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Alfred Waterhouse Collection (page 2)

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Flowers design

Flowers design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Palaeotherium Anoplotherium vulgaris

Palaeotherium Anoplotherium vulgaris
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Bat design

Bat design
Drawing by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1875-1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Golden pheasant design

Golden pheasant design
Drawing 30 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Corylus avellana, hazel

Corylus avellana, hazel
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Datura stramonium, jimsonweed

Datura stramonium, jimsonweed
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Glaucium leuteum, horned poppy

Glaucium leuteum, horned poppy
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle

Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Helleborus viridis, green hellebore

Helleborus viridis, green hellebore
Hellebores contain a powerful cardiac poison & narcotic. Used medicinally for a variety of conditions, it needed to be administered with care to avoid being fatal to the patient

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Sambucus nigra, elder

Sambucus nigra, elder

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Window detail, the Natural History Museum, London

Window detail, the Natural History Museum, London
Windows on the west pavilion of the Natural History Museum, London. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail of terracotta panel from the Natural History Museum

Detail of terracotta panel from the Natural History Museum

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Floodlit view of the Waterhouse Building

Floodlit view of the Waterhouse Building
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Exterior detail of The Natural History Museum, London

Exterior detail of The Natural History Museum, London
Detail of terracotta panel designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905). Waterhouse designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: The Main Entrance and Cromwell Road Facade of the Natural Hi

The Main Entrance and Cromwell Road Facade of the Natural Hi
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail of terracotta panel showing ibex

Detail of terracotta panel showing ibex
Part of the intricate interior architecture found in the Natural History Museums Waterhouse building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: View of statue of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)

View of statue of Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)
The Central Hall, the Natural History Museum, London. Superintendent of the Natural History Departments of the British Museum 1856-1883

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail of columns on the Waterhouse Building

Detail of columns on the Waterhouse Building
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail of interior columns, the Natural History Museum, Lond

Detail of interior columns, the Natural History Museum, Lond
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Interior view of the Natural History Museum, London

Interior view of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Terracotta panels

Terracotta panels
Detail of terracotta panels in front galleries, showing marine life. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Exterior view of The Natural History Museum, London

Exterior view of The Natural History Museum, London
View of the Waterhouse Building from Cromwell Road with iron gates in foreground. Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail view of the Central Hall ceiling at the Natural Histo

Detail view of the Central Hall ceiling at the Natural Histo
Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) designed the museum in the 1860s, and it first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail of terracotta moulding of a monkey

Detail of terracotta moulding of a monkey
Part of the intricate interior architecture found in the Natural History Museums Waterhouse building, designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905)

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Detail view of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museu

Detail view of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museu
Detail of the main staircase in the Central Hall. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905), the Museum opened to the public in 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Floodlit view of the Natural History Museum, London

Floodlit view of the Natural History Museum, London
Viewed from the south side of Cromwell Road. The museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) in the 1860s and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums Ce

Decorative ceiling panels in the Natural History Museums Ce
Coffee, tobacco and cotton - three of the 162 plant designs which form the ceiling decoration of the Central Hall. The plants are of economic or medicinal importance

Background imageAlfred Waterhouse Collection: Interior detail from the Natural History Museum, London

Interior detail from the Natural History Museum, London
The Natural History Museum was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and opened to the public on Easter Monday 1881



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