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Beast Collection

Background imageBeast Collection: Kraken attacking ship during a storm

Kraken attacking ship during a storm
A mythical Kraken attacking a sailing vessel during a storm

Background imageBeast Collection: Winged Assyrian Bull

Winged Assyrian Bull
Winged, human-headed bull, from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, Late Assyrian Period, c.725 BC (gypsum)

Background imageBeast Collection: Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) - Sergey Solomko

Blue Bird (Bird Sirin) - Sergey Solomko. Date: circa 1903

Background imageBeast Collection: Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)

Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡rd Laplau (1938-2009)
Circus scene. Illustration by G鲡 rd Laplau (1938-2009). Naive art. Painting

Background imageBeast Collection: DOREs LEVIATHAN

DOREs LEVIATHAN
Dores interpretation of the combat between God and the sea dragon Leviathan that will take place in the end times, as described by Isaiah

Background imageBeast Collection: Bete Du Gevaudan

Bete Du Gevaudan
LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The ravages of the beast

Background imageBeast Collection: LA Tarasque Polka

LA Tarasque Polka

Background imageBeast Collection: Bear Feeds Fish to Cubs Date: 1948

Bear Feeds Fish to Cubs Date: 1948

Background imageBeast Collection: Mycenaean art. Greece. Silver rhyton as head of a bull with

Mycenaean art. Greece. Silver rhyton as head of a bull with golden horns and forehead adorned with a gold rosette. Royal Tomb IV at Mycenae. 16th century BCE. National Archaeological Museum. Athens

Background imageBeast Collection: Japanese masonry Dragon

Japanese masonry Dragon. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBeast Collection: Large male lion sleeping

Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageBeast Collection: Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre

Gladiators fighting wild animals in Pompeii ampitheatre
Interior of Pompeii ampitheatre during the Games. Naked gladiators battle wild animals, bulls, boars and tigers in the arena as part of a Venatio

Background imageBeast Collection: Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageBeast Collection: A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse

A shepherd of the Lakes with dog and leading his horse up the hillside. He carries one of his flock across his shoulders. A charming scene. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageBeast Collection: Gevaudan Beast Attacked

Gevaudan Beast Attacked
DER WOLF VON GEVAUDAN Children defend one of their comrades against a creature which may or may not have been a wolf

Background imageBeast Collection: Once Upon A Time by Laura Wildig

Once Upon A Time by Laura Wildig; music Lewis Anthony. First produced at St. Martins Theatre, 22nd December 1919. This image is for the tour to the Playhouse, Liverpool, 23rd December 1920. Date: 1920

Background imageBeast Collection: New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers

New Worshiping of the Beast. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). New Worshiping of the Beast. 1372 - 1382. Second Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I, Duke of Anjou

Background imageBeast Collection: BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of Angers

BATAILLE, Nicolas. Apocalypse of Angers
BATAILLE, Nicolas (14th c.). he Beast out of the Earth Making Fire Come Down from Heaven. 1375 - 1382. Third Scene of the tapestry number 4 of the series Apocalypse of Angers commissioned by Louis I

Background imageBeast Collection: Messina - Italy - A Donkey carrying turnips

Messina - Italy - A Donkey carrying turnips
The quayside at Messina - Italy - A Donkey carrying turnips in side pannier bags Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBeast Collection: Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)

Beauty / Beast (Boyle 2)
Beauty discovers that love is the magic that makes all things fair - her love transforms the Beast into a handsome lover

Background imageBeast Collection: Beauty / Beast (Anderson)

Beauty / Beast (Anderson)
Anne Anderson gives us a truly monstrous beast : no wonder Beauty rejects the marriage proposals he makes every night at the supper-table

Background imageBeast Collection: Beauty / Beast (Smith)

Beauty / Beast (Smith)
the beast is only friendly chimp !

Background imageBeast Collection: Folklore / Unicorns

Folklore / Unicorns
The figure of the CAMPHUR, an amphibious beast found in Ethiopia, a species of unicorn

Background imageBeast Collection: Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Notice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887

Background imageBeast Collection: Peacock Drawing Date: 1555

Peacock Drawing Date: 1555

Background imageBeast Collection: Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola

Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola
Kraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca

Background imageBeast Collection: Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile

Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile
Dromedary camels being cleaned by their handlers/drivers in the waters of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageBeast Collection: Alpine woman with headscarf, pipe, large basket and goat, outdoor scenic photograph

Alpine woman with headscarf, pipe, large basket and goat, outdoor scenic photograph. Captioned Beauty and the Beast, and an Alpine Discovery'. Date: 1910

Background imageBeast Collection: Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageBeast Collection: Beatus of Liebana

Beatus of Liebana. Sheet 150. Death of the Beast and the enemies of God. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. Proc: SPAIN

Background imageBeast Collection: He appeared thus after his death to the historian Platina, explaining that because he lived like a

He appeared thus after his death to the historian Platina, explaining that because he lived like a beast during his lifetime, he did so still, being dead Date: reigned 1034 - 1045

Background imageBeast Collection: Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947), poet, mountaineer, occultist, named by his mother The Great Beast

Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947), poet, mountaineer, occultist, named by his mother The Great Beast

Background imageBeast Collection: LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The death of the beast Date: 1767

LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The death of the beast Date: 1767

Background imageBeast Collection: Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer

Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer
Domestic goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, and fallow or venison deer, Dama dama. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Background imageBeast Collection: Persian army in a desert

Persian army in a desert - Polyaenuss discussion of Dariuss expedition against Saka of the Central Asia (VII.11.12): The treachery of the Sakian Sirakes, the guide

Background imageBeast Collection: Heraldic statues outside Westminster Abbey, London

Heraldic statues outside Westminster Abbey, London
The Queens Beasts, heraldic statues which stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey, London, for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 1953

Background imageBeast Collection: Gentleman with cane and top hat interrupting

Gentleman with cane and top hat interrupting a lady at her toilette. Hello, how nice to see you! (You beast!) Handcoloured lithograph by the Gihaut brothers after an illustration by Jean Gabriel

Background imageBeast Collection: Decorative figures from the House of Epigrams

Decorative figures from the House of Epigrams, Regio V, Insula 1, 18. An urn and mythical beast at top, and a goat and hunting scene with dog and hare below

Background imageBeast Collection: Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix

Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicars door. Paintings from the south side of the Chancel

Background imageBeast Collection: Skeleton of a megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth

Skeleton of a megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth, and reconstruction of the animal. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Background imageBeast Collection: Two May-September couples dancing at a ball

Two May-September couples dancing at a ball
Two May-September couples at a ball. The old and ugly partners have arranged the company of two young, good-looking escorts, who flirt with each other

Background imageBeast 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 imageBeast Collection: Indian elephant and sukotyro

Indian elephant and sukotyro
Endangered Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, female suckling her young, 1, and mythical beast sukotyro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Background imageBeast Collection: Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBeast Collection: Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast

Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Background imageBeast Collection: Advertisement for Cross - Wild Beast Merchant, Liverpool

Advertisement for Cross - Wild Beast Merchant, Liverpool. " Anything from A Humming Bird to an Elephant " Date: 1907

Background imageBeast Collection: Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association

Metropolitan drinking Fountain and cattle trough association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament, and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Background imageBeast Collection: METZENGERSTEIN The Baron seated on his mythical beast. Date: First published: 1850

METZENGERSTEIN The Baron seated on his mythical beast. Date: First published: 1850



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