Humans Collection

A Cats Christmas Dance by Louis Wain
A large group of cats enjoying a Christmas dance. Wain was able to turn his hand to drawing a wide variety of animals prior to the fame he achieved with his feline creations

Granpop asks: Wheres George by Lawson Wood
Humorous bathtime scene by Lawson Wood showing his orange utan character, Granpop, searching unsuccessfully for George, a little monkey who is hiding under the tin bath. Date: 1934

For Healths Sake
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood showing two cheeky monkey pilfering fruit from a sleeping orang utan, Gran pop. Title is For Healths Sake Take Things Quietly

Married Dachshunds
Dachshunds in Bed a Marriage of Love

Diver and Mermaid
A diver exploring a wrecked ship has an unexpected encounter

Phrenological Head / Scrap
A phrenological head, showing the different categoies of the brain which should exist in healthy humans. These include self perceptive, aspiring and animal morals

Well Dressed Dachshund
Dachshund dressed as a woman

Dapper Dachshund
Dachshund dressed as a man

Frog Couple & Pet Snail
A well-dressed frog couple take their pet snail for a walk

Unhappy Marriage
Dachshunds in Bed a Marriage of Convenience

Pigs Ride in Tandem 1898
Two pigs go for their honeymoon on a tandem bicycle - a comment on the current cycling craze

Doggy Birthday Cake
A doggy chef with a birthday cake with lots of candles on it. Date: early 1930s

Ellimans embrocation
Colour advertisement from 1914 for Ellimans Embrocation showing a hunting scene. Ellimans was a well-known remedy for easing joint pain with formulae for both horses and humans

Frogs / Breakfast in Bed
A couple of frogs enjoy breakfast in bed

Chimps Tea Party / Photo
A chimpanzees tea party

Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, Martian City
THIA OF THE DRYLANDS (Harl Vincent) A secret service man from Earth navigates his ronsal along a street in a Martian city

Dachshund and Piano
A musical dachshund plays a tune on the piano

Lobster V Hedgehog
A duel between a hedgehog and a lobster

Bear Waiter
Lord Suffield, having shot this bear in Russia, subjects it to the further indignity of being stuffed by Mr Ward and made to serve as a dumb waiter

Mermaid of Zennor
At Zennor, Cornwall, a mermaid takes a passer-by by surprise

Poster advertising Pettijohns breakfast food, showing Red Riding Hood -- or is it Goldilocks? -- and a family of bears sharing an outdoor breakfast together in the woods

Pigs Playing Tennis 1904
Pigs playing tennis

Puss at the Play - Tragedy and Comedy
A group of cats in a box at the theatre. Wains rendering of cats in human situations and poses gained him widespread popularity around the turn of the 20th century

Humanised turkey in the role of a banker
A humanised turkey dressed in a suit, cast in the role of a fat banker, surrounded by bags of money

Cat as a Judge / Wain
A cat dressed as a judge

Mermaid in Newfoundland
Richard Waitborne/Whitbourne at St. Johns Harbour visited by blue-haired sea monster

Humanised elephant in the role of a bon viveur
A humanised elephant, wearing waistcoat, trousers and tailcoat, cast in the role of a bon viveur, with corks popping out of wine bottles behind him

A Run of Luck; Monkeys playing billiards, snooker or pool dressed as humans Date: 1870

Startling Stories scifi magazine cover - Green-headed Aliens
THE THREE PLANETEERS, by Edmond Hamilton. Two green-headed aliens, fly a spacecraft whilst under fire from groups of humans with ray-guns Date: 1940

Thrilling Wonder Stories scifi magazine cover - THE IONIAN CYCLE
THE IONIAN CYCLE (William Tenn) A space traveller from Earth encounters some interesting fauna emerging from eggs, pods, shells or whatever. Date: 1948

Officer of Tank Corps with dog and motorbike, France, WW1
An officer of the Tank Corps on a Douglas motorbike with a spaniel dog, at Neulette, northern France, towards the end of the First World War. Date: 3 May 1918

Going with a Swing
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing Gran pop the orang utan swinging on vines. Entitled Gran pop travels a la Carte

Master of the Asteroid, Wonder Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
MASTER OF THE ASTEROID - A stranded astronaut is honoured as a god when he crashes on a distant planet

Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912
At the first Bath Aviation Meeting, Little Nat (monkey) made an ascent with Mr. Hucks, a well known airman at the time, after being up a short time the pilot had to come down owing to engine

Skating Dachshunds
A lady and gentleman dachshund skate gracefully together. Other dachshunds also enjoy ice skating. Date: 1910

Unfolding female anatomy
x Date: 19th century

ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish
" ASARFATI, Josef or Joseph (ca. 1299). Jewish Cervera Bible. ca. 1299. Fish with the heads of humans, birds and wildcats

Dogs Get Married
Two dogs are joined in holy matrimony by a dog in holy orders (who is doubtless wearing a dog collar beneath his robes) late 19th century

An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Reg?
An RAF Air Gunner Wearing His Chain of Office the Regular Way in Which Ammunition Was Carried to Aircraft to Be Loaded in to the Gun

Earliest man tracked by tooth, discovery in Pliocene strata
The earliest man tracked by a tooth: an astounding discovery of human remains in Pliocene strata. An artists vision of Hesperopithecus (the ape-man of the western world) and contemporary animals

Sinanthropus, perhaps the lowest man known to science: excavating Choukoutien Cave where Peking Man dwelt 100, 000 years ago, and moulding his image. Date: 1939

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

Dog Playing a Trumpet
A dog playing a trumpet, reading sheet music from a stand! Date: early 1930s

Animal Band Good Night
Poodle conductor, standing on a dais, raps the baton on the music stand while a donkey bass player, a goat trumpeter & a ? dog percussionist strike up a tune

Animal Bicycle Race
Various animals compete in a cycle race : the ostrich leads on his penny-farthing, but the kangaroo is catching up

Sturgeon and Caviar
Sturgeon swim in the ocean, and their eggs are canned for the enjoyment of wealthy humans

Grandville Musicians
Musicians satirised by being represented as animals

Bird Pharmacist
A bird pharmacist and his customers

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