Fabulous Animal Collection (#5)

The Red Cross Knight, from the first edition of Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser, 1590 (engraving)
KW115016 The Red Cross Knight, from the first edition of Faerie Queen by Edmund Spenser, 1590 (engraving) by English School, (16th century); Private Collection

Woman of the Apocalypse Being Attacked by the Seven-Headed Dragon and St. Michael Killing the Dragon
REV128452 Woman of the Apocalypse Being Attacked by the Seven-Headed Dragon and St. Michael Killing the Dragon, from Liber Floridus by Lambert de Saint-Omer, c.1120 (vellum) by French School

France triumphant encouraging the Sciences and the Arts during the war, 1794 (oil on canvas)
698768 France triumphant encouraging the Sciences and the Arts during the war, 1794 (oil on canvas) by Meynier, Charles (1768-1832); 65.3x84.3 cm; Bibliotheque Paul-Marmottan

St. Michael fighting the dragon, detail, chapelle des Saints-Anges, 1849-1861 (oil and wax on plaster)
CLG252677 St. Michael fighting the dragon, detail, chapelle des Saints-Anges, 1849-1861 (oil and wax on plaster) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 80x500 cm; Church of Saint-Sulpice

Ms Gen IIII f. 81r St George and the Dragon, from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1228-98) (vellum)
GUL232066 Ms Gen IIII f.81r St George and the Dragon, from The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine (c.1228-98) (vellum) by Flemish School, (15th century); Glasgow University Library

Caricature of Edouard Drumont, from the front cover of Le Rire, 5th March 1898 (colour litho)
BAL366861 Caricature of Edouard Drumont, from the front cover of Le Rire, 5th March 1898 (colour litho) by Leandre, Charles (1862-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 1335 f. 180 The Flotilla of Alexander the Great, from Vie d Alexandre le Grand (vellum)
XIR168707 Ms 1335 f.180 The Flotilla of Alexander the Great, from Vie d Alexandre le Grand (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Municipale, Reims

St. George and the Dragon (pen & ink on paper)
ALG232634 St. George and the Dragon (pen & ink on paper) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Georges et le Dragon; )

St. Michael and St. Francis of Assisi, c. 1480 (oil on panel)
XIR239918 St. Michael and St. Francis of Assisi, c.1480 (oil on panel) by French School, (15th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Chambery, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes

Ruggiero rescuing Angelica, illustration from Canto X of Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533)
CHT239758 Ruggiero rescuing Angelica, illustration from Canto X of Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533) published 1888, Paris (engraving) by Dore

The Triumph of St. George, 1501-7 (oil on canvas)
XIR60265 The Triumph of St. George, 1501-7 (oil on canvas) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); 141x360 cm; Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy; (add.info.: The Triumph of St)

The Deliverance: Ruggiero and Angelica, 1876 (oil on canvas)
XIL212533 The Deliverance: Ruggiero and Angelica, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Blanc, Joseph Paul (1846-1904); 334x225 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France

The Beast of Gevaudan Attacking a Young Girl (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR169158 The Beast of Gevaudan Attacking a Young Girl (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Napoleon depicted as the Beast of the Revelation, 1808 (engraving)
7262214 Napoleon depicted as the Beast of the Revelation, 1808 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bromley Museum, Orpington

I think it is still moving, 1789 (coloured engraving)
CHT266299 I think it is still moving, 1789 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Andromeda (colour litho)
7150421 Andromeda (colour litho) by Arosa, Marguerite (1854-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Stories from Lucian: The great fish (colour litho)
7180971 Stories from Lucian: The great fish (colour litho) by Murray, Charles Oliver (1842-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great fish)

Thor battling the Midgard Serpent at the battle of Ragnarok (colour litho)
7173317 Thor battling the Midgard Serpent at the battle of Ragnarok (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Thor and Hymir fishing for the Midgard Serpent (colour litho)
7173291 Thor and Hymir fishing for the Midgard Serpent (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thor and Hymir fishing for the Midgard Serpent)

A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard (colour litho)
5995628 A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Pterodactyle, or Flying Lizard)

Stegosaurus (colour litho)
5995617 Stegosaurus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stegosaurus. The last word in Dinosaurian ugliness. Although American, it had English relatives)

Jorinde and Joringel in the Witchs Wood, 1909 (oil on canvas)
7076569 Jorinde and Joringel in the Witchs Wood, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Duncan, John McKirdy (1886-1945); 66.6x91.8 cm; Private Collection

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437530 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.5x26 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Ceratosaurus (colour litho)
5995620 Ceratosaurus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceratosaurus. This fearsome monster, once common in North America)

Brontosaurus (colour litho)
5995629 Brontosaurus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brontosaurus. The Thunder Lizard, as helpless as it was huge)

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437531 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.2x25.3 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Comic. 100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper)
6437529 Comic.100 Turns of the Rosary from 100 Wildnesses by Kyosai, 1864 (woodblock print on paper) by Kyosai, Shofu (1831-89); 37.6x26 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Diplodocus (colour litho)
5995626 Diplodocus (colour litho) by Stokoe, W. J.(fl.1910-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diplodocus. 80 feet long; very weak laterally, with a brain no bigger than a hens egg)

Dare you face such a monster as this? From How Perseus vowed a Rash Vow (colour litho)
3105718 Dare you face such a monster as this? From How Perseus vowed a Rash Vow (colour litho) by Davie, Howard (fl.1914-44); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dare you face such a monster as this)

Donatus of Arezzo, 16th century (hand-coloured print)
7243086 Donatus of Arezzo, 16th century (hand-coloured print) by Unknown Artist, (16th century); 9.3x7.0 cm; (add.info.: It shows the fight of Bishop Donatus of Arezzo (or Donatus of Euroea)

Four-legged creature with a body covered in scales (engraving)
7157531 Four-legged creature with a body covered in scales (engraving) by English School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Four-legged creature with a body covered in scales)

A Monster of Iniquity (engraving)
7167082 A Monster of Iniquity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Monster of Iniquity)

Sea serpent ahead! (engraving)
7172702 Sea serpent ahead! (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sea serpent ahead! Illustration from Sir Guy de Guy: A Stirring Romaunt)

The Witch (Night Piece), 1626 (engraving)
XOS5870977 The Witch (Night Piece), 1626 (engraving) by Velde, Jan Jansz. van de (1620-62); 39.4x51.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Freak birth of Krakow, 1547 (woodcut)
7186000 Freak birth of Krakow, 1547 (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Freak birth of Krakow, 1547)

Nature slept, when he was created, 1892
7211467 Nature slept, when he was created, 1892 by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 23x19 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Andromeda (colour litho)
7150565 Andromeda (colour litho) by Dupuis, Philippe Felix (1824-88); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Sailors fighting with a sea devil or manta ray (colour litho)
7148206 Sailors fighting with a sea devil or manta ray (colour litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info)

Galatee et le berger Acis surpris par Polypheme (engraving)
7179471 Galatee et le berger Acis surpris par Polypheme (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galatee et le berger Acis surpris par Polypheme)

Persee combattant la Gorgone (engraving)
7179686 Persee combattant la Gorgone (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Persee combattant la Gorgone)

Seven angels emptying seven bowls filled with Gods wrath (engraving)
7172497 Seven angels emptying seven bowls filled with Gods wrath (engraving) by European School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Andromeda (colour litho)
7150475 Andromeda (colour litho) by Coessin de la Fosse, Charles Alexandre (1829-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andromeda)

Water sprite fishing (Nokken), 1912
7176992 Water sprite fishing (Nokken), 1912 by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 67x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

A Monster of the Rail (colour litho)
7180322 A Monster of the Rail (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Monster of the Rail)

The Crying Spider, 1881 (charcoal)
145467 The Crying Spider, 1881 (charcoal) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 49.5x37.5 cm; Private Collection

The Dracododo (engraving)
7172703 The Dracododo (engraving) by Browne, Hablot Knight (Phiz) (1815-92) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dracododo. Illustration from Sir Guy de Guy: A Stirring Romaunt)

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