Elegans Collection

Nudibranchia or sea slugs: Hermaea bifida 1, Facelina auriculata coronata 2, Dendronotus frondosus 3, Okenia elegans 4, Doto coronata 5, Tritonia hombergii 6 and Ancula gibbosa 7

Glory bush, Tibouchina elegans (Pleroma elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Purple groundsel or ragwort, Senecio elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards rom William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1793

Tamamushi Zushi, Japanese Miniature Temple, Horyuji Temple, near Nara, Japan. Tamamushi signifies Chrysochroa elegans, an insect with golden wings

Bristle fern, Trichomanes elegans, Feea polypodina, Feea polipodina. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

German tamarisk, Myricaria germanica
German or false tamarisk, Myricaria germanica. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence

Red algae, Claudea elegans. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Sugar kelp and other seaweeds
Sugar kelp, Saccharina latissima 1, red seaweed, Delesseria sanguinea 2, Porphyra purpurea 3, and Osmundaria fimbriata 4. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle

Two-toed amphiuma and critically endangered axolotl
Two-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma means, Anfiuma means 1, and critically endangered axolotl or Mexican walking fish, Ambystoma mexicanum, Assolotl del Messico 2

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

Cape buttercup, Sparaxis elegans (Copper-coloured streptanthera, Streptanthera cuprea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley

Coral drops or elegant bessera, Bessera elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by G. Barclay after Miss Sarah Drake from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

Elegant cup-flower, Scyphanthus elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert Sweets The British Flower Garden, Ridgeway

Harlequin flower, Sparaxis elegans (Elegant streptanthera, Streptanthera elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert

Black-tailed trogon and chestnut woodpecker
Black-tailed trogon or wood-louse fowl, Trogon melanurus, and chestnut or yellow woodpecker, Celeus elegans. Copperplate engraving after an original illustration by Captain John Gabriel Stedman

European pond turtle and Indian star tortoise
European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (mud tortoise or la Bourbeuse), and Indian star tortoise, Geochelone elegans (elegant tortoise)

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis, and common linnet, Carduelis cannabina. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Green-winged pytilia, Pytilia melba (Variegated finch, Fringilla elegans). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Marianthus, pronaya and tetratheca species
Blue spotted marianthus, Marianthus caerulea-punctatus, elegant pronaya, Pronaya elegans, hairy tetratheca, Tetratheca hirsuta, and whorled-leaved tetratheca, Tetratheca verticillata

Elegant harlequin flower, Sparaxis elegans (Streptanthera elegans). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Elegant camas, Anticlea elegans
Mountain death camas or elegant camas, Anticlea elegans (Helonias bracteata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828

Silver spot ginger, Kaempferia elegans (Kaempferia atrovirens). Chromolithograph by Pieter de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

White Cattleya x elegans hybrid orchid (Laelia elegans var. alba). Chromolithograph by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1884

Elegant crested tinamou and rufous-bellied seedsnipe
Elegant crested tinamou or martineta tinamou, Eudromia elegans, and rufous-bellied seedsnipe, Attagis gayi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon

Banded hare-wallaby, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered)
Banded hare-wallaby or munning, Lagostrophus fasciatus (endangered). Halmaturus elegans. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Red-winged fairywren, Malurus elegans (Superb warbler, Sylvia cyanea). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1823

Hexocorallia stony coral skeletons: Lophelia prolifera, Leptocyathus elegans, Caryophyllia cylindrica, Balanophyllia floridana, Polymyces fragilis, Stephanophyllia elegans, Caryophyllia paradoxus

Ascidiae or sea squirts: Boltenia echinata, Eugyra arenosa, Aplidium elegans, Polyclinum constellatum, Synoicum turgens, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii colonies

Platodes worms, flatworms and tapeworms: Gymnophallus choledochus, Echinostoma echinatum, Bucephalus polymorphus, Polystoma integerrimum, Gyrodactylus elegans, Diplozoon paradoxum

Leptomedusae jellyfish: Aequorea pensilis 1, Zygocanna diploconus 2, 3, 5, many-ribbed jellyfish, Aequorea forskalea 4, and Orchistoma elegans 6

Pennatulacea sea pen corals: Umbellula encrinus 1, Halipteris finmarchica 2, Kophobelemnon leukarti 3, Renilla reniformis 4, 5, 6, Stylatula elegans 7, Stylatula kinbergi 8, Virgularia glacialis 9

Beautiful sunbird and common spoonbill
Beautiful sunbird, Cinnyris pulchella, and common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia. Soui-manga et Spatule. Handcoloured steel engraving by du Casse from Felix-Edouard Guerin-Menevilles Dictionnaire

Elegant restrepia orchid, Restrepia elegans. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Solitaire palm, Ptychosperma elegans
Solitaire palm or Alexander palm, Ptychosperma elegans (Seaforthia elegans). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Elegant tansy, Tanacetum elegans. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe, Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l Europe

Hippeastrum elegans (Amaryllis solandraeflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Coral drops, Bessera elegans (Hollow-leaved pharium, Pharium fistulosum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by William Herbert from Sydenham Edwards Botanical

Elegant moraea, Moraea elegans (Moraea spicata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr. after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis Botanical Magazine, T

Turtles and tortoises
Scorpion mud turtle, Kinosternon scorpioides 1, endangered geometric tortoise, Psammobates geometricus 2, marginated tortoise, Testudo marginata 3, African spurred tortoise, Centrochelys sulcata 4

Exotic and extinct parrots
Extinct Cuban red macaw, Ara tricolor 1, blue backed parrot, Tanygnathus sumatranus, male 2, female 3, crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans 4, and Eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius 5

Exotic seaweeds
Delesseria sanguinea, Claudea elegans, Padina pavonica, and Porphyra purpurea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 488
Trichoptera: Limnephilus elegans (Elegant Grannom, Caddis-fly) [Plant: Stratiotes aloides (Fresh-water Soldier)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 150
Hemiptera: Neides elegans = Gampsocoris punctipes (Elegant Stilt-bug) [Plant: Asperua cynanchica (Small Woodroof)] Date: 1824-39

FALL / DACHSHUND / LONG / 1975
RUSSGLEN REMBRANDT AND RUSSGLEN ROSE ELEGANS. Owned by Dutson. Two dachshunds sitting together. Date: 1975

Fossils of extinct bivalves.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr

Extinct fossil gastropods: Ammonites Humphreysianus, Trigonia costata and Avicula elegans.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A

Fossils of ferns and plants.. Handcolored lithograph from Dr. F.A. Schmidts Petrefactenbuch, published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr

Different types of corals and seaweeds.. Handcolored engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Universal Dictionary of Natural History), 1849

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