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Dragon Collection (page 4)

Background imageDragon Collection: Teleostei or ray-finned fish

Teleostei or ray-finned fish: sea moth, Pegasus laternarius 1, short-snouted seahorse, Hippocampus hippocampus 2, leafy sea dragon, Phycodurus eques 3, Striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus 4

Background imageDragon Collection: Lacertilia lizards and chameleons

Lacertilia lizards and chameleons: Cameroon sailfin chameleon, Trioceros montium, chameleon forest dragon, Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, flying dragon, Draco volans, Texas horned lizard

Background imageDragon Collection: Japanese flags, emblems and insignia

Japanese flags, emblems and insignia including mythical beasts (kirin, phoenix). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Background imageDragon Collection: Principle members of a Chinese imperial procession

Principle members of a Chinese imperial procession including flag bearers, porters of carved wooden insignia, cavalry, musicians, and parasol bearers

Background imageDragon Collection: Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong

Portrait of the Chinese-Tartar Emperor Qianlong, and a literary mandarin of his court. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageDragon Collection: Chinese clothes and designs

Chinese clothes and designs
Chinese clothes 1, 2, belt ornament 3, and designs depicting the sun 5, moon 6, stars, dragon 8, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageDragon Collection: Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico

Figures representing Aztec kings of Mexico. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World, Florence, Italy, 1843

Background imageDragon Collection: Dragon stick insect and Stagmomantis domingensis

Dragon stick insect and Stagmomantis domingensis
Dragon stick insect, Haplopus jamaicensis 1, and Stagmomantis domingensis 2. Handcoloured lithograph from John O. Westwoods new edition of Dru Drurys Illustrations of Exotic Entomology, Bohn, London

Background imageDragon Collection: Roc, basilisk, phoenix, unicorn, vegetable lamb, and dragon

Roc, basilisk, phoenix, unicorn, vegetable lamb, and dragon
Mythical creatures: roc bird 1, basilisk 2, phoenix 3, unicorn 4, vegetable lamb of Tartary Agnus scythicus or Planta Tartarica Barometz, 5, and dragon 6

Background imageDragon Collection: Dragons blood palm and areca palm trees

Dragons blood palm and areca palm trees
Dragons blood palm, Daemonorops draco 1, and areca palm, Areca catechu 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after C. Franck from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageDragon Collection: Gum dragon, Astracantha gummifera

Gum dragon, Astracantha gummifera
Gum dragon or tragacanth, Astracantha gummifera (Astragalus gummifer). Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Background imageDragon Collection: Mlle. Louise Perrin as Elvina in Le Petit Dragon

Mlle. Louise Perrin as Elvina in Le Petit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malos Almanach des Spectacles par

Background imageDragon Collection: Is it Art? What Post-Impressionism Means

Is it Art? What Post-Impressionism Means - " A criticism of the Exhibition which is drawing the town to the Grafton Gallery". (from top left) St

Background imageDragon Collection: Dundee, Scotlands Industrial Souvenir

Dundee, Scotlands Industrial Souvenir. 1905

Background imageDragon Collection: The City Dragon - City of London - pedestal

The City Dragon - City of London - pedestal marking borough boundary. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDragon Collection: Mining colliery - National Union Miners

Mining colliery - National Union Miners
Mineworkers Defence Committee pamphlet cover illustration: Black dragon : mineworkers defence committee edited by Ken Livingstone Date: 1985

Background imageDragon Collection: Postcard explaining the currency of Japan

Postcard explaining the currency of Japan, with equivalent values for other countries. circa 1900

Background imageDragon Collection: Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s

Cab in Fleet Street, London 1900s
Empty streets of London with one taxi cab and a horse-dawn cart. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDragon Collection: Christmas present - Dragon, smoking set 1922

Christmas present - Dragon, smoking set 1922
The Dragon, original galalithe smoking set, made in various attractive colours. 1925

Background imageDragon Collection: Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia 1906

Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia 1906
Welsh Eisteddfod Regalia and Offices. Ceremony in the Royal National Eisteddfod takes place every summer in the first week of August, been happening for a couple of centuries since 1568

Background imageDragon Collection: de Havilland DH. 125 G-ARYA

de Havilland DH. 125 G-ARYA
de Havilland DH.125 G-ARYA (msn 25001), the first prototype of the DH.125 / HS-125 family (briefly named Jet Dragon), at the 1962 SBAC Farnborough Air Show from 3-9 September 1962. Date: 1962

Background imageDragon Collection: de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-AECZ

de Havilland DH. 84 Dragon G-AECZ
de Havilland DH.84 Dragon G-AECZ (msn 6105), of the Wiltshire School of Flying Ltd. at Thruxton aerodrome. Date: circa 1949

Background imageDragon Collection: Hawker Siddeley and de Havilland Dragon Rapide

Hawker Siddeley and de Havilland Dragon Rapide
Hawker Siddeley HS.125-1BR/522 G-ATWH (msn 25094) and de Havilland DH.89a Dragon Rapide G-AKIF at the 1968 Hatfield Factory Open Day. Date: 1968

Background imageDragon Collection: Marshall General Purpose Engine Smoky DO 96

Marshall General Purpose Engine Smoky DO 96
Marshall General Purpose Engine, regn. DO 96, number 69269, Smoky. Built in 1915, by Marshall, Sons & Co. with a 7 Nhp single-cylinder steam engine

Background imageDragon Collection: Bird s-eye view of the garden the illustrious Ciriaco Mattei, at Rome

Bird s-eye view of the garden the illustrious Ciriaco Mattei, at Rome. Note the laberinto (maze) at 19 in the form of a dragon. Date: 1616

Background imageDragon Collection: Saint Georges Victory Date: 1915

Saint Georges Victory Date: 1915

Background imageDragon Collection: FALL / PEKINGESE / 1975

FALL / PEKINGESE / 1975
ST. AUBREY LAPARATA DRAGON Owned by Aubrey-Jones. Date: 1975

Background imageDragon Collection: C16 BRITISH COINS

C16 BRITISH COINS
A selection of British coinage dating from Queen Elizabeths reign. These include a Gold Rial, Gold Angel, Crown, Shilling, Sixpence, Groat and Penny. Date: 16th Century

Background imageDragon Collection: VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL

VERSAILLES DRAGON POOL
BASSIN DU DRAGON The mythological figures are doubtless added to give artistic effect to the picture rather than being a literal representation of the scene Date: 1688

Background imageDragon Collection: Tibetan Dragon

Tibetan Dragon
When a dragon attacks the gryphons nest, The Boy with the Deformed Head comes to their rescue, slaying the monster

Background imageDragon Collection: NINE PEA-HENS

NINE PEA-HENS AND GOLDEN APPLES The dragon carries off the Empress

Background imageDragon Collection: SIGHTING A DRAGON

SIGHTING A DRAGON
Four people sight a dragon in flight, each from his own perspective Date: 1702

Background imageDragon Collection: CADMUS AND DRAGON

CADMUS AND DRAGON
Cadmus confronts the dragon

Background imageDragon Collection: A fire-breathing dragon by Florence Mary Anderson

A fire-breathing dragon by Florence Mary Anderson. Date: 1915

Background imageDragon Collection: The Millennium

The Millennium
The Christian Church will escape from the ravages of the Dragon in 1897- 1901 Date: 1891

Background imageDragon Collection: Dragon Rapide - G-AEML

Dragon Rapide - G-AEML
de Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide (c/n6337) - G-AEML Proteus. Date: 2000

Background imageDragon Collection: Howitzer and Light Dragon - A Battery - The Chestnut Troop

Howitzer and Light Dragon - A Battery - The Chestnut Troop
Light Dragon tractor towing a 3.7-inch howitzer on Carriage Mk IV and limber of A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, circa 1938 - A Battery (The Chestnut Troop)

Background imageDragon Collection: The Standard of England - Girl Guides Association

The Standard of England - Girl Guides Association. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageDragon Collection: Paris, France - Fontaine Saint-Michel

Paris, France - Fontaine Saint-Michel. It was the last monumental wall fountain built and so the end of a traditional Renaissance style. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageDragon Collection: Los Realejos, Tenerife, Spain - Dragon Tree

Los Realejos, Tenerife, Spain - Dragon Tree. Dracaena draco, the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropical tree-like plant in the genus Dracaena, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde

Background imageDragon Collection: Dragon Fountain - Town Hall Square - Copenhagen, Denmark

Dragon Fountain - Town Hall Square - Copenhagen, Denmark Date: circa 1930s

Background imageDragon Collection: Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)

Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)
Reproduction of a painting by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin depicting the Zmey Goynych (Slavic three-headed dragon). The Russian version (pictured) has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws

Background imageDragon Collection: Saint Michael Archangel. By Master of Zafra. 1495-1500

Saint Michael Archangel. By Master of Zafra. 1495-1500. Depicting the Archangel attacking the dragon, symbol of sin. In the upper part, heavenly choirs and, on background

Background imageDragon Collection: France. Paris. Old town. Dragon street, 1885. Engraving 19t

France. Paris. Old town. Dragon street, 1885. Engraving 19th century

Background imageDragon Collection: Mecca. Angels decorating the Kaba at the birth of prophet Mu

Mecca. Angels decorating the Kaba at the birth of prophet Muhammad. Miniature. Book of Sufti Abdullah, master painter at the court of the Sultan Murad III, 1595. Topkapi Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Background imageDragon Collection: Komodo Dragon - X3 Eating

Komodo Dragon - X3 Eating
KOMODO DRAGON - X3 EATING (Varanus komodoensis)

Background imageDragon Collection: China - Shanghai - Huxinting Teahouse (Huxinting Chashi)

China - Shanghai - Huxinting Teahouse (Huxinting Chashi)
Huxinting Teahouse (Huxinting Chashi), Shanghai, China. The pavilion was built in 1784 by cotton merchants as a brokerage house. In 1855 it became, and remains, a quintessential Chinese teahouse

Background imageDragon Collection: de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide G-ADDD

de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide G-ADDD
de Havilland DH89 Dragon Rapide, G-ADDD, became the first aircraft to carry a reigning British monarch when King Edward VIII flew from Bircham Newton to Hendon on 21 January 1936



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