Poisonous Collection

The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. Artist: John Leech
The Great Lozenge-Maker. A Hint to Paterfamilias, 1858. This cartoon indicts the sweet-making industry. At the time, many strange, and possibly noxious ingredients were used in sweets

Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles, mid-17th century. Creator: Paolo Porpora
Serpents, Fly Agarics and Thistles, mid-17th century

Hyenanche globosa Lam. or Toxicodendrum capense of globosum (Cape wolvegift), in or after c.1780

Thorn apple, 1771-1816. Creator: Hendrik Schwegman
Thorn apple, 1771-1816. Stramonium fructu spinoso rotunde, florew violaceo duplici vet triplici'. Datura stramonium, poisonous flowering plant, has been used as a hallucinogen to cause intense

Aconite (Aconitum napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Aconite (Aconitum napellus), Monkshood, or Wolfsbane, 1856. Mr. Maciver [of Dingwall in Scotland], had a private dinner party, consisting of [four gentlemen]... and several ladies. After dinner Mr

Créüse consumée par la robe empoisonnée, between 1742 and 1743. Creator: Jean Francois de Troy
Creuse consumee par la robe empoisonnee, between 1742 and 1743. Creusa killed by the poisoned robe. Medea, having been repudiated by Jason, gave him a robe steeped in poison for his bride

Loki's Punishment, 1936. Creator: Ida Matton
Loki's Punishment, 1936

Fly agaric, between 1905 and 1915. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Fly agaric, between 1905 and 1915. Amanita muscaria contains psychoactive substances. Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (1863-1944)

Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s. 1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Fugu and Inada Fish, from the series Uozukushi (Every Variety of Fish), 1840s

Poisonous Plants Found in the British Isles, 1935
Poisonous Plants Found in the Fields, Lanes and Woods of the British Isles, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 1, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London, ]

Cleopatra, ca. 1623. Creator: Jan Muller
Cleopatra, ca. 1623

Death of Cleopatra, 1547. Creator: Augustin Hirschvogel
Death of Cleopatra, 1547

Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist [reverse], c. 1470 / 1475. Creator: Hans Memling
Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist [reverse], c. 1470/1475

The Deadly Nightshade - (Atropa belladonna), 1844. Creator: Unknown
The Deadly Nightshade - (Atropa belladonna), 1844. The plant Atropa Belladonna, Deadly Nightshade, or dwale, is found not unfrequently in hedges and thickets in this country

The Death of Socrates, 1790. Creator: Jean Francois Pierre Peyron
The Death of Socrates, 1790

Songs of Innocence and of Experience: A Poison Tree, ca. 1825. Creator: William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience: A Poison Tree, ca. 1825

Six Stages of Mending a Face, Dedicated with respect to the Right Hon-ble. Lady Archer, May 29, 1792

The Death of Socrates, 1787. Creator: Jacques-Louis David
The Death of Socrates, 1787

The Death of the Demoness Putana: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1610. Creator: Unknown
The Death of the Demoness Putana: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, ca. 1610

The Death of Cleopatra, ca. 1645-55. Creator: Guido Cagnacci
The Death of Cleopatra, ca. 1645-55

Snake Charmer, 1899. Creator: Raja Ravi Varma
Snake Charmer, 1899. Indian men with baskets of cobras. Postcard. [Ravi Varma Press, Karli & Bombay]

Snake Charmer. Creator: Unknown
Snake Charmer. Indian man with basket of cobras. Postcard

British Poisonous Plants, mid-late 19th century. Creator: Cassell & Co
British Poisonous Plants, mid-late 19th century. 1. Water Hemlock (Cicuta virosa). 2. Hemlock (Conium maculatum). 3. Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). 4. Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias). 5

Woody - Nightshade, 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme
Woody - Nightshade, 1877. Woody - Nightshade or Bittersweet, (Solanum dulcamara) is a perennial vine considered an invasive species, the berry is poisonous to humans and livestock

Black Bryony, 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme
Black Bryony, 1877. Black Bryony, (Dioscorea communis) - a climbing herbaceous plant, Black Bryony is highly poisonous. From " Familiar Wild Flowers", figured and described by F

Lesser Celandine, 1877. Creator: Frederick Edward Hulme
Lesser Celandine, 1877. Lesser Celandine, (Ficaria verna) a perennial flowering plant with heart shaped leaves. Used as a herbal remedy, considered an invasive species and poisonous if ingested raw

Nerium Oleander, pub. 1836. Creator: Panacre Bessa (1772-1846)
Nerium Oleander, illustration from Flore des jardiniers, amateurs et manufacturiers: D apres les dessins de Bessa. Extraits de l Herbier de l amateur. pub. 1836 (hand coloured engraving)

Nagoo, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings). Creator: William Skelton (1763 - 1848)
Nagoo, from an Account of Indian Serpents Collected on the Coast of Coromandel, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings)

Bungarum Pamah, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings). Creator: William Skelton (1763 - 1848)
Bungarum Pamah, from an Account of Indian Serpents Collected on the Coast of Coromandel, pub. 1796 (hand coloured engravings)

The Principal Edible and Poisonous Fungi In The British Isles, 1935
The Principal Edible and Poisonous Fungi That Are Found Growing In The British Isles, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Dittany, White Helleborine and Yellow Day Lily, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler
I Fraxinella; emits a vapour cloud on hot days which can be ignited, also called burning bush; II Epipactis angustifolius; III Asphodelus Liliaceus; I Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg

Stinking Hellebore, and Two Kinds of Crocus, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler
I Helleboraster maximus; II Crscusvernus polyantsos varie gatris; III Crscusvernus polyantsos albus; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg

White Cedar, A Self-Heal and Yellow Bugle, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler
I Arbos Uitae: II Prunella Officinarum (Prunella vulgaris): III Chamepitis Maior; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens of the Prince Bishop near Eichstat;

Butterburs and Winter Aconite, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub
I Petasites; II Aconitum hyemale; III Petasites flore albo; Besler was an apothecary in Nuremberg and was in charge of the gardens at the Prince Bishop near Eichstat;

Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric), 1821. Artist: LFJ Hoquart
Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric), 1821. From Phytographie Medicale by Joseph Roques

Monk s-Hood, c1922. Artist: Harriet Sibyl Meugen
Monk s-Hood, c1922. From The Studio Volume 83. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1922]

Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Artist: J Hall
Edward the Martyr Stabbed by Order of Elfrida, 978 AD, (1776). Edward (Eadward), king from 975, being offered a poisoned drink by his stepmother Aelfthryth at her home at Corfe Castle, Dorset

Snakes and poisonous plants, 1897. Artist: F Meaulle
Snakes and poisonous plants, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th February 1897

Good and bad mushrooms, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th October 1896

Larkspur, 1893. Botanical illustration of Delphinium Consolida, or larkspur, from an atlas of the plants of France

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) (centre), c1885. Used in traditional herbal medicine, foxgloves are the natural source of digitalin, a powerful cardiac stimulant

Poisonous plants, c1885. As well as the poisonous Black or Common Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) (top left), and Woody Nightshade or Bittersweet (Solanum dulcarama) (top right)

Scorpion Fish, (Peixe Carneiro), 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Scorpion Fish, (Peixe Carneiro), 20th century. Scorpionfish, are a family of mostly marine fish that include many of the worlds most venomous species

Suckers on tentacles of Octopus Vulgaris, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Suckers on tentacles of Octopus Vulgaris, 20th century. A mollusc and the most studied of all octopus species. The octopus will eat almost anything it can catch

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Tentacles, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Tentacles, 20th century. A mollusc and the most studied of all octopus species. The octopus will eat almost anything it can catch

Manicheel tree (Hippomane mancinella) or Poison Guava, c1795. This tree, native to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, has fruits with an inviting appearance which are very poisonous

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