Animal Collection

Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) standing between the reeds, The Netherlands, Overijssel

Wildlife
Bee collecting pollen from Australian Wattle tree

Babar, king of the elephants, and Celeste playing tennis at Celesteville. Illustration from one of Jean de Brunhoffs
BABAR THE ELEPHANT, 1930s. Babar, king of the elephants, and Celeste playing tennis at Celesteville. Illustration from one of Jean de Brunhoffs Babar books, 1930s

Landseer - The Illicit Highland Whisky Still J040064
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " The Illicit Highland Whisky Still " by Sir Edwin Landseer (1802-73)

Poodle a054086
View of a car showing a poodle sitting in the drivers seat. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1946-1959

Fairfield Church, Romney Marsh N060981
FAIRFIELD CHURCH, Romney Marsh, Kent. View of the footbridge looking across the meadow towards Fairfield Church at sunset

Bearded Dragon
Bearded dragon (pogona vitticeps) with head raised showing yellow-tinged spiny beard dry rocky ground in the Flinders Ranges

Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellingtons horse J050173
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Engraving of Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellingtons horse

Wright - Dressing the Kitten J960062
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " Dressing the Kitten " c1768-70 by Joseph Wright of Derby (1734-1797)

Bulldog a072946
A bulldog lying by a doorstep in the foreground, with people at stalls at a street market behind, possibly Inverness Street, Camden Town, London. Photograph by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Hadrians Wall N070307
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. View looking west from Shield on the Wall. Sheep grazing at sunset. hadrian

A Quokka marsupial on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
A Quokka standing upright on his hind legs looking at the camera. Rottnest Island, Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Australia-Nature-Kookaburra
This photo shows a Kookaburra sitting on a railing at the Pepper Tree winery in the Hunter Valley, Australias oldest wine growing region just two hours drive north of Sydney

Dog a086653
A springer spaniel peering out from a small circular hole cut into the wooden plank door of a barn or similar agricultural outbuilding

Friesian cow a067430
A friesian cow tethered to a mobile parking meter in a farmyard. Photograph by John Gay; date range 1964-1974

Richmond Park a064398
RICHMOND PARK, London. A red deer stag on the roadside verge with cars and a coach passing by. Date range January 1962 - May 1964. John Gay

Goya - Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington N070532
APSLEY HOUSE, London. " Equestrian portrait of the Duke of Wellington" 1812 by Francisco GOYA (1746-1828). Wellesley

Gainsborough - Greyhounds coursing a Fox J920623
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Greyhounds coursing a Fox " c1785 by Thomas GAINSBOROUGH R.A. (1727-88)

Kangaroo with baby joey in its pouch. Australia

Reindeer on Cairngorm Scottish Highlands winter

Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo J050174
APSLEY HOUSE, London. Engraving of the Duke of Wellington on horseback at the Battle of Waterloo. Field Marshal, the Duke of Wellington riding his horse Copenhagen

A pack of meerkats on the edge of the Ntwetwe salt pan in the Northern Kalahari. These unusual-looking social mongooses inhabit dry, open country with hard ground, such as alkaline salt pans

Lion statue, Highgate Cemetery OP04501
HIGHGATE CEMETERY, London. A snow covered, marble statue of a sleeping lion. The statue, lying on top of George Wombwells tomb in Highgate Cemetery depicts Nero his pet lion

Charles Darwin on horseback K970217
DOWN HOUSE, Downe, Kent. Photograph of Charles Darwin on horseback

Stella McCartney - Lucky Spot K041095
BELSAY HALL, CASTLE & GARDENS, Northumberland. Fashion at Belsay, 2004. Stella McCartney art installation - Lucky Spot horse in the Great Hall of the castle

The Household Cavalry
The mounted troops of the Household Cavalry on parade during a visit by the President of Mexico to London in March 2009. The Household Cavalry Regiment (HCR)

Baby wombat with the mother at Maria Island

Space-Sputnik Ii-Laika
Picture from the Soviet daily Pravda dated 13 November 1957 of the dog Laika, the first living creature ever sent in space, onboard Sputnik II

GAUGUIN: PAINTING, 1897. Where Do We Come From / What Are We / Where Are We Going. Oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin, 1897

Birds - Two Pigeons
Two Pigeons

Male African Wild Dog, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Kalahari Desert, Botswana

Newly born Barbary lion cubs rest inside their enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, Czech Republic, July 8, 2019. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Southern hairy-nosed wombat
A southern hairy-nosed wombat wandering around a sandy area

The Army celebrate the birthday of their Queen
Pictured are members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR) on the Mall as the Army celebrate the birthday of their Queen

A Green Tree Python in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia
The green tree python is a species of python found in New Guinea, islands in Indonesia, and Cape York Peninsula in Australia

Scottie dog guards the chimney on Christmas Eve. Lets hope he ll allow Santa Claus in the house! 1947

Prehistoric cave art of a bull, Altamira, Spain
Prehistoric cave painting of a bull, Altamira, Spain. Color halftone reproduction

Snyders - Figures with Fruit and Game J910535
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Figures with Fruit and Game" by Frans SNYDERS (1579-1657). IBK 959

Horse drawn milk float a98_16568
BURY ST EDMUNDS, Suffolk. Some commodities were still delivered using a horse and cart in the post-war years. Coal and milk were two products that used this method of delivery until relatively

Rothschild giraffes at The Giraffe Manor on the outskirts of Nairobi. The centre is a popular tourist destination. There are usually ten adult giraffes at the centre

Iron Age farming N080555
OLD OSWESTRY HILL FORT, Shropshire. Reconstruction drawing by Ivan Lapper showing Iron Age arable cultivation

Rag and bone cart a064811
A horse-drawn rag and bone cart standing on the road outside the Builders Arms public house at 1 Kensington Court Place, Kensington, London, with St. Albans Mansions visible beyond. John Gay

Kenilworth Castle J900445
KENILWORTH CASTLE, Warwickshire. A view from the south with cattle / cows grazing in the foreground

Rural landscape J910032
Reconstruction drawing of imaginary rural landscape, 2000 BC by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

Carisbrooke Castle donkey K030728
CARISBROOKE CASTLE, Isle of Wight. A donkey

A deer rests by a river in Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, central England, October 27, 2015. REUTERS/Darren Staples TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

White horses of Camargue running through the water, Camargue, France

Statue of Greyfriars Bobby on Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, Scotland
Statue of Greyfriars Bobby the famous Skye Terrier dog on Candlemaker Row, Edinburgh, Scotland

Animals-White Lion
A four-month-old white lion cub cuddles up to its father Sam inside their enclosure at a zoo in Tbilisi on November 30, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / Vano SHLAMOV

Baby Sea Turtle Swimming out to Sea
A newly hatched baby sea turtle swimming out to sea at Heron Island in Australias Great Barrier Reef

Penguin Pool a98_06395
Penguin Pool, Zoological Gardens, Regents Park, London. The pool was designed in the Modernist style by the Tecton architectural firm and was built in 1934. Photographed by Eric de Mare around 1965

Australian wombat
Australian common wombat is marsupial and herbivore, only coming out at dusk and evening to feed

Sydney At Your Feet
January 1957: A white cat who lives at the top of one of the pylon supports of the Sydney Harbour Bridge welcomes tourists to the Australian capital. (Photo by Dennis Rowe/BIPs/Getty Images)

Wolf Canis lupus snarling Minnesota N America winter

Boxer dog a076294
A boxer dog looking over the garden gate of a house, Aspenden, Hertfordshire. Photographed by John Gay, March 1960

Cat and dog a072439
A cat sitting next to railings on a wall, looks down at a dog which looks back up at the cat. Photgraphed by John Gay, late 1950 s, early 1960 s

Coach outside Bidston Court BL12855_C
BIDSTON COURT, Birkenhead (Architects - Grayson and Ould). A coach and four horses in front of the house. Photographed by Bedford Lemere in July 1894 for Reverend Hudson

Boxer dog a072878
A boxer dog looking out of an upper floor window of a brick-built house, possibly in Highbury Terrace, Islington, London. Photographed by John Gay in 1964

Dogs a071614
A white poodle and a German Shepherd dog sitting looking out of the window of a cafe. The location is unidentified, possibly the Harrow or Kenton area. John Gay. Date range: Jan 1962 - May 1964

Cat a069843
BOXGROVE PRIORY, West Sussex. A view of a tabby cat sat on a chest tomb overgrown with grasses and large daisy flowers, in the graveyard immediately to the south of the Priory Church of St Mary

Gainsborough - Miss Brummell J910539
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Miss Brummell " c1782 by GAINSBOROUGH Thomas (1727-88)

Gainsborough - Two Shepherd Boys with Two Dogs Fighting J920222
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " Two Shepherd Boys with Two Dogs Fighting " c1783 by Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788)

Ploughing J910039
Reconstruction drawing of ploughing in Victorian times by Judith Dobie, English Heritage Graphics Team. Farming

One-month-old lion cubs lie together at the Ramat Gan Safari
Three one-month-old female African lion cubs lie together at the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv February 21, 2010. The birth of the three female cubs eased concerns about the balance of the lion

Holkham Hall, Norfolk, England, UK

Red panda
A red panda in the treetops

Bald Eagle portrait

Space-Sputnik Ii-Laika
Picture from the Soviet daily Pravda dated 13 November 1957 of the dog Laika, the first living creature ever sent in space, onboard Sputnik II

Royal Blue the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war
" Royal Blue" the Kings racing pigeon and first carrier of the war carried a message from a force landed plane on hte Continent has been invested with the animals VC The Dickin Medal

Dog at the hairdresser

Austria, Vienna, Dolomite landscape Tre Croci, 1913
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), Dolomite Landscape: Tre Croci, 1913, oil on canvas, 79, 5x120, 3 cm

CAVE ART: BISON. Bison from the Nave at Lascaux, Dordogne, France, 7 feet and 10. 5 inches. Style III (c15, 000 B. C. )
CAVE ART: BISON. Bison from the Nave at Lascaux, Dordogne, France, 7 feet and 10.5 inches. Style III (c15, 000 B.C.)

Plundering a plantation during Shermans March to the Sea
Shermans troops foraging on a Georgia plantation, 1864. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Highland calf a094021
View of a young Highland cow, tethered and facing the camera at the Royal Show, Oxford. Photographed by John Gay, July 1959

Coade lion and Big Ben a98_05642
COADE LION, Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, London. Detail of the Coade stone Lion on Westminster Bridge with the clock of Big Ben in the background

Cat FF003176
A white Chinchilla Persian cat on a blue-coloured Kosset carpet. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1955-1975

Llama DP077226
Llama

Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance a075348
A Georgian house with cows on the front lawn probably in Herefordshire, occupied by the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance. Photographed by John Gay between 1945 - 1955

Dogs and cat a087369
A close up of three Great Dane dogs and a cat, who is sitting on one of their backs, outside a door at Hele Farm in Devon. Photographed by John Gay in April 1958

Watendlath, Borrowdale, Cumbria a080734
WATENDLATH, Borrowdale, Cumbria. A drove of sheep passing over Watendlath Packhorse Bridge, in the hamlet of Watendlath in Borrowdale, Cumbria

Horse and canal barge a064520
GRAND UNION CANAL, Paddington, London. A white horse tethered to railings on the tow path by two moored canal barges. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: January 1962 - May 1964

The Corbridge Lion N080064
CORBRIDGE ROMAN TOWN, Northumberland. Museum objects: Stone carving. The Corbridge Lion. hadrian

Pig a067251
Detail of a pigs snout visible through a ventilation opening on the side of an animal transporter, probably on the Holkham Estate, Norfolk. John Gay. Date range: 1978 - 1981

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"Babar and Celeste Serve Up Fun in Celesteville: A Classic Illustration from Jean de Brunhoff's Babar Books" Step into the whimsical world of Babar, king of the elephants, and his dear friend Celeste as they engage in a friendly game of tennis amidst the enchanting town of Celesteville. This captivating illustration, taken from one of Jean de Brunhoff's beloved Babar books dating back to the 1930s, transports us to a realm where animals take center stage. In another corner of the globe, we find ourselves captivated by Landseer's masterpiece "The Illicit Highland Whisky Still J040064. " The artist skillfully captures a clandestine moment in time when an illicit whisky operation unfolds against the backdrop of Scotland's breathtaking highlands. It serves as a reminder that even they can be entangled in human endeavors. Venturing Down Under, we encounter an iconic image - a kangaroo with its precious joey nestled safely within its pouch. Australia's unique wildlife never ceases to amaze us with their incredible adaptations and nurturing instincts. Witnessing this tender bond between mother kangaroo and baby fills our hearts with awe. Meanwhile, across continents, we are introduced to an elegant poodle (a054086) exuding grace and charm. With its perfectly coiffed fur and regal demeanor, this canine companion reminds us that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes within the animal kingdom. Australia continues to delight us with its vibrant fauna; enter the kookaburra (Australia-Nature-Kookaburra). Its distinctive laughter-like call echoes through lush forests as it perches on branches observing nature’s wonders unfold beneath it – truly an emblematic creature down under. A fascinating reptilian resident makes an appearance - behold the bearded dragon. Known for their unique spiky appearance and ability to change color according to their surroundings, these creatures are a testament to the wonders of evolution.