Beetles Collection (#6)

Civet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999172 Civet, 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)

Pine Weevil, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999138 Pine Weevil, 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)

False Blister Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999116 False Blister Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Paper Mulberry, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999104 Paper Mulberry, 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)

Insects (engraving)
1090898 Insects (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects. Illustration for A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (Blackie)

Plate, Lippert & Hs, Schlaggenwald, 1840 (porcelain)
877301 Plate, Lippert & Hs, Schlaggenwald, 1840 (porcelain) by Quast, Johann (fl.1840); diam: 25.4 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; Austrian

Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho)
3643622 Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Forest pests: beetles (colour litho)
3630376 Forest pests: beetles (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forest pests: beetles)

Letter J, illustration from a Cyrillic Alphabet
CHT327087 Letter J, illustration from a Cyrillic Alphabet, end nineteenth century (colour litho) by Bem, Elisabeth (1843-1914); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Fruit, Foliage and Insects, c. 1669 (oil on canvas)
488254 Still Life with Fruit, Foliage and Insects, c.1669 (oil on canvas) by Mignon, Abraham (1640-79); 58.42 x 49.53 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Beetles in a flood
LLM454629 Beetles in a flood by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beetles in a flood. The Royal Natural History, ed Richard Lydekker (Frederick Warne)

The Butterfly Vivarium
LLM339310 The Butterfly Vivarium by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterflies and Moths. H Noel Humphreys, The Butterfly Vivarium (William Lay, 1858)

Base of an armorial snuffbox (porcelain) (see also 231346 & 231347)
PFR231338 Base of an armorial snuffbox (porcelain) (see also 231346 & 231347) by Chinese School; length: 7.5 cm; Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; Chinese, out of copyright

British beetles (colour litho)
6014403 British beetles (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British beetles. Illustration from Boys Own Paper, July 1898.); © Look and Learn

The Colorado Potato Beetle (engraving)
1611646 The Colorado Potato Beetle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Colorado Potato Beetle)

Rhinocerus Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999476 Rhinocerus 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)

Moon Crab, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999386 Moon Crab, 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)

Herlequin Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999366 Herlequin 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)

Sardinian Pika, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999337 Sardinian Pika, 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)

Insects, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999299 Insects, 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)

Hercules Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999260 Hercules 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)

Shiny Spider Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999235 Shiny Spider Beetle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dugong, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999200 Dugong, 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)

Mouse Deer, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999162 Mouse Deer, 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)

Venuss Girdle, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999152 Venuss Girdle, 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)

Quail, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999112 Quail, 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)

Jewel Beetles, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999108 Jewel 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)

Serpulids, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999710 Serpulids, 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)

Long-jawed Spider, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999682 Long-jawed Spider, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la)

Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999627 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, 1833-39)

Common Stinkhorn, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999520 Common Stinkhorn, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la)

Trapdoor Spider, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999441 Trapdoor Spider, 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)

Toothcarp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999347 Toothcarp, 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)

Leaf Insect, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001176 Leaf Insect, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Longhorn Beetle, 1863-79 (colour litho)
1001175 Longhorn Beetle, 1863-79 (colour litho) by Petraroja, Raimundo (fl.1863-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Atlante zoologico popolare)

Strange beetles (coloured engraving)
998403 Strange beetles (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Strange insects (coloured engraving)
997425 Strange insects (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Bilderbuch fAor KinderA (Picture Book for Children) 1790-1830

Red Beetle, White Morning Glory, 1705-71 (hand-coloured etching & engraving)
880347 Red Beetle, White Morning Glory, 1705-71 (hand-coloured etching & engraving) by Merian, Maria Sibylla Graff (1647-1717); Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 in)

Illustration of various Invertebrates c. 1923 (litho)
3082019 Illustration of various Invertebrates c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

Flying Sketches at the Theatres (engraving)
1059598 Flying Sketches at the Theatres (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flying Sketches at the Theatres)

Insects, c. 1860 (colour litho)
1109844 Insects, c.1860 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Naturgeschichte des TierreichsA (Natural History of the Animal Kingdom)

BEETLES
LARRY BUTTERWORTH

Eldorado
Thierry Dufour

Phyllobius virideaeris
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA. Udrea Dan

Stag beetles, Lucanus cervus are fighting for better position on the tree bark, during mating season, colorful bokeh background. Petr Simon

Neolucanus delicatus
riyad_hamzi

Necrophila renatae
Manuel Bratti

Gillian Langdale gets a close-up view of one of the creepy-crawlies on show at an exhibition held at Rugbys Town Hall. 24th August 1987

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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.