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Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana. Endangered

Monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana. Endangered
Monkey puzzle tree, Araucaria araucana (Araucaria imbricata). Endangered

Background imageMonkey Collection: Teddy Bear with Monkey

Teddy Bear with Monkey

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria Imbricata Pavon

Monkey Puzzle Tree, Araucaria Imbricata Pavon. 1868

Background imageMonkey Collection: Poster design, Anisetta Evangelisti

Poster design, Anisetta Evangelisti, dessert liqueur. Depicting a monkey drinking from a bottle. Date: 1925

Background imageMonkey Collection: Hush-A-Bye, Baby by Lawson Wood

Hush-A-Bye, Baby by Lawson Wood
A colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a monkey using her tail to rock her baby to sleep

Background imageMonkey Collection: Gran pops Shadow Show by Lawson Wood

Gran pops Shadow Show by Lawson Wood
Three little monkeys chuckle with glee as Gran pop, the orang utan character created by artist Lawson Wood entertains them with a shadow puppet show. Date: 1935

Background imageMonkey Collection: Charles Darwin with a lookalike ape

Charles Darwin with a lookalike ape
Charles Darwin holding up a hand mirror to an ape, showing how alike the pair of them are

Background imageMonkey Collection: Jersey Airways Poster

Jersey Airways Poster
Poster, I d prefer Jersey Airways. A cartoon of animals powering and piloting a flying machine above a rough sea, with a Jersey Airways biplane high above them

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey driving a toy car

Monkey driving a toy car
A rather surreal photograph of a monkey driving a model vintage car

Background imageMonkey Collection: Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle

Wagner / Gill / Ring Cycle
RICHARD WAGNER German composer in a satirical comment on his four-part opera cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen

Background imageMonkey Collection: Five Monkeys

Five Monkeys
Five types of monkey: Ursine Howler, White-Headed Capuchin, Squirrel Monkey, Marikina or Lion Monkey, and Lemur

Background imageMonkey Collection: Powder Monkey by David Wright

Powder Monkey by David Wright, showing a back view of an elegantly slim woman only just covered by a fur evening coat, looking at herself in a powder compact mirror

Background imageMonkey Collection: Christmas cracker box label

Christmas cracker box label
Label for a box of Batgers crackers depicting three performing monkeys, one balancing with a parasol, another playing the ukelele and a third banginga drum

Background imageMonkey Collection: Proconsul africanus

Proconsul africanus
An illustration of the extinct primate, Proconsul africanus. Like Dendropithecus, they mostly lived in tropical forests in East Africa during the Miocene about 50 million years ago

Background imageMonkey Collection: Lar gibbon or white-handed gibbon, Hylobates lar. Endangered

Lar gibbon or white-handed gibbon, Hylobates lar. Endangered. Petit gibbon. Copperplate engraving by L

Background imageMonkey Collection: Comical monkey sculptor

Comical monkey sculptor. early 19th century

Background imageMonkey Collection: Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears

Alice in Wonderland, Alice in the Pool of Tears
Alice in Wonderland -- Alice swims with various birds and animals in the Pool of Tears. Date: early 20th century

Background imageMonkey Collection: A Run of Luck

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

Background imageMonkey Collection: NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps

NFS (London Region) narrow boat fitted with fire pumps
There were 18 river fire stations along the length of the River Thames during WW2. They were used to accommodate the crews on a 24 hour standby to operate the fireboats

Background imageMonkey Collection: Drive Off The Missing Links, by Lawson Wood

Drive Off The Missing Links, by Lawson Wood
A colour illustration by artist Lawson Wood showing a orangutan using a little monkey as a golf tee. Date: 17th September 1930

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912

Monkey making flight at Bath Aviation Meeting 1912
At the first Bath Aviation Meeting, Little Nat (monkey) made an ascent with Mr

Background imageMonkey Collection: Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap

Victorian Scrap, Pears Soap -- a mother monkey washes her dirty son. circa 1880s

Background imageMonkey Collection: Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats

Barbers shop with Monkeys and Cats. Teniers, Abraham (1629-1670). Oil on copper

Background imageMonkey Collection: Granpop asks: Wheres George by Lawson Wood

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

Background imageMonkey Collection: Mandrillus sphinx, Mandrill

Mandrillus sphinx, Mandrill
Watercolour and bodycolour by John Keulemans, 1907 Date: 1907

Background imageMonkey Collection: Satirical ballooning image

Satirical ballooning image
A rude satirical image of large and small balloons tied together, lifting a cannon, entitled The Montgolsier. A first rate of the French Aerial Navy. A Fart, an Ass, a Fool, A Monkey, a Nothing. 1783

Background imageMonkey Collection: A Googlie by Lawson Wood

A Googlie by Lawson Wood
A bear batsman looks concerned as a determined monkey bowls a googlie at his batting partner. Date: 1930

Background imageMonkey Collection: Unappreciated! By Lawson Wood

Unappreciated! By Lawson Wood
Two bears teasing a orangutan with a toy monkey. Date: 1930

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey / Carl V / Chess Game

Monkey / Carl V / Chess Game
CARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I: at Ghent in 1540 he loses his temper when beaten at chess by a monkey Date: 1500 - 1558

Background imageMonkey Collection: For Healths Sake

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

Background imageMonkey Collection: Country Fair / Circa 1859

Country Fair / Circa 1859
A superb picture depicting stalls, sideshows and entertainers at a country fair. In the foreground a dancing bear entertains two sailors, children and a monkey

Background imageMonkey Collection: Darwins Theory of Evolution

Darwins Theory of Evolution
his theory is satirised - Am I a man and a brother Date: 1861 Source: unnamed artist in Punch 8 May 1861 page 206

Background imageMonkey Collection: Journey to the West

Journey to the West
The master is rowed away by a disguised demon. From the legend of the Journey to the West

Background imageMonkey Collection: Evolution / Art Apes Life

Evolution / Art Apes Life
An extremely talented aspiring monkey artist sketches a less fortunate fellow monkey who is chained up whilst being sketched

Background imageMonkey Collection: HEAVEN AS A GARDEN

HEAVEN AS A GARDEN
Heaven depicted as a walled garden, with the Virgin Mary reading a book, saints, an angel, a monkey and a dead dragon Date: 15th century

Background imageMonkey Collection: Herr Graiss looping monkey, Diavolino

Herr Graiss looping monkey, Diavolino
Diavolino, a little monkey trained by Herr Grais, who performed the loop the loop on a tricycle at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1903

Background imageMonkey Collection: An acrobatic baboon at the Hippodrome

An acrobatic baboon at the Hippodrome
Herr Grais with his performing acrobatic baboon at the London Hippodrome in 1902. Date: 1902

Background imageMonkey Collection: Diavolino, the monkey that loops the loop, London Hippodrome

Diavolino, the monkey that loops the loop, London Hippodrome
Diavolino, the monkey that looped the loop on a little tricycle at the London Hippodrome in 1902. Date: 1902

Background imageMonkey Collection: Guinea baboon, Papio papio

Guinea baboon, Papio papio. Petit papion

Background imageMonkey Collection: Barbary macaque or magot, Macaca sylvanus. Endangered

Barbary macaque or magot, Macaca sylvanus. Endangered. Copperplate engraving by P.F

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high

Monkeys gathering leaves from tea bushes high on a mountain and delivering them to their master

Background imageMonkey Collection: BEAR / MONKEY SKELETONS

BEAR / MONKEY SKELETONS
The skeletons of a bear and a monkey, artistically posed with a tree-trunk Date: 1789

Background imageMonkey Collection: Six monkeys on a Christmas card

Six monkeys on a Christmas card, one of them reaching for some food. circa 1890s

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey-eating / Philippine Eagle - in tree

Monkey-eating / Philippine Eagle - in tree (Pithecophaga jefferyi). Philippines

Background imageMonkey Collection: Chimpanzees in the African jungle

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Monkey and the Cat

The Monkey and the Cat
THE MONKEY AND THE CAT A monkey persuades a cat to steal chestnuts roasting on the fire; the monkey eats the nuts and the cat gets the blame

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkeys playing music

Monkeys playing music

Background imageMonkey Collection: Celebes Black Apes

Celebes Black Apes
Even a female Celebes black ape has to tolerate her young

Background imageMonkey Collection: Comic postcard, Little girl and boy with audience of animals - They can see

Comic postcard, Little girl and boy with audience of animals - They can see, but they'll say nothing. Date: early 20th century

Background imageMonkey Collection: Monkey Island, Washington Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Date: circa 1940

Monkey Island, Washington Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Date: circa 1940

Background imageMonkey Collection: 'If you look at this monkey

"If you look at this monkey, you know where it has come from." - German Soldiers and Face of a Monkey - Optical Illusion Date: circa 1910

Background imageMonkey Collection: Fight between Jacko Maccacco and a dog - monkey-baiting

Fight between Jacko Maccacco and a dog - monkey-baiting
The Westminster Pit. A Turn-up between a Dog and Jacco Macco the Fighting Monkey Date: 1823

Background imageMonkey Collection: Japanese art - Two monkeys in a tree by Mori Sosen

Japanese art - Two monkeys in a tree by Mori Sosen
Japanese painting - Two monkeys (Japanese macaque or snow monkey) in a tree by Mori Sosen (1747-1821). Sosen was a Japanese painter of the Shijo school during the Edo period

Background imageMonkey Collection: Aesop's Fables Chimp

Aesop's Fables Chimp
A lithographic book illustration for Aesop's Fables, depicting a pondering chimpanzee. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMonkey Collection: Silhouette - Postcard Design

Silhouette - Postcard Design
Seated young lady in a green dress watching a monkey looking at itself in a mirror. Date: 1920s

Background imageMonkey Collection: Silhouette - Postcard Design

Silhouette - Postcard Design
An attractive female circus performer with a monkey on a hoop. Date: 1920s

Background imageMonkey Collection: Long-nosed monkey, Nasalis larvatus. Endangered

Long-nosed monkey, Nasalis larvatus. Endangered. Proboscis monkey, Simia nasalis

Background imageMonkey Collection: Varieties of mammals

Varieties of mammals

Background imageMonkey Collection: A tailless monkey asks a fox for some of his tail. Ape and fox

A tailless monkey asks a fox for some of his tail. Ape and fox. Illustration of a fable by Greek author Aesop

Background imageMonkey Collection: Mr. Edward Shuter, 18th century English stage actor

Mr. Edward Shuter, 18th century English stage actor
Mr. Edward Shuter (1728-1776), English stage actor famous for his roles in She Stoops to Conquer and The Rivals

Background imageMonkey Collection: Black tamarin and marmoset

Black tamarin and marmoset
Black tamarin, Saguinus niger, and common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus. Le tamarin; l'ouistiti

Background imageMonkey Collection: Barbary macaque and red-shanked douc

Barbary macaque and red-shanked douc
Endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus, and critically endangered red-shanked douc, Pygathrix nemaeus. Le macaque, le douc

Background imageMonkey Collection: Spider monkey and capuchin monkey

Spider monkey and capuchin monkey
Red-faced spider monkey, Ateles paniscus, and tufted capuchin, Sapajus apella. La coaita, le sajou

Background imageMonkey Collection: Hamadryas baboon and wanderoo

Hamadryas baboon and wanderoo
Hamadryas baboon, Papio hamadryas, and endangered wanderoo or lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus, Le papion, l'ouanderou

Background imageMonkey Collection: Endangered chimpanzee and gibbon

Endangered chimpanzee and gibbon
Endangered chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes, and endangered agile gibbon, Hylobates agilis. Le jocko, le gibbon

Background imageMonkey Collection: 17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey

17th century English man laughing at an engraving of a monkey
17th century English man looking through a magnifying glass at an engraving of a monkey extinguishing a candle with a fart. Seeing

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Jackall, Leopard and Other Beasts

The Jackall, Leopard and Other Beasts. A jackal usurps the crown by bribing a hog with a turnip, fox with chicken, monkey with fruit. A leopard reveals the corruption

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Bear in a Boat

The Bear in a Boat. An arrogant bear boards a sailboat and runs aground near a castle. A monkey, dog, cow, goose, mouse and other animals laugh from the shore

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Jugglers

The Jugglers. Female figure of Vice performs tricks at a table for an audience in a candlelit room. She disappears a padlock on a senator's mouth. A figure hides under the tablecloth

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Scold and the Parrot

The Scold and the Parrot. A husband and wife argue in a room with various pets including a barking dog, a screaming monkey, a squawking magpie, a cat and a talking parrot perched on a cage

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Monkey who had seen the World

The Monkey who had seen the World. A foppish monkey in wig, coat, pigtail, and cravatte reads Thomas Paine's Rights of Man to a troop of apes under a tree

Background imageMonkey Collection: The Goat without a Beard

The Goat without a Beard. Monkeys shave a foppish goat in a barber's shop. A monkey in apron sharpens a razor on a strop, while others prepare shaving cream and bib

Background imageMonkey Collection: Capuchin monkeys and equatorial saki

Capuchin monkeys and equatorial saki
Unknown species of brown capuchin, Cebus species 213, Guianan weeper capuchin, Cebus olivaceus 214, and equatorial saki, Pithecia aequatorialis 216. Coaita, brown capuchin and saki

Background imageMonkey Collection: Grey-shanked douc langur, Angolan talapoin and white-headed capu

Grey-shanked douc langur, Angolan talapoin and white-headed capu
Critically endangered grey-shanked douc langur, Pygathrix cinerea 212, vulnerable Angolan talapoin, Miopithecus talapoin, with scarf 213, and vulnerable Colombian white-headed capuchin

Background imageMonkey Collection: Mona, moustached guenon and grivet

Mona, moustached guenon and grivet
Mona monkey, Cercopithecus mona 209, moustached guenon or moustached monkey, Cercopithecus cephus 210, and grivet, Chlorocebus aethiops 211

Background imageMonkey Collection: Sooty mangabey, toque macaque, yellow baboon and patas monkey

Sooty mangabey, toque macaque, yellow baboon and patas monkey
Sooty mangabey, Cercocebus atys 206, endangered toque macaque, Macaca sinica 207, yellow baboon, Papio cynocephalus 204, and patas monkey, Erythrocebus patas 205

Background imageMonkey Collection: Pig-tailed macaque, African guenon and crab-eating macaque

Pig-tailed macaque, African guenon and crab-eating macaque
Endangered southern pig-tailed macaque, Macaca nemestrina 201, African guenon or macaque species, Cercopithecus angolensis major 202, and endangered crab-eating macaque or egret

Background imageMonkey Collection: Mandrill and endangered wanderoo

Mandrill and endangered wanderoo
Vulnerable mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx 199, and endangered wanderoo or lion-tailed macaque, Macaca silenus 200

Background imageMonkey Collection: Guests at the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt Ball at Kirtlington Park

Guests at the Bicester and Warden Hill Hunt Ball at Kirtlington Park, home of the Budgett family. Pictured in the Monkey Room, with the magnificent painted ceiling by Clermont in 1745. Date: 1964

Background imageMonkey Collection: Happy New Year - Chimpanzee with top hat and rose

Happy New Year - Chimpanzee with top hat and rose
Happy New Year - Chimpanzee raising top hat and holding a rose. circa 1898

Background imageMonkey Collection: Parasitic plant, Cytinus hypocistis

Parasitic plant, Cytinus hypocistis, Citino ipocistide

Background imageMonkey Collection: An Interview with Consul the Chimpanzee

An Interview with Consul the Chimpanzee
Sketches of Consul, the celebrity chimpanzee known as the man monkey appearing at the Hippodrome in 1903

Background imageMonkey Collection: Skeleton of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus

Skeleton of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus
Skeleton and skull of the Bornean orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus. Endangered. (Great Borneo ape, Simia satyrus.) Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J

Background imageMonkey Collection: Peanut or groundnut, Arachis hypogaea

Peanut or groundnut, Arachis hypogaea, Arachide. Handcoloured steel engraving by Debray after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr



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