Wary Collection

Maran Cockerel - turning head
HAR-90 Maran Cockerel - turning head Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

A white tailed deer stays alert to predators in Choke Canyon State Park in Texas

Ruffed Grouse, 1865 (hand-coloured lithograph)
991231 Ruffed Grouse, 1865 (hand-coloured lithograph) by Elliot, Daniel Girard (fl.1860-77); 59x47 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruffed Grouse; Bonasa Umbellus)

Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206019 Letter R: rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206005 Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

On the sea shore. (colour litho)
8641605 On the sea shore. (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the sea shore. Illustration for The Prize, 1888.); © Look and Learn

Winter evenings at home (litho)
8663959 Winter evenings at home (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter evenings at home. A game of hide and seek)

Mistrust (litho)
8663017 Mistrust (litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mistrust. Illustration for Sketches from "Punch" by Phil May (Punch, 1903).); © Look and Learn

Timorous and Mistrust (engraving)
8673708 Timorous and Mistrust (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timorous and Mistrust)

Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho)
8672611 Fishing for conger off the East coast (colour litho) by Soper, George (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fishing for conger off the East coast)

Dr. A. McL. Hamilton, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Dr. A. McL. Hamilton, between c1915 and c1920

Portrait of a Man in Black, unknown date. Creator: Anon
Portrait of a Man in Black, unknown date

Lying black goat, 1799-1869. Creator: Jan van Ravenswaay
Lying black goat, 1799-1869

Seated man in a top hat in a cafe, c.1876-c.1924. Creator: Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof
Seated man in a top hat in a cafe, c.1876-c.1924

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, September 12, 1891, 1891. A Rude Awakening: an Incident of South African Travel. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Scene from "Tess of the D'Urbervilles", by Thomas Hardy, 1891. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Tess of the D'Urbervilles", By Thomas Hardy; "What makes you draw off in that way, Tess?", 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark, 1896 (oil on canvas)
PNP274186 Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Russell, Charles Marion (1865-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Claudius Caesar (10 BC-54 AD), 1596 (engraving)
STC169763 Claudius Caesar (10 BC-54 AD), 1596 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) three females or hinds in silhouette in dawn mist, Leicestershire, UK, October. Non-ex

Harlequin Mini Rex pet rabbit in a pet carrier. Rabbits should travel to the vet in a well-constructed and easy-to-carry pet carrier. (PR)

Picture No. 12020045
Ostrich - resting male - Etosha National Park, Namibia. Date:

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, 1907-1908. Creator: Edvard Weie
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat, 1907-1908

Rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) on branch, Costa Rica

Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood)
7146295 Prudence, 1470 circa, (tempera grassa on wood) by Pollaiolo, Piero del (1443-96); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Prudence, 1470 circa, Piero del Pollaiolo)

Woman on the beach, circa 1875 (oil on canvas)
7146673 Woman on the beach, circa 1875 (oil on canvas) by Nittis, Giuseppe or Joseph de (1846-84); 35x26 cm; Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho)
2796073 Illustration for Le Rire (colour litho) by Bac, Ferdinand Sigismund (1859-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Le Rire, 14 June 1902.); © Look and Learn

DDE-90028066
Canada, Manitoba, Churchill. Artic fox with open black eye rests in a snowdrift. Date: 21/08/2004

German Farmer Girl, 1882 (oil on canvas)
OVR364976 German Farmer Girl, 1882 (oil on canvas) by Werenskiold, Sofie Thomesen (1849-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tyske bondepike); Photo © O. Vaering

As he looked, he shrank and shuddered, illustration for How Theseus slew the Devourers of Men
IL193707 As he looked, he shrank and shuddered, illustration for How Theseus slew the Devourers of Men, from The Heroes of Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (1819-75) (colour litho) by Davie

A child by candlelight, from A Childs Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, published 1885 (colour litho)
IL370405 A child by candlelight, from A Childs Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, published 1885 (colour litho) by Willcox Smith, Jessie (1863-1935); Private Collection

Boy Scout confronted by a turkey (colour litho)
7201226 Boy Scout confronted by a turkey (colour litho) by Armitage, Thomas Liddal (1855-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: His First Brush with the Enemy; Boy Scout confronted by a turkey)

Good Friday, 1943
7083579 Good Friday, 1943 by Wiener, Karl (1901-49); Private Collection; Austrian, out of copyright

Crusoe and Man Friday, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho)
IL193467 Crusoe and Man Friday, illustration for Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection

Woman on a train worried about being spotted by a Zeppelin, World War I, 1914-1918 (litho)
7156990 Woman on a train worried about being spotted by a Zeppelin, World War I, 1914-1918 (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Frightened Kittens (chromolitho)
7148494 The Frightened Kittens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Frightened Kittens)

Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving)
7182583 Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati, the God of Prudence and Policy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ganesa, Son of Siva and Parvati)

Lion cubs and a porcupine (litho)
7201135 Lion cubs and a porcupine (litho) by Dixon, Harry (1861-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion cubs and a porcupine)

Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune (colour litho)
7157421 Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gypsy girl offering to tell a girls fortune)

Suspicion (colour litho)
7148640 Suspicion (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Suspicion. Illustration from Die Berliner Pflanze (Albert Langen, Munich)

Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho)
7148639 Man and his married mistress bathing (colour litho) by Heilemann, Ernst (1870-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and his married mistress bathing)

The monastery above Kragujevatz (litho)
7171106 The monastery above Kragujevatz (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monastery above Kragujevatz)

The unwelcome visitor (colour litho)
7156969 The unwelcome visitor (colour litho) by Bernard, C. E. B. (fl.1914-29); Private Collection; (add.info.: The unwelcome visitor)

A Night Alarm (colour litho)
7201930 A Night Alarm (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Night Alarm. Illustration from The Sphere, 30 November 1901.); © Look and Learn

Portrait of a Woman, 1896 (oil on canvas)
OVR374253 Portrait of a Woman, 1896 (oil on canvas) by Heyerdahl, Hans Olaf (1857-1913); 54.5x46.5 cm; Drammens Museum, Norway; (add.info.: Kvinneportrett; ); Photo © O. Vaering

Spring showers (colour litho)
7157300 Spring showers (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spring showers. Illustration from The Illustrated London Almanack)

I: Imprudence on the ice
6523561 I: Imprudence on the ice. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: in " Moral Alphabet in Action. In Paris at all novelty merchants)

Prudence. Sculpture of the south facade of the hotel des Invalides
7071678 Prudence. Sculpture of the south facade of the hotel des Invalides by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Dome des Invalides, Paris, France; ePascal Lemaitre; French, out of copyright

Portrait of an Unknown woman or "The Threatener"(oil on canvas)
JEB4960322 Portrait of an Unknown woman or " The Threatener" (oil on canvas) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois (1659-1743); 68.5x56.5 cm; Musee Granet, Aix-en-Provence

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"Wary: A Glimpse into Vigilance and Caution" The Maran Cockerel turns its head, ever watchful for any signs of danger lurking nearby. In the 1865 hand-coloured lithograph of a Ruffed Grouse, we witness the bird's wariness as it remains alert to potential threats in its surroundings. Amidst the serene beauty of Choke Canyon State Park in Texas, a white-tailed deer stays on high alert, knowing that predators may be lurking just beyond sight. The young red fox displays an innate sense of wariness as it navigates through its natural habitat with caution and stealth. "Indians Discovering Lewis and Clark" depicted in a 1896 oil painting showcases the indigenous people's inherent wariness towards unfamiliar explorers encroaching upon their lands. The Hawker Typhoon 1b nose over symbolizes the type of event that would warrant heightened vigilance - war, where every move must be calculated and wary. Prudence is exemplified in a circa 1470 tempera grassa painting on wood, reminding us to approach life with cautious wisdom and careful consideration. A woman on the beach captured in an oil painting circa 1875 exudes an air of wariness as she gazes out onto the vast ocean horizon, mindful of potential dangers or unknowns lying ahead. Silhouetted against dawn mist in Leicestershire, three female red deer (hinds) stand vigilant - their silhouettes serving as a testament to their constant state of awareness amidst nature's tranquility. Even within the confines of a pet carrier, a Harlequin Mini Rex rabbit named Picture No. 12020045 demonstrates its wary nature by remaining attentive to any external stimuli that might pose harm or discomfort.