Wings Collection (page 4)

Sally Rand of Fan Dance fame is shown in one of the positions in her new dance which she has named " Leda and the Swan ". Miss Rand will present the dance soon in a Chicago theatre

Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae, Kangaroo Island, Australia

Fairies learn to dance before they learn to walk (Fairy Lore). 1920s

Ida Hospital, Cookridge, Leeds
The Ida Hospital for convalescent patients at Cookridge, near Leeds, opened in 1888 following a bequest by John North. The single-storey ward wings had verandahs on which beds could be placed in

Flying pterosaurs, artwork. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that inhabited what is now North America and Europe during the late Cretaceous period, between 85 and 75 million years ago

Thumbelina flies off with her Fairy Prince
Thumbelina meets the Fairy Prince and flies off with him, and they live Happily Ever After. Illustration to a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, first published 1835

Solomons Temple, H of H
In the Holy of Holies of Solomons Temple the Ark of the Covenant is protected by eight angels each equipped with two pairs of wings (could they be biplanes ?)

Ring-necked / Rose-ringed Parakeet In flight, wings down, side view
BB-658 Ring-necked / Rose-ringed Parakeet In flight, wings down, side view Psittacula krameri Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tarot Card 10 - La Roue de Fortune (The Wheel of Fortune)

Christmas in Canada: White Wings on Winter Ice - Ice-boating, skating and ski-ing on and by a Canadian Lake. Date: 1930

Mystical Bird (Karyobinga), 1820-33. Creator: Hokusai
Mystical Bird (Karyobinga), 1820-33

Gyorgy Zala, sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel holding the Holy Crown of St Stephen and and the apostolic double cross (Millennium Monument, Heroes Square, Budapest, Hungary). 19th century

Decorated Christmas tree with toys and food below. Date: circa 1890s

Peacock Butterflies Date: 1868

Cabbage White Butterflies Date: 1868

The Wright brothers 1903 Flyer plane, side view

Mosquito (Culicidae), female, internal anatomy, and sucking blood from skin, cross-section

European Starling or Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), adult

Archangel Raphael makes himself known, 1733 (oil on canvas)
XIR468122 Archangel Raphael makes himself known, 1733 (oil on canvas) by Parrocel, Pierre (1670-1739); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Marseille

Westland Wyvern S4 VZ789 on a carrier deck with wings folded
Westland Wyvern S4, VZ789, on a carrier deck with wings folded

A pair of Angels
A very beautiful chromolithographic postcard depicting a pair of angels, one bowed in prayer and one holding a long thin scroll. Date: circa 1910s

Storyteller reciting Viking sagas
Viking bard singing of heroic legends to Northmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Two dead birds hanging upside down -- A Brace of Birds
Two dead birds hanging upside down, entitled A Brace of Birds

Cold pale light through the trees with Tawny Owl
Pale light pierces a blue and green woodland scene of thin, bare tree trunks. A swooping Tawny Owl has been added to the border framing the scene. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Winter sunrise over isolated cottage with Barn Owl
The weak yellow light of the winter sun rising over a desolate snowy scene surrounding a solitary farmhouse. A landing barn owl has been added to the border framing the scene

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Artist: Brueghel, Jan the elder & Balen, Hendrik van I (circle of) - Title: The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Date: early 1600s - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Copper 23.8 x 31.1

Giant Swallowtail Butterfly - in flight, about to land and nectar on blossom
TOM-1228 Giant Swallowtail Butterfly - in flight, about to land and nectar on blossom. North America Papilio cresphontes Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly - warming on Yellow Iris Norfolk UK
FEU-234 Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly - warming on Yellow Iris Norfolk, UK Libellula depressa Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rainbow Lorikeet / Blue Mountain
DTC-4 RAINBOW LORIKEET - in flight Australia Trichoglossus haematodus Also known as Blue Mountain Lorikeet Donald Trounson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mute Swan - In flight - Native to Eurasia - Introduced to North America and elsewhere - Can weigh up to over 20 pounds
CAN-2243 Mute Swan - in flight. Wings produce loud hum in flight unlike other swans Found on ponds, lakes and slow moving rivers. France Cygnus olor Native to Eurasia

Water Babies / Fairies
The fairies came flying in at the window & brought her such a pretty pair of wings

Cupid and Psyche, 1817 (oil on canvas)
499559 Cupid and Psyche, 1817 (oil on canvas) by David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825); 221x282 (framed) 184.2x241.6 (unframed) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Advertisement for Fairy Dyes, promoted, appropriately, by some fairies who flutter through the night sky carrying a length of rainbow fabric. Date: c.1924

United States Air Force - Martin NRB-57D Canberra 53-3973 31 May 1956 accepted by the 4080 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1959-61: AFSC. Converted to WB-57D

White chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) in flight low over the water off Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand

Fleet Air Arm - Grumman Martlet II - AM958
A Grumman Martlet II of the Fleet Air Arm. Ordered by the British Purchasing Commission as Grumman G-36Bs, the Martlet II was powered by a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G engine

The Key to the Moon by Florence Mary Anderson
Enchanting illustration showing a small child climbing a ladder to unlock a small door in the moon while a group of fairies and elves hover around in the starlit sky. circa 1920

Music cover, In the Quartermasters Stores (My Eyes are Dim I Cannot See), words and music adapted by Box, Cox and Bert Read. 1940

Muffed Flying Tumblers, Pigeons
A portrait of four sub-variants of the Flying Tumbler pigeon breed. The Flying Tumblers shown is the Black Rose-Wing, the Red Rose-Wing, the Red-Badge and the Black Saddle

Fokker Dr I with Pfalz D III in background
Fokker Dr I German fighter triplane with a Pfalz D III in the background. The Fokkers pilot prepares for takeoff, with a mechanic ready to swing the propeller and two more in attendance

Filling the Air with Fairy Forms -- a little girl blows a dandelion clock and in her imagination it turns into a flight of fairies. Date: circa 1920s

Clouded Yellow Butterflies Date: 1868

Jane Austen Memorial
Bust and tablet to English author JANE AUSTEN at Lyme Regis, Dorset, marking the former location of a house called Wings, where she lodged in 1804. Date: 1775 - 1817

Fokker triplane, side view

Wasps nest

Illustration, Harrier Jump Jet, elevated front view

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), feeding on flower using long proboscis

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), also known as Common Pied Oystercatcher, adult

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The King of Kings soars high on wings, like Hermes in Jonnard's masterpiece from 1886. Under the Protection of the Gods, a majestic wedge-tailed eagle gracefully glides through the sky. Wings For Victory symbolize strength and triumph in times of adversity. The Pipes Of Pan play a melodious tune as Elsie Harding captures the essence of flight. Explore the intricate internal anatomy of a Honey Bee, where every wingbeat is essential for survival. Witness the awe-inspiring sight of a Common Pheasant alarmed, its wings spread wide in fear or warning. Remember Icarus & Daedalus' cautionary tale as they dared to fly too close to the sun with their waxen wings. Angels of Mons grace us with their presence on piano music covers, reminding us that hope can take flight even during dark times. In Picture No. 10859244, witness nature's beauty as a Red Kite soars majestically over its nest territory in Lower Saxony, Germany during April's awakening springtime. Its outstretched wings paint an ethereal picture against the blue sky and can not just appendages; they represent freedom and boundless possibilities - whether it be soaring through mythical realms or navigating our own earthly existence.