The Whale, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Whale, c1850. Around the main illustration of harpooning a whale and the whalers being tossed from their boat are vignettes of the uses to which the whale was put after the carcass had been cut
The Dog, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Dog, c1850. The central image shows a typical collie sheepdog. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): the shepherds companion
Agricultural, c 1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasAgricultural, c1845. Showing a farmer lying on top of a haywagon led by two oxen. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Where the Beasts of Prehistory Lurk By the Lake in the Palace Grounds, c1935. Creator: UnknownWhere the Beasts of Prehistory Lurk By the Lake in the Palace Grounds, c1935. Statues of life-size prehistoric monsters dating from 1854 in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, south London
Eglinton Tournament, the Tilt-Yard of the 19th century, near the Regents Park, London, 1839. The tournament consisted of medieval fun and games for the nobility and their ladies
Naturalists dining inside a model of a dinosaur, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, New Years Eve, 1853. Dinner given by sculptor Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)
The Swan, Goose and Duck, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Swan, Goose and Duck, c1850. The central image is of the three different birds. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Pig, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Pig, c1850. The central image shows a sow and piglets. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): a swineherd with pigs in a forest to eat acorns
The Elephant, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Elephant, c1850. The central image shows the Indian elephant in front and African elephant behind. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
Domestic Fowl, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsDomestic Fowl, c1850. The central image shows a cockerel, hens and chicks. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Bee, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Bee, c1851. The central image shows bee skeps and plants on which bees forage, and Indian, American and South European bees
The Goat, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Goat, c1850. The central image is of a goat and kid. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left): milking goats for milk and cheese; an Eastern goatherd
The Ass, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Ass, c1850. The central image shows the ass or donkey (Equus asinus). Surrounding vignettes show animals (clockwise from top left)
The Rein Deer, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Rein Deer, c1850. The Lapps (Samek or Samer), nomadic herdsmen of the Arctic from the Kola peninsula to northwest Sweden whose traditional way of life depended on their herds of semi-domesticated
The Camel, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Camel, c1850. The central image shows the Arabian Camel or Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) with a single hump, and the Asian or Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps
The Hare and the Rabbit, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Hare and the Rabbit, c1850. The central image shows wild and domesticted rabbits. Surrounding vignettes show (clockwise from top left)
The Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Seal and the Walrus, c1850. Around the central illustration of the animals are vignettes of hunting and uses the to which their carcasses were put
The Cow, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Cow, c1850. Around the central image are vignettes of the products of the cow, from butter, cheese, milk, meat, candles, cutlery handles and turned horn goods
Cochineal and lac insects, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsCochineal and lac insects, c1850. Varnish and scarlet dye are derived from the lac insect native to parts of Asia, and a red colour from the cochineal insect of South America
The Artist, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Artist, c1845. An artist is shown at his easel. He is surrounded by other works of art and a bust on its pedestal. From Graphic Illustrations of Animals Showing Their Utility to Man, (London)
Anchovy Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsAnchovy Fishing, c1845. Depicting men in their sailing boats out at sea. In the boat on the right men are dragging a net out of the water
Indians Fishing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsIndians Fishing, c1845. Two men in a boat, one of them standing posied with a spear in their hand, ready to spear a fish. The boat has a lighted torch at the front of it in order to increase
Herring Curing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsHerring Curing, c1845. Men preparing herrings; one carries a basket of the fish, another puts them in a barrel. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Cod Curing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsCod Curing, c1845. Men curing cod; one holds the fish over a barrel, probably of salt, used to make the fish keep for months. The other hangs the cod up on a line
Shrimpers, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsShrimpers, c1845. Two men on the beach by a boat, one sitting on a lobster pot holding a shrimp net. Others stand knee-deep in the sea catching shrimps
Cheese, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsCheese, c1845. A woman in apron and bonnet stacking cheeses, with a press for making cheese, illustrating the usefulness of the cow to man
Agriculture, for Manure, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsAgriculture, for Manure, c1845. A man pulls manure from a cart with a rake; a shire horse stands on the right. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
For Milk and Cheese, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsFor Milk and Cheese, c1845. A milkmaid carries a yoke with milk churns, while her companion milks a goat. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Farm Yard, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsFarm Yard, c1845. A woman with a basket holds up her apron which probably contains food for the geese following her excitedly
The Swine Herd, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Swine Herd, c1845. A swineherd stands resting on his staff, watching his pigs. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Market, c1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasMarket, c1845. Showing a woman and two men carrying baskets of chickens, or carrying the birds themselves. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
The Nest, c1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasThe Nest, c1845. Showing a woman collecting chicken eggs from a coop. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Washing, c1845. Artist: Robert Kent ThomasWashing, c1845. Showing two shepherds washing their sheep in a pond. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man
Shearing, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsShearing, c1845. Showing two shepherds shearing their sheep. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man, illustrated by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and RK Thomas
Milk, c1845. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsMilk, c1845. Showing two milkmaids with a cow in the countryside. Plate from Graphic Illustrations of Animals - Showing Their Utility to Man, illustrated by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and RK Thomas
The Extinct Animals model room at Crystal Palace, Sydenham, 1853. View showing models of dinosaurs being prepared for a display organised by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (1807-1889)
The Silk-Worm, c1850. Artist: Benjamin Waterhouse HawkinsThe Silk-Worm, c1850. Silk, from the silk moth (Bombyx) to the finished product. The central panel shows the lifecycle of the moth from egg to adult
