Shaw Collection (page 10)

Spotted wolffish, Anarhichas minor (Panther anarhichas, Anarhichas pantherinus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Painted bunting, Passerina ciris (Painted emberiza, Emberiza ciris). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Shielded dogwhelk, Nassarius arcularia plicatus (Marbled buccinum, Buccinum rumphii). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Cluentius sphinx moth, Neococytius cluentius (Sphinx cluentius). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Toad headed agama, Phrynocephalus mystaceus mystaceus (Lobe-cheeked lizard, Lacerta aurita). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Guianan cock-of-the-rock, Rupicola rupicola (Rock manakin, Pipra rupicola). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Fossil fern, Polypodium filix mas, Phytolithus filicis. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Red-eyed rock crab, Eriphia sebana (Seban crab, Cancer sebanus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Spangle butterfly, Papilio protenor. Illustration drawn by George Shaw and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from George Shaw

Black-bellied sand grouse, Pterocles orientalis (Sand partridge, Tetrao arenaria). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950). Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, political activist and winner of Nobel Prize in Literature

Shah of Persia visit to London Hippodrome 1902
Shaw of Persia visit to the London Hippodrome, witnessing the catastrophe in The Bandits. A prettily-arranged box draped with white, had been constructed facing the stage

Superman on the Stump - George Bernard Shaw 1910
Front cover of The Graphic, showing George Bernard Shaw taking part in a lively electioneering campaign, in Portsmouth. Date: 1910

Advertisement for the Matita fashion label, photographed by Shaw Wildman in the Restaurant de l Etoile, Charlotte Street, London W1. Date: 1933

Ramsay MacDonalds Cabinet, first Labour Government
Group photo, Ramsay MacDonalds Cabinet in the first Labour Government. Front row (left to right): Adamson, Lord Parmoor, Snowden, Lord Haldane, MacDonald, Clynes, Thomas, Henderson

Alfred Shaw, cricketer, bowling. circa 1897

London Fire Brigade fireboat Massey Shaw underway
The Massey Shaw fireboat nearing her berth at Blackfriars on the Victoria Embankment, London. Date: 1938

Dr Shaw Preaching at St. Pauls Cross, London
Dr Shaw Preaching at St Pauls Cross, outside Old St Pauls Cathedral, London. 1769

Captain Sir Eyre Massey Shaw (1828-1908), Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (now London Fire Brigade) and its predecessor, the London Fire Engine Establishment, from 1861 to 1891

Audrey Devereux with her children
Audrey Maureen Leslie Meakin was the daughter of James Meakin and Emma Beatrice Wallace. She married, firstly, Hon. Robert Godfrey de Bohun Devereux, son of Robert Charles Devereux

USAF - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G
United States Army Air Force - United States Air Force - Boeing B-17G, seen, presumably, at Shaw Field or a satellite field

Shaw Hall, a traditional stone farmhouse near Otley, Yorkshire, England. Date: 17th century

Tulip seasnail, Fasciolaria tulipa.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany 1812

Red water spider or scarlet hydrachna, Hydrachna coccinea.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1800

Dead mens fingers, Alcyonium digitatum.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, London, 1797

The Major Domo by H C Shaw
An illustration of a sleepy St Bernard dog. Date: March 1890

BEDLINGTON SHAW)
Bedlington - Geordie - with a Dandie Dinmont Doctor. Date: 1890

FALL / DANDIE DINMONT / 1933
CHAMPION ALPIN OBERON Head study. Owned by Mrs Simpson Shaw. Date: 1933

FALL / WHIPPET / 1970
LAGUNA LITTLE SMOKEY AND OARBARK LUNPP PF KYLEWOOD Owned by Shaw. Date: 1970

FALL / BULLDOG / 1933
NOVO NERO Owned by W. Shaw. Date: 1933

Captain Eyre Massey Shaw (1828 - 1908) Leader of fire brigades, author on the techniques and technicalities of fighting fires Date: 1871

FABIAN SOCIETY 1892
The Fabian Society meets at Essex Hall, London Date: 1892

CHRISTINE DE PISAN / SHAW
French writer, Christine de Pisan, presenting her book to the Queen of France, Isabelle of Bavaria Date: 1364? - 1430

Miss Fanny Brough - French-born British Stage Actress
Miss Fanny Brough (1852-1914) - Paris-born British Stage Actress. She created the title role in G B Shaws Mrs Warrens Profession (1902). Date: circa 1902

Suffragettes capture The Monument, London
Crowds gathered to witness the capture of the Monument by two suffragettes, Miss Ethel Spark and Mrs Gertrude Shaw - 18th April, 1913

Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA - Mt. View Hospital
Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA - Mount View Hospital. The Shaw Building opened in 1931. Date: circa 1930s

Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw
Androcles and the Lion, a play by George Bernard Shaw. For Wallacks Theatre, New York, January 1915. O P Heggie, shown here as Androcles, had played the part in London. Phil Dwyer played the lion

Illuminated letter S
Illuminated letters in a medieval style

Illuminated letter M in a medieval style

Illuminated letter F in a medieval style

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula Carnivorous plant
Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula. Carnivorous plant.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Roseate spoonbill, Ajaja ajaja.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Indian cobra, Naja naja.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Human flea, Pulex irritans.. Handcolored copperplate zoological engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1792

Lloyds Bank Branch + Shaw & Sons Insurance Brokers (above), Thought to be at Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. Date: 1960s

Comic postcard, Mother and son in department store Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple about to fly in a monoplane - alarming advice from an expert pilot Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Couple flying in a monoplane at night, with searchlights across the sky Date: 20th century

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