Wasp Collection (#4)

Orders of Insects
6338813 Orders of Insects by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Insects. Centipede, bristletail, louse, flea, beetle, cricket, shield bug, green lacewing, wasp, rhipipter)

A Victorian greeting card of a frog standing on a mushroom
3604426 A Victorian greeting card of a frog standing on a mushroom and holding a wasp over a sleeping frog, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

The Ape and the Wasp (coloured engraving)
979177 The Ape and the Wasp (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ape and the Wasp.); © Look and Learn

"Trying", illustration from Punch (litho)
781105 " Trying", illustration from Punch (litho) by Keene, Charles (1823-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Trying" Country photographer (removing cap from the Lens)

Comic postcard, Chauffeur buying petrol Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Dog with a wasp on its tail Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Little girl up a tree Date: 20th century

Wreck of HMS Wasp, British gun-boat, at Tory Island, Donegal, north coast of Ireland, 1884

Dogbane beetle, banksia jewel beetle, etc
Dogbane beetle, Chrysochus auratus 1, Hoplia argentea 2, banksia jewel beetle, Cyrioides imperialis 3, Eumolpus fulgidus 4, and Eumolpus surinamensis 5

Various insects, plate IV from Diarium Zoologicum
BLT205786 Various insects, plate IV from Diarium Zoologicum, 1787 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Cuvier, Georges (1769-1832); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

Flowers in a Glass Vase, c. 1660 (oil on panel)
FIT63092 Flowers in a Glass Vase, c.1660 (oil on panel) by Heem, Jan Davidsz de (1606-84) (after); 93x69.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch

Letter G as a gallant (man seducing a woman), sheaf, guepe and gibeciere (bag)
DUV4200792 Letter G as a gallant (man seducing a woman), sheaf, guepe and gibeciere (bag). Small encyclopedic alphabet. Imaging of Epinal, circa 1860. Wood engraving, stencilled with gilding

Punch cartoon: Mr Punchs Designs after Nature - women wearing wasp costumes (engraving)
6034772 Punch cartoon: Mr Punchs Designs after Nature - women wearing wasp costumes (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon)

The First Scare (litho)
5997022 The First Scare (litho) by Schmidt, Emil (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Scare. Illustration from El Mundo Ilustrado Biblioteca de Las Familias)

A wasp threatens to settle on my nose - The Water Cure
Just as the doctor has fixed me in my arm and leg bath, a wasp threatens to settle on my nose - The Water Cure. 1870

Wasps and hairy caterpillar, 1788 (woodblock)
873623 Wasps and hairy caterpillar, 1788 (woodblock) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 21.59 x31.91 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Mrs

No Flies on Me
GG65837 No Flies on Me by Lambert, Louis Eugene (1825-1900); Private Collection; Photo eGavin Graham Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

A Study of Flowers and Insects (oil on copper)
AMO98783 A Study of Flowers and Insects (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 22x28 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Flemish, out of copyright

Norwegian wasp, Dolichovespula norwegica (British wasp, Vespa britannica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Scarlet mutilla wasp, Mutilla coccinea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological Miscellany, McMillan, London, 1815

Hairy sandwasp, Podalonia hirsuta (Ammophila hirsuta). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from The British Miscellany, or Coloured figures of new, rare

Species of wasps
Great banded wasp, Vespa tropica (Vespa cincta) 1, solitary wasp, Eumenes flavopictus 2, Stizus speciosus 3, and Chlorion lobatum 4

Tree wasp, Dolichovespula sylvestris (Campanular wasp, Vespa campanaria). Illustration drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder

Gannet, coot, seaweed and wasp
Northern gannet, Morus bassanus 4, red-fronted coot, Fulica rufifrons 5, Flustra foliacea seaweed 1, 2, and Gasteruption wasp 3. Flustre, foene, fou, foulque

Black-cheeked gnateater, handsome sweetpea and wasp
Black-cheeked gnateater, Conopophaga melanops, handsome sweetpea, Platylobium formosum, and Inostemma boscii wasp. Platygastra, Platylobier et Platyrhinque

Sea pen, spider wasp and long-nosed bandicoot
Sea pen, Pennatula phosphorea 1, spider wasp, Pepsis limbata 2, and long-nosed bandicoot, Perameles nasuta 3. Pennatule, pepsis, peramele

Stag beetle, molluscs and wasp
Stag beetle, Lucanus cervus 1, Cerithium sulcatum and Rhinoclavis aspera molluscs 3, 4, Cerocoma elateroides 5 and Keroplatus tipuloides wasp 6. Cerf-volant, cerithe, cerocome, ceroplate

Paper wasp and nest, weevils and sea slugs on seaweed
Polistes gallicus, paper wasp and nest, blue weevil, Eupholus schoenherri, root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus, Polycera sea slugs, Ancula gibbosa, Atlantic ancula, on seaweed

Goliath stick insect, fly, bee-killer wasp and bark bug
Goliath stick insect, Eurycnema goliath, fly, Phasia species, bee-killer wasp, Philanthus triangulum, bark bug, Phloea corticata. Phasie, Phasme, Philanthe, Phlaea

Spider wasp, pickerelweed and watchman prawn
Black-banded spider wasp, Anoplius viaticus 1, pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata 2, and watchman prawn, Anchistus custos 3. Pompile, Pontederie, Pontonie

Geraniums and wasp
Geranium species, Pelargonium daveyanum 1 and Pelargonium macranthon 2. and wasp species, Ichneumon polycertor 3. Pelargonium, pelecine

Damselfly, carpenter bee and potter wasp
Helicopter damselfly, Mecistogaster lucretia 1, tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes 2, and potter wasp, Synagris cornuta, male 3. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Exotic crickets and wasps
Eneoptera surinamensis cricket 1, bedbug species, Cimex corticatus 2, mammoth wasp, Megascolia maculata flavifrons? 3, and Pelecinus polyturator wasp 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Exotic hornets, wasps and bees
Oriental hornet, Vespa orientalis 1, scarab hunter wasp, Campsomeris quadrimaculata 2, hairy footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes 3, steel-blue wasp, Chalybion caeruleum 4, preying mantis

Exotic cicadas and wasps
Speckled black cicada, Gaeana maculata 1, Platypleura capensis 2, Lystra lanata 3, Andrena thoracica 4, Acrotelsa collaris 5, hoverfly, Milesia virginiensis 6, and paper wasp, polistes annularis 7

Flies, wasps and dauber
Mydas fly, Mydas clavatus 1, horsefly, Tabanus americanus 2, 3, digger wasp, Sphex jamaicensis 4, scoliid wasp, Scolia fossulana 5, and black and yellow mud dauber, Sceliphron caementarium imago 6

Exotic bees and wasps
Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica 1, lychee stink bug, Tessaratoma papillosa 2, Leptoscelis balteatus 3, Surinam bee, Euglossa surinamensis 4, long-tailed ophion, Ophion macrurum 5

Spider wasps, digger wasp and carpenter ant
Spider wasp, Pepsis atrox 1, digger wasp, Sphex sericeus 2, queen carpenter ant, Camponotus fervidus 3, and African spider wasp, Pepsis severa 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia
La Mead. Shooting star, Dodecatheon meadia. Handcoloured etching from Pierre Joseph Buchoz Collection precieuse et enluminee des fleurs les plus belles et les plus curieuses

Butterfly, Caterpillar, Moth, Insects and Currants, c. 1650-65 (gouache and ink on vellum)
3597290 Butterfly, Caterpillar, Moth, Insects and Currants, c.1650-65 (gouache and ink on vellum) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 13x17 cm; J

Aleppo oak, Quercus infectoria. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Oak eggar moth on heather
Oak eggar moth, Lasiocampa quercus, long bastard wasp, on heather, Calluna vulgaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Lesser white cabbage butterfly on a flower
Lesser white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, bastard wasp and fruit flies on a flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Dark dagger, Acronicta tridens
Dark dagger moth, Acronicta tridens, bastard wasps on an apple branch, Malus domestica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Bright-line brown-eye moth on marigold flower
Bright-line brown-eye, Lacanobia oleracea, bastard wasp and housefly on French marigold flower, Tagetes patula. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Dangerous animals (colour litho)
2795429 Dangerous animals (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dangerous animals)

A Victorian Birthday Card of a scroll with a spray of flowers
3604458 A Victorian Birthday Card of a scroll with a spray of flowers, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

A Victorian Christmas card of a fairy sitting on a rose
3604258 A Victorian Christmas card of a fairy sitting on a rose and another fairy throwing a spear at a wasp, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

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