Impressive, large sized drawing by the 20th-century Dutch artist and illustrator Hans Michielsen, depicting a peregrine falcon flying with its prey in a mountainous landscape. This peregrine falcon is a bird of prey in the genus "Falco" of the subfamily "Falconinae". Its name was changed to "Falco peregrinus" (pilgrim falcon) in 1771 by the English ornithologist Marmaduke Tunstall (1743-1790). It ranks among the largest falcons and is renowned for its speed, reaching over 320 km/h during a high-speed diving stoop to take a quarry. Because of its equable disposition, it is one of the most popular falcons used in falconry.
In very good condition.