Beast Collection (page 4)

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, published 1630. Creator: Christoph Maurer
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, published 1630

Panel of Ornament with Two Naked Children on Monstrous Beasts, c. 1505/1520. Creator: Peregrino da Cesena
Panel of Ornament with Two Naked Children on Monstrous Beasts, c. 1505/1520

The Virtues of Christ and the Wickedness of His Enemies Symbolized by Diverse Birds... 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
The Virtues of Christ and the Wickedness of His Enemies Symbolized by Diverse Birds and Beasts (verso); The Last Supper (recto), pages 66 and 65 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Yellow Dragon of the Center
Thoth Adan

Vermilion Bird of the South
Thoth Adan

White Tiger of the West
Thoth Adan

Azure Dragon of the East
Thoth Adan

Black Warrior of the North
Thoth Adan

Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association
Notice, Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, Victoria House, Victoria Street, Westminster, London SW. Free supplies of water for man and beast in the streets of London. 1887

Peacock Drawing Date: 1555

Wild boar (Sus scrofa) at night with the milky way in the background, Gyulaj, Tolna, Hungary. August. Taken using long exposure with flash at night

Gargoyles on facade of cathedral Notre Dame, Dijon, Ca'te-d Or departement, Burgundy
Gargoyles on facade of cathedral Notre Dame, Dijon, CA'te-d Or departement, Burgundy, France

Yellow Bear of Norway, Ursus

New York, NYC, Bronx Zoo, Tiger
2005-203105-01

A famille rose dish painted with a scene of Wusong slaying a yeti (porcelain)
PFR231378 A famille rose dish painted with a scene of Wusong slaying a yeti (porcelain) by Chinese School; length: 44 cm; Private Collection; © Paul Freeman

Aleister Crowley (1875 - 1947), poet, mountaineer, occultist, named by his mother The Great Beast

Werewolf costume for the Ballet de la Nuit by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-87
BLT163642 Werewolf costume for the Ballet de la Nuit by Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-87) danced by Louis XIV, 23rd February 1653 (w/c on paper) by French School

Kraken attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola
Kraken or giant cuttlefish attacking a fishing boat off the coast of Angola. After a description by Pierre Denys de Montfort in his Natural History of the Mollusca

A Chinese Dragon (colour woodblock print)
CHT176875 A Chinese Dragon (colour woodblock print) by Chinese School (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Chinese, out of copyright

Picture shows "Herald"the Champion Bull, of Maple Lodge, Guernsey
Picture shows " Herald" the Champion Bull, of Maple Lodge, Guernsey, The Channel Islands, aged 6 years and 7 months, owned by E. D. Falla of Castel

Detail of a Pictish carved stone showing the Pictish Beast symbol, 6th century
Detail of a Pictish carved stone showing the Pictish Beast or Elephant symbol on Rodneys Stone near Brodie Castle in Morayshire, Scotland, 6th century

Scythian tattoo of fabulous beasts, 5th century BC
Scythian tattoo of fabulous beasts on the skin of a childs arm from Barrow 2 at Pazyryr, Altai, Russia. from the Hermitage Museums collection in St Petersburg, 5th century BC

Alabaster Sphinx (seen from front), Memphis, Egypt, 18th or 19th Dynasty, c14th-13th century BC

Aerial view of two farmer crossing a flooded lagoon with cattle in Tahirpur, Sylhet province, Bangladesh

Northern Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan. Dawn at a Cattle camp

Big felines size chart, featuring Panthera leo atrox, Smilodon populator, Panthera tigris acutidens, Panthera leo spelaea and Panthera tigris altaica (the modern siberian tiger)

American buffalo
Bison, or American buffalo. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Dromedary camels being cleaned in the River Nile
Dromedary camels being cleaned by their handlers/drivers in the waters of the River Nile, Egypt. Date: circa 1910s

Alpine woman with headscarf, pipe, large basket and goat, outdoor scenic photograph. Captioned Beauty and the Beast, and an Alpine Discovery'. Date: 1910

Advert for Metropolitan Drinking Fountain 1878
Metropolitan drinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association, set up in London by Samuel Gurney, a Member of Parliament and philanthropist to supported by voluntary contributions

Beatus of Liebana. Sheet 150. Death of the Beast and the enemies of God. Mozarabic art. Miniature Painting. Proc: SPAIN

He appeared thus after his death to the historian Platina, explaining that because he lived like a beast during his lifetime, he did so still, being dead Date: reigned 1034 - 1045

LA BETE DU GEVAUDAN The death of the beast Date: 1767

B1975. 3. 89
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Marguerite de Roberval shoots two bears on the Isle of Demons off Newfoundland (litho)
KW353625 Marguerite de Roberval shoots two bears on the Isle of Demons off Newfoundland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Adam Naming the Beasts, 1810 (tempera on canvas)
GLS219827 Adam Naming the Beasts, 1810 (tempera on canvas) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 74.9x61.1 cm; Stirling Maxwell Collection, Pollok House, Glasgow

Jeroboam and The Man of God, c. 1804 (w/c on paper)
1772302 Jeroboam and The Man of God, c.1804 (w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 40x34 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery ; Gift of Mr Charles Lambert Rutherson

Death on horseback, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665477 Death on horseback, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Death on horseback, (vision of John the Baptist)

It was not long before the seven headed dragon came, loudly roaring. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's
492394 It was not long before the seven headed dragon came, loudly roaring. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Two Brothers

A Dragon Falling from the Sky, illustration from the Hungarian tale, The Story of Fairy Pervenche, c
CHT167333 A Dragon Falling from the Sky, illustration from the Hungarian tale, The Story of Fairy Pervenche, c.1910 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Last Judgement, 1525 (oil on panel)
490011 The Last Judgement, 1525 (oil on panel) by Provoost, Jan (c.1465-1529); 145x169 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info)

Detail of a sword hilt with stamped decoration (brass and iron)
KND176633 Detail of a sword hilt with stamped decoration (brass and iron) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: poignee d'epee a decor estampe;)

Detail of an animal head carving, from a sledge found with the Oseberg ship (wood)
KND176630 Detail of an animal head carving, from a sledge found with the Oseberg ship (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Representation of the Minotaur in the centre of the labyrinth (pen & ink and w/c on paper)
GIA3657428 Representation of the Minotaur in the centre of the labyrinth (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Italian School, (17th century); Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Emilia-Romagna

Narasimha, 4th avatar of Vishnu (w / c on paper)
908406 Narasimha, 4th avatar of Vishnu (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: the man lion); The Stapleton Collection

Christian and Apollyon, from the 13th edition of Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, 1692 (engraving)
KW115031 Christian and Apollyon, from the 13th edition of Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, 1692 (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection

Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving)
4071439 Knight, Death, and the Devil, 1513 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 24.6x18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The Christian knight)

Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon, 1748 (colour woodblock print; hosoban)
2969314 Susano-o no Mikoto Killing the Eight-headed Dragon, 1748 (colour woodblock print; hosoban) by Kiyomasu II, Torii (1706-63); 31.9x4.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

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