Rufus Collection

Death of William Rufus
WIlliam II, King of England, lies dying in the New Forest, having been struck by a stray arrow fired by Walter Tyrell, Lord of Poix while out hunting Date: August 1100

William Ii / Coin
Coin of William II (William Rufus) second son of William I (circa 1056-1100)

Rufus Isaacs Photo
RUFUS DANIEL ISaCS later marquess of Reading, lawyer and statesman, attorney-general, lord chief justice, ambassador to USA, viceroy of India

King William Rufus on his fateful hunting trip in 1100
King William Rufus (The Red King) (1087-1100) misses a big deer with his arrow whilst out hunting in the New Forest - he cried out to his friend Walter Tyrel who let fly an arrow

Rufus Castle, Portland Date: early 1900s

Rufus Castle, Portland, early 1900s Date: early 1900s

Music cover, Whistling Rufus, by Kerry Mills
Music cover, Whistling Rufus, a characteristic march which can be used effectively as a two step, polka or cake walk, ragtime music by Kerry Mills Date: 1899

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - I ll knot forget
Churchills message on the back is There is still a lot to do. The senders message is I don t have to tie a knot in my hankie to remember you. The puppy is called Rufus

Holy Roman Emperor Otto I the Great, 912-973. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Parrotfish, striped parrotfish, Spanish hogfish
Parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense 18, striped parrotfish, Scarus iseri 19, Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus 20, and squirrelfish, Holocentrus adscensionis 21

Milk cap mushrooms
Rufous or red milkcap, Lactarius rufus, weeping milkcap, Lactifluus volemus, Lactarius volemus, mild milkcap, Lactarius subdulcis and candy cap or curry milkcap, Lactarius camphoratus

Columns and cornices from Pompeii
Column (left) from Casa di Caccia Antica or House of the Ancient Hunt, VII.IV.48, Column (right) from Domus M. Asellini or House of Adonis, VI.VII.18, head of Oceanus from Domus M

Spectral bat, Vampyrum spectrum, and Sunda flying lemur, Galeopterus variegatus. Handcolored engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Meunier from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Spanish hogfish, Bodianus rufus (Falcated sparus, Sparus falcatus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Moustached treeswift and moustached turca
Moustached treeswift, Hemiprocne mystacea, and moustached turca, Pteroptochos megapodius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris

Black-throated trogon, Trogon rufus, female (Rufous curucui, Trogon rufus). Copied from Martinets illustration of the Couroucou a queue rousse de Cayenne for Buffon

Rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher, Poecilotriccus ruficeps (Rufus crowned tody, Conopophaga ruficeps). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by William Swainson from Sir

Rufous hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus (Ruff-necked or nootka humming-bird, Trochilus rufus). Handcoloured steel engraving by William Lizars from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology

Red kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo and dusky wallaby
Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus 1, eastern grey kangaroo, Macropus giganteus 2, and dusky wallaby, Thylogale brunii 3. Kanguroo laineux, geant, d Aroe

Red brocket, Mazama americana rufa
Red brocket or guazu pita, Mazama americana rufa (Pita brocket, Cervus rufus). Handcoloured engraving by Thomas Landseer after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith of a specimen in the Paris

Flower beetle and other exotic beetles
Flower beetle, Mecynorrhinella torquata 1, Agrilinus rufus 2, Rutela lineola 3, and Macraspis cincta 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Red platypus, Ornithorhynchus rufus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Harriet or Edward Griffith from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron

Red kangaroo, Macropus rufus (Woolly kangaroo, Macropus lanigerus). Illustration by John Lewin. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by H

Philippine flying lemur, Cynocephalus volans. (Colugo, Galeopithecus rufus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Basire from Edward Griffiths The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London

Fall / Smooth-haired dachshunds owned by Mr J E Langdale
Smooth-haired dachshunds Champion Ingo Von Weyher (black and tan) and Champion Rufus von Weyher (red) owned by Mr J E Langdale Date: 1950

Cover of Dance Magazine, May 1927, featuring Beryl Halley of Rufus Le Maires Affairs Date: 1927

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Pied currawong, Strepera graculina, and cinereous becard, Pachyramphus rufus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Dumont de Sainte-Croixs Dictionary of Natural Science: Ornithology

FALL / KING CHARLES / 1952
RED RUFUS OF HOMEHURST Owned by Haver. Colour: Ruby. Sitting on a table. Date: 1952

MOUSE LEMUR - eating Banana (Microcebus rufus). Madagascar

Minucius after winning the Battle of Geronium
PUNIC WARS : after gaining victory at the Battle of Geronium (or Gerunium) against the Carthaginians during the Second Punic War

Rufus Choate (Chappel)
RUFUS CHOATE American lawyer and statesman Date: 1799 - 1859

Rufus Daniel Isaacs
RUFUS DANIEL ISaCS 1st Marquis of Reading Politician, lawyer, ambassador and Viceroy of India (1921-1926) Date: 1860 - 1935

Lloyd George on the Riviera
David Lloyd George, at the time, Chancellor of the Exchequer, with Sir Rufus Isaacs and the Master of Elibank (centre), together with Mr R. Cole and Captain the Hon

Endpapers, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and Dumpty
Endpaper design by Cecil Aldin, Cecil Aldins Happy Family, Humpty and Dumpty, Their Adventures, told by May Byron. Showing the animals from the full series, namely

Mild milkcap, Lactarius subdulcis, edible, and rufous milkcap, Lactarius rufus, poisonous.. Chromolithograph by C. Krause from Fritz Leubas Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms, Neuchatel, Switzerland

Grey long-eared bat, Plecotus austriacus, and black mastiff bat, Molossus rufus.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Red wolf, Canis lupus rufus (critically endangered), and silver fox, Vulpes vulpes.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Frederic Cuviers Dictionary of Natural Science: Mammals, Paris

Rufous or Nootka, Selasphorus rufus, and black-throated mango hummingbird, Anthracothorax mango.. Hand-colored steel engraving from H. G. Adams Hummingbirds 1856

Rufus Daniel Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading, (18601935) - English lawyer, jurist and politician. Lord Reading was the last Liberal Foreign Secretary. Date: 1926

Forager the puppy joins the other animals by the fire
The Limit -- Forager the puppy joins Master Quack the duckling, Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912

The duckling joins the other animals by the fire
Still They Come -- Master Quack the duckling joins Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits, Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912

The rabbits join the other animals by the fire
A Growing Family -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits join Rags the puppy, Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912

Rags the puppy joins cat and piglet by the fire
A Cosy Corner -- Rags the puppy joins Rufus the cat and Hungry Peter the piglet by the fire. Date: 1912

Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stew
Caught at last -- Forager the puppy sniffs at the Irish stew, onions and potatoes on a plate. Date: 1912

Rufus the cat with Blossom the cow
Touch and Go -- Rufus the cat is frightened by Blossom the cow in the cowshed. Date: 1912

Rufus the cat explores the mousehole
Hide and Seek -- Rufus the cat explores the mousehole, but gets stuck halfway. Date: 1912

Rufus the cat watches a mouse
Full Speed Ahead! -- Rufus the cat watches a mouse and plans to track it down. Date: 1912

Rufus the cat out in the cold and rain
Out in the Cold -- Rufus the cat sits outside on the doorstep in the cold and rain. Date: 1912

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