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Noel Collection (page 3)

Background imageNoel Collection: Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue

Audience of stars at midnight performance of Charlots Revue
A galaxy of stars in the audience for the midnight performance of the first night of Charlots Revue at the Prince of Wales Theatre in April 1925

Background imageNoel Collection: Tibetan Music at the Scala Theatre

Tibetan Music at the Scala Theatre
Tibetan musicians at the Scala Theatre, London, perform playing their traditional instruments in connection with the opening of Captain John Noels film of the Everest expedition. Date: 1924

Background imageNoel Collection: The First Lamas to visit Europe in a taxi

The First Lamas to visit Europe in a taxi
The first Lamas (Tibetan priests) to visit Europe, persuaded by filmographer of the 1922 Everest Expedition, Captain Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: The First Lamas to visit Europe

The First Lamas to visit Europe
The first Lamas (Tibetan priests) to visit Europe, persuaded by filmographer of the 1922 Everest Expedition, Captain Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain Noel

Everest expedition, 1922 - General Bruce and Captain Noel
Captain John Baptist Lucius Noel, the official photographer of the 1924 Everest expedition, pictured on shooting a film from the roof of a train carriage during the journey up the Teesta Valley

Background imageNoel Collection: Christmas clogs or sabots de Noel from Delft

Christmas clogs or sabots de Noel from Delft
Christmas clogs or sabots de Noel and box with lid and handles from Delft, Netherlands, 18th century. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Background imageNoel Collection: Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail

Light crimson underwing, old lady, drinker and yellow-tail
Light crimson underwing, Catocala promissa, old lady, Mormo maura, drinker, Euthrix potatoria, and yellow-tail, Euproctis similis

Background imageNoel Collection: Leopard moth, sallow kitten and prominent moths

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

Background imageNoel Collection: Giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri

Giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri (Pavonia major). Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History of European

Background imageNoel Collection: Small emperor moth and tau emperor

Small emperor moth and tau emperor
Small emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia, male and female, and tau emperor, Aglia tau. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte

Background imageNoel Collection: Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth

Buff-tip, poplar lappet and lappet moth
Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala, poplar lappet, Gastropacha populifolia, and lappet moth, Gastropacha quercifolia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Background imageNoel Collection: Brown tiger moth, cream-spot tiger, ruby tiger

Brown tiger moth, cream-spot tiger, ruby tiger
Brown tiger moth, Hyphoraia aulica, cream-spot tiger moth, Epicallia villica, ruby tiger, Phragmatobia fuliginosa, and muslin moth, Diaphora mendica

Background imageNoel Collection: Tiger moth, garden tiger and hebe tiger

Tiger moth, garden tiger and hebe tiger
Tiger moth, Atlantarctia tigrina, garden tiger moth, Arctia caja, and hebe tiger moth, Arctia festiva. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imageNoel Collection: Scarlet tiger, clouded buff, wood tiger

Scarlet tiger, clouded buff, wood tiger
Scarlet tiger moth, Callimorpha dominula, clouded buff, Diacrisia sannio, wood tiger, Parasemia plantaginis, and purple tiger, Rhyparia purpurata

Background imageNoel Collection: Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth

Lime hawkmoth, eyed hawkmoth, and poplar hawkmoth
Lime hawkmoth, Mimas tiliae, eyed hawkmoth, Smerinthus ocellatus, and poplar hawkmoth, Laothoe populi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imageNoel Collection: Deaths Head hawkmoth and oak hawkmoth

Deaths Head hawkmoth and oak hawkmoth
Deaths Head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and oak hawkmoth, Marumba quercus. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Background imageNoel Collection: Convolvulus hawkmoth and privet hawkmoth

Convolvulus hawkmoth and privet hawkmoth
Convolvulus hawkmoth, Agrius convolvuli and privet hawkmoth, Sphinx ligustri. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Background imageNoel Collection: Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths

Bedstraw, elephant and pine hawkmoths
Bedstraw hawkmoth or galium sphinx, Hyles gallii, elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila elpenor, and pine hawkmoth, Sphinx pinastri

Background imageNoel Collection: Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth

Vine hawkmoth, Mediterranean hawkmoth
Vine hawkmoth, Hippotion celerio, Mediterranean hawkmoth, Hyles nicaea, and small elephant hawkmoth, Deilephila porcellus

Background imageNoel Collection: Hawkmoth varieties

Hawkmoth varieties
Broad-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris fuciformis, narrow-bordered bee hawkmoth, Hemaris tityus, hummingbird hawkmoth, Macroglossum stellatarum, and willowherb hawkmoth, Proserpinus proserpina

Background imageNoel Collection: Seathorn hawk-moth, dusky hawkmoth and spurge hawkmoth

Seathorn hawk-moth, dusky hawkmoth and spurge hawkmoth
Seathorn hawk-moth, Hyles hippophaes, dusky hawkmoth, Hyles vespertilio, and spurge hawkmoth, Hyles euphorbiae. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis

Background imageNoel Collection: Oleander hawkmoth and hummingbird moth

Oleander hawkmoth and hummingbird moth
Oleander hawkmoth, Daphnis nerii, and hummingbird moth or white-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Satyrus arachne, Satyrus evias, spring ringlet

Satyrus arachne, Satyrus evias, spring ringlet, Erebia epistgyne (vulnerable), and marbled ringlet, Erebia montana goante

Background imageNoel Collection: Scotch argus, large ringlet, autumn ringlet and Arran brown

Scotch argus, large ringlet, autumn ringlet and Arran brown
Scotch argus, Erebia aethiops, large ringlet, Erebia euryale, autumn ringlet, Erebia neoridas (ventral), and Arran brown, Erebia ligea (ventral)

Background imageNoel Collection: Blind ringlet, almond-eyed ringlet, Piedmont

Blind ringlet, almond-eyed ringlet, Piedmont
Blind ringlet, Erebia pharte, almond-eyed ringlet, Erebia alberganus, Piedmont ringlet, Erebia meolans, and sooty ringlet, Erebia pluto

Background imageNoel Collection: Marbled white butterflies

Marbled white butterflies
Marbled white, Melanargia galathea, Iberian marbled white, Melanargia lachesis, Melanargia clotho and western marbled white, Melanargia occitanica

Background imageNoel Collection: Meadow brown, eudore variety, ringlet and speckled wood

Meadow brown, eudore variety, ringlet and speckled wood
Meadow brown, Maniola jurtina, eudore, Satyrus eudora, ringlet, Epinephele hyperanthus, and speckled wood, Pararge aegeria

Background imageNoel Collection: Woodland brown, large brown wall and wall butterfly

Woodland brown, large brown wall and wall butterfly
Woodland brown, Lopinga achine, large brown wall, Lasiommata maera, and wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imageNoel Collection: Black satyr, Norse grayling and grayling female

Black satyr, Norse grayling and grayling female
Black satyr, Satyrus actaea, Norse grayling, Oeneis norna, and grayling, Hipparchia semele, female. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Dryad, striped grayling and great sooty satyr

Dryad, striped grayling and great sooty satyr
Dryad, Minois dryas, striped grayling, Hipparchia fidia, and great sooty satyr, Satyrus ferula. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern

Great banded grayling, hermit and eastern
Great banded grayling, Brintesia circe, hermit, Chazara briseis, and eastern rock grayling, Hipparchia syriaca butterfly. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Background imageNoel Collection: Southern festoon, Spanish festoon, false apollo

Southern festoon, Spanish festoon, false apollo
Southern festoon, Zerynthia polyxena, Spanish festoon, Zerynthia rumina, false apollo, Archon apollinus, and eastern festoon, Allancastria cerisyi

Background imageNoel Collection: Cardinal butterfly, Argynnis pandora

Cardinal butterfly, Argynnis pandora, dorsal and ventral views. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas Natural History

Background imageNoel Collection: Silver-washed fritillary and Niobe fritillary

Silver-washed fritillary and Niobe fritillary
Silver-washed fritillary butterflies, Argynnis paphia and Argynnis paphia valezina, and Niobe fritillary, Argynnis niobe. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Background imageNoel Collection: High brown fritillary, dark green fritillary

High brown fritillary, dark green fritillary
High brown fritillary, Fabriciana adippe, dark green fritillary, Argynnis aglaja, and Queen of Spain fritillary, Issoria lathonia

Background imageNoel Collection: Fritillary butterfly varieties

Fritillary butterfly varieties
Marbled fritillary, Brenthis daphne, lesser marbled fritillary, Brenthis ino, pearl-bordered fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne, and violet fritillary, Boloria dia

Background imageNoel Collection: Mountain apollo, small apollo and clouded apollo

Mountain apollo, small apollo and clouded apollo
Mountain apollo, Parnassius apollo, vulnerable, small apollo, Parnassius phoebus, and clouded apollo, Parnassius mnemosyne

Background imageNoel Collection: Scarce swallowtail and unknown swallowtail

Scarce swallowtail and unknown swallowtail
Scarce swallowtail, Iphiclides podalirius, and unknown swallowtail, Papilio ajax (suppressed name). (Eastern tiger swallowtail, Papilio glaucus)

Background imageNoel Collection: Two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor, Charaxes jasius

Two-tailed pasha or foxy emperor, Charaxes jasius, dorsal and ventral views. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel from Hippolyte Lucas

Background imageNoel Collection: Purple emperor butterfly and lesser purple emperor

Purple emperor butterfly and lesser purple emperor
Purple emperor butterfly, Apatura iris, ventral and dorsal, and lesser purple emperor, Apatura ilia. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Poplar admiral, common glider, and Hungarian glider

Poplar admiral, common glider, and Hungarian glider
Poplar admiral, Limenitis populi, common glider, Neptis sappho, and Hungarian glider, Neptis rivularis. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imageNoel Collection: White admiral and southern white admiral

White admiral and southern white admiral
White admiral, Limenitis camilla, dorsal and ventral, and southern white admiral, Limenitis reducta. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Orange tip, sooty orange tip and wood white

Orange tip, sooty orange tip and wood white
Orange tip, Anthocharis cardamines, male and female, sooty orange tip, Zegris eupheme, and wood white, Leptidea sinapis. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by

Background imageNoel Collection: Lofty bath white, brimstone and bath white

Lofty bath white, brimstone and bath white
Lofty bath white, Pontia callidice, brimstone, Gonepteryx rhamni, and bath white, Pontia daplidice. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas Noel

Background imageNoel Collection: Moorland clouded yellow, cleopatra and pale clouded yellow

Moorland clouded yellow, cleopatra and pale clouded yellow
Moorland clouded yellow, Colias palaeno, cleopatra butterfly, Gonepteryx cleopatra, and pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale

Background imageNoel Collection: Large white, clouded yellow and black-veined white

Large white, clouded yellow and black-veined white
Large white, Pieris brassicae, clouded yellow, Colias croceus, and black-veined white, Aporia crataegi. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis Nicolas

Background imageNoel Collection: Map and European beak butterflies

Map and European beak butterflies
Map butterflies, Araschnia levana and Araschnia levana prorsa, and European beak or nettle-tree butterfly, Libythea celtis

Background imageNoel Collection: Painted lady, false comma, and comma butterfly variety

Painted lady, false comma, and comma butterfly variety
Painted lady, Vanessa cardui, false comma, Nymphalis vaualbum, and comma butterfly variety, Polygonia c-album. Handcoloured steel engraving by the Pauquet brothers after an illustration by Alexis



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