Leopard Collection

Neofelis nebulosa diardi, clouded leopard
Felis diardi. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899) and Joseph Smit (1836-1929)

Variety Theatre, Monte Saldo
English born Monte Saldo 1879 - 1949 (real name A. M. Woolaston). Strong-man, Gymnast and also an artists model. Here he is photographed in various statuesque classical poses as well as in the more

Percy H Fawcett, British explorer
PERCY H FAWCETT British explorer who disappeared while exploring the Matto Grosso of Brazil

Clouded Leopard
A clouded leopard on a tree. (neofelis nebulosa)

Britannia and Eve magazine, January 1936
Front cover illustration featuring a glamorous 1930s woman attired in a matching leopard print hat and muff set

Plants / Arnica Montana
LEOPARDs BANE, MOUNTAIN TOBACCO Date: late 19th century

Deborah Mitford at Cheltenham National Hunt Meeting
Deborah Mitford (1920-2014), later Duchess of Devonshire, pictured at the age of sixteen (nearly seventeen) in 1937 at Cheltenham races with Mr Dixon

Art deco sketch by R. Silver, 1931 showing a semi-nude woman and a leopard Date: 1931

Bass Drummer of the Northumberland Fusiliers in his traditional ceremonial costume, featuring the whole skin of a leopard Date: circa 1910s

de Havilland DH85 Leopard Moth, G-AIYS, at Croydon, April 1947

Leopard lying on a ledge

Mistinguett / Leopard
MISTINGUETT (Jeanne Bourgeois) French actress and dancer with a leopard wrapped around her neck - just for decoration, you understand

The Black Leopard, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

A Present from Caesar by Fortunino Matania
A Present from Caesar, a Vision of Imperial Rome. Painting by Fortunino Matania, exhibited at the R. I. Galleries, 1926. Date: 1926

A South African Man with skin pigmentation condition
A South African Man with the skin pigmentation condition vitiligo, creating a remarkable patched appearance, captioned here as Leopard Skin (!). Date: circa 1900

Battle of Cecora (September-October, 1620)
Polish-Ottoman War (1620-1621). Battle of Cecora (September-October, 1620). Painting by Witold Piwnicki (1850 / 1851-1932), 1877-1878. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum)

Two Chelsea Figures
A photograph of two chelsea figures, a male flower seller, with another figurine who stands next to a leopard. Both are stood on ornade swirl designed bases. Date: circa 1922

Cartoon illustrations in colour by G H Dodd, captioned, Fun Among Feathers'. Showing poultry, ostrich, leopard and ducks

The Old Mint - Bennet's Hall, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury
Doorway to the principal floor of Bennet's Hall, which dates back to the mid 13th century and is sometimes known as The Old Mint

Gladys Callow, The Woman with the Way with Her
The Woman with the Way with Her. Gladys Callow, Fellow of the Zoological Society of London is at home with all sorts of animals at the zoo

First leopard cubs born in England, 1934
First leopard cubs born in England, Chessington Zoo, 1934

Black Panther, Panthera pardus or Panthera onca, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by H. Canton after an illustration by W

Leopards, Panthera pardus, in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus. The Chittahs or Hunting Leopards in the Gardens of the Zoological Society. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by W. Symns after an illustration by Horace S

Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina. Phalaena aesculi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Goatmoth, Cossus cossus. Phalaena cossus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786

Woman in house gown of coral-print silk over a linen petticoat. Aquarium with coral and goldfish. Robe d interieur en soie brochee, ouverte sur un dessous de linon

Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, 1913
Woman in topaz satin dress trimmed with leopard fur, and leopard muff. Robe de satin topaze garnie de leopard, manchon aussi de leopard

Woman in country outfit of crepe-de-chine jacket and floral skirt. Robe de campagne, jaquette pilssee en crepe de chine eveque, jupe en crepe de chine a fleurs

Antique wall painting from the House of Zephyr
Antique Trompe l oeil wall painting from the House of Zephyr and Flora, or the Casa del Naviglio or Casa delle Baccanti, in Pompeii, excavated 1826

Jaguar and ocelot
Jaguar or tiger of terra-firma, Panthera onca, and tiger-cat of Surinam, ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis melanurus

Northern leopard frog, Lithobates pipiens (Peeping frog, Rana pipiens). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Hill after an illustration by George Shaw from his General Zoology, Amphibia, London, 1801

Planter from Rouen, France, with Pan and animals
Flower pot or planter from Rouen, France, with a landscape scene of Pan playing pipes to a goat and leopards. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Blackberry lily, Iris domestica. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattiolis Discorsi di P.A

Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths
Wood leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina, sallow kitten, Furcula furcula, iron prominent, Notodonta dromedarius, pebble prominent, Notodonta ziczac, and lesser swallow prominent, Pheosia gnoma

Clouded leopard, Neofelis nebulosa (Felis macrocelis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus
Head, paws, claws and newborn pale-throated sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, and young leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration from nature by Christian Nicolaus

Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii (Sea leopard, Phoca leopardina). South Seas. From a specimen in Edinburgh Royal Museum. Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H

Leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx (Small-nailed seal, South Seas, Phoca leptonyx). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Robert Hamiltons Amphibious

Sunda pangolin, leopard, horse fly and scorpion fly
Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica, critically endangered 1, leopard, Panthera pardus 4, horse fly, Tabanus rostratus 3, scorpion fly, Panorpa communis 3

Leopard plant or tsuwabuki, Farfugium japonicum (Farfugium grande). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

African lion, panther or leopard
African lion, Panthera leo, panther or leopard, Panthera pardus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Leopard and red lacewing butterflies
Leopard lacewing, Cethosia cyane 1, and red lacewing butterfly, Cethosia biblis 2, ventral and dorsal views. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Sunda clouded leopard (vulnerable) and serval
Sunda clouded leopard, Neofelis diardi (vulnerable) and serval, Leptailurus serval (Tiger cat of Java, Felis diardi, and Cape cat of Forster, Felis capensis)

Dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis mitis (Chati, Felis mitis of Ferdinand Cuvier). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker

Snow leopard or ounce, Panthera uncia. Endangered
Snow leopard or ounce, Panthera uncia (Once, Felis onca uncia). Endangered. Engraved by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith drawn from a specimen skin in the Tower of

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