Re: Bird Print

[Craig Robertson <>]

Dear Aus Birding Art Lovers

Paul Fennel wrote today:

>      Another interesting piece of art is a large English portrait with a 
>      sulphur crested cockatoo as a major feature.  The interesting thing is 
>      that the portrait was painted pre-1700.
>      
This intrigues me. The ABC rescreened an old series about Elisabeth I
 starring Glenda Jackson recently (the name of it escapes me at the 
moment).

There was at least one scene during the period when she was at the 
height of her power, and undergoing certain queenly dramas, in her 
palace, where the lavish set included a large birdcage in which were 
several of these our aussie cockatoos.

I put it down to the same culture that put kookaburras in the African 
Jungle Jim movies. But maybe not? Any thoughts?

Craig



Craig Robertson
Technical Writer, AMIS
Monash University
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For info: http://www.monash.edu.au/amis/