Shrew Collection

Short-eared Elephant shrew
PM-10050 Short-eared Elephant shrew Africa Macroscelides proboscideus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Socrates & Xanthippe (1)
SOCRATES with his wife Xanthippe, a notorious shrew

Elephant shrew- Africa
PM-10132 Elephant shrew Africa Elephantulus sp. Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Talpa europaea, European mole
Plate 123 Common Mole. Original watercolour drawing from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 3, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine (1800-1874)

Music and discord; A scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham (engraving)
736087 Music and discord; A scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pigmy Shrew
BB-512 PYGMY SHREW - climbing branch Sorex minutus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Two shrews. 19th century (engraving)
672938 Two shrews. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: A shrew or shrew mouse (family Soricidae) is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus
5856444 Lemming, hamster, songar rat, blind mole-rat, perfuming shrew (muskrat), and elephant shrew Lemmus lemmus, Cricetus cricetus, Mus songarus, Spalax microphthalmus, Ondatra zibethicus

Two shrews. 19th century (engraving)
672936 Two shrews. 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: A shrew or shrew mouse (family Soricidae) is a small molelike mammal classified in the order Soricomorpha.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Shrews and moles
Water shrew, Neomys fodiens, Etruscan shrew, Suncus etruscus, common shrew, Sorex araneus, star-nosed mole, Condylura cristata, European mole, Talpa europaea, and eastern mole, Scalopus aquaticus

Lily Brayton as Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew
Lily Brayton as Katharina in Shakespeares comedy, The Taming of the Shrew at the Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, West London, with Oscar Asche. The couple were also performing in Othello. 1900s

Common shrew (Sorex araneus) Dorset, UK September

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A Cape Elephant Shrew at Bushman's Kloof in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Date: 01/03/2005

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A Cape Elephant Shrew at Bushman's Kloof in Western Cape Province, South Africa. Date: 01/03/2005

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Long Crested Eagle, Meru National Park, KenyaAfrica, Kenya, Meru National Park, Long-Crested Eagle flying around Date: 26/01/2006

The Stratford-on-Avon Shakspere Festival, Scenes and Players (b / w photo)
1629624 The Stratford-on-Avon Shakspere Festival, Scenes and Players (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stratford-on-Avon Shakspere Festival)

Scene from "Taming of the Shrew"(engraving)
1103631 Scene from " Taming of the Shrew" (engraving) by Leslie, Charles Robert (1794-1859) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from " Taming of the Shrew")

Pygmy Shrew (coloured engraving)
1000211 Pygmy Shrew (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraver:Johann Nusbiegel From A Die SAaugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit)

Christopher Sly (engraving)
819259 Christopher Sly (engraving) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christopher Sly, a scene from The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare)

Mole, Shrew, Elephant Shrew, Hedgehog, Water Shrew and Pyrenean Desman
LLM457031 Mole, Shrew, Elephant Shrew, Hedgehog, Water Shrew and Pyrenean Desman by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mole, Shrew, Elephant Shrew, Hedgehog)

Woman locked in a cage (colour litho)
3104269 Woman locked in a cage (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman locked in a cage)

Three varieties of British shrew -- Oared Shrew (Sorex remifer), Water Shrew (Sorex fodiens) and Common Shrew (Sorex araneus). Date: 1843

Eurasian water shrew, Neomys fodiens (Sorex ciliatus, fringe-tailed water shrew-mouse). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new

The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d
NCO191286 The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Common shrew, Sorex araneus, and Cape golden mole, Chrysochloris asiatica. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Water shrew, Neomys fodiens (Sorex remifer, Sorex fodiens). Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Common shrew, Sorex araneus. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from William Jardines Naturalists Library, Edinburgh, 1836

Greater white-toothed shrew, grey musk shrew
Greater white-toothed shrew, Crocidura russula 1, grey musk shrew, Suncus murinus 2 and dusky musk deer, Moschus fuscus, endangered 3. Musaraigne musette, Musaraigne montjourou, Musc

A White-toothed Shrew looking down over the edge of a wooden box
3474489 A White-toothed Shrew looking down over the edge of a wooden box, held by a keepers gloved hand, London Zoo, April 1917 (b/w photo) by Bond

Illustration, Christopher Sly, The Taming of the Shrew. 19th century

The Wooing of Katharina, Taming of the Shrew (engraving)
1095907 The Wooing of Katharina, Taming of the Shrew (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wooing of Katharina, Taming of the Shrew)

Shrew, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001255 Shrew, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Bicolored Shrew (coloured engraving)
1000206 Bicolored Shrew (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Johann Eberhard Ihle Engraver)

Ducking-Chair at a Village Well (engraving)
3629748 Ducking-Chair at a Village Well (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ducking-Chair at a Village Well)

Woman locked in a cage (colour litho)
3104185 Woman locked in a cage (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman locked in a cage)

Taming of the Shrew. Act IV, Scene III (gravure)
671962 Taming of the Shrew. Act IV, Scene III (gravure) by Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822-88) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taming of the Shrew. Act IV, Scene III)

Lows Ptilocerque, illustration from Cassells Natural History (litho)
473498 Lows Ptilocerque, illustration from Cassells Natural History (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

Common tree-shrew, illustration from The Royal Natural History (litho)
473493 Common tree-shrew, illustration from The Royal Natural History (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

The Taming of the Shrew, Act III, Sc 2 (litho)
6022070 The Taming of the Shrew, Act III, Sc 2 (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Taming of the Shrew, Act III, Sc 2. Petruchio)

Shrew (coloured engraving)
1000209 Shrew (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Weber Engraver)

Water Shrew (coloured engraving)
1000205 Water Shrew (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustrator:Johann Eberhard Ihle Engraver)

Kenny Meadows: The Old Lord (engraving)
5989591 Kenny Meadows: The Old Lord (engraving) by Meadows, Joseph Kenny (1770-1874) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Lord)

Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1 (chromolitho)
5213842 Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Taming of the Shrew, Act II, Scene 1)

Miss Knag from Nicholas Nickleby (engraving)
725636 Miss Knag from Nicholas Nickleby (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Knag from Nicholas Nickleby. Dickens character)

Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c. 1880 (engraving)
702467 Christopher Sly, Taming of the Shrew, c.1880 (engraving) by Orchardson, William Quiller (1832-1910); Private Collection; (add.info)

Katharina and Petruchio (colour litho)
3105198 Katharina and Petruchio (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Katharina and Petruchio)

Shrew, 305-30 BC (solid cast bronze)
499584 Shrew, 305-30 BC (solid cast bronze) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); 17.3 (overall) 6.9 (with tang) 4.9 (without tang) 7x3.9 d:0.7 (base) cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Lows Ptilocerque, illustration from Cassells Natural History (litho)
473497 Lows Ptilocerque, illustration from Cassells Natural History (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; © Look and Learn

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"Exploring the Fascinating World of Shrews: From Short-eared Elephant shrew to Water Shrew" Meet the Short-eared Elephant shrew, a unique creature found in Africa that resembles an adorable miniature elephant. Did you know? Socrates and Xanthippe were two famous Elephant shrews who captured the hearts of researchers with their playful antics. Music and discord intertwine in this engraving depicting a scene from The Taming of the Shrew as played at Clapham, showcasing the timeless appeal of Shakespeare's work. Join us on a journey underground as we uncover the hidden lives of Talpa europaea, European moles, and Pigmy Shrews - masters of tunneling and survival. Delve into history with a captivating cartoon titled "The Censor at Work, " shedding light on how shrewd censorship tactics shaped public opinion during WW1. Discover the intricate relationship between shrews and moles, two small but mighty creatures that play crucial roles in maintaining ecosystems around the world. Lily Brayton shines as Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew, portraying one of Shakespeare's most complex female characters with grace and power. Encounter nature up close with sightings of Common shrew (Sorex araneus) in Dorset, UK during September - witness their busy lives amidst changing seasons. Uncover Sir Laurence Olivier's early talent as he takes on an unconventional role at just 15 years old - playing Kate in Taming of Shew; a testament to his versatility even from a young age. Witness agility personified. Watch an adult Water shew devour its prey while remaining alert for any potential threats – truly remarkable creatures indeed.