Undergrowth Collection

Rainforest, Bunyip State Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Old woman (witch or fairy) spinning, 1547. Woodcut attributed to Holbein from an edition of De consolatione philosophiae by the Roman scholar and philosopher Boethius

Garden roller

Two Badgers in a wood
Two badgers (Meles meles) forage for food in a wood. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Hippos fighting, Hippopotamus amphibius, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus) Immature male hunting in thorn bush above deHoop Vlei, Western Cape, South Africa, December

Horseshoe Falls, Mount Field National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Fairy casting a magic spell
Fantasy scene of a fairy casting a magic spell with her wand over a clump of buttercups as a Peacock Butterfly flaps serenely past

Tree Ferns, Dandenong Ranges National Park, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Backpackers in steamy light, Queets Vall, Olympic National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Washington State, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Autumn Glory: The Old Mill, 1869 (oil on canvas)
LMG100025 Autumn Glory: The Old Mill, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 62.2x87.6 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Mountain zebras -Equus zebra-, Erongo Region, Namibia

Dogs Chase Pheasant
Two spaniels chase a frightened pheasant through the undergrowth

Goblins spying on witches on a Christmas card
Goblins spying on two witches with a cooking pot on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

French Infantry scouting in woods, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
French Infantry scouting in woods, between c1914 and c1915. French soldiers in woods at the beginning of World War I

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Portrait of an adult male of Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), Liguria, Italy Date: 08-Feb-14

NFP 1177
A pair of Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 08-Feb-14

Slut, the female pig trained to be a pointer-dog or gun-dog by Richard Toomer, gamekeeper to Sir Henry Mildmay
6337376 Slut, the female pig trained to be a pointer-dog or gun-dog by Richard Toomer, gamekeeper to Sir Henry Mildmay by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Slut)

The Wilderness Battlefield, near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1865 (?). Creator: Unknown
The Wilderness Battlefield, near Spotsylvania, Virginia, 1865 (?)

Saint Francis in Ecstasy, ca. 1650. Creator: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Saint Francis in Ecstasy, ca. 1650

Temple Lock, Near Marlow, c1870. Lock and weir on the Buckinghamshire bank of the River Thames built by Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1773

Ferns in undergrowth of forest Helliwell Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

Transatlantic Sketches - a Swamp in Louisiana - from a drawing by Mrs. Bodichon, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Transatlantic Sketches - a Swamp in Louisiana - from a drawing by Mrs. Bodichon, 1858. The majestic rivers...overflow their banks every year,

Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Beating the Jungle for Tigers, 1876. The future King Edward VII shoots tigers during a royal visit to India. The following telegram was published in London on Thursday: "Camp of Nepaul, Feb. 21

Gray Mullein in the Undergrowth, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Gray Mullein in the Undergrowth, 1865

Goldfinches, 1864. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Goldfinches, 1864

Willow Tree and Convolvulus in front of a River, 1865. Creator: Leon Bonvin
Willow Tree and Convolvulus in front of a River, 1865

Fox with Cubs, 1912. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
Fox with Cubs, 1912

Berresford [sic] Hammock, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Berresford [sic] Hammock, between 1880 and 1897

Ducks under willows, 1844-1910. Creator: Willem Maris
Ducks under willows, 1844-1910

Bridge at Crucitas, between 1880 and 1897. Creator: William H. Jackson
Bridge at Crucitas, between 1880 and 1897

The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 4, 1890, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover Saturday, October 4, 1890, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42. July to December, 1890

Trees with Dense Undergrowth, 1800/1820. Creator: Franz Kobell
Trees with Dense Undergrowth, 1800/1820

Morning Daybreak in the Wilds of Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Creator: Boris Vasilievich Smirnov
Morning Daybreak in the Wilds of Krasnoyarsk Taiga, 1904. Boris Vasilievich Smirnov (1881-1954) was a Russian artist who in 1904 traveled by prisoner transport from western Russia across Siberia

A Bridge Over the Barsa River. Kedrovsko-Alekseevsk Railroad, 1906-1908. Creator: Dorozhno-Stroitel'nyi Otdel
A Bridge Over the Barsa River. Kedrovsko-Alekseevsk Railroad, 1906-1908. Photographs documenting various stages in the construction of dirt roads in the Tomsk region by workers

Inhabitants of the island of Sitka (northwest coast of America), 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of

Vegetation of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Louis-Pierre-Alphonse Bichebois
Vegetation of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas

Hunters of Kamchatka, 19th century. Creators: Friedrich Heinrich Kittlitz, Victor Adam
Hunters of Kamchatka, 19th century. One of 65 lithographs that were included in the volume of maps published after the round-the-world voyage of the corvette Seniavin commissioned by Tsar Nicholas I

Blairie Roses (w/c on paper)
FLF90964 Blairie Roses (w/c on paper) by Duffield, Mary Elizabeth (1819-1914); 44.5x36.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Mary Elizabeth Duffield)

Blue Mountain Peak, Jamaica, West Indies
Blue Mountain Peak (the island's highest point), Jamaica, West Indies. The famed Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is grown in the region

Italian maple (Acer opalus) in autumn colours. Barronies Regional Nature Park, Provence, France. October

Ancient Common hornbeam trees (Carpinus betulus) pollarded, with Common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flowering in undergrowth. Hertfordshire, England, UK. May

European Common adder (Vipera berus) pair courting and retreating under gorse (Ulex sp). Buckinghamshire, England, UK. May

Rustams Seventh Course: He Kills the White Div, c. 1500-1540s (w / c & gilt on paper)
1196767 Rustams Seventh Course: He Kills the White Div, c.1500-1540s (w/c & gilt on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 47x31.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

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Stream near Russell Falls, Mount Field National Park, Tasmania, Australia Date: 27/07/2006

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Ferns, Mossy Rocks, and Stream, St Columba Falls State Reserve, Eastern Tasmania, Australia Date: 27/07/2006

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Kenya: Amboseli, African elephant ('Loxodonta africana') with Mt Kilimanjaro in background, October Date: 27/05/2006

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Kenya: Amboseli, two cheetahs ('Acinonyx jubatus'), lying in grass with Acacia tree and Mt Kilimanjaro in distance. Date: 27/05/2006

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Kenya: Masai Mara, head of mating cheetah ('Acinonyx jubatus') staring. Date: 27/05/2006

Bamboo Forest. Creator: Robert Manno
Bamboo Forest

European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) walking through forest undergrowth, Finland. September

Musical Insects, illustration from Stories of Insect Life by William J. Claxton, 1912 (colour litho)
IL250659 Musical Insects, illustration from Stories of Insect Life by William J. Claxton, 1912 (colour litho) by Muckley, Louis Fairfax (1862-1926); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Jungle Foliage, c. 1918-9 (pastel on gauze-covered paper)
3367030 Jungle Foliage, c.1918-9 (pastel on gauze-covered paper) by Stella, Joseph (1877-1946); 63.5x47.3 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; American, out of copyright

Wasps Nest, illustration from Country Ways and Country Days (colour litho)
IL281041 Wasps Nest, illustration from Country Ways and Country Days (colour litho) by Muckley, Louis Fairfax (1862-1926); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Violets in the Beechwood, illustration from Country Ways and Country Days (colour litho)
IL281038 Violets in the Beechwood, illustration from Country Ways and Country Days (colour litho) by Muckley, Louis Fairfax (1862-1926); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Naues Fairies among Foxgloves, illustration from Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson (1809-92)
IL274110 Naues Fairies among Foxgloves, illustration from Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson (1809-92), published by Hodder & Stoughton, 1910 (colour litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale

Land Snails, illustration from Country Days & Country Ways (colour litho)
IL274101 Land Snails, illustration from Country Days & Country Ways (colour litho) by Muckley, Louis Fairfax (1862-1926); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Wild banjo frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii), also known locally as pobblebonk
undergrowth, nocturnal, common, pobblebonk, macro, black, fauna, closeup, life, color, green, natural, wild, wildlife, Kristian Bell Photography, 926030096

Juvenile superb fairy wren perched within lush bracken undergrowth
wildlife, wild, feathers, white, fauna, branch, little, tiny, undergrowth, lush, dense, texture, wild animal, outdoor, background, natural, wing, beautiful, Kristian Bell Photography, 1305544144

NFP 1186
Portrait of an adult male of Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 08-Feb-14

NFP 1179
Portrait of Great tit (Parus major) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 02-Apr-20

NFP 1184
Portrait of Eurasian blue tit, (Cyanistes caeruleus) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 02-Apr-20

NFP 1182
Portrait of Eurasian blue tit, (Cyanistes caeruleus) searching food in the underbrush, Liguria, Italy Date: 02-Apr-20

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DOG. Hungarian Mudi, puppy ( 15 weeks old ) in heather Date: 18-03-2019

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DOG. Hungarian Mudi, puppy ( 15 weeks old ) in heather Date: 18-03-2019

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DOG. Hungarian Mudi, puppy ( 15 weeks old ) in heather Date: 18-03-2019

Pair of Great curassow (Crax rubra), La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

The Squirrel, 1860s / 70s. Creator: Seymour Joseph Guy
The Squirrel, 1860s/70s

Forest floor still life with a chaffinch, swallow, other birds and butterflies
CH422645 Forest floor still life with a chaffinch, swallow, other birds and butterflies, landscape with a farmhouse beyond (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703) (attr)

Thistles and other plants on a forest floor, a landscape beyond, fragment (oil on canvas)
CH422642 Thistles and other plants on a forest floor, a landscape beyond, fragment (oil on canvas) by Withoos, Matthias (1627-1703); 68.6x68.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Dutch

Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887 (oil on canvas)
3932122 Nestlings of Red-Backed Shrike, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Liljefors, Bruno Andreas (1860-1939); 60.5x46 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: ); Swedish, out of copyright

Chameleon with verse and a bird, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031520 Chameleon with verse and a bird, New Years greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chameleon with verse and a bird)

Italian landscape, with Monte Socrate, 1635-41 (oil on canvas)
5938183 Italian landscape, with Monte Socrate, 1635-41 (oil on canvas) by Both, Jan (c.1618-52); 146.7x206 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch

Blackbird and thrush, in covert (colour litho)
981851 Blackbird and thrush, in covert (colour litho) by Weir, Harrison William (1824-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blackbird and thrush, in covert)

A covey of partridge in the bracken at sunset (oil on canvas)
OJ379599 A covey of partridge in the bracken at sunset (oil on canvas) by Whymper, Charles (1853-1941); 88.9x49.5 cm; Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Horned Tragopan (Ceriornis satyra), c. 1851-76 (w / c & pencil on paper)
780831 Horned Tragopan (Ceriornis satyra), c.1851-76 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Wolf, Joseph (1820-99); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; German, out of copyright

A mangrove swamp, Pachu River, Choiseul, Solomon Group (gelatin silver print)
622786 A mangrove swamp, Pachu River, Choiseul, Solomon Group (gelatin silver print) by Beattie, John Watt (1859-1930); 15.1x20.2 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; Australian

The Preston-Somers expedition against Santiago de Leon de Caracas, Venezuela (also known as the Capture of Caracas), May-July 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish War. Date: 1595

Poaching on the outskirts of Paris (colour litho)
2818559 Poaching on the outskirts of Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poaching on the outskirts of Paris)

A Cat with a Young bird in its Mouth, 1885 (oil on wood)
3106528 A Cat with a Young bird in its Mouth, 1885 (oil on wood) by Liljefors, Bruno Andreas (1860-1939); 26.5 x 16.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Saskatchewan, Canada - four men with buggy and horses in undergrowth. Date: circa 1910s

Drawing a Cover, from Foxhunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838
BSA266477 Drawing a Cover, from Foxhunting, engraved by Thomas Sutherland (1785-1838) (colour litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); 45.5x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Branch of Apple Blossom and Birds Nest (w / c on paper)
HMP89843 Branch of Apple Blossom and Birds Nest (w/c on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 19.3x28.2 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

Bank of Primroses and Blackthorn (w / c on paper)
HMP89842 Bank of Primroses and Blackthorn (w/c on paper) by Hunt, William Henry (1790-1864); 29.2x21.2 cm; Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston, Lancashire

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"Exploring the Enchanting Undergrowth: A Journey through Nature's Hidden Gems" Venture into the lush rainforests of Bunyip State Park in Victoria, Australia, where the undergrowth unveils a world of wonders. The Pacific breeze carries whispers of ancient tales as you tread upon this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Horseshoe Falls in Mount Field National Park beckons with its cascading beauty, surrounded by vibrant undergrowth that seems to dance to nature's symphony. As you wander deeper, a garden roller reveals traces of human presence amidst the wilderness. In a secluded wood, two badgers playfully navigate through the undergrowth, their mischievous antics bringing joy to all who witness them. Meanwhile, an immature male boomslang hunts skillfully from above a thorn bush near deHoop Vlei – showcasing nature's intricate balance. Transport yourself back in time to 1547 and witness an old woman spinning her magical tales. Hans Holbein the Younger captures her mystique as she weaves enchantment into every thread. Nearby, fairies cast spells among tree ferns in Dandenong Ranges National Park – their ethereal presence adding an air of whimsy. Backpackers bask in steamy light filtering through dense foliage; their journey takes them deep into the heart of this captivating undergrowth. Amidst it all, hippos engage in fierce battles while mountain zebras roam freely across Namibia's Erongo Region. As autumn paints its glory on canvas at The Old Mill from 1869, one can't help but marvel at how even man-made structures harmonize with nature's tapestry, and is within these hidden corners that true beauty flourishes – where life intertwines seamlessly with every leaf and blade of grass. So step off the beaten path and immerse yourself in the allure of undergrowth; for here lies a world waiting to be discovered, where nature's secrets unfold with every step you take.