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Roman art. Boy with horse (possible CastorI. Marble. ReliefRoman art. Bas-relief. Boy with a horse, probably Castor taming his horse, acompanied by a dog. Found in the pantanella of Hadrians Villa at Tivoli. 125 AD. British Museum. London. England
Tetratheca glandulosa, Tetrateca glandulosa. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence
Wall paintings from various houses in PompeiiCandelabra (left) from the Casa del Panettiere or House of the Baker, VII.III.30, candelabra (right) and frieze (top) from House of Caecilius Iucundus, V.I.26
Herbsts bloodleaf varieties, Iresine herbstii a) var. acuminata, b) var. aureo-reticulata. Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden
Wall paintings of candlesticks from the HouseTrompe l oeil wall paintings of candlesticks from the House of Castor and Pollux, Pompeii, excavated 1828. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of
Masking the Medicine, Henry cartoon by Carl Anderson Date: 1936
Hungarian public information card - grow oil seed for soapHungarian patriotic public information postcard - There will be no shortage of soap if we produce oilseeds: rapeseed, castor oil, sunflower oil. Date: circa late 1950s
Original Artwork - Get Better Quick card designOriginal Artwork - Design for a Get Better Quick card featuring a poorly teddy bear with an attentive young nurse holding a bottle of Castor Oil. A play on the word bear ! Date: circa 1937
Rattlesnake, hummingbirds and firefliesThe rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes 55, Trochilinae hummingbirds 56 and man reading a book by the light of fireflies in a vial 57. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rev
Extinct bull aurochs, Bos primigenius, with stag and deer. Rappresentazione dell Uro. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Corsi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient
Men on horseback hunting boars and bulls in ancient Etruria. The Etruscans trained dogs and falcons. From a gilded silver patera or bowl. Caccia
Alpine ibex, Capra ibex, and common EurasianAlpine ibex goat, Capra ibex, and common Eurasian beaver, Castor fiber. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Sydenham Edwards from John Mason Goods Pantologia, a New Encyclopedia, G
Fruits, nuts and seedsFruit, nuts and seeds including cannabis, fig, mulberry, beech, seagrape, rhubarb, buckwheat, laurel, nutmeg, mace, jabillo, castor oil, euphorbia, etc
Ragwort or St. James wort and castor oil plantRagwort or St. James wort, Jacobaea vulgaris, and castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal
Native American man watching beavers, CastorNative American hunter with rifle watching beavers, Castor canadensis, build a dam. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1857
Castor bean or castor oil plant, Ricinus communis, Ricin. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr
Prickly castor oil tree, Kalopanax septemlobusPrickly castor oil tree or kireha harigiri, Kalopanax septemlobus f. maximowiczii (Aralia maximowiczi). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Castor oil plant, Ricinus communisPalma christi or castor oil plant, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a drawing by John Curtis for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine
Eurasian beaver, Castor fiberEurasian beaver or European beaver, Castor fiber, with webbed rear paw 1, and smaller front paw 2. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder
Castor oil or palma-christi, Ricinus communis. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimens Medicinal Plants, London, 1880
Glass making at Apsley Pellatt Factory, LondonThe manufacture of glass at Apsley Pellatt and company, London. Pictured is the glass cutting room, the making of phials as well as glass blowing. Date: circa 1850
Statue of Castor and Pollux. Pizza Campidoglio. Rome. Italy
Castor and Pollux, and Hercules, Greek and Roman gods.. Handcolored copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from Mythology in Prints
Mythology. Leda. She was mother of Helen of Troy, ClytemnestMythology. Leda. Daughter of the Aetolian, and wife of king Tyndareus of Sparta. She was mother of Helen of Troy, Clytemnestra and Castor and Polux. Engraving copy of a painting by F. Zmurko. Colored
Pergamon Altar. Probably the twins Castor and PolluxPergamon Altar. Built by order of Eumenes II Soter. 164-156 BC by artists of the school of Pergamon. Marble and limestone. North frieze. Probably the twins Castor and Pollux
Italy. Rome. Quirinal Palace. 16th century. Official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. First, Castor and Pollux statue
Temple of Castor and Pollux. Rome. ItalyItaly. Rome. Temple of Castor and Pollux. 1st century BC. Built in honor to the Dioscuri. On the left, ruins of the Basilica Julia. Roman Forum
Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1880sVictorian furniture, available from Oetzmann & Co, Hampstead, London. Circa 1880s
Advert for Maple & Co. library table & chair 1904Library table, finely carved with lift-up flap exposing deep well fitted pigeon-holes and ten drawers, stationery rack with fall-down flap comes with back chair in marone morocco. Date: 1904
Castor & Pollux (Tooke)The twin sons of Zeus and Leda, known as the DIOSCURI, sail with Jason to steal the Golden Fleece, and end up as the Gemini of the Zodiac
Zermatt, Switzerland with surrounding Alpine peaks (many named). Date: circa 1910s
View of an Italian Harbour, 1649, by Jan Baptist Weenix (162Jan Baptist Weenix (1621-1659). Dutch painter. View of an Italian Harbour, 1649. Detail. Centraal Museum. Utrech. Netherlands
Castor. Engraving, 1841
House of Castor & Pollux - Pompeii. Date: 1910
Advert for S. Timings & Co. patent rotary castors 1888Patenteers and sole manufactures of the patent brass rotary castors, also cabinet, builders and general brassfounders. Date: 1888
Advert for Carron Company gas oven 1889New Castor, gas oven, heated by luminous jets with boiler attached. Date: 1889
Beaver, alpine marmot, bobak marmot and earless marmot.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, 1794
Muskbeaver or muskrat, Castor zibethicus.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine; or, Complete Cabinet of the Curiosities and Beauties of Nature (1798-1802)
North American beaver, Castor canadensis, and rakali or water-rat, Hydromys chrysogaster.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals
Sicily - Temple of Castor and Pollux, GirgentiBlack and white Victorian lantern slide of the Temple of Castor and Pollux ruins. A modern reconstruction from the early 19th Century and built using pieces from various other temples
Travelling of the Future: the White Moon Liner Castor and Pollux awaiting the signal to alight. Original fine pencil drawing (38cm x 28.5cm) reproduced in Flight 19 May 1921. Roderic Hill drawing
Ricinus communis, castor bean plantIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Seed specimensA variety of seed specimens including castor bean (Ricinus communis) and date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), held at the Natural History Museum, London
Castor fiber, Eurasian beaverLower molar tooth of a Eurasian beaver. Item E. 603 of the animal fossil specimens found at Piltdown, Sussex, 1912-15, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Ricinus communis, castor beanOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Ruins of Temple of Castor and Pollux, Rome, Italy. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
The Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Breithorn, etc. Valais, Alps of, Switzerland. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900
Opposition to castor oil & salts!. Date c1845 July 8. Opposition to castor oil & salts!. Date c1845 July 8