Editorial400th Birthday Willem van Oranje, Bronze Medal. Obverse: Willem van Oranje as a knight, kneeling and hands folded, next to him his sword, with an inscription. Reverse: bird (traditional: kingfisher) on nest in waves, with inscription, William I (Prince...
EditorialCeryle alcyon, Print, The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in North America. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly p...
EditorialCeryle alcyon, Print, The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in North America. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly p...
EditorialCeryle alcyon, Print, The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in North America. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly p...
EditorialCeryle alcyon, Print, The belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in North America. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly p...
EditorialKingfisher and hydrangea. Utagawa Hiroshige II (Shigenobu); Japanese, 1826-1869. Date: 1857. Dimensions: 34.7 x 11.5 cm (13 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.). Color woodblock print; chutanzaku. Origin: Japan.
EditorialPlate with Lotus Blossoms and Kingfisher. China. Date: 1662-1722. Dimensions: H. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); diam. 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.). Porcelain painted with overglaze famille verte enamels. Origin: China.
EditorialKatsukawa Shunsh, Kingfisher on a Branch of Yamabuki, Japan, Edo period (16151868), Katsukawa Shunsh (Japanese, 17261792), 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, 28 1/2 x 12 1/8 in. (72.4 x 30.8 cm), Paintings.
EditorialSpotted or Surinam kingfisher, Alcedo paradisea? Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison, London, 1799.