Reptile Collection (#97)

Animals of Brazil (colour litho)
3101087 Animals of Brazil (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of Brazil: Brazilian Fox, South American Rattlesnake, Three-Clawed Sloth)

Animals of the Amazon jungles of Brazil (colour litho)
3101079 Animals of the Amazon jungles of Brazil (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animals of the Amazon jungles of Brazil: Spectacled Cayman)

Animals and plants of the leafy woods of Central Europe (colour litho)
3101050 Animals and plants of the leafy woods of Central Europe (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Snake stories for summer (colour litho)
3105671 Snake stories for summer (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snake stories for summer)

Jason and The Golden Fleece (colour litho)
3100006 Jason and The Golden Fleece (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jason and The Golden Fleece)

Fell to licking a file, 1930s (colour litho)
2920360 Fell to licking a file, 1930s (colour litho) by Robinson, Charles (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Big Book of Fables published by Blackie & Son Limited 1930s Charles Robinson)

How the Serpent that Guarded the Golden Fleece was Slain (engraving)
3106334 How the Serpent that Guarded the Golden Fleece was Slain (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hopi snake dancer (colour photo)
3106249 Hopi snake dancer (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hopi snake dancer)

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 1875-76 (oil on canvas)
2967966 Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 1875-76 (oil on canvas) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); 179.3x154 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Mrs. Eugene A

A Veiled or Yemen Chameleon holds on to the end of a leafy branch with its prehensile
2967828 A Veiled or Yemen Chameleon holds on to the end of a leafy branch with its prehensile tail, London Zoo, June 1924 (b/w photo) by Bond

St Francis of Assisi and the animals (colour litho)
2967767 St Francis of Assisi and the animals (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Coluber Cerastes Linnaei; Horned Viper of Egypt (engraving)
609360 Coluber Cerastes Linnaei; Horned Viper of Egypt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Victorian walking cane, late 19th century (bamboo & ivory)
6346971 Victorian walking cane, late 19th century (bamboo & ivory) by English School, (19th century); length: 89 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The knop modelled as a carved skull)

The Sphinx at Gizeh, 1854 (w / c and gouache)
HMP86605 The Sphinx at Gizeh, 1854 (w/c and gouache) by Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910); Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire, UK; eHarris Museum and Art Gallery; English

Still life with flowers (oil on canvas)
FIT86016 Still life with flowers (oil on canvas) by Schrieck, Otto Marseus van (1619-78); 69.5x53.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

The Brazen Serpent (fresco)
ALI75573 The Brazen Serpent (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Gallerie dell Accademia, Venice, Italy; Alinari

Poster for Jane Avril, 1899 (litho)
HGM81238 Poster for Jane Avril, 1899 (litho) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 35.9x56.2 cm; Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; French, out of copyright

A Gila Monster at London Zoo, September 1923 (b / w photo)
2652632 A Gila Monster at London Zoo, September 1923 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

The Penitence of St. Jerome, 1444 (oil on panel)
GR16006 The Penitence of St. Jerome, 1444 (oil on panel) by Pietro, Sano di, also Ansano di Pietro di Mencio (1406-81); 23x35 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; eGordon Roberton Photography Archive; Italian

Serpent charmers
LLM338462 Serpent charmers by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Serpent charmers. All Round the World, First Series (1868).); © Look and Learn

The Labours of Psyche, 1873 (tempera on panel)
PNH359452 The Labours of Psyche, 1873 (tempera on panel) by Stanhope, John Roddam Spencer (1829-1908); 79x31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Death of Cleopatra (oil on canvas)
XOT359127 The Death of Cleopatra (oil on canvas) by Mignard, Pierre (1612-95); Private Collection; (add.info.: from the exhibition Cleopatra in the Mirror of Western Art displayed at the Rath Museum)

The Flood
LLM339775 The Flood by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flood. The fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened)

The brazen serpent
LLM339738 The brazen serpent by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The brazen serpent. Bible (James Hagger, c 1860). Printed by A H Payne.); © Look and Learn

The Snake Goddess of Crete, illustration from Myths of Crete
KW342887 The Snake Goddess of Crete, illustration from Myths of Crete and Pre-Hellenic Europe by Donald A. Mackenzie, published in 1917 (colour litho) by Duncan

Perseus and Andromeda, c. 1867-69 (w / c & pen on paper)
NUL407679 Perseus and Andromeda, c.1867-69 (w/c & pen on paper) by Moreau, Gustave (1826-98); Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Eve offering the apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, c
REV407329 Eve offering the apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, c.1520-25 (oil on wood) (detail of 407328) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, Mexico; German

Crook of a bishops staff (gold & enamel)
BLP398285 Crook of a bishops staff (gold & enamel) by Crusader Period (1095-1291); Private Collection; (add.info.: Found at the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem; ); Photo eZev Radovan; European

Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from
STC414244 Buddhists representing the stars, sun and moon, from The History and Doctrine of Buddhism by Edward Upham, 1829 (colour litho) by English School

Soldiers spring from the Serpents teeth or Cadmo getta I denti del serpente e
STC415836 Soldiers spring from the Serpents teeth or Cadmo getta I denti del serpente e nascono Guerrieri, illustration from Ovids Metamorphoses, Florence, 1832 (hand-coloured engraving) by Ademollo

A snake catcher, from The Hindus, or the Description of their Manners
STC439562 A snake catcher, from The Hindus, or the Description of their Manners, Costumes and Ceremonies, c.1808-12 (coloured etching) by Solvyns

Peleus and Thetis, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438521 Peleus and Thetis, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Eve and the Snake (fresco)
480615 Eve and the Snake (fresco) by Italian School, (14th century); Church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo, Italy; Alinari

Adam and Eve, c. 1424-25 (fresco)
BAT451273 Adam and Eve, c.1424-25 (fresco) by Uccello, Paolo (1397-1475); Museo di Santa Maria Novella, Florence, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian, out of copyright

Macaques
LLM454604 Macaques by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macaques. The Royal Natural History, ed Richard Lydekker (Frederick Warne, 1896).); © Look and Learn

Corinthian black-figure alabastron with Typhon facing right
479158 Corinthian black-figure alabastron with Typhon facing right, wearing a small cap and a short-sleeved chiton, with long hair and a beard, his sickle-shaped wings upraised

Detail of a relief depicting a head of a pharaoh (stone)
GDG383032 Detail of a relief depicting a head of a pharaoh (stone) by Egyptian 19th Dynasty (c.1292-1187 BC); Temple of Luxor, Luxor

The Iliad (oil on canvas)
CH402331 The Iliad (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 98.5x78 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Cippus of Horus (serpentine stone) (see also 325606)
HSC325609 Cippus of Horus (serpentine stone) (see also 325606) by Egyptian Ptolemaic Period (332-30 BC); height: 14.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Tomb of a Scandinavian Magician at Hvidegaard (litho)
473201 Tomb of a Scandinavian Magician at Hvidegaard (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (front view) (b / w photo
473188 Tattooed British sailor during the Great War of 1914-18 (front view) (b/w photo) (see also 473189); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; out of copyright

Adam and Eve slipware dish, North Staffordshire, 1674 (ceramic)
LMG112961 Adam and Eve slipware dish, North Staffordshire, 1674 (ceramic) by Toft, Thomas (d.1689); Leeds Museums and Art Galleries (Temple Newsam House) UK; eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Red-figure hydria by the Medias Painter, Athens, c. 420-400 BC (pottery)
BAL99058 Red-figure hydria by the Medias Painter, Athens, c.420-400 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); height:51.2 cm; British Museum, London

"Number of monkeys, baboons ", illustration and text from
FIT113959 " Number of monkeys, baboons..", illustration and text from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, c.1790-3 (relief etching finished with pen and w/c) by Blake

Crocodile, Late Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period, 1st century BC-1st century AD
HSC224912 Crocodile, Late Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period, 1st century BC-1st century AD (coloured glass) by Egyptian; length: 6.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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