Siren Collection

Winston Churchill in his Siren Suit at Chartwell, Kent

Metropolitan Police air raid siren
A Metropolitan Police air raid siren, as used in wartime

British Ballad, The Mermaid
THE MERMAID. British ballad by Dr. John Leyden. The Gaelic story bears that Macphail of Colonsay was carried off by a mermaid

The Siren by David Wright, showing a woman clad in little more than underwear and stocking, with a head scarf round her head, posing on a carpet of furs

Italy - Naples - Palace of Donn Anna
Villa Donn Anna, Naples - The building is on the site of the so-called " Rocks of the Siren" and was originally called " La Villa Sirena"

Winston Churchill posing in the garden of the White House
Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, posing hte the grounds of the White House, Washington, dressed in his siren suit. Churchill was in the USA for a meeting with Franklin D

THE SIREN
A siren or mermaid sits on a rock in the middle of the sea gazing wistfully after a galleon ship sailing off into the distance

SIREN SONG
The Siren sings her song, luring sailors to destruction

Siren or greater siren, Siren lacertina Eel-like
Siren or greater siren, Siren lacertina. Eel-like amphibian native to America.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Siren, salamander and axolotl
Greater siren, Siren lacertina, three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, olm, Proteus anguinus (vulnerable), axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum (critically endangered), dwarf waterdog

Salamander, newt, olm and siren
Near Eastern fire salamander a, Salamandra infraimmaculata, southern crested newt b, Triturus karelinii, olm or proteus c, Proteus anguinus, and greater siren d, Siren lacertina

Centaur, chimera, Greek sphynx, Egyptian sphinx
Mythical creatures: centaur 1, chimera 2, Greek sphinx 3, Egyptian sphinx 4, gryllus 5 and siren 6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Johann Christian Wilhelm Waitz from Friedrich Johann

A siren seducing a merman knight, 14th century
A mermaid or siren in German womens costume from the 14th century seducing a merman knight. Scenes below show knights and ladies holding family crests

Cafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or - Bruges, Belgium
Cafe-Restaurant La Sirene D or at 31 Grand Place, Bruges, Belgium - facing the Belfrey (Beffroi). It is still open to this day. Date: circa 1920s

Lorelei artistic studio photograph
Lorelei, artistic studio photograph, of model wearing diaphanous fabric, and holding a lyre. Lorelei is a legendary character originating in Germany

St. George on horseback slaying the dragon, 14th century
St. George on horseback slaying the dragon in front of a kneeling princess while a king and queen watch from a castle tower

The Call of the Sea by Margaret Bradley
Three playful mermaids (or sirens) play in the sea. Date: 1928

Mudpuppy and greater siren
Mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus (Menobranchus lateralis), and greater siren, Siren lacertina. Handcolored engraving by Visto after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire

Statue of a Greek muse with sirens feathers in her hair
Statue of a Greek muse in chiton and sandals, with sirens feathers in her hair. In the house of Francesco Lisca in Parione. Copperplate engraving by G

Modern Sirens. 1870

Siren Dismayed
A siren lures a man with her song - but when she sees him close to, shes not sure it was such a good idea Date: 1921

Winston Churchill in siren suit, 1943
In Washington in 1943 to see President Roosevelt, Churchill wore his famous siren suit, which he delightedly displayed for American cameramen

Siren, Proteus and Triton, Greek sea gods.. Handcolored copperplate engraving engraved by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf after illustrations by Leonard Defraine from Mythology in Prints

The Khaki Campaign: A Surrender
A radical carpenter is seduced by a patriotic siren during the khaki election campaign of 1900, held during the Second Boer war

Fog Siren and Lighthouse, Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. Date: circa 1910s

The Grimani Oinochoe. Middle 5th century BC
The Grimani Oinoche. Peloponnesian bronze jug. C.460-450 BC. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). Sirens (1888)
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917). French sculptor. Sirens, (1888). Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Roman Art. Marble sarcophagus with the contest between the Muses and the Sirens. The deities Athena, Zeus, and Hera, assembled at the far left, preside over a musical contest. Coat of Arms

Bathing Beauty American
An American siren, sitting on a jetty. Date: 1912

Sixties fashion
Sea siren Scoutfits: Dazzlingly striped cat suit in jersey by Jean Varon and pirate-red towelling shorts with white piping and matching vest at Harrods, Simpson, Piccadilly. Date: 1966

Table ornament in gold from the 17th century: a siren with a cupid on her shoulders.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Keeping track of German raiders by G. H. Davis
Keeping track of German raiders during the Second World War: the method pictorially explained, from the moment their approach is noted until the sounding of the alert in the threatened areas

Dugong dugon, dugong
A dugong exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London

The siren song of partisanship. Illustration shows a galley labeled Government Of, By, and For the People sailing past rocks labeled Bossism where other ships have wrecked

Duet for viol and flute - The siren of the stage
Two musicians decorate sheet music for flute and viol. The lyrics warn against the seductive charms of ladies with beautiful singing voices

The Song of the Siren
Two beautiful sirens sing their entrancing songs from their seats on some perilous rocks - their magic and beauty luring sailors to a terrible end... Date: 1932

The Sirens

Naples, Italy - Posillipo and Donn Anna Palace
Naples, Italy - Posillipo (a residential quarter) and the Villa Donn Anna (Lady Annes palace). This building is on the site of the so-called " Rocks of the Siren"

A River Siren by Barribal
A colour illustration of aa attractive lady rowing a boat

Well, Warden, Hows this for a siren suit? by Merlin Enabnit
Red-headed pin up girl by Merlin Enabnit (1903-1979) dressed in a transparent negligee. Enabnit was born in Des Moines, Iowa and was a successful commercial artist

Police Officer & Jaguar
A police officer emerges from his rather smart 1968 S-type Jaguar police car, equipped with police sign and flashing lights on the roof

Veela & Castle Builders
A Veela (a type of nymph/siren) thwarts the efforts of castle-builders until they perform feats in turn

Finnish Parliament
The new Houses of Parliament at Helsinki, Finland, built by the firm Borg-Siren-Aberg 1926 - 1931 and officially inaugurated on 7 March 1931

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