Breeding Collection

Miss Richmond and her deerhounds
Miss M. Richmond of the Warren, nearly Henley-on-Thames, pictured with her Bridge Sollers deerhounds, the largest kennel of the ancient breed at the time

Royal Corgi family tree
Graphic from the Illustrated London News laying out the family tree and lineage of the corgis owned by Queen Elizabeth II. 1987

Bonzos Latest: This Weeks Studdy
Famous dog, just after he had finally been christened with the name Bonzo. He appears with a swollen eye after fighting with a wasp

Toulouse geese with dewlap, cock and hen. Oie de Toulouse a bavette, Anser anser domesticus. Bred by James Watts, winners of five first prizes

Lama pacos, alpaca
Alpaca. Llama Alpaca, 1884. Hand coloured lithograph of a drawing by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins from Gleanings from the Menagerie and Aviary at Knowsley Hall; Hoofed Quadrupeds, 1850

Silver spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Henry Beldons pair, Cup at Allerton 1871, Hen first at Birmingham 1871, and cup at Bristol 1872

Ovis aries, sheep
Plate 2 from The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands Vol. 2, 1842, by David Low (1786-1859). Entitled Breed of the Higher Welsh Mountains

White-faced black Spanish, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cups for chickens at Bristol 1872. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Golden spangled Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Henry Beldons pair, cock cup at Birmingham 1870, hen cup at Kendal, Whitehouse and Spalding 1871

Black Hamburgh cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. W. Sergeantsons pair, first prize at Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester 1871, and Bristol 1872

Racing Greyhound pups in a barrow
A wheelbarrow filled with racing greyhound pups at the G.R.A. Staffordshire breeding ground, prior to transfer to the kennels at Northaw, Middlesex

Silver-grey Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by O.F. Cresswell and first prize winner at Ashford, second prize winner at Birmingham 1872

Japanese bantams, black bantams and Pekin bantams. Mrs. Woodcocks Japanese white bantams, first prize at Crystal Palace 1872. E. Cambridges black bantams, cup winner at Bristol 1873. H. B

Siberian Stonechat / Asian Stonechat - adult female
Sketch 18, Newfoundland Volume. From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Four famous Kentucky Thoroughbreds: Diomed, Boston, Lexington and Glencoe

The Cavalcade of Crufts
A humorous sequential picture showing the changing tastes of dog breeds in Britain through the years from the Victorian period to 1932

Horsemen 3 - Thessalonia
THESSALONIANS : renowned for their horse-breeding and their equestrian skills, these people of eastern Greece are depicted here defending their country against the Romans

Rouen ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, cock and hen. Bred by J. K. Fowler and winner of cup at Aylesbury. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

White Dorking fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Miss Fairhurst and first prize winner at Colchester 1873

White-crested black Polish chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by P. Unsworth and winners of numerous cups and prizes

Black East India ducks and black Cayuga ducks
Black East India ducks, Anas platyrhynchos, and black Cayuga ducks, Anas rubripes. G. S. Sainsburys black East India duck won the cup at Bristol 1872. The black Cayuga duck were sent by Mr

Henny or hennie game birds, Gallus gallus domesticus. Cock and hen. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Malay cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, Rev. A.C. Brookes pair, prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871, Dublin 1872

Ancient horse breeders, Kazakhstan
Kazakh men of an ancient tribe on horseback, leading a herd of horses through the steppe

Africa. Congo. Fauna of the Congo river
History of Africa. 19th century. The Congo. Fauna of the Congo river. Engraving. El Congo y la Creacion del Estado Independiente de este nombre

Calliphora, bluebottle
A bluebottle laying eggs on carrion

Comic postcard, Girl and boy with overflowing rabbit hutch Date: 20th century

African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society
The African Bloodhounds in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Canis lupus familiaris. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by J

Golden jackal, Canis aureus. The Jackals in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by W

Henry Bunbury as Geoffrey Gambado riding a horse. A stage coach laden with passengers and a man beating a nag in the background. Mr. Gambado Seeing the World

Ayam jallak, Malay game cock, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by a native Chinese artist rom Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of

Minorca chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by A.G. Pitts and cup winners in 1886 and 1887. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Andalusian chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by H. Leworthy. Cock won first prize at Barnstaple 1871 and hen first prize at Barnstaple 1872

Golden-pencilled Hamburghs, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Henry Beldon and cup winner at Crystal Palace 1871

Brown leghorns or Livorno chickens, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

La Fleche breed of chickens, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Rare French breed, Poule de la Fleche, Sarthe. Bred by W.C.W

Plymouth Rock chickens, Sir Thomas and Irene, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Mrs. Ainsworth and first and second at Birmingham 1886

Black frizzled fowl, cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by J. W. Ludlow and third prize in any variety class at Oxford 1872

Sultan fowls, Gallus gallus domesticus. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W. Ludlow from Lewis Wrights The Illustrated Book of Poultry, Cassell, London, 1890

Gold-laced bantam and silver-laced bantam cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Matthew Leno and winner of first prizes at Crystal Palace and Birmingham 1871

Guinea fowls, helmeted guineafowl, Numida meleagris. Property of J. W. Ludlow. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Aylesbury ducks, Anas platyrhynchos. Bred by Mrs. Mary Seamons and winner of the cup at Aylesbury 1870. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Carolina ducks, Aix sponsa, and Mandarin ducks, Aix galericulata. Portraits of Matthew Lenos celebrated prize pens. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

Houdan or Poule de Houdan cock and hen, Gallus gallus domesticus. Bred by Robert B. Wood Young Champion and Lady. Cock won first prize at Birmingham, Crystal Palace and Manchester 1870

Varieties of game bantams bred by W. F. Entwistle. Brown reds, first prize at Leeds 1886, black reds, cup at Windsor 1886, duckwings, cup at Windsor 1885, and piles, cup at Birmingham 1885

Rose-combed Dorking cock, Gallus gallus domesticus, John Martins Champion, cups at Stroud and Newport 1870, Cheltenham Southampton and Crystal Palace 1871, Dublin 1872

Wild American turkey cock, Meleagris gallopavo. Sent over specially for portraiture by Mr. Simpson, Treasurer of the New York State Poultry Society

Single-combed Dorking hen, Gallus gallus domesticus, bred by John Martin, first prize at Warrington 1871. Chromolithograph by Vincent Brooks Day & Son after an illustration by J.W

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