustration of Falcons, 1873 (hand-coloured lithographed plate) by Gould, John (1804-81); 55x36 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration of Falcons. From The Birds of Great Britain)

Peregrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus, 1894-1899 (hand-coloured lithograph)
986306 Peregrine Falcon - Falco Peregrinus, 1894-1899 (hand-coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); 32x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Peregrine Falcon; Falco Peregrinus)

Illustration of Turbo Scalaris, 1790 (hand coloured engraving)
937203 Illustration of Turbo Scalaris, 1790 (hand coloured engraving) by Schmuzer, Jacob Xavier (1733-1811); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epitonium scalare, common name the precious wentletrap)

Tale XV, The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion
957247 Tale XV, The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, illustration from the Tuti-Nama, c. 1560. India, Mughal, Reign of Akbar, 16th century (colour & gold on paper) by Persian School

Fish Hawk, 1830 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint engraving)
985898 Fish Hawk, 1830 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint engraving) by Audubon, John James (1785-1851) (after); 98.5x65.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish Hawk; Falco Hallaetus)

Primavera, 1877 (oil on canvas)
985091 Primavera, 1877 (oil on canvas) by Coleman, Charles Caryl (1840-1928); 66x194.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Primavera. Charles Caryl Coleman (1840-1928). Oil on canvas

Vessel, Kul-Oba Kurgan (silver)
3033565 Vessel, Kul-Oba Kurgan (silver) by Scythian, (4th century BC); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: Kul-Oba (Ukrainian: ÐUNzÐnNI-ÐXÐnÐ'; Russian)

Eagle & Lion detail, Rivers of Paradise, 1875 (stained glass)
3475650 Eagle & Lion detail, Rivers of Paradise, 1875 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); All Hallows, Allerton, Liverpool

A Barn Owl, part of An Album of Watercolours of Birds and Their Eggs, c
651965 A Barn Owl, part of An Album of Watercolours of Birds and Their Eggs, c. 1800 (pencil and watercolour) by English School; 37.1x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Barn Owl)

Golden Eagles at Their Eyrie, 1900 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white
651851 Golden Eagles at Their Eyrie, 1900 (pencil and watercolour heightened with white, on brown paper) by Thorburn, Archibald (1860-1935); 22.2x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from
616472 A cat with her kittens creeps up to the house, illustration from The Frog would a Wooing Go, by Charles H. Bennett, 1916 (colour litho) by Adams

Studying the Unsocial and Predatory Habits of the Mosquito (litho)
6024601 Studying the Unsocial and Predatory Habits of the Mosquito (litho) by Robinson, William Heath (1872-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Viper Fusca, plate 45, vol. 1, from Natural History of Carolina
NBY335515 Viper Fusca, plate 45, vol. 1, from Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahamas (colour litho) by Catesby, Mark (1679-1749); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

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"Unleashing the Predatory Power: From Red Kites to Megalodons, Nature's Hunters Reign" Embark on a journey through time and witness the relentless pursuit of prey. As we delve into historical artworks and captivating glimpses of nature's predators, prepare to be enthralled by their predatory prowess. In the skies above, a majestic red kite soars with unmatched grace, its keen eyes scanning for any sign of vulnerability. Meanwhile, in an ancient world long gone, Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaurs engage in a primal dance of mating - a display both fierce and mesmerizing. On land, two brothers from the regal lion pride patrol their territorial boundary with unwavering determination. Their powerful presence serves as a reminder that even kings must defend what is rightfully theirs. A barn owl depicted in stunning artwork captivates us with its silent flight and razor-sharp focus. Its haunting beauty conceals an efficient hunter capable of seizing unsuspecting prey under cover of darkness. Moving further north, we encounter the elusive Eurasian lynx - an embodiment of stealth and agility. With piercing eyes locked onto its target, it epitomizes nature's ability to adapt and thrive amidst adversity. Traveling back in time once more through historical artwork reveals a tawny owl perched upon an ancient branch. This nocturnal predator symbolizes wisdom entwined with lethal precision – forever watching over its domain. Venturing beneath the waves unveils another realm ruled by predators; here lies evidence preserved within X-rayed skeletons like that of triggerfish – showcasing intricate structures designed for survival against all odds. Behold the mighty Mosasaurus marine reptile gliding effortlessly through prehistoric waters – jaws poised to snatch unsuspecting prey into oblivion. And lurking deep below awaits the colossal megalodon shark - unrivaled apex predator reigning supreme over ancient seas.