Domestic Fowl Rooster Greetings Card
Discover our stunning Domestic Fowl Rooster Greetings Card, an exquisite collection of high-quality, vintage greetings cards featuring vibrant Rooster artwork. These Rooster cards feature an 18th Century watercolour painting of the Rooster on their cover and are perfect for any occasion - birthday, Christmas, thank you, get well soon or just to say hello to someone. With their detailed and eye-catching artwork, the cards are printed on premium 324gsm Mohawk cardstock.
Our Rooster cards showcase giclée printing that brings the artist's work to life, highlighting the Rooster's plumage and features in stunning clarity, fine detail and rich colours. This museum-quality, acid-free greetings card ensures the card can remain a keepsake for its recipient, as the risk of fading is drastically reduced compared to most cards.
These versatile 4" x 6" (102mm x 152mm) greetings cards have a blank interior, allowing you to personalize them for any event throughout the year. Our Domestic Fowl Rooster Greetings Card come with brown craft envelopes, adding a rustic charm, as well as environmental friendliness to your message.
Choose from packs of 10, 20, or 50 Domestic Fowl Rooster Greetings Card to suit your needs.
* Please note that the lower-resolution images on our website are for illustrative purposes only, and the actual Rooster Greetings Cards utilise high-resolution imagery for a crisp and clear finish.
Elevate your card-giving experience with these captivating and timeless vintage Rooster greeting cards.
Rooster Card Dimensions & Properties
- Size: 4" x 6" (102mm x 152mm).
- Card: 324gsm Mohawk fine art card stock featuring a Rooster design on the front cover.
- Interior: Blank, so you can personalise and send the Rooster card for any occasion.
- Envelopes: Brown craft envelopes.
- Quantity: Available in packs of 10, 20 or 50 greetings cards.
The Taylor White Collection's 18th Century Watercolour Painting of The Rooster
Our Rooster journal / notebook comes from the original collection of Taylor White F.R.S. (1701-1772). In the mid-18th Century, White commissioned the celebrated wildlife painter, Peter Paillou (c.1720 - c.1790) to paint a number of specimens for his collection. The watercolour painting of the Rooster was one of these masterpieces, which emerged from the collaboration between White and Paillou.
The original watercolour of the Rooster is extremely finely painted, with incredible detail, allowing you to see the Rooster's plumage and features in stunning clarity. This depth of colour and detail has been captured brilliantly through the digitalisation process and is replicated for you on this delightful journal / notebook, which is now available for you to enjoy for noting down your thoughts, ideas, sketches, doodles, or to buy as a thoughtful gift for your friends and family.
Taylor White, a barrister by profession and landowner on the Nottinghamshire / Yorkshire border, was a keen naturalist and collector. He commissioned over 900 paintings of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish from the finest painters of his day. He was a governor and the founding Treasurer of The Foundling Hospital in London, as well as being a Fellow of The Royal Society. He was extremely well-connected in Society, which enabled him to create such a world-class collections of specimen and thus paintings. White's father in-law was Major-General John Armstrong, who as Surveyor-General of the Ordnance, Chief Royal Engineer and Quartermaster-General to the Forces, has his offices in The Tower of London. Consequently, Taylor White had access to the birds and beasts of The Royal Menagerie at the Tower. He also was able to borrow specimen from The British Museum. Some rarer and more exotic specimens were brought back from their great travels across the globe by his Royal Society friends, the naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, Bt. and the famous clockmaker, John Harrison.
The Domestic Fowl Rooster
The Domestic Fowl Rooster (Scientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus) struts his stuff on farms across the globe, charming both humans and hens alike. As a major food source for people everywhere, the Domestic Fowl Rooster plays a vital role in providing us with delicious eggs and mouthwatering meat.
Feast your eyes on the unmistakable features of the Rooster - the adult male chicken. With a magnificent comb atop his head, wavy wattles hanging from his cheeks, and long, flowing tail feathers, he's quite the head-turner. And if that's not enough, his eye-catching plumage and ruff around the neck will surely make you take notice. But let's not forget his signature sound - the iconic "cock-a-doodle-do" that echoes across the countryside!
Once upon a time, Roosters were forced to participate in the gruesome world of cockfighting, where they fought to the death as people placed bets on the outcome. Thankfully, this barbaric practice has been outlawed in most countries, and our fine-feathered friends now live more peaceful lives.
So, next time you're on a farm or just enjoying the countryside, keep an eye (and ear) out for the ever-impressive Domestic Fowl Rooster. With its vibrant presence and undeniable charm, it's no wonder this fascinating bird continues to capture our hearts and imaginations.
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