Hunter Collection (page 18)

Shell Mound People, 4000-2000 BC (c1880). The Shell Mound People, or Kitchen-Middeners, were hunter-gatherers of the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic period

A Plantagenet king of England out hunting. The king depicted is possibly King John (1167-1216). Chromolithograph after a medieval manuscript

Cephalus and Procris, c1574-1627. Artist: Giovanni Battista Paggi
Cephalus and Procris, c1574-1627

Ancient Egyptians hunting wildfowl with throwing sticks. The picture shows a papyrus reed bed with fish and numerous birds including a flock of geese taking to the air. From the British Museum

John Abernethy (1764-1831), English surgeon and physiologist, 1842. Abernethy was a pupil of the prominent surgeon John Hunter

Detail of a Greek kylix showing a hunter and his dog
Detail of a Greek kylix (drinking cup) showing a hunter and his dog carrying hares. From Athens, from the British Museums collection

Walrus Hunt, detail of carving on Eskimo snow-knife, walrus ivory, 19th century. Western Eskimo. British Museum. London

Eskimo Scene Detail of engraved walrus tusk, Western Eskimo. 19th Century. British Museum, London

Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable, 1874
Arctic Fox attacking trapped Sable while, in the background, the trapper rushes to scare off the foxes in the hope of saving a valuable pelt, 1874. Chromoxylograph from G

Green turtles and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba, 1832
Green turtles (Chelone mydas) and Loggerhead turtles captured on coast of Cuba as females came ashore to lay. Turtle meat much prized, and edible turtle imported live into europe as a table delicacy

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, c1900
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) coming ashore to lay their eggs and being caught and turned over by sailors, c1900. Turtle meat was greatly prized. Wood engraving

Green Turtle being caught by hunters, 1884
Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) being caught by hunters, 1884. Turtle meat was greatly prized and when the turtles came ashore to lay their eggs the poachers struck. Wood engraving

The Adventure of Silver Blaze, Holmes and Watson on train. Artist: Sidney E Paget
The Adventure of Silver Blaze: Holmes gave me a sketch of the events. Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson on train to Devon to investigate a murder and the disappearance of a famous racehorse

Harpooning a Sperm Whale, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Sperm Whale, from William Jardine The Naturalists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats, 1837. Artist: William Jardine
Harpooning a Greenland Whale which has tossed one of the attacking boats. From William Jardine The Naturlists Library: On the Ordinary Cetacea, Edinburgh, 1837

The Lion Hunt, 4th century BC. Alexander the Great (356 BC-323 BC) and Hephaestion, his boyhood friend, hunting lion. Mosaic from the remains of the Macedonian royal palace at Pella

Dirge of the Disestablished Dogs, 1882. The hunting dogs are redundant, as the hunters set off for their days sport. From Punch, or the London Charivari, Sptember 23, 1882

A Savage Pastime; or, the Morality of Field Sports, 1870. Artist: Georgina Bowers
A Savage Pastime; or, the Morality of Field Sports, 1870. The rural labourer doffs his hat to the upper class rider who is preparing to set off with the Hunt

My Hearts in the Highlands!, 1888. Artist: Joseph Swain
My Hearts in the Highlands!, 1888. The leader of the Home Rule Party, Charles Parnell, can be seen here setting his sights on the stag in the distance

Pig-stickers, Beware!, 1878. Lord Lytton, the Viceroy of India, wearing a topee, tests the point of a spear as his horse rears

As the last grains of powder fall into the palm of his blackened hand, a superb hare... from the Little Miseries of Human Life, 1843

The Hunt from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Hunter and the Milkmaid from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

Ibex, from Quadrupeds series (N41) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1890

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