Creatures Collection (page 8)

Bestiary: the Horse (ink on vellum)
478375 Bestiary: the Horse (ink on vellum) by European School, (12th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At top six horses are handled by a trainer)

Perseus and Andromeda (marble)
703280 Perseus and Andromeda (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The hero Perseus frees Andromeda from the rocks to which she has been chained as sacrifice to one of)

Sea Sprites, c. 1870 (oil on canvas)
701138 Sea Sprites, c.1870 (oil on canvas) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 20x25.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eSarah Colegrave Fine Art; English, out of copyright

The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade)
5943789 The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); length: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

The Riders of the Sidhe, 1911 (tempera)
6198014 The Riders of the Sidhe, 1911 (tempera) by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 114.3x175.2 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Scottish, out of copyright

Detail from The Last Judgement, 1547-50 (fresco)
JB331071 Detail from The Last Judgement, 1547-50 (fresco) by Romanian School, (16th century); Church of St George, Voronet Monastery, Bukovina

A pair of seated qilin (cloisonne enamel & gilt-bronze)
6096443 A pair of seated qilin (cloisonne enamel & gilt-bronze) by Chinese School, Ming Dynasty - Wanli Period (1572-1620); height: 24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil)
CH43335 The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Flemish, out of copyright

Illustration for The Arabian Nights, 1895 (colour engraving)
PER224721 Illustration for The Arabian Nights, 1895 (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Ms 9342 Fol. 182 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) Using a Diving Bell (vellum)
CHT169065 Ms 9342 Fol.182 Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) Using a Diving Bell (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Constellation of Bootes, plate 20 from Atlas Coelestis
STC182251 Constellation of Bootes, plate 20 from Atlas Coelestis, by John Flamsteed (1646-1710), published in 1729 (hand coloured engraving) by Thornhill

Constellation of Aries, plate 4 from Atlas Coelestis
STC182247 Constellation of Aries, plate 4 from Atlas Coelestis, by John Flamsteed (1646-1710), published in 1729 (hand coloured engraving) by Thornhill

Constellation of Cancer, plate 4 from Atlas Coelestis
STC182246 Constellation of Cancer, plate 4 from Atlas Coelestis, by John Flamsteed (1646-1710), published in 1729 (hand coloured engraving) by Thornhill

Constellation of Monoceros with Canis Major and Minor, plate 13 from
STC182241 Constellation of Monoceros with Canis Major and Minor, plate 13 from Atlas Coelestis, by John Flamsteed (1646-1710), published 1729 (hand coloured engraving) by Thornhill

The Animals in the Garden of Eden (oil on canvas)
BH167603 The Animals in the Garden of Eden (oil on canvas) by Kerckhoven, Jacob van der (Giacomo da Castello) (1637-1712); Burghley House Collection, Lincolnshire, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Untitled [Four dancing figures] (pencil)
6200382 Untitled [Four dancing figures] (pencil) by Duncan, John (1866-1945); 20.3x12.7 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; (add.info.: Sketch book with the number 13 written on the front cover)

The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade)
5942686 The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); length: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade)
5942691 The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); length: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade)
5942685 The Junkunc Jade Dragon Head (jade) by Chinese School, Tang Dynasty (618-907); length: 16.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

MS 300 f25v-26r, David prays to God, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France
5911885 MS 300 f25v-26r, David prays to God, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris, c.1265-70 (pen & ink and tempera on parchment) by French School

Still Life with Frog and Goldfinch (Thistles and Butterflies) (oil on canvas)
3743949 Still Life with Frog and Goldfinch (Thistles and Butterflies) (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703); 85x67 cm; Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (Nottingham Castle)

The Kraken drags down a ship (coloured engraving)
1147339 The Kraken drags down a ship (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; German, out of copyright

Hippopotamus from Sebastien Munster's Cosmographie Universalis, 1550 (woodcut)
1147336 Hippopotamus from Sebastien Munster's Cosmographie Universalis, 1550 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; German, out of copyright

Paradise Lost, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
3940998 Paradise Lost, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 46 x 54.9 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; French, out of copyright

Landscape with Birds, 1622 (oil on wood)
5614469 Landscape with Birds, 1622 (oil on wood) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz. (1576-1639); 55x107 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague

Sketchbook (woodblock print)
1216808 Sketchbook (woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); 23.5x16.3 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; eMinneapolis Institute of Art; Bequest of Louis W

Tetramorph (engraving)
5219098 Tetramorph (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tetramorph. Illustration for Fictitious and Symbolic Creatures in Art by John Vinycomb Chapman)

Gloria In Excelsis Deo (engraving)
5219099 Gloria In Excelsis Deo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloria In Excelsis Deo)

Flotender Faun (etching & mezzotint)
880508 Flotender Faun (etching & mezzotint) by Jahn, Georg (1869-1941); 38.4x34.6 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; © Minneapolis Institute of Art; The William M. Ladd Collection

Dragon (ink & colour on silk)
874569 Dragon (ink & colour on silk) by Japanese School, (17th century); 144.78 x91.44 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Frederick A

Aurora (engraving)
874608 Aurora (engraving) by Passe, Crispin I de (c.1565-1637); 20.96 x12.07 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Aurora)

Detail from Demons in a Wild Landscape, c. 1600 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874272 Detail from Demons in a Wild Landscape, c.1600 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Indian School, (17th century); 21.4 x12.5 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Horseman chases a leogriff, c. 1450 (opaque w / c on paper)
874203 Horseman chases a leogriff, c.1450 (opaque w/c on paper) by Indian School, (15th century); 19.7 x14 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings)

Alexander Pope in his grotto (pen & ink with wash on paper)
908589 Alexander Pope in his grotto (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Kent, William (1684-1748); eThe Devonshire Collections

Satyr Family with the Obelisk, Venice, c. 1765 (etching)
1066869 Satyr Family with the Obelisk, Venice, c.1765 (etching) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 22.4x17.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; gift of Mrs. A.E

Joey - the lemon crested cockatoo meets Top Knot a week old Houdan chick at Chessington Zoo, Surrey. Joey, a veteran bird always makes new arrivals feel at home

Thousands of whirring wings darken the sky as the sea and shore scavengers swoop on fish of, left for them by fish gutters at Plymouth Barbican. Picture taken 9th February 1947

Animals Zebras: Rufus To The Rescue. A happy event was what people wanted at Marwell Zoo, Hants, where Victor the giraffe died on Tuesday (20-9-77)

Dolphins and Tritons, probably 1648. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Dolphins and Tritons, probably 1648

Emblems of the Evangelists and The Passion. The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells. The four winged creatures symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark

Two women in dress of the 12th century with a decorative border featuring golden creatures Date: 12th Century

African Rollier Bird Date: 1808

Bear on a Moonlit Night Date: 1910

Giraffe Date: 1910

Cassowary (Casarius galeatus) Date: 1845

Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Date: 1845

Crouching LynX Date: 1880

Egg Eater Date: 1880

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