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Arabella Stewart, c16th century, (1904). Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts, the YoungerArabella Stewart, c16th century (1904). Lady Arbella Stuart (1575-1615), a direct descendant of Henry VII, Arabella Stuart, Duchess of Somerset
A Forest in Central Africa, c1880. From The Life and Explorations of David Livingstone The Great Missionary Traveller. [Adam & Co. London, c1880]
De la Cosmographie Des oyseaux & bestes qu on trouve en la terre de Calicuth: item du vin des arbres, 1580. From The Birds & Beasts of Calcutta
Taste in High Life, 1798. Artist: Samuel PhillipsTaste in High Life, 1798. A satire on affected manners. A man holds a saucer and a woman daintily holds the teacup. Another woman tickles a black servant under the chin
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William HogarthChairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754
We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanWe Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). The title is a quote from The Hive by Will Levington Comfort published in 1918. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby
Illustration to Skeats Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest, 1901. Artist: Frederick Henry TownsendIllustration to Skeats Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest, 1901. Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest was a book by Walter William Skeat (1835?1912), published in 1901
The Coronation of Henry IV. Of England, c1399, (1907). Artist: M PfauthThe Coronation of Henry IV. Of England, c1399, (1907). From The Worlds History, Volume VI. Edited by Dr. H. F. Helmolt [William Heinemann, London, 1907]
Posters, c1916. Artist: F Gregory BrownPosters, c1916. From The Studio Volume 80. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1920]
Slight of hand by a Monkey - or the Ladys head unloaded, c1812. [W. Davison, Alnwick, c1812]
Virgin and Child with a Monkey, 1506 (1906). Artist: Albrecht DurerVirgin and Child with a Monkey, 1506 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]
Lacquer drawing on paper by Zeshin, 19th century. Artist: Shibata ZeshinLacquer drawing on paper by Zeshin, 19th century. From The Studio Volume 36. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1905-6]
A Young Lady Encouraging the Low Comedian, c1786-1826, (1919). Artist: William WardA Young Lady Encouraging the Low Comedian, 1919. James Northcote (1746-1831). From The Connoisseur Volume LV [Otto Limited, London, 1919]
Adam and Eve, 1505 (1964). from Antoine Verards Bible en Francoys, A print from A History of Wood Engraving, by Douglas Percy Bliss, Spring Books, London, 1964
Stella Court Treatt and Errol Hinds, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A GloverStella Court Treatt and Errol Hinds, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927
Stella Court Treatt and her monkey Kima, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A GloverStella Court Treatt and her monkey Kima, Dodoma to Mongalla, East Africa, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927
Monkey, 1766 (1886). From the Soshiseki gwa-fu. A print from The Pictorial Arts of Japan, by William Anderson, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, London, 1886
Advertisement for Brookes Monkey Brand Soap, 1887. A print from The Illustrated London News, 2nd April 1887
Aita Tamari vahina Judith te Parari (Annah the Javanese), 1893 (1939). Artist: Paul GauguinAita Tamari vahina Judith te Parari (Annah the Javanese), 1893 (1939). Annah the Javanese (born 1880/81) was Gauguin?s lover and model
A street performer with a monkey amusing the crowd, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodA street performer with a monkey amusing the crowd, Kobe, Japan, 1896. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Advert for Brookes Monkey Brand soap, 1894. A print from the Illustrated London News, Christmas 1894
Advert for Brookes Monkey Brand soap, 1918. A print from the Pears Annual, of Christmas 1918
Advert for Brookes Monkey Brand soap, 1889. A print from the Ladys Pictorial, Christmas number, 1889
Sacred monkeys at Galta, near Jeypore, India, 1904. Artist: Underwood & UnderwoodSacred monkeys at Galta, near Jeypore, India, 1904. Stereoscopic card. Detail
Caricature of the Laocoon group, 1937. Artist: Nicolo BoldriniCaricature of the Laocoon group, 1937. A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937
Queen Henrietta Maria and her dwarf Sir Jeffrey Hudson, c1633, (1927). Artist: Anthony van DyckQueen Henrietta Maria and her dwarf Sir Jeffrey Hudson, c1633, (1927). A print from Flemish and Belgian art 1300-1900, The Exhibition organised by the Anglo-Belgian Union at Burlington House, London
Malaysian hut, 19th century. Artist: DossoMalaysian hut, 19th century
Monkey juggler, India, 20th century
Monkey trainer, India, 20th century
Oliver, Richard and Elizabeth Cromwell. Artist: R HancockOliver, Richard and Elizabeth Cromwell. Portrait of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician, with his wife and son
Catherine of Aragon, 16th century, (1902). Catherine, (in Spanish, Catalina de Aragon, 1485-1536) was queen consort of England as Henry VIII of Englands first wife
Dancing Bear, 1785. Artist: C KnightDancing Bear, 1785. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)
An Ape painting an Ass, 1753. Artist: George BickhamAn Ape painting an Ass, 1753. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London, 1905)
Satire on a picture auction, 1730. Artist: William Henry TomsSatire on a picture auction, 1730. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston [pseudonym of Emily Morse Symonds], (London)
The phiz and character of an Alexandrine hyper-critch and comentator, 1728. His Holiness [The Pope, as a monkey] and his Prime Minister [a donkey]
Paintin a la Mode, 1748Paintin a la Mode: Published according to the Act of Parliament, September 1748 for J Wakelin. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century
Taste in High Life, 1746. Artist: William HogarthTaste in High Life, 1746. A satire on affected manners. A man holds a saucer and a woman daintily holds the teacup. Another woman tickles a black servant under the chin
Bear and Monkey, 13th century, (1833). Dancing bears and monkeys would peform in the public streets. Illustration after a book of prayers in the Harleian Collection of the British Library
The Players, 1615. Artist: Leonard GaultierThe Players, 1615. A plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs, by Blaise de Vigenere, Paris, 1615. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere
Ostracon Fragment, Cheetah, Bird and Monkey, Egypt. Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Harem in a Caliph Mansion, 1880. Published in L Egypt by George Moritz Ebers, 1880
House of Beyt El-Tcheleby, 19th century. Artist: Emile Prisse D AvennesHouse of Beyt El-Tcheleby, 19th century. Found in the collection of the La Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris
Two Monkeys, 1562. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderTwo Monkeys, 1562. From the collection of the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin
Bravo! A caricature of musical evenings, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaBravo! A caricature of musical evenings, 1799. Organized by the Spanish Prime Minister, Manuel de Godoy (1767-1851), for King Charles IV of Spain, Plate 38 of Los caprichos
Neither more or less, 1799. Artist: Francisco GoyaNeither more or less, 1799. Plate 41 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression
Samurai fighting against monkeys, 19th century. From a private collection
Prehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Artist: Edward Tennyson ReedPrehistoric Peeps: A Night Lecture on Evolution, 1894. Satirical cartoon showing creatures halfway between men and monkeys listening to a lecture. The lectern is in the form of a pteradoctyl
Homology (of commmon descent), c1920. A: Fore-limb of a monkey. B: Fore-limb of a whale. Although different at first sight, they have similar architecture
