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Crimson Collection

Background imageCrimson Collection: Tropaeolum Speciosum (Flame Flower)

Tropaeolum Speciosum (Flame Flower), a semi-hardy perennial nasturtium climbing plant of the Tropaeolaceae family, with crimson red flowers

Background imageCrimson Collection: Trochilidae hummingbirds

Trochilidae hummingbirds: ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus, crimson topaz, Topaza pella, red-tailed comet, Sappho sparganura, tufted coquette

Background imageCrimson Collection: Purple and crimson flowered dahlia, Dahlia

Purple and crimson flowered dahlia, Dahlia variabilis var. Bella donna.. Handcolored illustration by Edwin Dalton Smith engraved by Watts from Charles McIntoshs Flora and Pomona 1829

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima

Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Background imageCrimson Collection: Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses

Bouquet of wild flowers: tulip tree, wild roses, cardinal flower, harebells, wood lily, etc.. Illustration by Clarissa Badger, nee Munger, from Wild Flowers, Drawn and Colored from Nature, New York

Background imageCrimson Collection: Austalian estrildid finches

Austalian estrildid finches
An illustration by M. W. Woodcock of some Australian estrildids, published in Derek Goodwins Estrildid Finches of the World (1982). Page 96, Plate 2

Background imageCrimson Collection: 1937 Coronation - King arrives at the annexe door

1937 Coronation - King arrives at the annexe door
King George VI wearing the Crimson Robe of State and the Cap of Estate, pictured about to enter Westminster Abbey for his Coronation on 12 May 1937. Date: 1937

Background imageCrimson Collection: The Coronation of King George VI - The King in Royal Robes

The Coronation of King George VI - The King in Royal Robes
circa 1910s

Background imageCrimson Collection: Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing

Blue underwing, red underwing and dark crimson underwing
Blue underwing, Catocala fraxini, red underwing, Catocala nupta, and dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Background imageCrimson Collection: Coronation of King George VI, robes, regalia and vestments

Coronation of King George VI, robes, regalia and vestments
Four pictures showing the changes of Kings Coronation robes and vestments during the Coronation ceremony. On the left, the King arrives at Westminster Abbey in crimson velvet Robe of State

Background imageCrimson Collection: Burrell General Purpose Engine number 4055, Crimson Lady

Burrell General Purpose Engine number 4055, Crimson Lady, reg.VF 1273, at Peterborough on 26 August 1973. Date: 1973

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Victorian period

Crimson Drawing Room, Windsor Castle, Victorian period

Background imageCrimson Collection: The Coronation Crimson, Louis Velveteen advert

The Coronation Crimson, Louis Velveteen advert. Date: 1902

Background imageCrimson Collection: Missale Romanum

Missale Romanum
A picture of the Missale Romanum, the liturgical book of the Roman Rite that contains the texts and rubrics for the celebration of the Mass

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus sanguineus

Crimson seedcracker, Pyrenestes sanguineus sanguineus (Crimson nutcracker, Pirenestes sanguineus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Background imageCrimson Collection: Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster

Violet-backed starling, Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (White-bodied grakle, Lamprotornis leucogaster). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Background imageCrimson Collection: Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, Campephaga phoenicea

Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, Campephaga phoenicea
Red-shouldered cuckooshrike, male, Campephaga phoenicea. (Crimson-shouldered caterpillar catcher.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson

Background imageCrimson Collection: White-crested helmetshrike, Prionops plumatus

White-crested helmetshrike, Prionops plumatus. (White plumed shrike.) Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his Birds of Western Africa in

Background imageCrimson Collection: Black-winged red bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus

Black-winged red bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus (Crimson-crowned weaver, Euplectes flammiceps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William John Swainson from his

Background imageCrimson Collection: Catocala pacta moth

Catocala pacta moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786

Background imageCrimson Collection: French red underwing and dark crimson underwing variety

French red underwing and dark crimson underwing variety
French red underwing, Catocala elocata 1, 2, and dark crimson underwing variety, Catocala sponsa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Background imageCrimson Collection: Light crimson underwing moth, Catocala promissa

Light crimson underwing moth, Catocala promissa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageCrimson Collection: Dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa

Dark crimson underwing, Catocala sponsa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786

Background imageCrimson Collection: Setina aurita, dew moth and Setina roscida

Setina aurita, dew moth and Setina roscida
Setina aurita moth 1, 2, dew moth, Setina irrorella 3-5, and Setina roscida moth 6, 7. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge

Background imageCrimson Collection: Woman reading a book, era of Marie Antoinette

Woman reading a book, era of Marie Antoinette
Fashionable woman in pouf hairstyle with ribbon, wearing a fichu and floral-print dress, reading a book. Era of Marie Antoinette. Handcolored engraving by E

Background imageCrimson Collection: Girl in pale blue outfit with black borders

Girl in pale blue outfit with black borders, large hat, holding a rosebud. Robe de fillette. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil)

Background imageCrimson Collection: Woman in crimson dress with frills, ermine shawl

Woman in crimson dress with frills, ermine shawl. Robe a volants, Parure d hermine. Handcoloured pochoir (stencil) etching after an illustration by Jan van Brock from Tommaso Antonginis Journal des

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans

Crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans (Pennantian broad-tail, Platycercus pennantii). Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Edward Lear from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson glory pea, Clianthus puniceus

Crimson glory pea, Clianthus puniceus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.T. Hart from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G. Willis, London, 1854

Background imageCrimson Collection: Sims Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii

Sims Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu subsp. simsii (Sims crimson alstroemeria, Alstroemeria haemantha var. simsiana). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith

Background imageCrimson Collection: Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu

Peruvian lily, Alstroemeria ligtu (crimson alstroemeria, Alstroemeria haemantha). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Background imageCrimson Collection: Queen amaryllis, Phaedranassa dubia

Queen amaryllis, Phaedranassa dubia (Crimson and green phaedranassa, Phaedranassa chloracra). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G

Background imageCrimson Collection: Red cracker butterfly and palm nut grubs

Red cracker butterfly and palm nut grubs
Red cracker butterfly, Hamadryas amphinome (copied from Maria Sibylla Merian), and palm nut grubs, larvae of the South American palm weevil, Rhynchophorus palmarum

Background imageCrimson Collection: Sand worm with crimson feelers, Amphitrite rosea

Sand worm with crimson feelers, Amphitrite rosea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia

Crimson grassvetch, Lathyrus nissolia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1793

Background imageCrimson Collection: Platter from Avignon, Vaucluse, France

Platter from Avignon, Vaucluse, France, decorated with gold and crimson filigree pattern. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz hummingbird, Topaza pella

Crimson topaz hummingbird, Topaza pella (Topaz-throated hummingbird, Trochilus pella). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Background imageCrimson Collection: Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail

Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail
Light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa, old lady, Mormo maura, drinker, Euthrix potatoria, and yellow-tail, Euproctis similis

Background imageCrimson Collection: Chrysanthemum indicum varieties

Chrysanthemum indicum varieties: The Early Crimson, the Quilled Orange and the Quilled White. Handfinished chromolithograph by Henry Noel Humphreys after an illustration by Jane Loudon from Mrs

Background imageCrimson Collection: Peony or Paeonia species

Peony or Paeonia species
Paeonia edulis, Paeonia albiflora, fine-leaved peony, Paeonia tenuifolia, Paeonia hybrida, and Russ crimson peony, Paeonia russi

Background imageCrimson Collection: Ruellia, cyclamen, primrose and leadwort species

Ruellia, cyclamen, primrose and leadwort species
Fringe-flowered ruellia, Ruellia ciliatiflora, Persian cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis, Cape leadwort, Plumbago capensis, crimson grevillea, Grevillea punicea

Background imageCrimson Collection: Indigo tree, glory pea, kennedya, and other species

Indigo tree, glory pea, kennedya, and other species
Violet-coloured indigo tree, Indigofera violacea, coronilla-leaved swainsonia, Swainsonia coronillaefolia, crimson glory pea, Clianthus puniceus, Mr

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, female

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, female
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Female. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of the Colibri

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, juvenile male

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella, juvenile male
Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Juvenile male with incomplete plumage. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz, Topaza pella

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lessons Natural History of

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja seheriae

Crimson sunbird, Aethopyga siparaja seheriae (Goulpourah creeper). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1822

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz varied with white, Topaza pella

Crimson topaz varied with white, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds Volume 2

Background imageCrimson Collection: Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella)

Crimson topaz, Topaza pella (Trochilus pella). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology: Hummingbirds Volume 2, Edinburgh, W.H



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