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Grey Collection (page 15)

Background imageGrey Collection: Columba palumbus, woodpigeon

Columba palumbus, woodpigeon
Plate 23 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageGrey Collection: Anthracoceros albirostris convexus, Oriental pied hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris convexus, Oriental pied hornbill
Plate 39, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageGrey Collection: Terpsiphone paradisi, Asian paradise-flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi, Asian paradise-flycatcher
Plate 43, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageGrey Collection: Procellaria cinerea, grey petrel

Procellaria cinerea, grey petrel
Ff. 92. Watercolour painting by George Forster annotated laria inexpectata and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)

Background imageGrey Collection: Falco vespertinus, red-footed falcon

Falco vespertinus, red-footed falcon
Plate 20 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Falco subbuteo, Eurasian hobby

Falco subbuteo, Eurasian hobby
Plate 18 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph

Background imageGrey Collection: Archean Landscape

Archean Landscape
An artists impression of an Archean landscape (3, 800 to 2, 500 million years ago), with the thin crust scarred by meteorite craters and dotted with pools of molten rock

Background imageGrey Collection: Gracula religiosa indica, Acridotheres cristellus, Paroaria

Gracula religiosa indica, Acridotheres cristellus, Paroaria
Large Series plate 12, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China

Background imageGrey Collection: Tridacna gigas, giant clam

Tridacna gigas, giant clam
A pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m

Background imageGrey Collection: Banded iron specimen

Banded iron specimen
This banded iron specimen measures 7 cm thick and is about 3, 000 million years old, from the Murchison Goldfield, Western Australia

Background imageGrey Collection: Niccolite

Niccolite mineral with metallic lustre, comprises of nickel arsenide. It is also known as coppernickel and nickeline. This specimen is from the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageGrey Collection: Tyto alba, barn owl

Tyto alba, barn owl
A mounted specimen of a barn owl (Tyto alba). Barn owls are well distributed in Europe, South America, U.S.A, Africa and Australia. There are 35 subspecies

Background imageGrey Collection: Bentonite

Bentonite
A specimen of the mineral Bentonite Reg No. 1926, 216 light grey mass, Range 19, W4, Township 28, Rosedale, Alberta, Canada. Predented by the Canadian Government Exhibition Commision, 1926

Background imageGrey Collection: The Allende carbonaceous chondrite

The Allende carbonaceous chondrite
Photograph of the Allende carbonaceous chondrite, partly covered in jet-black fusion crust. This contains numerous white inclusions called CAIs. This stone is about 10cm across

Background imageGrey Collection: Acronicta psi, grey dagger moth caterpillar

Acronicta psi, grey dagger moth caterpillar
Grey dagger moth caterpillars feed on many types of tree and shrub including; birch, lime and hawthorn. The adult moths display black dagger-like markings on their wings

Background imageGrey Collection: Four fine horses

Four fine horses
Portrait painting of four fine horses - two chestnuts, a black and a grey. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGrey Collection: A fine portrait of two horses

A fine portrait of two horses Date: circa 1910s

Background imageGrey Collection: Selection of autumn hat designs by Esther Meyer

Selection of autumn hat designs by Esther Meyer

Background imageGrey Collection: John Le Carre (David Cornwell)

John Le Carre (David Cornwell)
John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s

Background imageGrey Collection: Sir Wn Haworth / Nobel 37

Sir Wn Haworth / Nobel 37
SIR WALTER NORMAN HAWORTH English chemist Date: 1883 - 1950

Background imageGrey Collection: th Huxley / Book Photo

th Huxley / Book Photo
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY English scientist and champion of Darwins Theory of Evolution

Background imageGrey Collection: Gba Duchenne De Boulogne

Gba Duchenne De Boulogne
Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne De Boulogne French Physician

Background imageGrey Collection: Cc Boycott / Vanity Fair

Cc Boycott / Vanity Fair
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM BOYCOTT Agent for estates in County Mayo, victim of ostracism by Irish Land League agitators

Background imageGrey Collection: George Hammond Whalley

George Hammond Whalley Mp and Writer

Background imageGrey Collection: Girl on Circus Horse

Girl on Circus Horse
A girl standing on the back of a grey horse prepares to jump through a paper hoop

Background imageGrey Collection: Grey Cat Ready to Pounce

Grey Cat Ready to Pounce
A grey cat stares intensely at its intended prey

Background imageGrey Collection: Fur Coat & Hat 1930S

Fur Coat & Hat 1930S
A diagonal plaid / check dress worn with a 3/4 length coat in grey fur & a tall, brimless hat with a flared crown trimmed in the same fur

Background imageGrey Collection: Churchill / Boer War / Menpe

Churchill / Boer War / Menpe
WINSTON CHURCHILL British statesman and author as a Boer War correspondent

Background imageGrey Collection: Christs Hospital - Main Entrance in Newgate Street

Christs Hospital - Main Entrance in Newgate Street. The schools Tudor uniform consists of belted, long blue coats with knee-breeches, yellow socks, and bands at the neck

Background imageGrey Collection: Watercolour by Reg Carter, The Squall

Watercolour by Reg Carter, The Squall
Watercolour by Reg Carter (1886-1949), freelance commercial artist, entitled The Squall, probably painted at Southwold, Suffolk, where he had his studio in the High Street

Background imageGrey Collection: Lady Jane Grey being offered the Crown of England

Lady Jane Grey being offered the Crown of England, which she only accepted with great reluctance. 1553

Background imageGrey Collection: Siamese cat with red background

Siamese cat with red background
Unusual Friends - Siamese cat with red background. 1950s

Background imageGrey Collection: Kitten and duckling in the doorway

Kitten and duckling in the doorway
Unusual Friends - kitten and duckling in the doorway. 1950s

Background imageGrey Collection: Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey

Dont Argue revue by George Campbell and Allan Grey. First produced at the Willesden Hippodrome on 23rd August 1915. Dave Harris Ltd. Presents. The reverse is blank

Background imageGrey Collection: Eilean Donan Castle, Western Scotland

Eilean Donan Castle, Western Scotland
Eilean Donan Castle, on a small tidal island where three lochs meet (Duich, Long and Alsh) in the western highlands of Scotland. The castle dates back to the 13th century. Date: circa 1960s

Background imageGrey Collection: Advertisement, Ministry of Labour Munition Concerts, WW2

Advertisement, Ministry of Labour Munition Concerts, WW2
Advertisement, Ministry of Labour Munition Concerts, organised by ENSA. circa 1940s

Background imageGrey Collection: Advertisement for Sabena airlines

Advertisement for Sabena airlines, with a map of Europe, Africa and the Middle East. circa 1960

Background imageGrey Collection: A colouorful display of local fresh fish, Cornwall

A colouorful display of local fresh fish, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageGrey Collection: A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform

A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform
Reform Bill - A Memento of the Great Public Question of Reform - showing King William IV, the Duke of Sussex, Lord John Russell, Lord Grey (Prime Minister), Lord Althorpe, Lord Brougham

Background imageGrey Collection: Reform and Anti-Reform

Reform and Anti-Reform
Reform Bill - Reform and Anti-Reform - depiction of a naval battle between two ships, with the Reform ship winning. " The Portraits of the King, Lords Brougham, Russell, Grey

Background imageGrey Collection: Cover design, Egypt and the Sudan

Cover design, Egypt and the Sudan, showing Luxor with statues and monuments under a starlit sky. Date: 1936

Background imageGrey Collection: Grandpapas Game by Charles Robinson

Grandpapas Game by Charles Robinson
Illustration to accompany the Chapter titled Grandpapas Game. We see Grandmamma with her back towards us standing below a large bough of mistletoe

Background imageGrey Collection: Horse-drawn flour cart, USA

Horse-drawn flour cart, USA
Horse-drawn flour cart, with a graceful pair of dappled greys, North America. Date: circa 1910

Background imageGrey Collection: Page of adverts in The Tatler 1927

Page of adverts in The Tatler 1927
Four adverts in The Tatler May 1927, showing womens clothing and products, including The National Fur Co, Ltd, early spring red fox stole. Caradium, hair restorer removes grey hair. B

Background imageGrey Collection: 2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade, blood transfusion donors, 1941

2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade, blood transfusion donors, 1941. Unframed pen and ink and grey wash by Eric Dawson, 1941 (c). Eric Dawson served in North Africa, Syria, Palestine and the Lebanon

Background imageGrey Collection: Skirt, Queen Alexandra?s Imperial Military Nursing Service

Skirt, Queen Alexandra?s Imperial Military Nursing Service, worn by Sister A Stewart Wyatt, 1902 (c). Grey serge. Date: circa 1860

Background imageGrey Collection: Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor

Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor. 1884

Background imageGrey Collection: Package design, Snowfire Shampoo

Package design, Snowfire Shampoo
Art deco style package design, Snowfire Shampoo. circa 1930s



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