Wasp Collection (#5)

Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times (engraving)
3627787 Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various Pointed Objects Magnified Five Hundred Times)

A Victorian New Year card of a beetle crawling on a flower
3604504 A Victorian New Year card of a beetle crawling on a flower and another beetle falling off onto its back, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School

For every trifle are they set upon me, illustration from William Shakespeares
3260682 For every trifle are they set upon me, illustration from William Shakespeares The Tempest, pub. 1926 (colour litho) by Rackham

Cot header design, Boxer Pig and Wasp

Curtis British Entomology Plate 760
Hymenoptera: Vespa rufa = Vespula rufa (Anchor-faced Wasp) [Plant: Polycarpon tetraphyllum (Four-leaved Allseed)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 137
Hymenoptera: Odynerus parietinus = Ancistrocerus parietinus (Clear-winged Mason Wasp) [Plant: Borago officinalis (Common Borage)] Date: 1824-39

Curtis British Entomology Plate 8
Hymenoptera: Chrysis fulgida (Ruby-tailed Wasp) [Plant: Capsella bursa-pastoris (Thlaspi bursa-pastoris, Shepherd?s Purse)] Date: 1824-39

The Wasp and the Frolic (litho)
3622838 The Wasp and the Frolic (litho) by Sheppard, Warren (1858-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wasp and the Frolic)

A Victorian New Year card of a bee hovering over flowers
3604506 A Victorian New Year card of a bee hovering over flowers, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Insects and Fruit, c. 1660-5 (oil on copper)
3597291 Insects and Fruit, c.1660-5 (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 11x15.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Flemish, out of copyright

Bee, Hornet, Humble-bee, and Wasp (coloured engraving)
3630754 Bee, Hornet, Humble-bee, and Wasp (coloured engraving) by Specht, Friedrich (1839-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bee, Hornet, Humble-bee, and Wasp)

Beetles and Wasps, Pl. XXII, illustration from Recueil d
HMB306117 Beetles and Wasps, Pl.XXII, illustration from Recueil d observation de zoologie et d anatomie compare, faites dans l ocean atlantique

The Fays, from The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People
STC255473 The Fays, from The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People by Thomas Keightley (1789-1872) Published 1880 by American School

Guenon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999250 Guenon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

A Victorian New Year card of a wasp hovering over flowers
3604505 A Victorian New Year card of a wasp hovering over flowers, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

The Wasps and the Honeypot, from A Hundred Fables of Aesop, pub. 1903 (engraving)
3504478 The Wasps and the Honeypot, from A Hundred Fables of Aesop, pub.1903 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

The Hornets and the Bees, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)
3472104 The Hornets and the Bees, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Gall wasp (chromolitho)
2782767 Gall wasp (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gall wasp. Liebig card, published in late 19th or early 20th century)

Flowers, shells and insects on a stone ledge (oil on panel) (detail)
2960438 Flowers, shells and insects on a stone ledge (oil on panel) (detail) by Ast, Balthasar van der (c.1593-1657); 23.8x34.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Insects (oil on copper)
FIT55425 Insects (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 11.7x15.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish, out of copyright

Insects (oil on copper)
FIT55424 Insects (oil on copper) by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); 8.9x12.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; (add.info.: stolen; ); eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish

Great spotted woodpecker
LLM339582 Great spotted woodpecker by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great spotted woodpecker)

Swift, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999384 Swift, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

The Queens Navy in 1887 (engraving)
1046433 The Queens Navy in 1887 (engraving) by Wyllie, William Lionel (1851-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Navy in 1887)

Searching for the Missing Gunboat "Wasp, "on the Parcel Coral Reefs, China Seas (engraving)
1046350 Searching for the Missing Gunboat " Wasp, " on the Parcel Coral Reefs, China Seas (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration of useful Insects and insect pests c. 1923 (litho)
3090508 Illustration of useful Insects and insect pests c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Branch of a Plum-Tree Bearing Fruit with a Wasp Drinking Water on a Leaf
990035 The Branch of a Plum-Tree Bearing Fruit with a Wasp Drinking Water on a Leaf, (black lead, watercolour, bodycolour on vellum) by RedoutA©

"Insectes"(Insects) Peinture de Jan Van Kessel l
FIA5400903 " Insectes" (Insects) Peinture de Jan Van Kessel l ancien (1626-1679) Oil on wood Dim 13x16, 5 cm Fondation Custodia by Kessel, Jan van, the Elder (1626-79); Fondation Custodia

Hornet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999610 Hornet, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Illustration of Insects c. 1923 (litho)
3090501 Illustration of Insects c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Adolphe Philippe Millot (1857 - 1921) was a French naturalist illustrator;

The Wreck of HM Gunboat "Wasp"off Tory Island, Donegal (engraving)
1045694 The Wreck of HM Gunboat " Wasp" off Tory Island, Donegal (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eyebright, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999214 Eyebright, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Les animaux nuisibles. engraving of 1860 in "
XEE4189960 Les animaux nuisibles. engraving of 1860 in " les Recreations instructives" Synoptic painting by Jules DELBRUCK. Private collection

Cover of "Syllabary alphabet of butterflies and insects". Serie A
DUV4211026 Cover of " Syllabary alphabet of butterflies and insects". Serie A. Pellerin et Cie, printers-publishers, Epinal, late 19th century. Chromolithographs

Plate 2: Ear-piercing, Gupe, Blue Meat Fly, Flambe, Gardener, Centipedes, Firefly
DUV4211017 Plate 2: Ear-piercing, Gupe, Blue Meat Fly, Flambe, Gardener, Centipedes, Firefly, Rose Channeton, Gloss worm, Fly, Field Cricket, Chablets

Still Life, 1895 (oil on canvas)
OJ11703 Still Life, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Stannard, Eloise Harriet (1829-1915); Private Collection; eAckermann Johnson; English, out of copyright

Still Life of Fruit and Flowers, 1807 (oil on canvas)
MAL121410 Still Life of Fruit and Flowers, 1807 (oil on canvas) by Drechsler, Johann Baptist (1756-1811); Private Collection; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; Austrian, out of copyright

Central detail of a rug with the N of Napoleon I (1769-1821)
XIR165502 Central detail of a rug with the N of Napoleon I (1769-1821), Savonnerie Workshop (textile) by French School, (19th century); Musee National du Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison

The Insect: The Wasps (engraving)
6028707 The Insect: The Wasps (engraving) by Giacomelli, Hector (1822-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wasps. Illustration for The Insect by Jules Michelet with illustrations by Giacomelli)

Monkey and Wasp (colour woodblock print)
5043686 Monkey and Wasp (colour woodblock print) by Rokubei (fl.1831-45); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Monkey clinging to a vine on a pine tree and watching a wasp)

The Naval Manoeuvres, the "Gridiron"(litho)
1592390 The Naval Manoeuvres, the " Gridiron" (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres, the " Gridiron")

Royal Thames Yacht Club (engraving)
1588410 Royal Thames Yacht Club (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal Thames Yacht Club. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 20 June 1863)

Natural history board. Entomology. Hymenopteres family. Anthophiles: 1. Philanth crown; 2
XEE4406476 Natural history board. Entomology. Hymenopteres family. Anthophiles: 1. Philanth crown; 2. Scoile 4 spots; 3. Screening crabron; 4 Melline ruficorne. Chryside: 5. Lucidulous Chryside; 6

Agami Heron, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999055 Agami Heron, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999627 Wasp, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Broad Bottom Drones storming the Hive: Wasps, Hornets, & Bumble Bees joinig the attack
3025927 Broad Bottom Drones storming the Hive: Wasps, Hornets, & Bumble Bees joinig the attack, pub. 1808 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray

Illustration of various Invertebrates c. 1923 (litho)
3082019 Illustration of various Invertebrates c.1923 (litho) by Millot, Adolphe Philippe (1857 - 1921); Private Collection; (add.info)

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