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Durio zibethinus, durian fruitPlate 146 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Strelitzea sp. bird of paradise flowerPlate 911 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 25, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians and entertainersIn Vanity Fair -- portraits of Victorian royalty, politicians, entertainers and others, on a stage and below. Top row, left to right: Lord Salisbury and William Gladstone (on canvas)
Urania speciosa; PalmWatercolour from the John Reeves Collection; c.1820s Date: 1820
Mangifera indica, mangoPlate 234 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Biophytum sensitivum, sikerpudPlate 190 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection (Zoology)Plate 102 from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China 1774-1856
Licuala spPlate 981 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pinus wallichiana, pine treePlate 848 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plant IllustrationPlate 916 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Areca spPlate 987 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Plate 133 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 127 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Primula sinensisPlate 660 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Cymbidium aloifolium, orchidPlate 869 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
LS Plate 2 from the John Reeves CollectionLarge Series plate 2, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Reeves & Sons Gouache Colour AdvertisementA photographic advertisement for Reeves & Sons Ltd, promoting gouache colour paint, for use by artists and studios across England. The picture shows an artist working on a poster. Date: circa 1939
Reeves and Sons Ltd AdvertisementAdvertisement for Reeves and Sons Ltd, The leading artists colourmen. Manufacturers of artists oils and watercolours, brushes, pastels, canvas etc. Date: circa 1930
"Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water" Never mind Bobbie. Mummy will buy you a beautiful box of Reeves British-made water colours, like ours." Poor old Bobbie longs for the day he is old enough to qualify for some quality
Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer
Reeves spiraea, Spiraea cantoniensis f. lanceata (Spiraea reevesiana florepleno). China. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens
Mr. Reeves crimson camellia, Camellia japonica var. Reevesiana. With Chinese characters for the number 42. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by J.T
London Fire Brigade at work in a narrow streetLondon Fire Brigade at work with an extended ladder in a narrow street, probably in the City of London. Date: circa 1920s
Walnut Caddy Lid Box, containing paints, inks, etc. circa 1880s
Watercolour Paint Tube. circa 1880s
Walnut Wood Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s
Liquid Water Colours -- Indian Ink. circa 1880s
Superior Elementary Watercolour Box. circa 1880s
Round and Flat Watercolour Sable Brushes in Albata. circa 1880s
Mathematical Drawing Instruments. circa 1880s
Mahogany Brass Bound BoxSolid Spanish Mahogany Brass Bound Box containing paints, inks, etc. circa 1880s
Mahogany Caddy Lid Box containing paints, inks and other items. circa 1880s
Mahogany and Deal Painters Easels. circa 1880s
Japanned Tin Box of Oil Colours. circa 1880s
Finest Indian Ink in oriental-style containers. circa 1880s
Case of Drawing InstrumentsCase of Foreign-Made Drawing Instruments. circa 1880s
LS Plate 159 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
LS Plate 192 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Zingiber officinale, ginger
Balistoides conspicillum, clown triggerfishA close up of plate 178 (LS) from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton
Ara ararauna, blue-and-yellow macawLarge Series plate 27, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
Thunbergia grandiflora, blue trumpet vinePlate 739 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
LS Plate 186 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 80 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 80 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
LS Plate 158 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 146 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Plate 122 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings