Sphinx Collection (page 2)

Mandrill pair, Mandrillus sphinx. Vulnerable. Simia sphynx Linn. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Sebastian Leitner after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Johann Christian Daniel

Crab-eating macaque and mandrill
Crab-eating macaque, Macaca fascicularis (Macacus cynomolgus) and mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx (Papio mormon), vulnerable. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated

Ancient Egyptian chair or throne decorated with bull, sphinx, scarab, and hieroglyphs, from the Borgia Museum in Velletri

Ceramic tiles of Rouen, France. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French and Foreign Glazed Pottery, Chez l Auteur, Paris, 1874

African deaths head hawkmoth and oleander hawk-moth
African deaths head hawkmoth and larva, Acherontia atropos 1, 2, and oleander hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii 3. Sphinx tete de mort, chenille, Sphinx du laurier-rose

Unknown species of Australasian caterpillar, perhaps Sphinx moth family. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus (Annona sphinx, Sphinx annonae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, moth, caterpillar and pupa (Jasmine sphinx, Sphinx atropos). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird sphinx moth, Sphinx stellatarum). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Vine or silver-striped hawk-moth, Hippotion celerio (Celerio moth, Sphinx celerio). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Satellite sphinx moth, Eumorphia satellitia (Double-pointed sphinx, Sphinx satellitia). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant sphinx, Cocytius antaeus (Jatropha sphinx, Sphinx jatrophae), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Panopus hawk-moth, Amplypterus panopus (Panopus moth, Sphinx panopus). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Gaudy sphinx moth, Eumorpha labruscae (Wild-vine sphinx, Sphinx labruscae), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

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

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

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

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

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx (Rib-nose baboon, Papio mormon). Handcoloured steel engraving by W.H. Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Monkeys

Nessus sphinx, Amphion floridensis 1, and Amplypterus panopus 2 moths. Handcoloured lithograph from Carl Hoffmanns Book of the World, Stuttgart, 1849

King penguin and mandrill
King penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus 1, and mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx, vulnerable, 2. Manchot, mandril. Handcoloured steel engraving by Pfitzer after an illustration by Adolph Fries

Deaths head hawkmoth, digger wasps, ball lichen
Ball lichen, Sphaerophorus globulus 1, Dynamene crustacean 2, digger wasps, Sphex species 3, 4, and African deaths head hawkmoth, Acherontia atropos, and caterplillar 5

Spurge hawk-moth, hornet moth and toothache plant
Spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae, and caterpillar 1, hornet moth, Sesia apiformis 2, and toothache plant, Spilanthes species. Sphinx, spilanthe

Egyptian architecture: pyramids, Sphinx and sarcophagus
Egyptian architecture: pyramids of Giza, Sphinx and sarcophagus with hieroglyphs. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrrarios Costumes Antique

Egyptian gods: the Sphinx and Canopus
Egyptian gods: the Sphinx 1, and god of water Canopus covered in hieroglyphs 3, 4, and Greek style statue of all the Egyptian gods

Mandrill (vulnerable) under a baobab tree
Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx (vulnerable), under a baobab tree, Adansonia digitata. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Exotic moths including the achemon sphinx
Achemon sphinx, Eumorpha achemon 1, Macroglossum passalus 2, Glaucopis? pulchra 3, and Manduca brontes 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Fig sphinx, huckleberry sphinx and pawpaw sphinx moths
Fig sphinx moth, Pachylia ficus 1, huckleberry sphinx, Paonias astylus 2, and pawpaw sphinx, Dolba hyloeus 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Giant sphinx and twin-spotted sphinx moths
Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus Sphinx antaeus 1, and twin-spotted sphinx, Smerinthus jamaicensis 2, 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Satellite sphinx and spurge hawkmoth
Satellite sphinx, Eumorpha satellitia, female 1, male 2, and spurge hawk-moth, Hyles euphorbiae 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Exotic sphinx moths
Vine sphinx moth, Eumorpha vitis 1, mournful sphinx, Enyo lugubris 2, tersa sphinx, Xylophanes tersa 3, and streaked sphinx, Protambulyx strigilis 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Strigocossus crassa, Basiothia medea
Strigocossus crassa moth 1, small verdant hawk, Basiothia medea 2, and Horama plumipes moth 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Napoleon Bonaparte abandoning the Revolutionary Army in Egypt, 1799. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from The Life of Napoleon a Hudibrastic Poem by Doctor Syntax, T

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx. Female. Copperplate engraving by Baron after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, Imprimerie Royale, Paris

Mandrill, Mandrillus sphinx. Male. Copperplate engraving by Chevillet after an illustration by Jacques de Seve from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffons Histoire Naturelle, Imprimerie Royale

Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa
La Tubereuse. Tuberose, Polianthes tuberosa. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, with sphinx moth
L Epine violette. Blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, with sphinx moth. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Blue gentian, Gentiana acaulis
Le Gentian blue. Blue gentian, Gentiana acaulis, with white-lined sphinx moth, Hyles lineata. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus

Porterweed, Stachytarpheta orubica
La Verveine d Orube, Verbena orubica. Porterweed, Stachytarpheta orubica. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus

Centaury, Centaurium erythraea with eyed sphinx
Le Chiron ou la petite Centauree d Afrique. Centaury, Centaurium erythraea with eyed sphinx moth; Smerinthus cerisyi. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee

Caper bush, Capparis spinosa
La Caprier. Caper bush, Capparis spinosa, with sphinx moth. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Princess of Pless & Duchess of Westminster in Egypt
Princess Daisy of Pless and her sister, the Duchess of Westminster riding camels in front of the Sphinx during a trip to Egypt in 1912. Date: 1912

Bandstand in Palma de Majorca, Majorca, Spain. Date: circa 1920

Curtis British Entomology Plate 626
Lepidoptera: Daphnis nerii (Rose-Bay Sphinx, Oleander Hawk) [Plant: Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 195
Lepidoptera: Sphinx carolina (Tobacco Hawk-moth: spurious British record of a North American species?) Date: 1824-39

Great Pyramid and Sphinx, Egypt, 1880s. Date: 1880s

Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service sisters
Large group of Queen Alexandras Imperial Military Nursing Service sisters at the Sphinx, Giza, Egypt ? plus camels, guides etc. Date: 1940-45

Sphinx and Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Sphinx and the Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt Date: circa 1909

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