Wings Collection (page 10)

Le Fer-A-Cheval & Le Fer-A-Cheval suspendu par les pieds, c1763. The Greater horseshoe bat showin on all fours, and hanging upside-down

La Barbastelle & La Pipistrelle, c1763. Creator: Christian Friedrich Fritzsch
La Barbastelle & La Pipistrelle, c1763. The barbastelle bat and the pipistrelle bat. The " Histoire Naturelle, generale et particuliere, avec la description du Cabinet du Roi"

A Performance at a Country Barn Theatre, c1780s, (1948). Creator: WR Pyne
A Performance at a Country Barn Theatre, c1780s, (1948). From " The British Theatre", by Bernard Miles. [Collins, London, 1948]

The legend of Icarus, 1932. Creator: Unknown
The legend of Icarus, 1932. In Greek mythology, Icarus flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax. The wax melted and he fell to his death. After a wall painting from Pompeii

Alexander the Great in a chariot pulled by winged griffins, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Alexander the Great in a chariot pulled by winged griffins, (1932). After a 12th century Greek marble relief on the north elevation of St Marks Cathedral in Venice, Italy

Messerschmitt M 23c plane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Messerschmitt M 23c plane, 1920s, (1932). German plane with 100 horse power air-cooled Argus As 8 engine, and wings that could be folded for transport or storage

Junkers G. 38 plane, 1920s, (1932). Creator: Unknown
Junkers G.38 plane, 1920s, (1932). The G.38 was a German four-engined transport aircraft which flew commercially in Europe before World War II

Designs for classical friezes, from Precision Book of Drawings, 1856. Creator
Designs for classical friezes, from Precision Book of Drawings, 1856 (engraving). highly detailed study of two classical friezes; picturing a variety of traditionally antique imagery; mythological

Elijah in the Wilderness, 1877-1878, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
Elijah in the Wilderness, 1877-1878, (c1902). After a painting in the Walker Gallery, Liverpool. An angel from God brings bread and water for the sleeping prophet Elijah

The travelling companion flew behind her, from Fairy Tales from Hans Anderson, pub 1919 (engraving), 1919

Two geniuses holding a Jar, mid 18th century, (1928). Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Two geniuses holding a Jar, mid 18th century, (1928). Two female Geniuses with butterfly wings, holding a jar, pen with wash on paper

The Wings are Heavy, 1936. Artist: Paul Gauguin
The Wings are Heavy, 1936. From Paul Gauguins Intimate Journals. [Crown Publishers, New York, 1936]

The Marvellous Colour of Humming-Birds, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

Wings of the Protecting Goddess, c1935. Collar in the form of vulture goddess Nekhbert. From the tomb of Tutankhamun. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton

The Ba-bird pectoral, c1935. From Our Wonderful World, Volume II, edited by J.A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]

The Green Rooom at Drury Lane Theatre, 1821, (1920). Artists: Isaac Robert Cruikshank
The Green Rooom at Drury Lane Theatre, 1821, 1920. From Londoners Then and Now As Pictured By Their Contemporaries, edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1920]

Cupid Bound, 1908. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
Cupid Bound, 1908. Cupid being embraced; his bow and arrows are on the ground beside him

Youth Crowned with Roses, c1780-1848. Artist: Edward Francis Burney
Youth Crowned with Roses, c1780-1848

Genius Bearing the Soul Aloft, c1780-1848. Artist: Edward Francis Burney
Genius Bearing the Soul Aloft, c1780-1848

Go charge my goblins that they grind their joints with dry convulsions, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph)

Enter certain reapers, properly habited, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour lithograph). William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616); Act IV: Scene I, Line 138;

Apocalypse, 1936, (wood engraving)

The Black Calf of St. Luke (wood engraving)

Lion of St Mark, 1931, (wood engraving)

Mural from the Tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G Belzoni, 1820-1822. Artist
Mural from the tombs of the Kings of Thebes, discovered by G Belzoni, 1820-1822. Italian eplorer and antiquity hunter Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823)

Professor Samuel P Langleys aeroplane, 1903. Samuel Pierpoint Langley (1834-1906) was an American astronomer and aeronautical pioneer

The flourish set on youth, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
The flourish set on youth, 1941. Acting Flight Lieutenant Thomas Ginger Neil, No 249 Squadron, RAF North Weald, 1940. A young airman with the RAF roundel. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

Relaxation, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Relaxation, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Bomber Captain, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Bomber Captain, 1941. Flight Lieutenant David Donaldson. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Ruffs and Reeves, c1910, (1911). Artist: Louis Fairfax Muckley
Ruffs and Reeves, c1910, (1911). From Bibbys Annual 1911, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1911]

Yes I Will Go With Thee! Said Tommelise, c1930. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Yes I Will Go With Thee! Said Tommelise, and She Seated Herself on the Birds Back, c1930. An illustration from Tommelise by Hans Christian Andersen. From Hans Andersens Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen

Vampire Bat, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Vampire Bat, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Bats. (Chiroptera), 1885. From The National Encyclopaedia. A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by Writers of Eminence in Literature, Science and Art

Illustration for The Altar Book, 1892, (1897). Artist: Robert Anning Bell
Illustration for The Altar Book, 1892, (1897). Daniel Berkeley Updike (1860-1941) oversaw the design of The Altar Book, a large format liturgical book for the Episcopal Church in New England

A British triplane flying boat, c1918 (1919). Artist: RAF photographer
A British triplane flying boat, c1918 (1919). The manufacture and development of flying boat aircraft accelerated rapidly during World War I

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima), Stellers Eider (Heniconnetta stelleri), King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), 1900, (1900)

United Defence Against Aggression, c1917. Artist: Francis Ernest Jackson
Defence Against Aggression, 1917. From The Studio Volume 71. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1917]

Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

An Angel Adoring`, a coloured plaster relief by Robert Anning Bell, c1901 (1901-1902) Artist: Robert Anning Bell
An Angel Adoring`, a coloured plaster relief by Robert Anning Bell, c1901 (1901-1902). From The Studio Volume 24. [The Offices of the Studio Ltd. London, 1901-1902]

Locomotion Plate 2nd, c1835 (1905). Artist: Seymour Del Shortshanks
Locomotion Plate 2nd, c 1835. A satirical sketch describing the perils of steam-powered transport. Engraving by Shortshanks after a drawing by Robert Seymour

Illustration from the Kelmscott Press edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, 1896 (1964). Printed in Hammersmith, London, 1896. The Kelmscott Press was founded by William Morris in 1891

She became a carrier-griffin, 1906. Artist: Gordon Frederick Browne
She became a carrier-griffin, 1906. A print from The Girls own Paper, 1 September 1906

Gabrielle Ray, English actress, dancer and singer, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary Photo
Gabrielle Ray, English actress, dancer and singer, c1900s(?). Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973) was best known for her roles in Edwardian musical comedies

Fairey Firefly aircraft ready to be transported to the hangar lift, HMS Venerable, 1945. HMS Venerable was a Colossus -class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1944

Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, c1350 (1955). Artist: Master of the Vyssi Brod Altar
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, c1350 (1955). Tempera on wood. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450

Falcon and egret, 16th century (1886). From a picture by Sogo Chokuan. From the E-hon te Kagami, Chinese School. A print from The Pictorial Arts of Japan, by William Anderson, Sampson Low, Marston

The Annunciation, c1445, (1958). A print from The Fitzwilliam Museum an Illustrated Survey, Trianon Press, 1958

The Sibyls, c1514 (1870). Artist: J Ansseau
The Sibyls, c1514 (1870). After the painting by Raphael in the Church of Santa Maria della Pace, Rome. A print from Les Chef D oeuvre de la Peinture Italienne by Paul Mantz, Paris, 1870

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