Pigeons - A portrait of four Homing Pigeons
The pictured Racing Homing Pigeons were the property of J. Oliver Esq. of Bexhill, and were trained by The Brighton and County of Sussex Society. The four pigeons are listed with their age and sex, in addition to the details of the race they competed in. The illustration presents the pigeon's key breed features. Such as the Blue-Silver pigeon's two-bar wings, and the Silver-Dun's chequered wings
Picture No
10948457
Media ID
48217752
Size
3600px x 4452px
(4.9MB)
Credit
© The Sharp Illustration Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Chromolithograph plate by J. W. Ludlow, in The Illustrated Book of Pigeons, Cassel and Company Limited, 1885
Date
circa 1880s
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