Winged Collection (page 9)

Hydrotaea irritans, head fly
The eggs of the head fly are mainly laid on vegetation or faeces with the adults living mainly on sheep. Specimen from the collections of the NHM

Anopheles plumbeus, mosquito
Original painting of a mosquito by Amadeo J. E. Terzi, (1872-1956)

Agelaius phoeniceus, red-winged blackbird
Plate 420 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1835-38), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

The Gate of All Nations. 486 -464 BC. IRAN. FARS. Persepolis. Gate flanked by figures of winged bulls with human head (androcephalic bulls). Persian art. Achaemenid period

Winged Genie. Protective Genie
Winged Genie. Protective genie. Assyrian art. Relief on rock. Proc: IRAQ. Khorsabad. Palace of Sargon II

Cover design, Circuit of Britain Programme
Cover design, official programme issued by the Royal Aero Club for the Circuit of Britain 1010 Miles Air Race for the Second 10, 000 Daily Mail prize

Royal Wedding 1893 - George, Duke of York and Mary
A cartoon comment on the wedding of Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), to Princess Victoria Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary), who married in the Chapel Royal, St Jamess Palace, London

Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, London
Winged bull Nineveh sculpture, from Nimroud, exhibited at the British Museum, London, in 1850. Two visitors, in Victorian dress, are shown viewing the sculpture. Date: 1850

Nineveh Sculpture at the British Museum, London, 1850

Winged Brown Ant
A winged Brown Ant, ready for a nuptual flight. Date: 1960s

Grey-Winged Trumpeter
A Grey-Winged Trumpeter. Date: 1960s

From Tom Thumb by Katharine Cameron. Cameron was a Glasgow born illustrator and an associate of Jessie M King and the Mackintoshes. 1904

Winged Lion on the Basilica Di San Marco
A golden statue of the lion of St Mark holding the gospels on the front of the Basilica of St Mark in St Marks Square, Venice

Fairy and phoenix by Hilda Miller
A winged fairy in a green dress and hat, walks alongside a stunning firebird or phoenix

Victory Column (Siegessaule), Berlin, Germany
The Victory Column (Siegessaule) in Berlin, Germany, designed in the 1860s to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War

Garter banner of Queen Mary
The garter banner of Queen Mary, made at the Royal School of Art Needlework (now the Royal School of Needlework) in South Kensington, London

Mexico City - Independence Monument
The Independence Mounument (Monumento a la Independencia) at Mexico City, Mexico, erected in 1910 to mark 100 years of Mexican Independence

Poster advertising the 1939 Milan Fair, held from 12 to 27 April

Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
A superb photograph of the front of a Rolls Royce Silver Wraith, with dominant headlamps and horns, the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot. A glamorous woman and her smartly-attired son stand alongside

Plume Oil sign
An enamel sign advertising plume oil with the logo of Pegasus the winged horse of ancient myth. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Enamel sign advertising Mobil Regular
An enamel sign advertising Mobil regular motor oil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Follett Trophy for the BRDC 500 Mile Race
The " Follett" Trophy for The British Racing Drivers Clubs 500 Miles Race, won by the Talbot 105 single seater, 1932. The trophy was sold at Bonham s, London in 2008 for 6, 900"

Croatia - Split - Porto Argentea
The Porto Argentea. A carving of a winged Venetian lion sits above this fine gate in Split, Croatia. This was the eastern gate (the Silver Gate or Porta argentea) to the Palace of Diocletian

Fairy leaves her home amid the roots
A small fairy leaves her house set in the roots of a tree. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth
A young elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth near a speckled toadstool. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith set in a circular border

The Struggle, for a Bengal Butcher and an Imp-pie
Another print about the impeachment of Warren Hastings. A tug-of-war is taking place, with Hastings in a jewelled turban and a large pie (Sir Elijah Impey) in the middle

Winged and harnessed lioness
Poised statue guarding the king of Assurnasirpal II. One of a pair of 11 foot winged lionesses uncovered at the Assyrian dig at Nimrud

Torpedo-shell
A French soldier about to fire a torpedo-shell from a trench-gun. The winged shell kept a straight course and exploded laterally, causing widespread damage to its target

Facade of Ducal Palace
The lion of St Mark on the facade of the Ducal Palace, Venice

Les Salons D aujourd hui
The ladies (above whom hover cherubs) are deserted by the men in favour of the card table, above which is a devilish winged beast perhaps suggesting gambling folly

The Moths and the Flame
Fantasy illustration by Edmund Blampied, showing winged fairies or sprites flying towards a flame in human form

Pegasus in Flight
Pegasus and his rider soar through the air

Two Bee-Eaters
(Merops) Two from this family : Red-winged bee-eater Blue-headed bee eater

Sharp-Winged Hawk Moth
SHARP-WINGED HAWK MOTH with caterpillar

Wizard Oz / Winged Monkeys
Dorothy watches apprehensively as the Lion is caught and bound by the Winged Monkeys

Xerxes Palace / Persepolis
Monumental winged bulls flank an entranceway into the Palace of Xerxes I at Persepolis. The Palaces borrowed elements from many traditions - Median, Mesopotamian, Greek & Egyptian

Winged Demon in Lair
The winged demon in his icy lair

Satan Smitten / Dore
Satan, shown as the fallen angel, after having been smitten by Michael

El Cid / Camphausen
EL CID alias RODRIGO DIAZ DE VIVAR Spanish hero on his horse

St George (Sculpture)
His horse rears as he brings his sword down on the bat- winged dragon

Winged Ballerina + Fan
A winged ballerina poses beside a Liebig jar

Ballerina with Wings
A winged ballerina balances upon a Liebig jar

James I / Van Der Werff
JAMES I with two cupids, one winged and one not, who are engaged in adding the emblem of Scotland to the British arms

She Lights Him
A man in top hat lights his cigarette from that of his female companion; the couple are surrounded by a serpent motif clutched by a winged devils or satyrs head

Hermes Airborne
airborne, thanks to his winged shoes; he carries a caduceus, with which he can send anyone to sleep at a touch

Hermes Winged Shoes
He puts on his winged shoes

Ministere De LA Marine
A surreal depiction showing people in front of the Ministere de la marine looking upwards at an assortment of flying entities e.g men with harpoons riding whales

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