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Background imageBird Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050121
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Background imageBird Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050124
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper

Background imageBird Collection: Galapagos finch J970105

Galapagos finch J970105
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Galapagos finch drawn by John Gould. Plate 34 illustration from The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle part 3

Background imageBird Collection: Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550

Aldeburgh Beach, Suffolk a082550
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Aldeburgh, Suffolk. Fisherman tipping a wicker basket at the seas edge with gulls wheeling overhead and a sea mark in the foreground. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Background imageBird Collection: Galapagos finch J970106

Galapagos finch J970106
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Two Galapagos finches drawn by John Gould. Illustration from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle" part 3

Background imageBird Collection: Galapagos finch J970104

Galapagos finch J970104
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Two Galapagos finches drawn by John Gould. Plate 7 illustration from The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle part 3

Background imageBird Collection: Aldeburgh Beach a082551

Aldeburgh Beach a082551
ALDEBURGH BEACH, Suffolk. View along the beach showing a line of sea marks and a fisherman with a wicker basket walking up the beach with gulls wheeling overhead. Photographed by John Gay in 1977

Background imageBird Collection: Eagle Owl M040222

Eagle Owl M040222
Falconry. Eagle Owl

Background imageBird Collection: Peacock at Audley End N071337

Peacock at Audley End N071337
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. The East front and parterre garden with a peacock and the fountain

Background imageBird Collection: Regents Park snow a073209

Regents Park snow a073209
REGENTs PARK, London. Pigeons standing on a snowy path with two people behind walking away through an avenue of trees. John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Background imageBird Collection: Magpie a079744

Magpie a079744
A magpie standing next to an ink pot on a table inside a house in Kent. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1959

Background imageBird Collection: Sylvicola Aureola K030081

Sylvicola Aureola K030081
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of two finches " Sylvicola Aureola" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part III Birds". Plate XXVIII. Edited by Charles Darwin

Background imageBird Collection: Robin a064252

Robin a064252
KEW GARDENS, Greater London. A robin perched on a twig of a magnolia in bloom at Kew Gardens. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageBird Collection: Bench, Kew Gardens a064198

Bench, Kew Gardens a064198
KEW GARDENS, Greater London. A metal bench seat surrounded by magnolias in bloom at Kew Gardens, two ducks and a blackbird by the bench. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Background imageBird Collection: Geospiza Magnirostris K030082

Geospiza Magnirostris K030082
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of two finches " Geospiza Magnirostris" from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle, Part III Birds". Plate XXXVI. Edited by Charles Darwin

Background imageBird Collection: Flying swans DP174915

Flying swans DP174915
Two swans in flight

Background imageBird Collection: Animal montage a088041

Animal montage a088041
Photograph of promotional reference sheet of unusual photographs of animals taken by John Gay. November 1970. pig, cattle, lamb, chicken, calf, cow

Background imageBird Collection: How do you do MF001503_19

How do you do MF001503_19
Tower Of London, Tower Hill, London. A Beefeater bends down to address a raven. Photographed by John Gay between 1935 and 1939

Background imageBird Collection: Manchurian Crane J920149

Manchurian Crane J920149
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Richmond-Upon-Thames. Manchurian Crane in a chinese landscape. Watercolour and gouache on black paper. Referred to as Ch ien-lung (Qianlong) era after the Ching (Qing)

Background imageBird Collection: Carisbrooke Castle N072050

Carisbrooke Castle N072050
CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. Crows circling above the gatehouse

Background imageBird Collection: Pheasant M981009

Pheasant M981009
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. Lazenby Bequest - one of four bird pictures - species of pheasant

Background imageBird Collection: Pheasant M981011

Pheasant M981011
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. Lazenby Bequest - one of four bird pictures - species of pheasant

Background imageBird Collection: Pheasant M981010

Pheasant M981010
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. Lazenby Bequest - one of four bird pictures - species of pheasant

Background imageBird Collection: Stonehenge trilathon DP149798

Stonehenge trilathon DP149798
Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire. 2012, black and white image. Detail of trilathon with jackdaw

Background imageBird Collection: Vantage point DP262283

Vantage point DP262283
Parkway Cinema, 62 Eldon Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Detail of windows above the entrance to the Parkway cinema at fourth-floor level, with a row of pigeons sitting on the overhanging lintel

Background imageBird Collection: Murmuration of Starlings DP077066

Murmuration of Starlings DP077066
Starlings flocking at dusk. Seen over Gloucester Docks, Gloucestershire, 2009

Background imageBird Collection: Chinoiserie wallpaper J050128

Chinoiserie wallpaper J050128
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Twickenham, Richmond, Middlesex. Hand-painted Chinoiserie wallpaper. Detail of bird and foliage

Background imageBird Collection: Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_002

Amazing flying machines CVS01_01_002
Amazing flying machines. A hand-coloured engraving of the mythological Persian King Kai Kawus, seated on a throne being pulled through the air by four eagles

Background imageBird Collection: Pigeons DP092361

Pigeons DP092361
Pigeon crees, Old Durham Road, Wrekenton. Pigeons flying into the mist. Played on Tyne and Wear

Background imageBird Collection: Pheasant M981008

Pheasant M981008
MARBLE HILL HOUSE, Middlesex. Lazenby Bequest - one of four bird pictures - species of pheasant

Background imageBird Collection: Landseer - Hawking in the Olden Time J910512

Landseer - Hawking in the Olden Time J910512
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Hawking in the Olden Time" c.1831 by Sir Edwin LANDSEER (1802-73). IBK 911

Background imageBird Collection: Farleigh Hungerford Castle J050042

Farleigh Hungerford Castle J050042
FARLEIGH HUNGERFORD CASTLE, Somerset. Reconstruction drawing by Philip Corke of the inner court in c1660

Background imageBird Collection: Kirby Hall N071554

Kirby Hall N071554
KIRBY HALL, Northamptonshire. Front of the house with bay windows and peacock in the foreground

Background imageBird Collection: Hatched chick a107277

Hatched chick a107277
A chick standing in an egg shell. Photographed by Johhn Gay

Background imageBird Collection: Cumbrian landscape N080905

Cumbrian landscape N080905
KIRKSTONE SLATE QUARRY, Lake District, Cumbria. View of an isolated tree found close to the quarry

Background imageBird Collection: Peacock N080550

Peacock N080550
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. View of Peacock in the gardens

Background imageBird Collection: Peacock at Audley End N071334

Peacock at Audley End N071334
AUDLEY END HOUSE AND GARDENS, Essex. The East front and parterre garden with a peacock

Background imageBird Collection: Eardswick Bridge

Eardswick Bridge
Accommodatiion bridge on the Middlewick Branch Canal at SJ 670 599, Cheshire. IoE 351223

Background imageBird Collection: Graxirex Galapagoensis J970102

Graxirex Galapagoensis J970102
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Plate 2 from " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle Part III Birds" Hawk. Bird of prey

Background imageBird Collection: Mocking Bird K030079

Mocking Bird K030079
DOWN HOUSE, Kent. Coloured engraving of Mocking Bird " Mimus Trifasciatus". " The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle Part III Birds" Plate XVI

Background imageBird Collection: Sparrows a064473

Sparrows a064473
Two house sparrows sitting on the edge of a small weathered bird bath, possibly in the Bushy Park area of London. Photographed by John Gay in 1964


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