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Horn Collection (#15)

Background imageHorn Collection: Bone digging, Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan

Bone digging, Elizabeth Island, Strait of Magellan
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageHorn Collection: Pantholops hodgsonii (Tibetan antelope or chiru)

Pantholops hodgsonii (Tibetan antelope or chiru). View of skull BM(NH) 1843.1 12.100

Background imageHorn Collection: Oryx gazella, gemsbok

Oryx gazella, gemsbok
Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageHorn Collection: Astrapia nigra, arfak astrapia

Astrapia nigra, arfak astrapia
Hand coloured lithograph by Richard Bowdler Sharpe from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea (1875-88)

Background imageHorn Collection: Rhinocerotidae, rhinoceros

Rhinocerotidae, rhinoceros
Mounted specimen of a rhinoceros on display in the Mammals Gallery within the Life Gallleries at the Natural Hisotry Museum, London

Background imageHorn Collection: Phodilus badius, Oriental bay owl

Phodilus badius, Oriental bay owl
Plate 14 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 1, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHorn Collection: Drepanornis albertisi, black-billed sicklebill

Drepanornis albertisi, black-billed sicklebill
Plate 11 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 1 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageHorn Collection: Clathrus ruber, latticed stinkhorn

Clathrus ruber, latticed stinkhorn
Illustration from Nova Plantarum (1729) by Pietro Antonio Micheli, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageHorn Collection: Ovis vignei vignei, Ladakh urial

Ovis vignei vignei, Ladakh urial
Frontal view of skull with horns of Ovis vignei vignei, a urial wild sheep, from the Ladakh region of India

Background imageHorn Collection: Raper drawing No. 19

Raper drawing No. 19
Ice islands as seen on our passage round Cape Horn in 1788. By George Raper c. 1789

Background imageHorn Collection: Detail of bird beaks

Detail of bird beaks
Plate 281, hand coloured copperplate etching from George Edwards The Gleanings of Natural History, Vol. 2 (1760). Annotated Four curious beaks of birds but little known

Background imageHorn Collection: Otus asio, eastern screech owl

Otus asio, eastern screech owl
Plate 7, hand coloured etching from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Background imageHorn Collection: Mazama canepestris guaszuti

Mazama canepestris guaszuti
Drawing 61 Vol 1 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageHorn Collection: Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea rubra, red bird-of-paradise
Plate 6 from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rocliers, Vol.1, (1806)

Background imageHorn Collection: Bos connochaetes, wildebeest

Bos connochaetes, wildebeest
Ff. 21. Drawing by George Forster (1754-1794), made during Captain James Cooks second voyage of discovery, 1772-1775

Background imageHorn Collection: Phallus impudicus, George Dionysus Ehret

Phallus impudicus, George Dionysus Ehret. Sketch 229/230. Phallus found at Bulstrode Nov. 12 1763

Background imageHorn Collection: Myotragus

Myotragus
This animal which lived around 6000 years ago was from the antelope group. Its remains have been found in the Balearic islands

Background imageHorn Collection: Phallus indusiatus, stinkhorn fungus

Phallus indusiatus, stinkhorn fungus
This painting of a veiled stinkhorn was produced by Pieter de Bevere. The image originates from the Loten Collection (dated 1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageHorn Collection: Three unicorns

Three unicorns
Monoceros Unicornu and Caprinonq Marinq. Tab 10 from Beschriving Van de Natuur der Vier-voetige Dieren, 1660 by I. Johnston

Background imageHorn Collection: Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros

Diceros bicornis, horn of a black rhinoceros
A photograph of a black rhinoceros horn specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageHorn Collection: Asio otus, long-eared owl

Asio otus, long-eared owl
Plate 383 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHorn Collection: Podiceps grisegena, red-necked grebe

Podiceps grisegena, red-necked grebe
Plate 298 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageHorn Collection: Bycanistes brevis, silvery-cheeked hornbill

Bycanistes brevis, silvery-cheeked hornbill
Watercolour and pencil by Claude Gibney Finch-Davies (1940). One of twenty-three species of hornbill found in Africa

Background imageHorn Collection: Phasianus colchicus, common pheasant

Phasianus colchicus, common pheasant
Watercolour by Frederick William Frohawk (1930). From Birds The Art of Ornithology by Jonathan Elphick, 2004

Background imageHorn Collection: Ducula pacifica, Macropygia mackinlayi, Columba vitiensis

Ducula pacifica, Macropygia mackinlayi, Columba vitiensis
Watercolour by Thomas Theodore Barnard (1922)

Background imageHorn Collection: Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, spectacled cormorant

Phalacrocorax perspicillatus, spectacled cormorant
Watercolour of by John Gerrard Keulemans (c. 1905)

Background imageHorn Collection: Lectionary of Cathedral of Reims: Character

Lectionary of Cathedral of Reims: Character

Background imageHorn Collection: HALS, Frans (1580-1666). Portrait of Andries

HALS, Frans (1580-1666). Portrait of Andries van der Horn. 1638. Portrait of Andrew van der Horn. Baroque. Dutch school. 1638. Painting. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. BRAZIL. Sao Paulo

Background imageHorn Collection: Shepherd Blowing a Horn

Shepherd Blowing a Horn
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Shepherd Blowing a Horn. Cardboard for tapestry. Pair of Hunter by a

Background imageHorn Collection: Musician from Osuna

Musician from Osuna
A Relief carving of a Musician. Osuna, Spain Date: 4th-3rd century BCE

Background imageHorn Collection: The Jester Knight

The Jester Knight. Alric the court jester uses his skills to distract robbers

Background imageHorn Collection: Great Eagle owl, Horn owl and Little Horn owl

Great Eagle owl, Horn owl and Little Horn owl. From: The ornithology of Francis Willughby. Date: 1678

Background imageHorn Collection: Big Horn Mountains - Wyoming

Big Horn Mountains - Wyoming - Across to the Big Horn Mountains and a steep climb up through canyon to Granite Pass and the high windy plateaus across the summit. Date: 1952

Background imageHorn Collection: Ljungby Horn

Ljungby Horn
Swedish folk tale Date: circa 1902

Background imageHorn Collection: Robin Hood

Robin Hood
Scenes from Robin Hood

Background imageHorn Collection: Brass band marching along a street

Brass band marching along a street
A brass band marching along a street, and playing as they go. There is a clarinet, two cornets, French horns and tubas. Other people are following, some with flags

Background imageHorn Collection: A monk wearing a mask(?) with a horn, sitting on the ground

A monk wearing a mask(?) with a horn, sitting on the ground, beating a drum (tsuri-daiko). Date between 1750 and 1850

Background imageHorn Collection: General Custers death struggle. The battle of the Little Bi

General Custers death struggle. The battle of the Little Bi

Background imageHorn Collection: Emerald Lake and Van Horn Range, British Columbia

Emerald Lake and Van Horn Range, British Columbia. Date c1902

Background imageHorn Collection: The little end of the horn

The little end of the horn. Illustration shows a large ear trumpet or horn labeled Railroad Earnings with five men labeled Baggageman, Fireman, Engineer, Trainman

Background imageHorn Collection: Clipper ship Red Jacket: In the ice off Cape Horn, on her pa

Clipper ship Red Jacket: In the ice off Cape Horn, on her passage from Australia, to Liverpool, August 1854. Date c1855. Clipper ship Red Jacket: In the ice off Cape Horn

Background imageHorn Collection: Turkey - Istanbul - View Across Golden Horn

Turkey - Istanbul - View Across Golden Horn from just east of the Galata Bridge. View looking toward (from left) the Ayasofya, the Blue Mosque and (foreground) the Yeni Camii (New Mosque)

Background imageHorn Collection: The Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey

The Golden Horn, Constantinople, Turkey. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHorn Collection: Hog horn and Dark Hole, Helogland, Germany

Hog horn and Dark Hole, Helogland, Germany. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageHorn Collection: Battle of the Big Horn

Battle of the Big Horn. Date c1889 Oct. 15

Background imageHorn Collection: Temple Arch, Horn Head. County Donegal, Ireland

Temple Arch, Horn Head. County Donegal, Ireland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900



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