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Beetles Collection (#5)

Beetles

Background imageBeetles Collection: Scrap - decoupage design - Beetle

Scrap - decoupage design - Beetle. 1865

Background imageBeetles Collection: Our Artist in Wales, III, an Ascent of Snowdon, I (engraving)

Our Artist in Wales, III, an Ascent of Snowdon, I (engraving)
1044398 Our Artist in Wales, III, an Ascent of Snowdon, I (engraving) by Hall, Sydney Prior (1842-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Artist in Wales, III, an Ascent of Snowdon, I)

Background imageBeetles Collection: One hundred and fifty insects, dominated at the top by a large dragonfly

One hundred and fifty insects, dominated at the top by a large dragonfly
3431749 One hundred and fifty insects, dominated at the top by a large dragonfly (w/c with bodycolour on grey paper) by Rowan

Background imageBeetles Collection: Beetles, 1636 (chalk, wash & bodycolour on vellum)

Beetles, 1636 (chalk, wash & bodycolour on vellum)
695483 Beetles, 1636 (chalk, wash & bodycolour on vellum) by Holsteyn, Pieter the Elder (1580-1662); 16.3x20.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch, out of copyright

Background imageBeetles Collection: Mimicry in insects (colour litho)

Mimicry in insects (colour litho)
3630362 Mimicry in insects (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mimicry in insects)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Beetles (colour litho)

Beetles (colour litho)
3630353 Beetles (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beetles. Illustration from Meyers Konversations-Lexicon, c1895.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBeetles Collection: Antique Print of Varieties of European Beetles, c. 1910 (chromolithograph)

Antique Print of Varieties of European Beetles, c. 1910 (chromolithograph)
2622245 Antique Print of Varieties of European Beetles, c.1910 (chromolithograph) by Jacobson, Georgiy (1871-1926); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: The Insects Ball (coloured engraving)

The Insects Ball (coloured engraving)
979148 The Insects Ball (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Insects Ball.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBeetles Collection: Plume Moth, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Plume Moth, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999653 Plume Moth, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Velvety Bark Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Velvety Bark Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999586 Velvety Bark Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Nebria Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Nebria Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999448 Nebria Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Mantis, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Mantis, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999374 Mantis, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Water Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Water Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999283 Water Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Strange beetles (coloured engraving)

Strange beetles (coloured engraving)
998384 Strange beetles (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageBeetles Collection: Sugarcane, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Sugarcane, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999139 Sugarcane, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Strange beetles (coloured engraving)

Strange beetles (coloured engraving)
998389 Strange beetles (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageBeetles Collection: Strange swimming beetles (coloured engraving)

Strange swimming beetles (coloured engraving)
998275 Strange swimming beetles (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageBeetles Collection: Strange beetles (coloured engraving)

Strange beetles (coloured engraving)
998224 Strange beetles (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageBeetles Collection: Saxifrage, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Saxifrage, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999705 Saxifrage, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: False Scorpion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

False Scorpion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999458 False Scorpion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Scarab Beetles, 1863-79 (colour litho)

Scarab Beetles, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001170 Scarab Beetles, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Insects that destroy fur garments (colour litho)

Insects that destroy fur garments (colour litho)
971970 Insects that destroy fur garments (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects that destroy fur garments)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Insects harmful to trees (colour litho)

Insects harmful to trees (colour litho)
971885 Insects harmful to trees (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects harmful to trees)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Insects harmful to agriculture (colour litho)

Insects harmful to agriculture (colour litho)
971876 Insects harmful to agriculture (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects harmful to agriculture)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Illustration of useful Insects and insect pests c. 1923 (litho)

Illustration of useful Insects and insect pests c. 1923 (litho)
3090508 Illustration of useful Insects and insect pests c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Beetles (coloured engraving)

Beetles (coloured engraving)
1090899 Beetles (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beetles. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith)

Background imageBeetles Collection: The rain of beetles (engraving)

The rain of beetles (engraving)
3098031 The rain of beetles (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The rain of beetles)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Beetles and Larvae of Larinus maculosus (engraving)

Beetles and Larvae of Larinus maculosus (engraving)
5224654 Beetles and Larvae of Larinus maculosus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beetles and Larvae of Larinus maculosus)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Ernest Marie Louis Bedel, French entomologist (b / w photo)

Ernest Marie Louis Bedel, French entomologist (b / w photo)
6014972 Ernest Marie Louis Bedel, French entomologist (b/w photo) by French Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ernest Marie Louis Bedel (1849-1922)

Background imageBeetles Collection: A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula

A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula
1217490 A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula, early 1650s (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van (1626-79); 8.3x12.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Background imageBeetles Collection: The Bill of the Aegyptian Ibis and the least Hummingbird, 1749-73 (coloured engraving)

The Bill of the Aegyptian Ibis and the least Hummingbird, 1749-73 (coloured engraving)
1110409 The Bill of the Aegyptian Ibis and the least Hummingbird, 1749-73 (coloured engraving) by Edwards, George (1694-1773) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seligmann was a German engraver)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999677 Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Trumpet Snail, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Trumpet Snail, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999663 Trumpet Snail, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Long-horned Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Long-horned Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999649 Long-horned Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Silverfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Silverfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999351 Silverfish, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Longhorn Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Longhorn Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999339 Longhorn Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Mealworm Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Mealworm Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999731 Mealworm Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999644 Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999643 Long-horned Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Jewel Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Jewel Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999504 Jewel Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Thread-winged Antlion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Thread-winged Antlion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999450 Thread-winged Antlion, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Mockingbird, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Mockingbird, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999432 Mockingbird, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Illustration of Insects c. 1923 (litho)

Illustration of Insects c. 1923 (litho)
3090501 Illustration of Insects c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolphe Philippe Millot (1857 - 1921) was a French naturalist illustrator;

Background imageBeetles Collection: Chinese insects (coloured engraving)

Chinese insects (coloured engraving)
997731 Chinese insects (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Background imageBeetles Collection: Red-breasted Merganser, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Red-breasted Merganser, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999256 Red-breasted Merganser, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Gull, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Gull, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999241 Gull, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Coati, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Coati, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999175 Coati, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Background imageBeetles Collection: Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999174 Butterfly Pea, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)




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Beetles: Nature's Tiny Wonders From the vast plains of Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa to the charming meadows of British countryside they can be found in every corner of our world. These fascinating creatures come in all shapes and sizes, each with its own unique story to tell. In the heart of Africa, two dung beetles tirelessly roll a dung ball across the scorching savannah. Their determination and teamwork are a testament to their resilience and adaptability. Meanwhile, a Harlequin Ladybird shares a leaf with its 7-spot cousin, showcasing the vibrant diversity within this beetle family. Across Britain's landscapes, an array of British Beetles flaunt their intricate patterns and colors. A magnificent 7-Spot Ladybird spreads its wings on a delicate flower while another finds solace amidst Marsh Marigolds. Keatings Powder advertisement reminds us that even these tiny creatures have made their mark in human culture. Artistic renditions capture Europe's largest beetle - the majestic Stag Beetle - as it stands proud against old-world charm. In contrast, Hercules Beetle displays its sheer strength and power through captivating visuals. Nature never ceases to amaze; male Stag Beetles engage in fierce battles for dominance while Fiddle Beetles gracefully dance among Borneo's lush rainforests. The Longhorn Beetle adorns Upper Bavaria with elegance as it showcases its elongated antennae against picturesque European scenery. Whether they crawl or fly, beetles captivate our imagination with their beauty and resilience. They remind us that even the smallest creatures play vital roles in our ecosystems – pollinating flowers or breaking down organic matter. So next time you encounter one of these incredible insects, take a moment to appreciate nature's tiny wonders – for within them lies an entire world waiting to be explored.