Giant Collection (page 6)

Humpback whale in active group
Barathieu Gabriel

Fantasy Beautiful Whale
Xuan Thai

Fantasy Beautiful Whale
Xuan Thai

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Albian Camar, master Aeditue de l'Ile Sonnante et ses oiseaux - illustration by Gustave Dore for complete works by
PCT4282122 Albian Camar, master Aeditue de l'Ile Sonnante et ses oiseaux - illustration by Gustave Dore for complete works by Francois Rabelais - Fifth Book by Pantagruel by Dore

The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Right side detail. Red and white figure crater
BEN5473796 The death of Talos (Greek mythology giant). Right side detail. Red and white figure crater. Greek ceramic decorated by the painter from Talos (Inv.1501), 400-390 BC. Height: 75 cm

Tale of the Thousand and One Nights: Simbad the Sailor's Journey: " the giant woke up
FGL5484998 Tale of the Thousand and One Nights: Simbad the Sailor's Journey: " the giant woke up and went out of the palace " Illustration by Gustave Dore, 19th century; Fototeca Gilardi

Giant bellflower, Campanula latifolia
5855816 Giant bellflower, Campanula latifolia; (add.info.: Giant bellflower, Campanula latifolia. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II
5669377 Front of the Great Temple in Abu Simbel, Giant sandstone statues of Ramses II. By Canon G Frederick Weston, 1850 (watercolour); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bust of Roman Emperor Commodus. Giant head in the Old Lateran Palace. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo
FLO4997259 Bust of Roman Emperor Commodus. Giant head in the Old Lateran Palace. Copperplate engraving from Pietro Paolo Montagnani-Mirabilii's Il Museo Capitolino (The Capitoline Museum), Rome

Poison bulb, giant crinum lily or spider lily, Crinum asiatium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical
FLO4985628 Poison bulb, giant crinum lily or spider lily, Crinum asiatium. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887
7125131 Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops, 1887; (add.info.: Odysseus and Polyphemos, king of the Cyclops. From A Popular History of Greece, published 1887.); Photo © Ken Welsh

Giant Grim and Feeble-Mind. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print
2603513 Giant Grim and Feeble-Mind. From The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. 19th century print.; (add.info.: Illustration from the theological fiction The Pilgrim's Progress by John)

Colossus of Rhodes (engraving)
8635139 Colossus of Rhodes (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossus of Rhodes. Illustration from Hellas)

Bran the Blessed, giant and king of Welsh mythology (litho)
8664137 Bran the Blessed, giant and king of Welsh mythology (litho) by Chesterman, Hugh (1884-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bran the Blessed, giant and king of Welsh mythology)

Wasted Effort (colour litho)
8673243 Wasted Effort (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wasted Effort)

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Metal sculptors working on the National Bismarck Memorial, Berlin (b/w photo)
8626386 Metal sculptors working on the National Bismarck Memorial, Berlin (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tyrolean giant (b/w photo)
8672171 Tyrolean giant (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tyrolean giant)

Woman with giant feet (b/w photo)
8672170 Woman with giant feet (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman with giant feet)

The Monster Crinoline, Turin Carnival (engraving)
8676305 The Monster Crinoline, Turin Carnival (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Monster Crinoline, Turin Carnival, Italy)

Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede
FLO4989187 Great sea serpent seen off the coast of Greenland in 1734. Scoliophis atlanticus. From a description by Hans Egede. Steel engraving by W.H

La promenade des Geants folklore manifestation belge, Brussels (Procession of the giants (carnival) in Brussels
ELD4841799 La promenade des Geants folklore manifestation belge, Brussels (Procession of the giants (carnival) in Brussels

Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de
JEB4935312 Quaresmeprenant (geant obtus de l'epoque medievale) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

The capture of Theutobocus by Roman General Marius during the Cimbres War around 102 BC
ELD4935065 The capture of Theutobocus by Roman General Marius during the Cimbres War around 102 BC (Gaius Marius capturing the teuton giant Teutobochus during the Cimbrian War)

Fossil bone of the missing prehistoric animal Jefferson's Earth Sloth
FAT4301083 Fossil bone of the missing prehistoric animal Jefferson's Earth Sloth (or lazy giant of North America or Megalonyx or Megathere of Jefferson and Mylodon)

Adventures of Gulliver by Jonathan Swift, illustres by Grandville - In Brobdingnac (Brobdingnag), among the giants
PCT4291321 Adventures of Gulliver by Jonathan Swift, illustres by Grandville - In Brobdingnac (Brobdingnag), among the giants

Chinese primrose varieties, Primula sinensis. Swanley Red 1, Princess Beatrice 2, Swanley Purple 3
FLO4663303 Chinese primrose varieties, Primula sinensis. Swanley Red 1, Princess Beatrice 2, Swanley Purple 3, Princess of Wales 4, The Queen 5, Luteo-Alba 6 and Swanley Giant 7

Bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis, bulbnose unicornfish, Naso tonganus, and giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy
FLO4655213 Bluespine unicornfish, Naso unicornis, bulbnose unicornfish, Naso tonganus, and giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Pee Sr

Garden spider, Araneus diadematus male 1, female 2, Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria 3, 4, 5 Cantharis livida 6
FLO4646266 Garden spider, Araneus diadematus male 1, female 2, Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria 3, 4, 5 Cantharis livida 6, giant blister beetle, Lytta gigas 7, blister beetles, Lydus trimaculatus 8

Devil fish or giant devil ray, Mobula mobular. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "
FLO4644832 Devil fish or giant devil ray, Mobula mobular. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's " Dictionary of Natural Sciences" 1816-1830

Great anteater, giant ant-eater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (M. jubata). Vulnerable
FLO4650555 Great anteater, giant ant-eater or ant bear, Myrmecophaga tridactyla (M. jubata). Vulnerable. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lizars after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith

Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise)
FLO4695317 Yellow-footed tortoise or Brazilian giant tortoise, Chelonoidis denticulata (denticulated tortoise, Testudo denticulata)

Dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, pearly razorfish, Xyrichthys pendactylus, Atlantic pomfret, Brama raii
FLO4684911 Dolphinfish, Coryphaena hippurus, pearly razorfish, Xyrichthys pendactylus, Atlantic pomfret, Brama raii, cuckoo wrasse, Labrus vetula, pearl-spot chromis, Chromis punctatus

Giant mantis shrimp. Giant mantis shrimp (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles
FLO4685393 Giant mantis shrimp. Giant mantis shrimp (Squilla maculata). Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Universal Dictionary of Natural History" 1849.;

View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland
FLO4727912 View of the basalt columns of Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm's Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte

Tall canna, Canna tuerckheimii (Canna gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by
FLO4580320 Tall canna, Canna tuerckheimii (Canna gigantea). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after an illustration by John Curtis from Samuel Curtis's " Botanical Magazine

Giant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa
FLO4575379 Giant peacock moth or giant emperor moth, Saturnia pyri, with caterpillar and pupa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians, 19th century (chromo)
LSE4108859 Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians, 19th century (chromo); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva

Giant African swallowtail or antimachus butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Illustration drawn
FLO4683462 Giant African swallowtail or antimachus butterfly, Papilio antimachus. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Automedon giant owl butterfly, Eryphanis automedon (Automedon, Papilio automedon)
FLO4681800 Automedon giant owl butterfly, Eryphanis automedon (Automedon, Papilio automedon). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus (Jatropha sphinx, Sphinx jatrophae). Illustration drawn
FLO4681411 Giant sphinx moth, Cocytius antaeus (Jatropha sphinx, Sphinx jatrophae). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Giant sphinx, Cocytius antaeus (Jatropha sphinx, Sphinx jatrophae), caterpillar and pupa
FLO4681405 Giant sphinx, Cocytius antaeus (Jatropha sphinx, Sphinx jatrophae), caterpillar and pupa. Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Insect, coleoptere variete, Mecynorrhina torquata - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823)
FLO4682839 Insect, coleoptere variete, Mecynorrhina torquata - Lithography by Richard Polydore Nodder (1774-1823) published in The Naturalist Miscellany, 1812; (add.info.: Insect, coleoptere variete)

Large burdock or giant's ear (Arctium lappa) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews
FLO4567314 Large burdock or giant's ear (Arctium lappa) - Botanical Plate by Isaac Russell, engraved by Charles Matthews

Indian or Malabar giant squirrel, Ratufa indica. (Great squirrel, Sciurus maximus)
FLO4641023 Indian or Malabar giant squirrel, Ratufa indica. (Great squirrel, Sciurus maximus) Handcoloured copperplate engraving from "The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

Glyptodon or glyptodonte (Panochthus tuberculatus), is a giant tattoo weighing nearly 2 tonnes
FLO4639349 Glyptodon or glyptodonte (Panochthus tuberculatus), is a giant tattoo weighing nearly 2 tonnes, that lived in South America during the Pleistocene

Scientist of the Victorian era (1838-1901) holding the giant bone of a prehistoric animal. Lithograph by F
FLO4639141 Scientist of the Victorian era (1838-1901) holding the giant bone of a prehistoric animal. Lithograph by F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

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"Unleashing the Power of Giants: From Mythical Creatures to Human Ingenuity" Step into a world where giants roam, both in folklore and reality. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren, we witness the epic encounter between a valiant knight and an imposing green giant. The tale reminds us that even heroes face formidable challenges. Speaking of giants, let's turn our gaze towards the stars. At Palomar Observatory, nestled among California's mountains, stands a colossal 200-inch telescope—a testament to humanity's quest for knowledge about our vast universe. But not all giants reside in distant realms or celestial bodies. Take Old Orkney Whiskey, for example—an elixir crafted with meticulous care over centuries. Each sip reveals flavors as rich and robust as the legendary Kraken attacking ships during stormy seas and can also be found within human creations like Da Vinci's crossbow—a marvel of engineering that showcases Leonardo's genius beyond his renowned artworks. Its intricate design embodies innovation on a grand scale. Yet sometimes giants emerge from nature itself—like the awe-inspiring giant octopus lurking beneath ocean depths. With its tentacles swirling gracefully through underwater kingdoms, it captivates our imagination with its mysterious presence. And who could forget Godzilla? This iconic creature from Japanese cinema has stomped its way into our hearts since its debut in 1954. A symbol of destruction and resilience combined, Godzilla reminds us that even monsters have their stories to tell. In another realm altogether lies Sir Gawain and his encounters with rabbits & hares—a whimsical twist on traditional tales where these small creatures take on larger-than-life roles alongside noble knights. As Theodore Roosevelt joins John Muir amidst towering trees in C1903 photographs, they embody two environmental giants whose efforts shaped conservation history forever—inspiring generations to protect our natural wonders. Even promotional recruitment cards for the U. S Navy depict sailors standing tall, ready to face the challenges of the sea.