Serpent Collection (page 5)

Letters O and P: Orvet Bear Goose Chick Pelican Fish. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood"
DUV4209516 Letters O and P: Orvet Bear Goose Chick Pelican Fish. Engraving in " A.E.I.O.U. The first book of childhood". Editions Jules Tallandier, Paris, 1927

Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216249 Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter S: sapper, swords, snake, soles)

Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes
FLO4679693 Roman mythology: Saturn, god of wealth and time, father of the gods, with wings and its attributes, the false and the snake - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

Marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus, pelagic sea snake, Pelamys bicolor, Lake Taal snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus
FLO4684950 Marine file snake, Chersydrus granulatus, pelagic sea snake, Pelamys bicolor, Lake Taal snake, Hydrophis cyanocinctus, wart snake, Acrochordus javanicus, tentacle snake

False coral snake. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection
FLO4684285 False coral snake. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801) for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw. Painted snake, false coral snake, pipe snake

Naja et serpent noir - Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, and black snake, Anguis niger (Pantherophis obsoletus?) 2
FLO4573837 Naja et serpent noir - Indian cobra, Naja naja 1, and black snake, Anguis niger (Pantherophis obsoletus?) 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's

Indian Cobra (cobra a bezel or naja) and a variety of snake ahaetulla from Asia - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias
FLO4724917 Indian Cobra (cobra a bezel or naja) and a variety of snake ahaetulla from Asia - Strong Water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)

Boa constricteur or boa devin or aviosa - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724867 Boa constricteur or boa devin or aviosa - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle: amphibians

Rattlesnake variete with tail end detail - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724836 Rattlesnake variete with tail end detail - Strong water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Ground rattlesnake

Vipere aspic - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), extracted from Encyclopedie of Natural History
FLO4724904 Vipere aspic - Eau forte by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), extracted from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Common European viper or adder

Rattlesnake - Rattlesnake by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians
FLO4724826 Rattlesnake - Rattlesnake by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie of Natural History: Amphibians, 1794 - Timber rattlesnake

Temple of snakes (engraving)
3479434 Temple of snakes (engraving); (add.info.: Pre-animist religion worshiping snakes. The temple of snakes at Dahomey, Africa.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time
3330752 Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Vishnu sleeping upon the coils of the serpent of cosmic time)

Animals from heraldry (litho)
8673161 Animals from heraldry (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The heraldic zoo that never was)

Fight between snake and crocodile (litho)
8634750 Fight between snake and crocodile (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fight between snake and crocodile)

There was an Old Person of Shields, who frequented the valleys and fields (coloured engraving)
8634344 There was an Old Person of Shields, who frequented the valleys and fields (coloured engraving) by Lear, Edward (1812-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Clever Snakes (engraving)
8672822 The Clever Snakes (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clever Snakes. Snakes rolling down a mountain)

Jamrach is Coming (engraving)
8672782 Jamrach is Coming (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jamrach is Coming)

Seamstress, Seaport, Sea-shells, Sedan, See-saw, Serpent, Serpent, Settee, Setter, Sewer, Shadow, Shanty (engraving)
8650079 Seamstress, Seaport, Sea-shells, Sedan, See-saw, Serpent, Serpent, Settee, Setter, Sewer, Shadow, Shanty (engraving) by German School

A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch
1766503 A Victorian diamond necklace/tiara, c.1890; An antique Russian diamond brooch, c.1890; An antique diamond serpent brooch, later rhodium plated, c.1840; five Victorian star brooches

Zoology: snake. Animal plate: from "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" by Charles D'Orbigny
FGL5487430 Zoology: snake. Animal plate: from "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" by Charles D'Orbigny, 1841-1849.; Fototeca Gilardi.

Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus)
JAB5036049 Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus); (add.info.: Snake, Coral Eaps (Eaps corallinus)); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

A woodcut engraving depicting the Twelfth Key of the Legendary Basil Valentine
5310785 A woodcut engraving depicting the Twelfth Key of the Legendary Basil Valentine, symbolising the successful making of the Philosophers Stone

La nasique (Coluber Nasutus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme
JAB4119297 La nasique (Coluber Nasutus) - Plate from Natural History by Bernard Germain de Lacepede (1856-1925), edition P.Furme, Paris, 1857 (engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Representation of a female moray. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605)
VEN5029358 Representation of a female moray. Illustrated chart of a manuscript of Natural History by Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522-1605) on fish, Ulisse Aldrovandi fonds, University Library of Bologna, ed

Animal board: Boa Devin (Boa constrictor). Reptiles Ophidiens - in " Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire
JAB5036132 Animal board: Boa Devin (Boa constrictor). Reptiles Ophidiens - in " Dictionnaire universel d'Histoire naturelle" by M

Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la
GIA5035756 Representation du Leviathan: animal marin entre le serpent de mer et la baleine dont il est fait reference dans la Bible. Il incarne souvent le demon. Bible hebraique du 13eme siecle

L'immaculee design (sculpture)
JEB4871221 L'immaculee design (sculpture); 66x21x17,8 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

History of Indigenous Peoples: Apache hunter acquiring snake venom to apply the poison on his arrows
NWI4896285 History of Indigenous Peoples: Apache hunter acquiring snake venom to apply the poison on his arrows. The snake bites in a game liver

Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam
NWI4915127 Biblical scene: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Paradise. Eve tempted by the snake tends the defended fruit to Adam

The good hero fighting against alcohol, c.1920 (print)
UTD4835047 The good hero fighting against alcohol, c.1920 (print); (add.info.: The good Hero and the fight against alcohol - caricature - image date circa 1920)

A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa. 1915 about Historic photo, snake charmer, ca. 1915
IMB4932919 A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa. 1915 about Historic photo, snake charmer, ca. 1915; (add.info.: A snake charmer (or psyll) playing pungi. North Africa

Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus, 1907
LUX4766230 Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus, 1907; (add.info.: Tunisia, Kairouan: the snake charmer, attentive crowd under an eucalyptus)

The evils of drinking alcohol, 1850
3478293 The evils of drinking alcohol, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon highlighting the evils of drinking alcohol. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print
3501422 South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake, Crotalus Durissus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: South American rattlesnake aka tropical rattlesnake. Crotalus Durissus)

Egyptian carpet viper, Echis pyramidum, copperhead snake, Cenchris, rattle snake, Crotalus, ground rattle snake
FLO4684977 Egyptian carpet viper, Echis pyramidum, copperhead snake, Cenchris, rattle snake, Crotalus, ground rattle snake, Caudisona miliaria, Boa constrictor, pit viper, Trimeresurus species

Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus), marine snake, native to Southeast Asia
FLO4680351 Elephant trunk snake (Acrochordus javanicus), marine snake, native to Southeast Asia. Signed illustration N (Frederick nodder)

Horned Viper (poisonous snake). Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder
FLO4680248 Horned Viper (poisonous snake). Signed illustration N (Frederick Nodder). Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), for the naturalist collection

Portrait of a snake charmer
3568793 Portrait of a snake charmer; (add.info.: Egypt 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Fiorillo); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Indian dance
3561045 A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Indian dance by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Snake game rules
2911695 Snake game rules; (add.info.: Snake game rules. Published between 1840 and 1860. Wood engraving, hand-coloured. Print showing a game board with red, gold, and blue spaces)

Carpet python (python tapis), Morelia spilota 1, scarlet snake, Cemophora coccinea 2, red-bellied black snake
FLO4575448 Carpet python (python tapis), Morelia spilota 1, scarlet snake, Cemophora coccinea 2, red-bellied black snake, Pseudechis porphyriacus 3, and Coluber ocellatus 4

Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus 1, tail rattle 3, and water snake (murene), Muraena pinnis adiposis
FLO4574692 Timber rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus 1, tail rattle 3, and water snake (murene), Muraena pinnis adiposis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch

Cover of "Alphabet Buffon". Paul Bernardin, bookshop-publisher, Paris, 1911
DUV4210946 Cover of "Alphabet Buffon". Paul Bernardin, bookshop-publisher, Paris, 1911. Collective of designers and printmakers. 16 pages. Size: 29.5 x 21.5 cm

Illustration for Letters "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print)
DUV4199578 Illustration for Letters "Alphabet des insectes", 1883 (print); 10.7x7.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter S)

Yellowbelly sea snake, pelamide bicolore, Pelamis platura, and Asian pit viper, trimeresure petite-tete
FLO4644771 Yellowbelly sea snake, pelamide bicolore, Pelamis platura, and Asian pit viper, trimeresure petite-tete, Trimeresurus species

Viperine water snake, Viperine snake, Natrix maura. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's
FLO4644735 Viperine water snake, Viperine snake, Natrix maura. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Frail caecilian, Caecilia gracilis lumbricoidea, typhlops lombricoide, Typhlops lumbricalis, and red worm lizard
FLO4644707 Frail caecilian, Caecilia gracilis lumbricoidea, typhlops lombricoide, Typhlops lumbricalis, and red worm lizard, amphisbene blanchatre, Amphisbaena alba

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In the vast tapestry of human history and mythology, the serpent has slithered its way into countless narratives, leaving an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. From ancient tales to modern depictions, this enigmatic creature continues to captivate our imagination. Kipling's "Just So Stories" introduces us to a mischievous serpent in "The Elephant's Child, " whose curiosity leads him on a transformative journey. Similarly, Caravaggio's masterpiece "Head of Medusa" portrays the terrifying visage of a Gorgon with serpents for hair, striking fear into all who gaze upon her. The Novgorod Icon "Last Judgement" depicts a biblical scene where sinners face divine retribution while Asclepius, represented as a statue in ancient Rome, holds his staff entwined by serpents as a symbol of healing and medicine. The infamous encounter between Adam, Eve, and the serpent in the Garden of Eden forever changed humanity's course. This fateful interaction represents temptation and knowledge intertwined—a pivotal moment that shaped our understanding of good and evil. Dmitriy Stakhievich Moor's poster from 1919 titled "Death to World Imperialism" features an imposing serpent coiled around Earth—an allegory for oppressive power structures being challenged during times of revolution. On the Pergamon Altar stands Athena battling Alcyoneus—a giant defeated only through her cunning strategy. The presence of snakes adds another layer to this epic struggle between divinity and chaos. President Andrew Jackson is depicted destroying the Bank of United States in an influential lithograph cartoon from 1828. Symbolizing corruption and greed within financial institutions, it showcases how even leaders can be seen as serpentine figures when their actions are questioned. Gustave Doré's depiction of Leviathan reveals an immense sea monster with scales akin to those found on serpents—representing the untamed forces of nature and the depths of human fears.