RMEX26M8–Portrait of Julius Caesar, Roman general and statesman, engraved on chalcedony in the collection of Lord Montague. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX26NR–Portrait of Poppaea Sabina, Roman Empress, wife to Nero, with distinctive braided hairstyle, on aquamarine from the Duke of Devonshire's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX27C4–Portrait of the Gorgon Medusa, with head of coiled snakes and eagle wing, Greek mythology, on cornelian in Thomas Dundass' collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX26R0–Portrait of Antiochus III the Great, 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire, in diadem, on onyx in Mr Seymour's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX27C9–Carving of a lion, on beryl, from Lord Clanbrassill's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX27A4–Portrait of Jupiter or Jove, Roman deity, with ram's horn of Ammon, on cornelian from the collection of Lord Bessborough. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX2806–Portrait of Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom, in helmet with plume, earring and necklace. On chrysolite from Lord Montague's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX26PP–Portrait of Philip II of Macedon, wearing helmet and cape, on beryl from Lord Bessborough's collection. Copperplate engraving by Thomas Worlidge from James Vallentin's One Hundred and Eight Engravings from Antique Gems, 1863.
RMEX1Y51–Pawnee chief's robe with painting of him giving freedom to a horse, as well as depictions of battles and victories. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
RMEX201X–Thomas and Ann Shakeshaft carried on a sedan chair by villagers to claim the Flitch of Bacon in Dunmow, Essex, 1751. Copperplate engraving after George Cruikshank from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y68–Thomas Carr, executed at Tyburn 1737 for robbing a gentleman in a brothel. Copperplate engraving from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y60–Thomas Brown, valiant English soldier at Dettingen who recaptured the regimental standard despite receiving eight sword cuts and two musketballs. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y6M–Crazy Crow, porter to the Playhouse in Dublin, carrying a violin, trumpet, viola and drumsticks. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y7C–Jack Haugh alias Mill Cushin, Dublin beggar with shilelagh and begging cap. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX202A–James Turner, old beggar who made a shilling an hour and posed for Sir Joshua Reynolds' painting Count Ugolino and Nathaniel Hone's Conjuror. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y78–James Hall, executed for the murder of his employer in 1741. In shackles in his prison cell. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y5Y–Edward Bright, the fat man of Malden, Essex. Copperplate engraving by R. Grave from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX1Y5H–James Ashley, keeper of a punch house and brandy merchant. Copperplate engraving after George Cruikshank from John Caulfield's Portraits, Memoirs and Characters of Remarkable Persons, Young, London, 1819.
RMEX2291–Bachelor of Laws, University of Oxford, in black robes and mortar board early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
RMEX22A0–Fisherman in hat, coat, apron and boots on the shore, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
RMEX229K–Barge being pulled along a canal in the inland navigation network, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
RMEX228W–Barrow woman selling oranges in the streets of London, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from William Henry Pyne's The World in Miniature: England, Scotland and Ireland, Ackermann, 1827.
RMEX1XDF–Shon-ka-ki-he-ga, Horse Chief of the Grand Pawnee nation 138, and Haw-che-ke-sug-ga, He Who Kills the Osage, aged chief of the Missouries (Missouria or Niuachi) 139. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
RMEX1XJA–Meskwaki braves performing the Discovery Dance. Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
RMEX1XH0–Sioux or Dakota braves dancing the Dog Dance, taking bites of raw dog's livers suspended on poles (left). Handcoloured lithograph from George Catlin's Manners, Customs and Condition of the North American Indians, London, 1841.
RM2X4KX7Y–Lady Ela, relict (widow) of Sir Miles Stapleton, daughter of Sir Edmund Ufford, circa 1425. In veil, mantle and robe, with pet dogs. Memorial brass in Holy Trintiy Church, Ingham, Norfolk. Handtinted copperplate engraving drawn, etched and published by John Sell Cotman in Engravings of the Most Remarkable of the Sepulchral Brasses in Suffolk, Henry Bohn, London, 1818.
RM2X4KX5K–Sir Nicholas Dagworth, military commander in Aquitaine, died 1401. Knight in armour and helmet, head resting on crested helm with griffin head, overlapping epaulieres, coats of arms. Memorial brass at St Andrew's Church, Blickling, Norfolk. Handtinted copperplate engraving drawn, etched and published by John Sell Cotman in Engravings of the Most Remarkable of the Sepulchral Brasses in Suffolk, Henry Bohn, London, 1818.
RM2X44B5N–Indigo bunting, Passerina cyanea. Der braune und blaue Hänfling, Der Minister, Blauhänfling, Tangara bleu de la Caroline, blue linnet, Tanagra carolinensis, Tanagra cyanea. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johan Seligmann (II No. 90) from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RM2X44B60–Blue waxbill, Uraeginthus angolensis, male 1 and female 2. Vengolina, das Manchen, das Weibchen, Bengolina, Angola finch, La Vengoline, Linaria angolensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Johan Seligmann (V No. 24) from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1785.
RM2X2YT8R–Red-necked spurfowl or red-necked francolin, Pternistis afer. Das rothe African Rephuhn, Perdrix rouge d'Afrique, La gorge-nue, Perdix nudicollis, Bare-necked partridge, Tetrao nudicollis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wolff after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2X3782K–Red-billed chough or Cornish chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. Die Steindohle, Crave à bec rouge Corvus graculus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1781.
RM2X2YXNB–Speckled pigeon, African rock pigeon or Guinea pigeon, Columba guinea. Guineische Ringel Taube mit dreyeckichten Flecken. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Schmidt after an illustration by Johan Seligmann from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2X2YRRM–Western black francolin, Francolinus francolinus. Der Francolin, Tetrao francolinus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wolff after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2X37D9W–Balicassiao, Dicrurus balicassius. Native to the Philippines. Der philippinische Balicassio, Philippinendrongo, Drongo balicassio, Corvus balicassius. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1781.
RM2X30053–African collared dove, Streptopelia roseogrisea. Senegal Turteltaube mit Halsband, Tourterelle a collier de Senegal, Turtur torquatus senegalensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Schmidt after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2X37D6F–Hair-crested drongo, Dicrurus hottentottus. Die Bartdohle, Hottentotten Rabe, le Drongo à crinière, Corvus hottentottus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1781.
RM2X3012B–Namaqua dove, Oena capensis. Das Kapische Turteltaubchen, Cape turtledove, Tourterelle a cravate noire du Cap de Bonne Esperance, Columba capensis. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2X37D92–Bougainville crow, Corvus meeki. Native to the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. Die Dohle von Neu Guinea, New Guinea crow, Corvus (novaeguineae) cinereus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by François-Nicolas Martinet from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1781.
RM2X2YWKP–White-winged dove, Zenaida asiatica. Die braune indianische Taube, white-winged dove, Turtur indica fuscus, Columba leucoptera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Schmidt after an illustration by Johan Seligmann from Bernhard Christian Otto’s edition of Comte de Buffon’s Naturgeschichte der Vogel, Natural History of Birds, Ben Joachim Pauli, Berlin, 1777.
RM2WXCFE9–Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, full-grown adult (parr) 1, and juvenile (gilse). Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXD8YD–Whiting or merling, Merlangius merlangus 1, and saithe or coalfish, Pollachius virens 2. Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXD8WN–Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus 1, and European sprat, Sprattus sprattus (Clupea sprattus) 2. Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXDFKP–Title page with vignette of fishwives selling fresh fish from baskets on Fishmarket Close, Edinburgh. Arches of the South Bridge in the background. Steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXCDGN–Oarfish, Regalecus russellii 1, and red bandfish, Cepola macrophthalma 2. Gymnetrus hawkenii, red band, Cepola rubescens. Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXCDD4–Common dentex, Dentex dentex, vulnerable. (Four-toothed sparus, Dentax vulgaris.) Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXCFD4–Tropical two-wing flyingfish or blue flyingfish, Exocoetus volitans. Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WXD96R–Pearlfish, Carapus acus (Beardless ophidium, Ophidium imberbe). Hand-coloured steel engraving by William Lizars after an illustration by James Stewart from Sir William Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, Ichthyology, British Fishes, W.H. Lizars, Edinburgh, 1843.
RM2WYHX22–Andean condor, Vultur gryphus, perched on a cliff top overlooking the sea. Vulnerable. From a specimen in the Museum of the Zoological Society, London. Drawn and engraved by John Christian Zeitter. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1827.
RM2WYHY7N–Chinese ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus ssp. torquatus. Ring pheasant of China. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1829.
RM2WYHXBP–Magpie-lark or wee magpie, Grallina cyanoleuca. Vieillot's grallina of New Holland (Australia), Graillina melanoleuca. From a specimen in the Paris Museum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1827.
RM2WYHX9Y–Purple-throated fruitcrow, Querula purpurata? Native of Central and South America. (Lumachelli querula, Querula lumachelli, named for lumachelli, or fire marble.) Drawn from a specimen in taxidermist Drew's Collection in Plymouth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1827.
RM2WYP028–Yellow-footed green pigeon or yellow-legged green pigeon, Treron phoenicoptaurus. The hurrial pigeon, Columba hardwickii. Native to India. From a drawing by soldier naturalist General Thomas Hardwicke of the British East India Company. Specimen shot at Cawnpore (Kanpur, India) in March 1798. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1829.
RM2WYP07W–Western swamphen or sultana bird, Porphyrio porphyrio. Purple gallinule or sultana, Fulica porphyrio. Native to Africa and southern Europe. After a drawing by soldier naturalist General Thomas Hardwicke of the British East India Company. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1830.
RM2WYP096–Greater crested tern or swift tern, Thalasseus bergii. Black-crested tern, Sterna bergii Lich. Native to the coasts of Africa and Australia, and across the Indian Ocean and Pacific. From a specimen in Bullock's Museum, Piccadilly. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Griffith, Harriet or Edward, after an illustration by Charles Morgan Curtis from Edward Griffith's The Animal Kingdom by the Baron Cuvier, London, Whittaker, 1830.
RM2WY99P0–Mexican gray squirrel, Sciurus aureogaster 1, skull of Ingram's squirrel, Sciurus ingrami 2, southern flying squirrel or assapan, Glaucomys volans 3, and aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis 4. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WY99P9–Burton's gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum 1, black-bellied hamster, Cricetus cricetus 2, and tundra vole, Alexandromys oeconomus 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WY99WG–Common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, endangered Malayan tapir, Tapirus indicus, and skull of South American tapir, Tapirus terrestris. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WY99WN–Extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga 1, dromedary camel, Camelus dromedarius 2, and alpaca, Lama pacos 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2X00N01–Brazilian cicada, Carineta diardi 1, lanternfly, Pyrops lathburii 2 and planthoppers, Penthicodes variegatus 3, Deribia coccinea 13, etc. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WY99M7–Philippine colugo, Cynocephalus volans 4, and heads of Mauritian tomb bat, Taphozous mauritianus 1, common pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus 2, and greater long-eared bat, Nyctophilus timoriensis Plecotus 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WY99RY–Maned sloth, Bradypus torquatus, endangered 1, and Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, Choloepus didactylus 2. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2X00N17–Rothia pales 1, Australian grapevine moth, Phalaenoides glycinae 2, American swallowtail, Coronidia leachii 3, and Riechia acraeoides 4. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Édouard Traviès from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXBRJ–Japanese pineapplefish, Monocentris japonica 1, three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus 2, and ox-eyed oreo, Oreosoma atlanticum 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXYYG5–Banjo catfish, Aspredo aspredo 1, common pleco, Hypostomus plecostomus 2, and chocolate loricariid, Loricaria cataphracta 3. Aspredo octocirrus, Hypostomus pleiostomus. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXBDC–Deep-water red snapper, Etelis carbunculus 1, and barred soapfish, Diploprion bifasciatum 2. Fish heads of Etilis carbunculus, Huro nigricans, Niphon spinosus, Enoplosus armatus. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXC26–Pompano dolphinfish, Coryphaena equiselis 1, and spotted fanfish, Pteraclis velifera 2. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXC38–Climbing perch, Anabas testudineus 1, honey gourami, Trichogaster chuna 2 and giant snakehead, Channa micropeltes 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXC21–Man-of-war fish, Nomeus gronovii 1, oxeye scad, Selar boops 2, and African threadfish, Alectis alexandrina 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXC7R–Rock goby, Gobius paganellus 1, violet goby, Gobioides broussonnetii, and pug-headed mudskipper, Periophthalmodon freycineti 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXYYJD–Shore clingfish, Lepadogaster lepadogaster 1, lumpsucker or lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus 2, and common remora, Remora remora 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXBHW–Spotted weever, Trachinus araneus 1, reticulated sandperch, Parapercis tetracantha 2, and Dollfus' stargrazer, Uranoscopus guttatus 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WXXBTD–Meagre, Argyrosomus regius 1, unknown drum species, Corvina furcaea 2, and endangered cassava drum, Pseudotolithus senegalensis 3. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Eugene Giraud after an illustration by Felix-Edouard Guérin-Méneville and Edouard Travies from Guérin-Méneville’s Iconographie du règne animal de George Cuvier, Iconography of the Animal Kingdom by George Cuvier, J. B. Bailliere, Paris, 1829-1844.
RM2WT25BK–Mechanic in winter dress. Man in winter robes, cotton hood, haori coat, kimono, a tobacco pipe and key in his obi belt. After an illustration by Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff in Adam Johann von Krusenstern's Reise um die Welt, 1812. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl’s The World in Miniature, Japan, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1823.
RM2WT25EB–Japanese civil officer. With his hair in chonmage topknot, long haori coat over kimono, two katana swords in his belt, sandals. After an illustration in Arnoldus Montanus's Atlas Japannensis, 1670. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl’s The World in Miniature, Japan, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1823.
RM2WP6503–Woman in fancy-dress costume as a Butterfly. In blue gown with large yellow butterfly wing panels on the bust and hip, butterflies at the hem. She is playing with several butterflies flying near her. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Le Carnaval Parisien (Parisian Carnival), Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1925.
RM2WT25AK–Japanese noblewoman in an ornate, two-wheeled rickshaw with awning and cushions, pushed by a runner from behind. She wears a rich kimono, obi, and kanzashi hairpins in her hair. Lady in a car. After an illustration of the vehicle of a Taikosama, or lady-in-waiting at court in Arnoldus Montanus's Atlas Japannensis, 1670, and copied by Georg Heinrich von Langsdorff. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Frederic Shoberl’s The World in Miniature, Japan, Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1823.
RM2WTFRAN–Flappers in summer hats and dresses. Check shantung frock with embroidered collar 49, summer dress in silk rep with embroidery 50, taffetas frock with shoulder pleats 51. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1926.
RM2WTFR6A–Flappers in summer hats and dresses. Patterned foulard dress with crossed shawl 25, style frock in taffetas with lace collar and sleeves 26, foulard print frock with silk collar and necktie 27. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1926.
RM2WTFR1K–Flappers in cloche hats and summer outfits, 1926. Dress of plain and checked irana fabric (L), dress of crepe de Chine with lace borders (R). Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1926.
RM2WTFR1Y–Flappers in cloche hats and summer outfits, 1926. China crepe frock with collar and plastron in pale silk crepe 13, Georgette dress with bands of shaded satin 14. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1926.
RM2WRJMNH–Doctorfish tang, Acanthurus chirurgus 1, goldrim surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricans 2, and lined surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus 3. L'acanthure chirurgien, l'acanthure noiraud, l'acanthure raye. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJMBR–Orbicular batfish, Platax orbicularis 1, gray angelfish, Pomacanthus arcuatus 2, and orbfish, Ephippus orbis 3. Le chetedon vespertillion, Platax vespertilio, le chetodon arque, Chaetodon arcuatus, le chetodon bec allonge, Chaetodon orbis. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJM3P–Malabar grouper, Epinephelus malabaricus 1, greasy grouper, Epinephelus tauvina 2, and comber, Serranus cabrilla. L'holocentre salmoide, Holocentrus salmoides, l'holocentre pantherin, Holocentrus pantherinus, l'holocentre verdatre, Serranus cabrilla. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJKP8–Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus 1, rockmover wrasse, Novaculichthys taeniourus 2, and checkerboard wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus 3. Le labre ceinture, Labrus microlepidotus, le labre toenioure, Labrus taeniourus, le labre parterre, Labrus hortulanus. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WNY2X8–Pompano dolphinfish, Coryphaena equiselis 1, sand tilefish, Malacanthus plumieri 2, golden pompano, Trachinotus blochii 3. Le caranxomore pelagique, Caranxomorus pelagicus, le caranxomore plumerien, Coryphaena plumieri, le coesiomore bloch, Caesiomorus blochii. Handcoloured stipple engraving from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WNY213–Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, critically endandered.. Le squale requin, Squalus carcharias. Handcoloured stipple engraving from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJM16–Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus 1, Commerson's glassy, Ambassis ambassis 2, and unknown species 3. Le lutjan triangle, Perca ocellata le lutjan gymnocephale, Ambassis commersonii, le lutjan blanc. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJKYD–Twobar seabream, Acanthopagrus bifasciatus 1, yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus 2, and ara, Niphon spinosus 3. Le spare mylio, Chrysophrys bifasciata, le spare demi lune, Mesoprion chrysurus, le spare bilobe, Sparus niphon. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WRJMHG–Elongate surgeon, Acanthurus elongatus 1, scrawled butterflyfish, Chaetodon meyeri 2, and emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator 3. Le chetodon allonge, Chaetodon elongatus, holacanthe jaune et noir, holocanthe empereur, Holacanthus imperator. Handcoloured stipple engraving by Frédéric Cazenave and others from le Comte de la Cépède’s Oeuvres du comte de Lacépède, comprenant l’histoire naturelle des poissons, Paris, circa 1850. The uncredited illustrations were copied from originals by Jacques de Seve, Marcus Bloch, Robert Benard, Jean-Gabriel Pretre, etc.
RM2WR3K7X–Breton woman of the region of Morlaix, France. In her Sunday best, of coiffe headdress with long tails, bodice and skirts in rich fabric, decorated with ribbons, dipping her fingers in the benitier of holy water in church. Femme des environs de Morlaix, Finistere. Taken from La Galerie royale des costumes, 1846. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Celestin Deshayes from Musée Cosmopolite, Musée de Costumes, Cosmopolitan Museum, published by ancienne maison Aubert, Paris, 1850.
RM2WR3JRD–Fishwife of Le Treport, Normandy, France. In crimson toque hat, embroidered fichu, blouse, skirts and apron, wearing lace-up shoes. Femme de Pecheur du Tréport (Normandie). Handcoloured steel engraving by Laurent Guerdet from Musée Cosmopolite, Musée de Costumes, Cosmopolitan Museum, published by ancienne maison Aubert, Paris, 1850.
RM2WR3JB8–Costume of a woman of Arles, Provence, France. In Ruban headdress, with a wide ribbon pinned onto a folded cap, brown bodice, striped skirts, black apron, keys and scissors hanging on a chain from her waist. She is smelling a rose in a flowerpot in a garden. Arlesienne. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by Adolphe or Amédée Varin from Musée Cosmopolite, Musée de Costumes, Cosmopolitan Museum, published by ancienne maison Aubert, Paris, 1850.
RM2WMFDF7–Woman in cloche hat, summer frock in pink Athenian crepe, top cut with shoulder straps, cornered Godet skirt, girdle-belt crossed in front and finished with silk roses. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1925.
RM2WMFDYJ–Flappers in short bob haircuts and summer dresses, 1925. Dress in lilac tussalga with embroidered pockets 20, green poplalga with flounces 21 and white crepalga with ribbon girdlesash 22. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1925.
RM2WJE3JC–The skeleton of Death leads away a Roman woman while pointing to a Viennese woman with a bony hand, 18th century. Viennese and Roman women. Signature in mirror writing. Wienerin und Romerin. Copperplate engraving by drawn and engraved by Johann Rudolf Schellenberg from Johan Karl Musaus’s Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier, (Apparitions of Death in the manner of Holbein), Heinrich Steiner, Winterthur, 1785.
RM2WJE3HH–The skeleton of Death in dress, shawl and bouffant hairstyle as a prostitute embraces a libertine, 18th century. Gentleman in wig, riding coat, breeches, with cane and sword. Death and the philanderer. Bartered Expectations. Getauschte Erwartung. Copperplate engraving by drawn and engraved by Johann Rudolf Schellenberg from Johan Karl Musaus’s Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier, (Apparitions of Death in the manner of Holbein), Heinrich Steiner, Winterthur, 1785.
RM2WMFEBF–Flappers in cloche hats and summer frocks, 1925. Tunic robe of blue silk poplin 43, street dress of cotton with yoke shaped top and buckskin belt 44 and striped-pink natural silk frock with Byron collar and cuffs 45. Handcoloured lithograph by Atelier Bachwitz from Modell-Kleider fur den Hochsommer, Elegances d’Ete, Fashions for the Hot Season, Atelier Bachwitz AG, Vienna, 1925.
RM2WJ00KM–Red gurnard, Chelidonichthys cuculus, whiting, Merlangius merlangus, and critically endangered common skate or blue skate, Dipturus batis. Near a basket on the shore, sailboat in the background. Le trigle grondin, le merlan, le raie batis. Handcoloured steel engraving by Charles Beyer and Alexandre Manceau after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Bernard Germain de Lacepede’s Histoire Naturelle de Lacepede, comprenant les cetaces, les quadrupedes ovipares, les serpents et les poissons, Furne et Cie, Paris, 1847.
RM2WJ006X–Sandfish skink, common sandfish or common skink, Scincus scincus. With large succulent plant, mosque and minaret in the background. Le scinque, Scincus officinalis. Handcoloured steel engraving by Alexandre Manceau after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Bernard Germain de Lacepede’s Histoire Naturelle de Lacepede, comprenant les cetaces, les quadrupedes ovipares, les serpents et les poissons, Furne et Cie, Paris, 1847.
RM2WHYYXN–French whalers hunting the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis. A sailor plunges a harpoon into a baleen whale from a rowboat. Ships from the whaling fleet in the background. Peche de la Baleine. Handcoloured steel engraving by Charles Beyer after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Bernard Germain de Lacepede’s Histoire Naturelle de Lacepede, comprenant les cetaces, les quadrupedes ovipares, les serpents et les poissons, Furne et Cie, Paris, 1847.
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