Mythical Beast Collection (page 39)

Laocoonte, 1789. Artist: Paolo Andrea Triscornia
Laocoonte, 1789. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg

Floor mosaic in the Pavilion Hall, State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia, 1847-1851. The mosaics are a copy of the ones unearthed in 1780 in the ancient Roman bath at Ocriculum (Otricoli)

The Hampton Hydra, 1873. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Hampton Hydra, 1873. Lord Salisbury faces up to the Hampton Hydra. From Punch, or the London Charivari, March 8, 1873

A Sop to Cerberus, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Sop to Cerberus, 1872. This cartoon shows Louis Adolphe Thiers, the first president of the Third Republic, and Leon Gambetta, the deputy for Marseilles

Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Artist: Joseph Swain
Under the Dark Blue Waters, 1872. Father Neptune wishes to relax with his drink and a pipe. In front of him is the trans-Atlantic cable, the first of its kind

Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. Artist: Joseph Swain
Hercules and The Hydra, 1870. This cartoon shows the Liberal Prime Minister, Mr Gladstone, dressed as Hercules. The hydra

The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Voice of the Turtle, 1874. Gog and Magog represent the City of London in this cartoon which relates to the proposal to enlarge the Corporation

What a Pity the Race of Centaurs has become Extinct!, 1866 Artist: George du Maurier
What a Pity the Race of Centaurs has become Extinct!, 1866. An illustration of how the world would look like if centaurs still existed

Galatea Married, 1866. Galatea rides a chariot with two satyrs sitting in the back, their arms crossed and talking to each other. The one-eyed giant Polyphemus rides along side her

A Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
A Word to the Mermaids, 1865. Neptune exclaims Aho-o-o-o-oy, There! Get Off O That Ere Cable, Can t Yer - Thats the Way T Other one was Wrecked!!

Pegasus Unharnessed, 1865. Artist: John Tenniel
Pegasus Unharnessed, 1865. Mr Gladstone, the Pegasus of Free Thought and Free Trade, was, in July 1865, defeated at the Oxford University Elections

The City Police, 1863. Artist: John Tenniel
The City Police, 1863. Magog comments: I Say, Brother Gog, They Seem to Think We Ain t No Sort O Use. Here, following the recently highlighted failings of the Citys police force

Oberon and Titania, 1862. As the Civil War in America continued, President Davis of the Confederation issued a conscription notice to call all men between the ages of 18 and 45 to arms

What we Ought to do in China, 1860. A Chinese dragon being threatened by a St George like representative of the British army

The New Alliance, 1859. John Bull, in the shape of the British lion, dressed in hunting gear, in the company of the French Emperor, Louis Napoleon who is dressed in full military gear

Titlepage to Ovids Metamorphoses, 1606. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Titlepage to Ovids Metamorphoses, 1606

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