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Horned Collection

Background imageHorned Collection: Sabbat Dance

Sabbat Dance
A horned devil presides over the sabbat while demons and lightly clad witches dance frenziedly round him

Background imageHorned Collection: A Viking Warrior

A Viking Warrior
Old Vic Company - the role of Ornulf the Viking played by Percy Walsh

Background imageHorned Collection: Circus Poster / Polito s

Circus Poster / Polito s
A poster for Politos Menagerie advertising a horned horse (or nilghau), a zebra, an elephant and a fully grown lion!

Background imageHorned Collection: RICKSHAW / BULAWAYO / 1920 S

RICKSHAW / BULAWAYO / 1920 S
A horned Rickshaw man in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)

Background imageHorned 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 imageHorned Collection: A long-horned European wild ox attacked by wolves

A long-horned European wild ox attacked by wolves.. The aurochs or urus (Bos primigenius), the ancestor of domestic cattle, was a type of wild cattle which inhabited Europe, Asia and North Africa

Background imageHorned Collection: Brazilian horned frog, Ceratophrys aurita

Brazilian horned frog, Ceratophrys aurita, male and female (Ceratophrys varia). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Background imageHorned Collection: A Fat Long-Horned Ox

A Fat Long-Horned Ox
Bred and fatted at Dickley Farm in Leicestershire by Mr Honyborn, Successor to the late celebrated Mr Bakewell

Background imageHorned Collection: Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned woman

Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, horned woman
Margaret Vergh Gryffyth, Welsh woman who exhibited herself with a 10 centimetre horn growing from her forehead

Background imageHorned Collection: Woodcock bee-orchid, Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta

Woodcock bee-orchid, Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta (Horned ophrys, Ophrys cornuta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards

Background imageHorned Collection: British Country Scene - Cattle in the field

British Country Scene - Cattle in the field
Black and white lantern slide of horned cows in a field.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHorned Collection: Fancy dress party

Fancy dress party
Front cover of Pan magazine, featuring three adults in fancy dress, enjoying a glass of Vermouth. Date: 1920

Background imageHorned Collection: Mounted Gallic Chieftain

Mounted Gallic Chieftain
A chief of ancient Gaul, mounted on a horse with an animal skin as saddle, and without stirrups

Background imageHorned Collection: Macedonian Empire

Macedonian Empire
If the prophecies of Daniel are rightly interpreted, his four-horned goat represents MACEDONIAN EMPIRE ruled by an evil king of mysterious countenance

Background imageHorned Collection: Frogs, toads and tadpoles

Frogs, toads and tadpoles. European tree frog, Hyla arborea, rattle-voiced tree frog, Auletris crepitans, edible frog, Rana esculenta, shrinking frog, Pseudis paradoxa, Surinam horned frog

Background imageHorned Collection: Lizard varieties

Lizard varieties
Lava lizard, Tropidurus torquatus, desert horned lizard, Phrynosoma platyrhinos, stellion, Stellagama stellio, Sudan plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus major, giant ameiva, Ameiva ameiva

Background imageHorned Collection: Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period - Gobi Desert

Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period - Gobi Desert
Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert (Russia) of the Cretaceous Period, which spanned 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period 145 million years ago

Background imageHorned Collection: The Highland Raiders

The Highland Raiders
This oil painting depicts a number of figures situated around a campfire by some rocky edges in Scotland, an old man is holding up a bird by the legs

Background imageHorned Collection: Il Valor Vincitore

Il Valor Vincitore
A painting depicting a violent scene of battle, involving warriors with horned helmets and shields swathed in fired arrows, upon a chariot led by powerful, rearing warhorses

Background imageHorned Collection: Rickshaw boys of Durban, South Africa

Rickshaw boys of Durban, South Africa in their remarkable costume. Introduced from Japan, the rickshaw became a form of transport in Durban in the late 19th century. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHorned Collection: Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Later colouration

Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Later colouration
Ancient Age. Northern Barbarians. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus

Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus, adult male 1, and female in winter plumage. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds

Background imageHorned Collection: Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus

Sharp-shinned hawk, Accipiter striatus, male with prey 1, female 2. Chromolithograph after an ornithological illustration by John James Audubon from Benjamin Harry Warrens Report on the Birds of

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned ghost crab and zombie crab

Horned ghost crab and zombie crab
Horned ghost crab, Ocypode ceratophthalmus 1, and zombie crab, Gecarcinus ruricola 2. Ocipode ceratostalmo, Gecarcino tourlourou

Background imageHorned Collection: Species of crab

Species of crab. Ebalia tuberosa 1, Leucosia craniolaris 2, Ilia nucleus 3. Ehalia di Pennant, Leucosia craniolare, Ilia nocciolo

Background imageHorned Collection: Common flying dragon and two-horned chameleon

Common flying dragon and two-horned chameleon
Common flying dragon, Draco volans, and two-horned chameleon, Furcifer bifidus. Drago lineato o di Giava, Camaleonte forcuto

Background imageHorned Collection: Tadpole shrimps

Tadpole shrimps: Triops cancriformis 1, and Lepidurus species 2. Fillopi; Apo cancriforme, Lepiduro. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle

Background imageHorned Collection: Battle over the corpse of Patroclus outside Troy

Battle over the corpse of Patroclus outside Troy
Greeks and Trojans battle over the naked corpse of Patroclus outside Troy. Menelaus and Ajax protected the body until Achilles could retrieve it. Combattimento pel Cadavere di Patroclo

Background imageHorned Collection: Extinct giant predatory dinosaur attacking a horned dinosaur

Extinct giant predatory dinosaur attacking a horned dinosaur
Extinct giant predatory dinosaur between 5m and 10m tall, attacking a horned dinosaur, North America, Cretaceous. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life

Background imageHorned Collection: Skeleton of an extinct Kentrosaurus aethiopicus

Skeleton of an extinct Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
Fossil skeleton of an extinct Kentrosaurus aethiopicus (Kentrurosaurus) found in East Africa, Late Jurassic. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life

Background imageHorned Collection: Desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes

Desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes (Gonyechis cerastes). Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches

Background imageHorned Collection: Violet horned poppy, Roemeria hybrida

Violet horned poppy, Roemeria hybrida (Chelidonium hybridum). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

Background imageHorned Collection: Mountain horned lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare

Mountain horned lizard, Phrynosoma orbiculare (orbicular lizard, Lacerta orbicularis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hill after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology

Background imageHorned Collection: Surinam horned frog, Ceratophrys cornuta

Surinam horned frog, Ceratophrys cornuta
Surinam or Amazonian horned frog, Ceratophrys cornuta (Horned toad, Rana cornuta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hill after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia

Background imageHorned Collection: Cascabel rattlesnake and desert horned viper

Cascabel rattlesnake and desert horned viper
Cascabel rattlesnake, Crotalus durissus, and desert horned viper, Cerastes cerastes (Cerastes cornutus). Handcolored engraving by Madame Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d

Background imageHorned Collection: Pheasant-tailed jacana and horned screamer

Pheasant-tailed jacana and horned screamer
Pheasant-tailed jacana, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, and horned screamer, Anhima cornuta. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Background imageHorned Collection: Great curassow (vulnerable) and western tragopan

Great curassow (vulnerable) and western tragopan
Great curassow, Crax rubra (vulnerable) and western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus (vulnerable). Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Background imageHorned Collection: Richards pipit and horned or Przewalskis lark

Richards pipit and horned or Przewalskis lark
Richards pipit, Anthus richardi, and horned or Przewalskis lark, Eremophila alpestris, Eremophila teleschowi. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles

Background imageHorned Collection: Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and horned

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and horned poppy, Glaucium corniculatum. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageHorned Collection: Nepal koklass and western tragopan

Nepal koklass and western tragopan
Nepal koklass, Pucrasia macrolopha nipalensis, and western tragopan, Tragopan melanocephalus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable

Horned parakeet, Eunymphicus cornutus. Vulnerable (Horned parrot, Psittacus bisetis.) Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta

Horned screamer, Anhima cornuta (Palamedea cornuta). Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds, Winchester, 1824

Background imageHorned Collection: Daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry

Daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry
Woman of the des Ursins family under Charles VI (daughter of Jean Jouvenel des Ursins and Michelle de Vitry). She wears a tall horned bonnet, gold surtout lined with fur, and long dress with train

Background imageHorned Collection: Tufted capuchin monkey, Cebus apella

Tufted capuchin monkey, Cebus apella (Horned sapajou, Cebus fatuellus). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus, female

Horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus, female (Double-crested hummingbird, Trochilus cornutus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageHorned Collection: Horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus

Horned sungem, Heliactin bilophus, male (Double-crested hummingbird, Trochilus cornutus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Background imageHorned Collection: Lacertilia lizards and chameleons

Lacertilia lizards and chameleons: Cameroon sailfin chameleon, Trioceros montium, chameleon forest dragon, Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus, flying dragon, Draco volans, Texas horned lizard

Background imageHorned Collection: Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and horned screamer

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and horned screamer
Cacatua galerita, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, and horned screamer, Anhima cornuta Kakatoes et kamichi. Handcoloured steel engraving drawn



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