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FROM THE ART IN HOSPITAL ARCHIVE:

Matterhorn-Summer

Art in Hospital

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BIRD ILLUSTRATIONS

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European roller (CORACIAS GARRULUS) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. rawpixel. Public Domain

Scarlet Ibis with an Egg (1699–1700) by Maria Sibylla Merian. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

The Naturalist’s Library by Sir William Jardine (1836), a majestic male peafowl portrait. rawpixel. Public Domain

Cock illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle. rawpixel. Public Domain

American White Pelican from Birds of America (1827) by John James Audubon, etched by William Home Lizars. Original from University of Pittsburg. rawpixel. Public Domain

The Princess of Wales's Parakeet (Polytelis Alexandrae) illustrated by Elizabeth Gould (1804–1841) for John Gould’s (1804-1881) Birds of Australia (1972 Edition, 8 volumes). rawpixel. Public Domain

Pigeon sitting on a shelf (1802) by Jean Bernard (1775-1883). Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Collection of various birds from A history of the earth and animated nature (1820) by Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774). rawpixel. Public Domain

Toco toucan from Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux de Paradis et Des Rolliers (1806) by Jacques Barraband (1767-1809). Original from The New York Public Library.

1. Masked barn owl (Strix personata) 2. Tasmanian masked owl (Strix castanops) illustrated from A Synopsis of the Birds of Australia and the Adjacent Islands (1837) by John Gould (1804-1881). rawpixel. Public Domai

Groenling (European Greenfinch) by Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706–1783). Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.

Mallard male (Anas platyrhynchos) illustrated by the von Wright brothers. rawpixel. Public Domain.

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