Beast Collection (page 7)

The Apocalypse: The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, 1496-97 (woodcut)
877226 The Apocalypse: The Beast with Two Horns Like a Lamb, 1496-97 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 38.8x27.9 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

Adoration of the image of the Beast, from the Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers
902040 Adoration of the image of the Beast, from the Apocalypse Tapestry of Angers, 1373-87 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl)

The merchant plucking the rose for Beauty
LLM456838 The merchant plucking the rose for Beauty by Horsley, John Callcott (1817-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: The merchant plucking the rose for Beauty)

The plague of locusts and a dragon threatening a woman (fresco)
473090 The plague of locusts and a dragon threatening a woman (fresco) by French School, (11th century); Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, Poitou

Landscape with Roger and Angelica, from Orlando furioso, X
CTS404489 Landscape with Roger and Angelica, from Orlando furioso, X, after Titian (pen & brown ink on paper) by Campagnola, Domenico (fl.1517-62) (attr)

Chimera (bronze)
XIR444214 Chimera (bronze) by Etruscan; 78.5x129 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Chimere; ); out of copyright

Anthropomophic head, probably a censer, c. 1000-1500 (limestone)
XIR434130 Anthropomophic head, probably a censer, c.1000-1500 (limestone) by Mayan; Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; (add.info.: Anthropozoomorphic head)

Roger and Angelica on the Hippogriff, c. 1846 (bronze)
CGW443111 Roger and Angelica on the Hippogriff, c.1846 (bronze) by Barye, Antoine Louis (1796-1875); 51.7x69.8x29.2 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Fly whish handle (bronze)
DBP412900 Fly whish handle (bronze) by Nigerian School, (9th century); height: 15.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eDirk Bakker; Nigerian, out of copyright

Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad
3287604 Winged bull from court VIII at the palace of King Sargon II, Khorsabad, 721-705 BC (gypsum?) by Neo-Assyrian; 495.3x491.4 cm; Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago, IL

Groin stones (bosses) in the roof of St Nicholas Crypt (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831684 Groin stones (bosses) in the roof of St Nicholas Crypt (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Fresco on the walls of St. Johns Church, showing part of the Last Judgement
2831872 Fresco on the walls of St. Johns Church, showing part of the Last Judgement (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Man and Beast (colour litho)
2813085 Man and Beast (colour litho) by Anderson, Martin " Cynicus" (1854-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man and Beast)

The Bogey Beast, from English Fairy Tales Retold by F. A
2636487 The Bogey Beast, from English Fairy Tales Retold by F.A. Steel, 1927 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; Photo eHilary Morgan; English, out of copyright

Beauty and the Beast (litho)
1606858 Beauty and the Beast (litho) by Moody, Fannie (b.1861-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beauty and the Beast. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 December 1898)

Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving)
1591165 Maruja, by Bret Harte (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maruja, by Bret Harte)

Domestic goats and fallow or venison deer
Domestic goats, Capra aegagrus hircus, and fallow or venison deer, Dama dama. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Smellies translation of Count Georges Buffons History of the Earth

A lions head in profile (red chalk on white paper)
CTS366756 A lions head in profile (red chalk on white paper) by Salviati Cecchino, Francesco de Rossi (1510-63); 13.9x15.4 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

The Bull Baiters, illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe
KW342888 The Bull Baiters, illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by Donald A. Mackenzie, published in 1917 (colour litho) by Duncan

Side view of zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone)
JPC352283 Side view of zoomorphic stone P, Late Classic period (600-900 AD) (stone) by Mayan; Quirigua, Guatemala; (add.info)

Window depicting Julienne moving the relics of St. Stephen to Constantinople
PC316429 Window depicting Julienne moving the relics of St. Stephen to Constantinople (stained glass) by French School, (13th century); Cathedral of St

The Daemon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them
STC323650 The Daemon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them, from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by M.I

Griffin plaque, from Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud, North Iraq, 9th-8th century BC (ivory)
FIT282737 Griffin plaque, from Fort Shalmaneser, Nimrud, North Iraq, 9th-8th century BC (ivory) by Phoenician; height:15 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Persian army in a desert - Polyaenuss discussion of Dariuss expedition against Saka of the Central Asia (VII.11.12): The treachery of the Sakian Sirakes, the guide

Winged bull from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Iraq (gypsum)
XIR161338 Winged bull from the facade of the Palace of King Sargon II at Khorsabad, Iraq (gypsum) by Assyrian, (8th century BC); Louvre, Paris, France; out of copyright

Kudurru of King Melishikhu II depicting Babylonian emblems, from Susa (calcite)
XIR162185 Kudurru of King Melishikhu II depicting Babylonian emblems, from Susa (calcite) by Mesopotamian, (12th century BC); height: 65 cm; Louvre, Paris

Hercules and Cerberus (fresco)
ALI161760 Hercules and Cerberus (fresco) by Abate, Nicolo dell (c.1509-71); Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: three headed dog who guarded Hades; ); Alinari

Witches Sabbath, 1606 (oil on panel)
STC161586 Witches Sabbath, 1606 (oil on panel) by Francken, Frans II the Younger (1581-1642); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; Flemish, out of copyright

Staffordshire solid agateware effect jug, c. 1760-70 (lead-glazed earthenware)
HMP211501 Staffordshire solid agateware effect jug, c.1760-70 (lead-glazed earthenware) by English School, (18th century); height: 14 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Ms 422 Fol. 95r The Celestial Fire Destroying the Army of Satan
XCM170153 Ms 422 Fol.95r The Celestial Fire Destroying the Army of Satan, scene from the Apocalypse (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Cambrai

A Chinese Dragon (ink and wash on paper)
CHT176877 A Chinese Dragon (ink and wash on paper) by Chinese School (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Chinese, out of copyright

St. George and the Dragon, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1782 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190402 St. George and the Dragon, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1782 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Ms 2810 f. 29v, Monsters from the land of the Merkites, from the
CHT176648 Ms 2810 f.29v, Monsters from the land of the Merkites, from the Livre des Merveilles du Monde, c.1410-12 (tempera on vellum) by Boucicaut Master

Ms 36 Historiated initial D depicting a man with the devil
BMR173721 Ms 36 Historiated initial D depicting a man with the devil, from a Latin bible (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

All Among the Hottentots Capering Ashore... published 7th September 1819
MGS172152 All Among the Hottentots Capering Ashore... published 7th September 1819 (coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 24.4x33.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 372 fol. 241v A Bear Keeper, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum)
XIR158831 Ms 372 fol.241v A Bear Keeper, from Decrets de Gratien (vellum) by French School, (13th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Laon, France; French, out of copyright

Athlete with a Bear, 1735 (terracotta) (pair of 73702)
BOO73701 Athlete with a Bear, 1735 (terracotta) (pair of 73702) by Bouchardon, Edme(1698-1762); height: 35 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7)
1065823 Highly important La Tene warrior fibula, detail (gold) (see also 1065822-7) by Celtic, (3rd century BC); length: 14.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Highly important La Tene warrior fibula (gold) (see also 1065823-7)
1065822 Highly important La Tene warrior fibula (gold) (see also 1065823-7) by Celtic, (3rd century BC); length: 14.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Sculptured stones of Scotland (litho)
6013638 Sculptured stones of Scotland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sculptured stones of Scotland)

Heraldic statues outside Westminster Abbey, London
The Queens Beasts, heraldic statues which stood in front of the temporary western annexe to Westminster Abbey, London, for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. 1953

Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel)
3937458 Orpheus Charming the Beasts (oil on panel) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz (1576-1639) (follower of); 73x105 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Homage to the Devil, copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum
STC205003 Homage to the Devil, copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in History of Magic

Fish Pool playing card (engraving)
XJF128051 Fish Pool playing card (engraving) by English School; Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Cup, in her Majestys Collection at Windsor, c 1530
LLM457986 Cup, in her Majestys Collection at Windsor, c 1530 by Shaw, Henry (1800-73); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cup, in her Majestys Collection at Windsor, c 1530)

Herakles and Eurystheus, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438510 Herakles and Eurystheus, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Prince
STC361096 The Visit of the Prince of Wales to India, 1876: The Princes Elephant Charged by a Tiger in the Nepaul Terai, February 21st, from The Illustrated London News, 1901 (litho) by Woodville

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