Insect Collection (#18)

Hollyhocks and Prince s-Feather Flowers, early 19th century. Creator: Sakai Oho
Hollyhocks and Prince s-Feather Flowers, early 19th century. Edo period

Red Berry Plant and Butterfly. Creator: Shibata Zeshin
Red Berry Plant and Butterfly

Insects and Flowers. Creator: Ju Lian
Insects and Flowers. Ju Lian (Chinese, 1828-1904). Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, ca. 1830-31. Creator: Joseph Bartholomew Kidd
Ivory-billed Woodpeckers, ca. 1830-31

Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge. Creator: Shibata Zeshin
Persimmons Branch and Wasp Nest above a Hedge

A Basket of Flowers, probably 1620s. Creator: Jan Brueghel the younger
A Basket of Flowers, probably 1620s

A Vase with Flowers, probably 1613. Creator: Jacob Vosmaer
A Vase with Flowers, probably 1613

Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620. Creator: Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder
Venus with Cupid the Honey Thief, ca. 1580-1620

Flowers and Butterflies. Creator: Ma Quan
Flowers and Butterflies. Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles, ca. 1670. Creator: Otto Marseus van Schrieck
Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles, ca. 1670

Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500. Creator: Master of Saint Gilles
Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500

Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly, ca. 1887. Creator: Watanabe Seitei
Roses, Young Bird and a Butterfly, ca. 1887

Birds, Insects and Flowers, 19th century. Creator: Yi Zhai
Birds, Insects and Flowers, 19th century

Cat Watching a Spider, ca. 1888-92. Creator: Toko Oide
Cat Watching a Spider, ca. 1888-92

Flowers and Bees, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Flowers and Bees, 18th century

Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Creator: Vere Temple
Damselflies, dragonflies and water snails, c1930s?, (1946). Damsel Fly, Coenagrion puella, with larva and emerging from nymph-case; Large Dragon Fly, Aeschna cyanea with larvae; snails

Roses, 1799, (1944). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, 1799, (1944). Birds with a nest of eggs among varieties of roses, illustration after Robert John Thornton from his " Temple of Flora or Garden of Nature"

Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies... c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Peacock, Smalll Tortoiseshell and Comma Butterflies - Vanessa io, Vanessa urticae and Vannessa c-album, c1930s, (1945). Aglais io, Aglais urticae and Polygonia c-album - chrysalises

Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator

Birch Weevils: Curculio betulae, 1794, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan
Birch Weevils: Curculio betulae, 1794, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his " Natural History of British Insects". From " Insect Life in Britain, by Geoffrey Taylor

Anchor-Faced Wasp: Vespa rufa, 1839, (1945). Creator: John Curtis
Anchor-Faced Wasp: Vespa rufa, 1839, (1945). The red wasp - Vespula rufa. Illustration by John Curtis from his " British Entomology". From " Insect Life in Britain, by Geoffrey Taylor

Crane-Fly: Tipula longicornis, 1834, (1945). Creator: John Curtis
Crane-Fly: Tipula longicornis, 1834, (1945). Tipula unca. Illustration by John Curtis from his " British Entomology". From " Insect Life in Britain, by Geoffrey Taylor

Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan
Magpie or Currant Moth: Phalaena grossulariata, 1813, (1945). Illustration by Edward Donovan from his " Natural History of British Insects"

Silver Stripe Hawk Moth: Sphinx celerio, 1797, (1945). Creator: Edward Donovan
Silver Stripe Hawk Moth: Sphinx celerio, 1797, (1945). The larvae of the silver-striped hawk-moth, now known as Hippotion celerio, typically feed on the leaves of plants such as the grape vine

Ladybird and Daddy-Long-Legs: Coccinella and Tipula oleracea, 1720, (1945). Creator: Halett
Ladybird and Daddy-Long-Legs: Coccinella and Tipula oleracea, 1720, (1945). Larva, pupa and adult forms of insects found in Britain

Bristol White-Glass Enamel-Painted Vase, 1946. Creator: Unknown
Bristol white-glass enamel-painted vase, mid 18th century, (1946). Vase decorated with butterflies and birds. From " English Glass, by W. B. Honey. [Collins, London, 1946]

Emperor Moth, 1749, (1943). Creator: H Terasson
Emperor Moth, 1749, (1943). Caterpillar, chrysalis and adult of a species of moth, probably Saturnia pavonia, the small emperor moth

Caricature of Napoleon, c1814, (1921). Creator: Unknown
Caricature of Napoleon, c1814, (1921). This hieroglyphic portrait of the Destroyer is faithfully copied from a German Print, with the Parody of his assumed Titles

The Fly Paper Merchant, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Fly Paper Merchant, 1872. From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co. 72-78, Turnmill Street, E.C. 1872]

Loves Baubles, 1897, (c1930). Creator: Byam Shaw
Loves Baubles, 1897, (c1930). Joyful scene, with people in medieval dress in a rural setting. A tray laden with fruit is carried by a winged youth surrounded by butterflies

Fritillary butterflies, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Fritillary butterflies, 19th century. Top left: Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary. Top right: Dark Green Fritillary. Middle left: Dark Green Fritillary, Underside

The Beekeepers, 1565, (1943). Creator: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Beekeepers, 1565, (1943). Figures wearing long coats with hoods and basket-work masks. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin

September - an ill-matched couple, 15th century, (1939). Creator: Robinet Testard
September - an ill-matched couple, 15th century, (1939). A grey-haired old man surrounded by buzzing flies caresses the hand of a young woman wearing a bridal headpiece as a dog watches through an

Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). Creator: Nishimura Shigenaga
Man with kettle on a stove, early-mid 18th century, (1924). From the " Aka-Hon Sarukani Gassen", an aka-hon or small-pox book, illustrated by Nishimura Shigenaga

Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). Creator: Ooka Shunboku
Dragonfly with plants, 1746, (1924). From the " Mincho Seido Gwayen", Vol. I. by Ooka Shunboku. Published in " Block Printing & Book Illustration in Japan"

The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Creator: Kitao Shigemasa
The Kinuta, 1775, (1924). Women beating cloth, and listening to a cricket. The Japanese word kinuta refers to a fulling block, a wooden mallet for beating washing or to give a shine to cloth

January and February. Creator: Unknown
January and February. Still life with fruit, nuts and flies

Oblique-leaved Begonia, c1800, (1948). Creator: Caldwell
Oblique-leaved Begonia, c1800, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

Roses, c1805, (1948). Creator: Richard Earlom
Roses, c1805, (1948). From " The Saturday Book", Eighth Year, edited by Leonard Russell. [Hutchinson, London, 1948]

There was an Old Person of Dover... c1840s. Creator: Edward Lear
There was an Old Person of Dover... c1840s. Limerick: There was an old person of Dover, Who rushed through a field of blue Clover; But some very large bees, Stung his nose and his knees

Der Kafer, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Der Kafer, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). The beetle. A woman inspects her shoulder. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

One of the Giant Ant Heaps peculiar to some districts of South Africa, c1900. Creator: Unknown
One of the Giant Ant Heaps peculiar to some districts of South Africa, c1900. From " South Africa in Peace and War" edited by C. Lang Neil. [Miles & Miles, London]

The Reapers, c1830, (1939). Creator: Aleksey Venetsianov
The Reapers, c1830, (1939). Russian peasants with sickles and butterflies. Alexei Venetsianov (1780-1847) established his own school of painting and appointed court painter by Tsar Nicholas I

Butterflies, pub. 1897. Creator: Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869?1942)
Butterflies, from L Animal dans la Decoration by Maurice Pillard Verneuil, pub. 1897 (colour lithograph). Varieties of Butterfly and Dragonflies with Bullrushes

Cyclamen, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Cyclamen, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Pain de Porceau? fleurs panachees; commonly known as sow-bread or Cyclamen cilicm

Chiendent de Parnasse (Grass of Parnassus), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Chiendent de Parnasse (Grass of Parnassus), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). so called as Dioscorides described it as growing there; Parnassia palustris;

Flesh coloured common Paeony, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Flesh coloured common Paeony, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Paeonia officinalis

Hyacinth, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Hyacinth, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). La Reine des Femmes; Jacinthe; Hycacinthus, Queen of women

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