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Skeletons Collection (#6)

"Skeletons: Unveiling the Secrets of Ancient Life" Archaeopteryx: A remarkable fossil bird from the Jurassic period, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and modern birds

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Macabre dance - skeletons of musicians in an orchestra (litho)

Macabre dance - skeletons of musicians in an orchestra (litho)
908275 Macabre dance - skeletons of musicians in an orchestra (litho) by French School; g cm; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

Background imageSkeletons Collection: A Visit to the Battle-Field of Solferino (engraving)

A Visit to the Battle-Field of Solferino (engraving)
1058223 A Visit to the Battle-Field of Solferino (engraving) by Justyne, Percy William (1812-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Visit to the Battle-Field of Solferino)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Marooned! (engraving)

Marooned! (engraving)
1047687 Marooned! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marooned! The Discovery of the Remains of Two Marooned Men by Officers of HMS " Partridge")

Background imageSkeletons Collection: The Cost of Coals (engraving)

The Cost of Coals (engraving)
960015 The Cost of Coals (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cost of Coals, with images of skeletal figures of Death, and coal miners)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving)

Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving)
1098976 Skeleton of a Greenland Whale in the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Paris, Jardin Des Plantes (b / w photo)

Paris, Jardin Des Plantes (b / w photo)
1094834 Paris, Jardin Des Plantes (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris, Jardin Des Plantes)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Dance of Death (litho)

Dance of Death (litho)
961148 Dance of Death (litho) by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Choice examples of early printing and engraving, facsimles from rare and curious books)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Squelettes et Ecorches, c. 1540-1545. Creator: Domenico del Barbiere

Squelettes et Ecorches, c. 1540-1545. Creator: Domenico del Barbiere
Squelettes et Ecorches, c. 1540-1545. [Skeletons and Ecorches]

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Allegory on Death. Creator: Andrea Andreani

Allegory on Death. Creator: Andrea Andreani
Allegory on Death

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Easter is coming

Easter is coming
Marian Korte

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Skeleton men at the Mt Hagen sing-sing festival - Papua New Guinea

Skeleton men at the Mt Hagen sing-sing festival - Papua New Guinea
Joxe Inazio Kuesta Garmendia

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Effective

Effective
Aryana Golchin

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Tia

Tia
Ruslan Bolgov (Axe)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Die Hertzoginn. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger

Die Hertzoginn. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Die Hertzoginn

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Cartouche in the Form of a Drape Suspended from a Cypress Flanked by Skeletons, 1647

Cartouche in the Form of a Drape Suspended from a Cypress Flanked by Skeletons, 1647

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Cartouche Suspended from Corpses, 1647. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Cartouche Suspended from Corpses, 1647. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Cartouche Suspended from Corpses, 1647

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Peas in a pod with skeletons, X-ray

Peas in a pod with skeletons, X-ray

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Cartouche with Skeletons, 1647. Creator: Stefano della Bella

Cartouche with Skeletons, 1647. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Cartouche with Skeletons, 1647

Background imageSkeletons Collection: The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1845. Creator: Unknown

The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1845. Creator: Unknown
The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1845. Display of animal skeletons at The Hunterian in London. The first large object seen, on the right

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune

Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune flanked by skeletons; a skull and an hour glass at top and with wheel intended to spin at center, 1588

Background imageSkeletons Collection: The Dissecting Room, ca. 1838. Creator: T. C. Wilson

The Dissecting Room, ca. 1838. Creator: T. C. Wilson
The Dissecting Room, ca. 1838

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Two Flayed Men and Their Skeletons, ca. 1540-45. Creator: Domenico del Barbiere

Two Flayed Men and Their Skeletons, ca. 1540-45. Creator: Domenico del Barbiere
Two Flayed Men and Their Skeletons, ca. 1540-45

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Plate 6: Ulysses driving a burning stake into Polyphemus eye, 1756

Plate 6: Ulysses driving a burning stake into Polyphemus eye, 1756

Background imageSkeletons Collection: THE CATACOMBS / ROME

THE CATACOMBS / ROME
The catacombs under Rome; the burial-places of early Christians. Date: late 19th century

Background imageSkeletons Collection: TALMAS AUDIENCE

TALMAS AUDIENCE
French actor TALMA, by sheer will-power, sees his audience divested of their clothes and transformed into skeletons, which he claims inspires his finest performances Date: late 18th century

Background imageSkeletons Collection: ARTHURS BROTHERS BONES

ARTHURS BROTHERS BONES
He finds the skeletons of his brothers

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Natural History Museum, Oxford

Natural History Museum, Oxford
England, Oxford, Natural History Museum, dinosaur skeletons

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Skeleton of early man found at Goughs Cave, Cheddar Gorge

Skeleton of early man found at Goughs Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset. In 1903 the remains of a human male, since named Cheddar Man, were found a short distance inside Goughs Cave

Background imageSkeletons Collection: The Downfall of King Pellams Castle, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by

The Downfall of King Pellams Castle, from Stories of the Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson, pub. 1898 (engraving)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Calavera Tapatia, 1910

Calavera Tapatia, 1910
Calavera Tapatia, pub. 1910 (printed matter)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Do Spirits Return? Houdini says No - and Proves It, Lyceum Theatre, 1909

Do Spirits Return? Houdini says No - and Proves It, Lyceum Theatre, 1909
Do Spirits Return? Houdini says No - and Proves It, Lyceum Theatre, pub. 1909 (colour lithograph). After his mothers death

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 11807208

Picture No. 11807208
The Fighting Dinosaurs: skeletons of Protoceratops and Velociraptor. Display at the Museum of Natural History, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Seal skeleton engraving 1803

Seal skeleton engraving 1803
The Museum of Natural History - the Animal Kingdom (Mammalia) Published by William Mackenzie, 1803 - London

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 11675547

Picture No. 11675547
Human Skeleton body structure. Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 11675541

Picture No. 11675541
Human Skeleton body structure. Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10767522

Picture No. 10767522
Japanese soldier skeleton - Remaines of a WW2 Japanese soldier in a wreck in 90 feet of water in Rabaul Harbour. Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10878544

Picture No. 10878544
Killer Whale / Orca - skeleton (Orcinus orca) Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10875835

Picture No. 10875835
Human skeleton - body structure - skull and Vertebrae side view Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10875813

Picture No. 10875813
Human skeleton - body structure - upper body showing ribs and backbone Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10871771

Picture No. 10871771
Skeleton of Duck Billed Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10864941

Picture No. 10864941
Skull of Crabeater Seal (Lobodon) Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10864940

Picture No. 10864940
Squirrel skull- x ray shows continuously growing incisors (Sciurus carolinensis) Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Picture No. 10864935

Picture No. 10864935
X-ray of Brown / Common / Norway Rat skull showing continuously growing incisors (Rattus norvegicus) Date:

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Goliath Frog - skeleton - West Africa - World's largest frog

Goliath Frog - skeleton - West Africa - World's largest frog
PM-10701 Goliath Frog - skeleton West Africa Conraua goliath World's largest frog Pat Morris contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Dinosaurs: Pachycephalosaurus skull Family: Pachycephalosauridae Two-legged plant-eater 15 feet

Dinosaurs: Pachycephalosaurus skull Family: Pachycephalosauridae Two-legged plant-eater 15 feet long Late Cretaceous of
FG-11867 Dinosaurs: Pachycephalosaurus skull Late Cretaceous of Alberta (Canada) and Wyoming (USA) Specimen Courtesy Triebold Paleontology Family

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Dinosaurs - Stegosaurs - skeleton Morrison Formation, Jurassic, Wyoming

Dinosaurs - Stegosaurs - skeleton Morrison Formation, Jurassic, Wyoming, USA Specimen Courtesy Western Paleontological
FG-10885 Dinosaur - Stegosaurus Fossil - Specimen Morrison Formation, Jurassic Period, Wyoming, USA Specimen Courtesy Western Paleontological Laboratories Francois Gohier contact details

Background imageSkeletons Collection: The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork

The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork
The Dance of Death (1493). This artwork, by the German painter Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519), was published in the Liber chronicarum (Book of Chronicles, Nuremburg)

Background imageSkeletons Collection: Pigeon Skeleton

Pigeon Skeleton
LA-86 Pigeon Skeleton Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. contact details: web@ardea.com tel: + 44 (0) 20 8318 1401




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"Skeletons: Unveiling the Secrets of Ancient Life" Archaeopteryx: A remarkable fossil bird from the Jurassic period, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and modern birds. Crinoid Fossil - "Sea Lilies": These fascinating fossils date back to the Triassic period, around 240 million years ago in Northern Germany, resembling delicate underwater flowers. Cat Skeleton: An intricate structure that showcases both grace and agility, reminding us of our feline friends' incredible flexibility. The Dance of Death: This captivating artwork depicts a medieval concept where skeletons symbolize mortality and remind us of life's transience. Shark Teeth & Jaws: Sharp teeth and powerful jaws are essential adaptations for these apex predators who have roamed our oceans for millions of years. Brown Pelican Skeleton - Coastal California: Discovering this skeletal marvel along California's coast highlights the beauty and fragility of coastal ecosystems. Repeating Pattern - Skeletons: From ancient art to modern design, they have inspired artists with their elegant yet haunting symmetrical patterns throughout history. American Alligator Skull - Florida - Southeastern USA: Witnessing an alligator skull reminds us of these prehistoric reptiles' resilience as they continue to thrive in Florida's southeastern wetlands today. Skeleton of Carp: Delicate yet sturdy, a carp skeleton reveals nature's intricate craftsmanship beneath its shimmering scales. Dinosaur Excavation - Hadrosaur Bones: Unearthing Hadrosaur bones in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park takes us on a journey through time into the Late Cretaceous era when dinosaurs ruled the land. Intriguing and diverse, skeletons offer glimpses into Earth's past while fueling our curiosity about life forms that once inhabited our planet.