Miranda Collection

Soho, London - 18 Greek Street W1 - Mirandas Private Members Club, cabaret and restaurant (formerly The Establishment Club). 1973

Coleoptera sp. metallic beetles
A pair of gold and silver metallic beetles side by side

CARREяDE MIRANDA, Juan (1614-1685). La monstrua
CARREя DE MIRANDA, Juan (1614-1685). La monstrua desnuda (Eugenia Mart� z Vallejo Unclothed). ca. 1650. Represented as Bacchus. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Madrid. Prado Museum

Scene from Shakespeares The Tempest
A scene from Shakespeares play, The Tempest, in which Prospero and his daughter Miranda watch the shipwreck -- fortunately, no-one will be harmed

The Tempest Shakespeare
Miranda and Ferdinand play a game of chess

Gibson Girl - Miranda Date: 1903

Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport, 9 October 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September 1904

Our Lady of Atocha, circa 1680, by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Spanish painter. Our Lady of Atocha, circa 1680. History Museum. Madrid. Spain. (On loan, Prado Museum, Madrid)

Charles II (1661-1700). King of Spain
Charles II (1661-1700). Called the Bewitched. King of Spain. Portrait by Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685), circa 1670. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

French glamour postcard - La Belle de Miranda Date: circa 1910

Ferdinand And Miranda
This painting depicts a later scene from William Shackespeare's The Tempest, in which Miranda and Ferdinand are sat playing chess in a coastal countryside

Norah Kerin as Miranda, The Tempest, Shakespeare
Norah Kerin as Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Vanni Marcoux, H G Moore and Lalla Miranda
Signor Vanni Marcoux (L), bass, H G Moore (R), assistant stage manager, Mme Lalla Miranda, soprano Date: 1910

History of Spain. Battle of Covadonga, 722. It was the first victory won by Christian military forces in Iberia after the Islamic conquest of Hispania. Illustration by Fernando Miranda

Penitent Magdalene, 1654, by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Spanish painter. Penitent Magdalene, 1654. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696) by Juan Carreno de Miranda
Mariana of Austria (1634-1696). Queen of Spain. spouse of Philiph IV. Portrait by Juan Carreno de Miranda (1614-1685). Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Music cover, A Journey to a Star
Music cover, A Journey to A Star, words by Leo Robin, music by Harry Warren, played by Benny Goodman in the 20th Century Fox film The Girls He Left Behind

A page from The Sphere reporting on yachting at Cowes in 1910. The large bottom photograph shows the opulent interior of the Miranda owned by Lord Leith of Fyvie

Ann Brown and George Mattocks in the operatic version
Miss Ann Brown and Mr. George Mattocks in the characters of Miranda and Ferdinand in an operatic version of William Shakespeares The Tempest, Covent Garden Theatre, 1776

The Dream of youthful William Shakespeare - showing his characters Falstaff, Prospero, Miranda, Titania, Macbeth, King Lear. 16th century

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

Preparations for Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet - HMS Miranda
Naval preparations for the Crimean War, The Baltic Fleet under Sir Charles Napier - The steam-sloop HMS Miranda, pictured saluting Kronberg Castle, Helsingor (Elsinore, Elsineur), Denmark. Date: 1854

Mr Lanning Roper and Miss Shirley Cokayne-Frith
Mr Lanning Roper () - and Miss Shirley Cokayne-Frith having a chat after supper on the terrace at the coming out party given by Mrs. Tom Mott for her daughter Miranda at Park House, Onslow Square

Lady Constance Butler on hte S. Y. Miranda
Society at Cowes Week during the Edwardian era. Lady Constance Butler (1879-1949), daughter of Lord Ormonde, Commodore of the R.Y.S (Royal Yacht Squadron)

Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
The Floor of Fame at Graumans Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA Date: 1941

Carmen Miranda / United
CARMEN MIRANDA (Maria de Carmo Miranda de Cunha) American singer known as the Brazilian Bombshell

Female parasitic wasp
A female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs

Shakespeare, The Tempest, Prosperos Cell on the enchanted island. With Prospero, Miranda and Ariel. 19th century

MENEZES, Luis de Miranda Pereira, Viscount of (1820-1878). Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil. Oil on canvas. BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro. National Historical Museum

HERRERA, Sebastiᮠde. Portrait of Charles II
HERRERA BARNUEVO, Sebastiᮠ de (1619-1671). Portrait of Charles II as a Child and his Ancestors. ca. 1667. On the wall there are four paintings with their ancestors

Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Rome. Italy
Italy. Rome. Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. 141 AD. In the 17th century adapted to the church of San Lorenzo in Miranda. Roman Forum

Charles II (1661-1700). King of Spain. Painting by Juan Carreno Miranda. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

Shakespeare: Tempest
Act I, Scene I Miss Phillips as Miranda " O! the cry did knock against my very heart/Poor souls! They perish d" Date: 1785

Carmen Miranda
CARMEN MIRANDA Brazilian singer shown here with ostrich plumes on her head and an enormous ring on her finger; also photographs of Benny Goodman & Alice Faye Date: 1909 - 1955

Miranda of the Wilds
Promotional postcard for Miranda of the Wilds by Mrs F. G. Kimberley. First produced Theatre Royal, Wolverhampton, 24/12/1914. Caption: Yonder In The Arctic Their Hero Lies

Attack on the town of Novitska in the White Sea, 1854
Attack on the Russian town of Novitska during the Crimean War by the Miranda and Brisk, English ships in the squadron in the White Sea

Miranda by David Wright - portrait of a young, glamorous woman with her dark hair piled up high on her head. 10217042 is taken from the print - this is original artwork. Date: 1946

Spider-hunting wasp
A spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow

Formica rufa, wood ant
A wood ant specimen on a bright blue background. The wood ant is an active predator and inhabits woodlands and forests

Pseudorhyssa sp. ichneumon fly female
A female ichneumon fly laying eggs on the parasite of a wood wasp grub

Sawfly larvae devouring a leaf
A group of sawfly larvae devouring a leaf as featured on page 71 of Megabugs by Miranda MacQuitty; Natural History Museum publication, 1995

Panorpa communis, scorpion fly
A male scorpion fly devouring a dead insect, which they often steal from spiders webs in hedgreows and nettlebeds. Their name comes from the shape of the males tail, which resembles a scorpions

Melolontha melolontha, mating cockchafer beetles
The cockchafer has a black thorax, rusty brown elytra or wing cases, and brown legs. It also has characteristic antennae which fan out

Acrididae, grasshopper
A young grasshopper feeding on a leaf blade. There are eleven native species of grasshopper in Britain, which vary in size from 20 to 30mms

Staphylinus olens, devils coach horse beetle
A devils coach horse beetle from Europe. This beetle, when alarmed raises its abdomen and opens its jaws

Calliphora vomitoria, bluebottle laying eggs on carrion
Bluebottles or blow flies lay eggs and feed on rotten meat. Upon emerging from the pupa, adult female blowflies are capable of mating and laying eggs in under 5 days

Dytiscus marginalis, the underside of a great diving beetle
Great diving beetles are aquatic insects, and are found in pond and lake habitats. They can grow up to 30mm in length

Stink bug gland
A close-up of the gland located on the thorax of the stink bug, from which they produce a pungent odour to deter enemies

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping