Histoire Collection

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 65 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid / Eros
Zodiac with winged male, poss. Cupid/Eros. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy

Facial expressions. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy. Plate VIII, of Vol 2. Date: 1750

Cirtus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 66 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse chadec

Tea pot and warmer from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century, decorated with vignettes of ships at sea and floral borders. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient

Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus. Male adult
Green-throated carib, Eulampis holosericeus (Trochilus holosericeus). Male adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

Guinea baboon, Papio papio. Petit papion. Copperplate engraving by Baron after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, Imprimerie Royale

Barbary macaque or magot, Macaca sylvanus. Endangered. Copperplate engraving by P.F. Tardieu after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle

Citrus paradisi, grapefruit
Tab 61 from Histoire naturelle des Orangers 1818-1820 by Antoine Risso. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Pompelmouse pompoleon

Makers marks on Roman pottery. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Spring crocus and European peacock butterfly
Spring crocus, Crocus vernus, and European peacock butterfly, Aglais io. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Wild daffodil and snowdrops
Wild daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus, and snowdrops, Galanthus nivalis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre

Plate and pitchers from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century
Plate and pitchers with gold and scarlet on a black ground from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Gravy boat or sauciere from Marseille, France, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Cross section through a 19th century pottery kiln. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing
Blue underwing, Catocala fraxini, red underwing, Catocala nupta, and dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Old World swallowtail and southern swallowtail
Old World swallowtail, Papilio machaon, and alexanor or southern swallowtail, Papilio alexanor. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Sombre hummingbird, Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Ornismya simplex, Trochilus cirrochloris), albino variety. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene

Dog s-tooth violet and moth
Dog s-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis, and moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips, Tulipa gesneriana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre

Black-naped monarch and hooded warbler
Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea 1, and hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina 2. Gobe-mouche blue des Philippines, Gobe-mouche de la Louisiane

Cape bishop and pin-tailed parrotfinch
Cape bishop, Euplectes capensis 1, and pin-tailed parrotfinch, Erythrura prasina 2. Gros-bec de Coromandel, Gros-bec de Java

Homecoming procession for William Curtis, 1821
Homecoming procession for William Curtis, Lord Mayor of London, 1821. Aldermen and shopkeepers carry torches beside the carriage. Procession and Te Deum Chaunt for Sir Billy Biscuit

Map of Hispaniola (San Domingo, Haiti), West Indies. The island is now divided into two separate nations: Haiti to the west (French Creole-speaking)

Title page, Histoire de l Isle Espagnole ou de S. Domingue [History of the Spanish Island or of San Domingo], based on the memoirs of Jean-Baptiste le Pers, Jesuit priest and missionary

Medieval helmets and shields
Knights helms 287-9, chainmail hood worn under the helm 290, shields for knights on horseback 291-293, and shields for knights on foot 294, 295

Branch, leaf, fruit and flower of the coffee tree, Coffea arabica. Copperplate engraving from Abbe Antoine Francois Prevosts Histoire generale des voyages, Paris, 1746

Basin and plates from Moustiers, France, decorated with cupids, naiads, and other mythological figures. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea goddess Salacia and naiads. With border of heads of Neptune and Salacia in border of foliage

Platter from Moustiers, France, with sea god
Platter from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea god Neptune and naiads with trident. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Spoon and dish from Strasbourg, 18th century, decorated with botanical paintings. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plates from Strasbourg, 18th century, with botanical paintings of roses and tulips. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plate and cruet set or porte-huilier from Strasbourg, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris

Pot-pourri vase from Strasbourg, 18th century, decorated with botanical painting. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Enamel clay tiles, 13th century
Enamel clay tiles with heraldic devices, 13th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Plate from Marans, France, with botanical illustration within a floral border. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Surtout or centerpiece from Saintes, France, decorated with female heads and foliage in green and gold. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Biberon or bottle from Oiron, Deux-Sevres, France, era of King Henri II, 16th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Pot with Chinese musicians playing cello and pipa from Nevers, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur

Platter from Nevers, France, with landscape scene of boy and dogs at river, within border of cupids, birds, and flowers. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient

Potiche from Nevers, France
Potiche or vase with lid from Nevers, France, with oriental landscape and foliage patterns. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Persian-genre plates from Nevers, France, decorated with birds, tulips and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph by Ris Paquot from his General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Plate from Nevers, France, decorated with a mythological scene of centaurs kidnapping a woman from a banquet. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate and planter from Nevers, France
Plate with Chinese scene in blue and gold and jardiniere or planter with mottled foliage pattern from Nevers, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Jug from Nevers, France, with Italian-genre scene of faun and nymph under a tree beside a wheat field. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Nevers, France, decorated with an Italian-genre hunting scene within a border of putti, birds and foliage. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Porte-bouquet or door vase from Nevers, France, with landscape. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

Soup dish or soupiere with botanical decoration from Niderviller, Lorraine, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

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