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Religion / Egypt / BesDwarf-god who, for all his grotesque appearance, is actually benevolent : his role is to protect women through the risks of childbirth
Siren, salamander and axolotlGreater siren, Siren lacertina, three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, olm, Proteus anguinus (vulnerable), axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum (critically endangered), dwarf waterdog
Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface. (Dicrostonyx torquatus)
Peacock flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrimaPeacock flower or Barbadoes cesalpinia, Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev
Geranium ReichardiDWARF GERANIUM Date: 1787
Jacky lashtail, Amphibolurus muricatus, and Cape dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus capensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830
The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and grandfather in the shopThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841
Snow White and the Seven DwarfsSnow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs
Dwarf violet iris or vernal American flower de luce, Iris verna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A
"But news of it was brought to her by the little dwarf, who owned a pair of seven-league boots." Illustration by Edmund Dulac to Sleeping Beauty. Date: 1911
Book Jacket - Childrens Book - L'Ogre et le Nain Date: circa 1950s
Frederick Robson, actor, as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf, in The Yellow Dwarf by James Robinson Planche 1856. Date: 1856
Count Guy I of Ponthieu and the arrival of messengers from DukeCount Guy I of Ponthieu in conference with Harold Godwinson, and Guy with huge axe receiving messengers from Duke WIlliam of Normandy. A dwarf Turold holds their horses
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and TuroldMargaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145~1194), riding sidesaddle holding a falcon 103. The dwarf Turold handling two horses, 11th century 104
Jewel plant, Bertolonia superbissima. Variety of dwarf, creeping, tender perennial, native to tropical South America. From William Bull's nursery in Chelsea
Berholde, a favorite of King Alboin of LombardyBertoldo or Berholde, crafty peasant who became a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy, 568-572. Bertholde, Prime Minister to Albinus King of Lombardy. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by R
Masquerade procession with commedia dell'arte figures, Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday. Harlequin in motley with a marotte, Pulcinella with drum and horn
Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London
C H Schafers Midget Circus Troupe - Munichcirca 1910s
Early locomotive railway engine, Dwarf, used to pull the engineers inspection coach in 1862, London & North Western Railway Company. Date: circa 1900s
Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brotherMlle. Anita, measuring about twenty-six inches in height, and known as The Doll Lady or the Living Doll, pictured with her ordinary-sized brother, Herr Ignatz Zachowly during a visit to England
Machnow eating breakfast at the London HippodromeFeodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there
Machnow the Giant & Madame Chiquita, London HippodromeMachnow the Giant, alleged to be 9 3 " tall (more likely 7 10" ) appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1905 with the diminutive Madame Chiquita who is only 18" high. Date: 1902
Poinciana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Poinciana pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L
General Tom ThumbCharles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum
Tibia of Achondroplastic DwarfBones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Statue of Perkeo of Heidelberg - jester and court dwarfStatue of Perkeo of Heidelberg (born Clemens Pankert or Giovanni Clementi) (1702-1735) - a notable jester and court dwarf of Elector Palatine Charles III Philip in Heidelberg
Les KorrigansA sketch showing a group of korrigan, a fairy or dwarf like creature from Breton folklore, bounding around the central female figure who is placed under the large, flat rock. Date: circa 1901
The Wine CarrierAn oil painting of a dwarf, named Grigorio, a wine skin maker who is carrying some large animal carcasses over his shoulder, with a wine container in the other hand. Date: circa 1908
A Pair of Chelsea DwarfsA photograph showcasing a pair of Chelsea Manion House dwarf figurines, standing on grassy mound bases. Each of them wear excessively large hats. Date: circa 1922
Illustration, Snowdrop -- The Dwarfs, when they came at evening, found Snowdrop lying on the ground quite dead. Date: 1909
Charles Sherwood Stratton known by everyone as General Tom Thumb (1838 - 1883), American dwarf, who achieved great fame
Lady Lyonesse and DwarfThe Lady Lyonesse questions Sir Beaumains's dwarf & finds out that the knight is the son of a king & that his true identity is Sir Gareth of Orkney
Albert Craig, the so-called Surrey Poet, a well-known character who would recite poetry he had composed at cricket and football matches and sell printed sheets of his poems, and the Burmese dwarf
Brazilian fuchsia, Justicia floribunda (Libonia floribunda)
Flaming sword, Vriesea splendens (Tillandsia splendens). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne, London, 1896
Melon cactus, Melocactus caroli-linnaei. Cactus melocactus, Catto poponiforme
Dwarf birch, Betula pumilaDwarf birch or bog birch, Betula pumila, Betula bassa
Cyclanthus bipartitus, Cyclanthe a deux feuilles
Group of people, possibly family members, including a man of restricted growth (dwarfism), 1920s. Date: 1920s
Mock vervain, Glandularia laciniata (Dwarf erinus-like vervain, Verbena erinoides var. contracta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after J.T
Jaguar and ocelotJaguar or tiger of terra-firma, Panthera onca, and tiger-cat of Surinam, ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis melanurus
Dwarf furze, Ulex minor (Ulex nanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a drawing by James Sowerby for James Smiths English Botany, 1800
Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1791
Dwarf thistle, Cirsium acaulon (Carduus acaulis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794
Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804
Dwarf iris, Iris pumila. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871
White orchid-tree, Bauhinia acuminata. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878
Bouvardia, burchellia and jasmine speciesThree-leaved bouvardia, Bouvardia triphylla, trumpet-flowered bouvardia, Bouvardia versicolor, Cape burchellia, Burchellia capensis, and dwarf Cape jasmine, Gardenia radicans
Dwarf pink carnations, Dianthus caryophyllus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Nettle, Urtica dioica, and dwarf nettle, Urtica urens. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Dwarf lettuce, Lactuca sessilis, and prickly lettuce, Lactuca serriola. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557
Dwarf rhododendron, Rhododendron pumilum. Copied from Joseph Dalton Hooker
Hybrid dwarf foliage plant, Bertolonia van houttei
Dwarf whitestripe bamboo, Pleioblastus fortunei (Bambusa fortunei)
Cedar sage, Salvia roemerianaCedar sage or dwarf crimson-flowered sage, Salvia roemeriana (Salvia porphyrantha)
Endangered banded hare wallabies and extinctEndangered banded hare wallabies or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus, and extinct Kangaroo Island emu or dwarf emu, Dromaius baudinianus
Public appearance of the king of Benin, Africa, with drummers, trumpeters, panthers and dwarf
Dwarf birch, Betula nana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816
Dwarf cistus, Cistus helianthemum
Dwarf elder, Sambucus ebulus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman, Hurst, London, 1816
Northern bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera (Lonicera diervilla)
Yellow thornbill and golden-headed cisticolaYellow thornbill, Acanthiza nana, and golden-headed cisticola, Cisticola exilis. (Dwarf warbler, Acanthiza nana, and exile warbler, Malurus exilis). Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by H
Dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis mitis (Chati, Felis mitis of Ferdinand Cuvier)
Chinese magnolia or dwarf magnolia, Magnolia nanaLa Janssin. Chinese magnolia or dwarf magnolia, Magnolia nana. Named for le Chevalier de Gencin, amateur botanist
Dwarf daffodil, Narcissus speciesEspece de Narcisse nain. Dwarf daffodil, Narcissus species
Dwarf violet iris, Iris vernaL Iris de la petite espece. Dwarf violet iris, Iris verna
Poor-man s-orchid, Schizanthus pinnatusPoor-man s-orchid, Pinnated schizanthus dwarf variety, Schizanthus pinnatus humilis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S
Dwarf sophronitis orchid, Cattleya pumila. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration by Mrs. Augusta Withers from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838
Common dwarf Indian fig, Cactus opuntia. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1823
Peperomia acuminata (Dwarf pointed-leaved pepper, Piper acuminatum). Handcoloured botanical engraving from John Sims Curtiss Botanical Magazine, Couchman, London, 1816
Storksbill, Erodium reichardii (Dwarf geranium, Geranium reichardi)
Broadleaf lady palm, Rhapis excelsa (Male dwarf ground ratan, Rhapis flabelliformis mas.). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
Hankey dwarf aloe, Haworthia attenuata var. radula. Rasp-leaved aloe, Aloe radula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
Dwarf ginseng, Panax trifolius. Lesser panax, Panax pusilla. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F
Iris x binata (Violet-blue dwarf flag, Iris pumila var. violacea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr
Chinese dwarf sparrows and vervain hummingbirdChinese dwarf sparrows 1, 2, 3 and vervain hummingbird, Mellisuga minima 4, on a tea bush, Camellia sinensis
Dwarf periwinkle, Vinca minor. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
Illustration, The Black Dwarf - Tales of My Landlord, by Sir Walter Scott. 1820
Gnomes and Humans. 19th century
Elves and Gnomes. 19th century
Dwarf cherry blossomA sprig of wild cherry blossom(Prunus Cerasus), depicting the fruit and leaves. Date: 1869
Curtis British Entomology Plate 724Hymenoptera: Cleptes nitidula = Cleptes nitidulus [Plant: Trinia glauca (Trinia glaberrima, Dwarf Burnet Saxifrage)] Date: 1824-39
Curtis British Entomology Plate 395Hymenoptera: Encyrtis vitis = Encyrtus swederi (Vine Encyrtus) [Plant: Cyperus fuscus (Dwarf Cyperus)] Date: 1824-39