Insect Collection (#19)

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

Sea Daffodil, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Sea Daffodil, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Pancratium maritimum is known as Sea Daffodil; family Amaryllidaceae

Carnation, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Carnation, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving)

A Lily, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
A Lily, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving)

Sheeps Laurel (Kalmia augustifolia), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Sheeps Laurel (Kalmia augustifolia) from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Le Petit Kalm

Variety of Amaranthus, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Variety of Amaranthus, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). L Amaranthe Rouge a Crete

Cornflower, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Cornflower, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). also known as blue-bottle; La Cathame de la Caroline; Centaurea cyanus with a Blue-finch

South American Ixia, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
South American Ixia, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Cornlily; it is in fact native to South Africa. The Butterfly is possibly a brimstone

Le Petit arbousier des Aples (Mountain heather), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Le Petit arbousier des Aples (Mountain heather), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Erica arborea grows widely in Europe

Ethiopian Arctotis (African Daisy), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Ethiopian Arctotis (African Daisy), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). All genus of Arctotis come froms Africa

Le Grand Lathyre (Everlasting Sweet Pea), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Le Grand Lathyre (Everlasting Sweet Pea), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Lathyrus grandiflorus

Garden Anenome (Windflower), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Garden Anenome (Windflower), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving)

Le Grand Liseron Violet (Convovlus), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Le Grand Liseron Violet (Convovlus), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Bindweed; Convovulus sabatius

La Reine Marguerite (Aster), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
La Reine Marguerite (Aster), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Livingstone Daisy Dorothanthus

Le Martagan Blanc, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Le Martagan Blanc, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Turkscap Lily probably L. Martagan, Var: Album

La Belle de Nuit (Morning Glory), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
La Belle de Nuit (Morning Glory), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Ipomoea alba but this example is in fact Ipomoea purpurea (Convovulus purpurea)

La Tuberose, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
La Tuberose, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Tuberose; Polianthes tuberosa usually pure white; native to Mexico and Texas

The Variegated Rose of England; pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
The Variegated Rose of England; probably Rosa Gallica, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). La Rose panachee d Angleterre

Cornlily, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Cornlily, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). L Ixia; Cornlily; this is Ixia maculata

The Great White Lily, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
The Great White Lily, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Lilium candidum; Madonna Lily

Glossy Cranesbill, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Glossy Cranesbill, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Le Bec de Grue Luisant

La Grenadille ou Le Maracot, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
La Grenadille ou Le Maracot (Blue Passion Flower) from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Passiflora Caerulea or Granadilla

Variegated Iris, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Variegated Iris, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Irish Panachees

Passerose (Hollyhock), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Passerose (Hollyhock), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Althea Rosea

Cranesbill, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz (1731-1807)
Cranesbill, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Le Bec de Grue a Fleurs Safrane es

L Ixia (flesh-coloured Ixia) and Stag Beetle, pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz
L Ixia (flesh-coloured Ixia) and Stag Beetle, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Cornlily

L Erigeron de Philadelphie (Canadian Fleabane), pub. 1776. Creator: Pierre Joseph Buchoz
L Erigeron de Philadelphie (Canadian Fleabane), from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Erigeron speciousus

Double Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Var: Pleniflorus, pub. 1776. Creator
Double Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Var: Pleniflorus, from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, pub. 1776 (hand coloured engraving). Le Renoncule semidouble des jardins nomme Harlequin

Stages of Development of a Damselfly, from Brehms Tierleben, pub. 1860s (colour lithograph) 
Stages of Development of a Damselfly, from Brehms Tierleben, pub. 1860s (colour lithograph), 1860

The Quick Postman, (1886)
The Quick Postman, 1886. Man caught in a spiders web. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]

Various Insects and Reptiles of Different Parts of the World. Artist: W Grainger
Various Insects and Reptiles of Different Parts of the World. Scorpion, rattle snake, locust, crocodile, centipede, elephant beetle, worm, moth, butterfly, spider, Horn Serpent

The Season, 1895. Victorian fancy dress: German national costume, an insect, 18th century outfits, and Columbine with dress made of ribbons

Aube et Crepuscule bed, 1904, (c2014-2017). Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Aube et Crepuscule bed, 1904. E mile Galle (1846-1904)

90-92 Rue Renkin, Brussels, Belgium, (1901), c2014-2017. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
90-92 rRe Renkin, Brussels, Belgium, c2014-2017. Jean van Hall: 1905

A Fierce Slave Raid In The Ant World, 1935
A Fierce Slave Raid In The Ant World, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Magnificent Colouring of Some Moths, 1935
The Magnificent Colouring of Some Moths, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Story of the Largest British Beetle, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Marvellous Colour of the Butterflies, 1935
The Marvellous Colour of the Butterflies, . From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Tropical Fireflies as Dancing Points of Light, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Marvel of Colour in the Animal World, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Bartram Sandpiper, Bartramia Longicauda, 1845
Bartram Sandpiper, Bartramia Longicauda. From The Birds of America by John J. Audubon. Pub. 1827-1838 (colour lithograph)

Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, London, 1911
Nurse cutting childrens verminous hair, Finch Street Cleansing Station, Stepney, London, 1911. A nurse treats children whose hair is infested with lice and nits

A nurse examines girls hair, Central Street Cleansing Station, London, 1914. Woman checking for head lice; on the table is a bowl of cut hair

Children feeding bees for the winter, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, London, 1909
Children feeding bees for the winter, Shrewsbury House Open Air School, Shooters Hill, London, 1909

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