Poison Collection (page 2)

Eleanor sucking the poison from her husband's wound, 1272 (engraving)
8636827 Eleanor sucking the poison from her husband's wound, 1272 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4982934 Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Grande cigue (Conium maculatum) (hemlock) Botanical plate from "Atlas colorie des plantes medicinales" by
ELD4878264 Grande cigue (Conium maculatum) (hemlock) Botanical plate from "Atlas colorie des plantes medicinales" by Paul Hariot

Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide of Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC)
NWI4913076 Civilization of Antiquity: Suicide of Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC) condemns to drink the cigue after being accused of impiete and corruption of youth.;

John Lombeof Derby, 1888
3480208 John Lombeof Derby, 1888; (add.info.: John Lombeof Derby (1693-1722), disguised as a poor out of work young man, secretly making drawings of the machinery in the Leghorn silk mills where he

Description of the annual mercuriale, plant flowers, fruits and roots
FLO4721404 Description of the annual mercuriale, plant flowers, fruits and roots.; (add.info.: Description of the annual mercuriale, plant flowers, fruits and roots.); © Florilegius.

Woman in the anonymous letter (La lettre anonyme) costume, with mask, inkwell hat, quill pen and envelope bodice
FLO4684634 Woman in the anonymous letter (La lettre anonyme) costume, with mask, inkwell hat, quill pen and envelope bodice. She carries a bucket of snake venom

Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print
3501421 Banded rattlesnake, Crotalus Horridus, from a 17th century print; (add.info.: Banded rattlesnake. Crotalus Horridus. From a 17th century print).

Lie-bane or stavesacre, Delphinium staphisagria (Delphinium staphysagria)
FLO4638282 Lie-bane or stavesacre, Delphinium staphisagria (Delphinium staphysagria). Handcoloured lithograph by Charlotte Caroline Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere

Climbing plant Ceropegia candelabrum, which takes its name from the singular shape of its candle-like flowers
FLO4644534 Climbing plant Ceropegia candelabrum, which takes its name from the singular shape of its candle-like flowers. Its seeds (poisoned) and seve are used as medicinal components

Belladonna or beautiful lady or black button or cherry of the devil - Lithograph by F
FLO4642294 Belladonna or beautiful lady or black button or cherry of the devil - Lithograph by F. Guimpel, extracted from medical botany by Friedrich Gottlob Haynes (1763-1832), Berlin

The baccifere yew (Taxus Baccifera). Venenous plant, description of a branch from the top and from the bottom
FLO4598215 The baccifere yew (Taxus Baccifera). Venenous plant, description of a branch from the top and from the bottom, as well as details of the fruits (red berries)

The Veratrum Album. Venenous plant, description of the upper end of the plant in bloom and description of dried roots
FLO4598271 The Veratrum Album. Venenous plant, description of the upper end of the plant in bloom and description of dried roots. Details of the flower, fruit and seed

Field nestle (Nigella arvensis). Venous plant, description of the plant, stem, leaves
FLO4598236 Field nestle (Nigella arvensis). Venous plant, description of the plant, stem, leaves, flowers with different ages and roots. Details of etamine, nectary and ovary

Tub hypholoma
2096653 Tub hypholoma; (add.info.: Science. Botany. Mushroom: Sulphur tuft, sulfur tuft or clustered woodlover (Hypholoma fasciculare)

Woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his
FLO4617270 Woody nightshade, Solanum dulcamara. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Clours and Orders of the Linnaean System of Botany, Longman

Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden English troops after the Siege of Jaffa
FLO4608532 Napoleon Bonaparte ordering the poisoning of plague-ridden English troops after the Siege of Jaffa. Egyptian Campaign, 1799

La Sabine, the Savinier Juniperus fabina. Venenous plant, description of a male (centre) and female (left) branch
FLO4598229 La Sabine, the Savinier Juniperus fabina. Venenous plant, description of a male (centre) and female (left) branch, with details of fruit at different stages of maturity

Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4564475 Poison hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563500 Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4563409 Strychnine tree, Strychnos nux-vomica. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by M.D
FLO4638326 Deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna. Handcoloured lithograph by Henry Sowerby after an illustration by M.D. from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica, Bailliere, London

Atlantic poison oak, Toxicodendron pubescens (Rhus toxicondendron). Handcoloured illustration drawn
FLO4638204 Atlantic poison oak, Toxicodendron pubescens (Rhus toxicondendron). Handcoloured illustration drawn and lithographed by Henry Sowerby from Edward Hamilton's Flora Homeopathica

Various-leaved monkshood, Aconitum heterophyllum, yellow monkshood, A. anthora, pale yellow monkshood, A
FLO4670189 Various-leaved monkshood, Aconitum heterophyllum, yellow monkshood, A. anthora, pale yellow monkshood, A. ochroleucumum, Carpathian purple wolfsbane, panicled monkshood, A. paniculatum, A

Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims
5312129 Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims; (add.info.: Diagram depicting a syringe pump used to help poisoning victims. In Fig. A fluid is being forced into the stomach)

An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry
5311633 An engraving depicting the production of white lead (carbonated lead) used mainly in the paint industry. On a bed of spent tanner's bark were set pots of vinegar

Hemlock, Conium maculatum
5855171 Hemlock, Conium maculatum; (add.info.: Hemlock, Conium maculatum. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy)

Queen sago, Cycas circinalis
5855232 Queen sago, Cycas circinalis; (add.info.: Queen sago, Cycas circinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Queen sago, Cycas circinalis
5855231 Queen sago, Cycas circinalis; (add.info.: Queen sago, Cycas circinalis. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale
5855173 Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale; (add.info.: Meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science,")

Atropa belladonna, 1864
7125181 Atropa belladonna, 1864; (add.info.: Atropa belladonna, aka belladonna or deadly nightshade, a poisonous perennial herbaceous plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae)

Strophanthus hispidus. Chromolithograph by E. Gunther after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4990731 Strophanthus hispidus. Chromolithograph by E. Gunther after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Spurge flax or flax-leaved daphne. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair
FLO4985343 Spurge flax or flax-leaved daphne. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley and Henry Trimen's Medicinal Plants, London

Monkshood or Indian aconite, Aconitum ferox. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4992812 Monkshood or Indian aconite, Aconitum ferox. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Calabar bean or ordeal bean. Physostigma venenosum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration
FLO4986994 Calabar bean or ordeal bean. Physostigma venenosum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

Description of a plant of small cike (Aethusa cynapium) or parsley of dogs
FLO4721339 Description of a plant of small cike (Aethusa cynapium) or parsley of dogs. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Description of the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), or kills dog, with its black berries
FLO4721333 Description of the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), or kills dog, with its black berries. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal"

Description of belladonna, stem, flower, fruit. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou
FLO4721288 Description of belladonna, stem, flower, fruit. Chromolithographie in " Recueil d'images instructives ou lecons du monde vegetal", by Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901)

Description of the flower and purple foil
FLO4721166 Description of the flower and purple foil.; (add.info.: Description of the flower and purple foil.); © Florilegius.

Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850
3359129 Hazards of a 19th Century household, 1850; (add.info.: Hazards of a 19th Century household, including taxes, rats, black beetles, cockroaches, arsenic fumes, stinking drains)

The death of King Edward the martyr (962-978) represented with his mother-in-law Elfthryth (Elfrida)
ELD4874214 The death of King Edward the martyr (962-978) represented with his mother-in-law Elfthryth (Elfrida) who handed him a glass of poison at the castle of Corfe

Japanese star anise or shikimi, Illicium anisatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4982688 Japanese star anise or shikimi, Illicium anisatum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley

suicide of Socrates, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4917839 suicide of Socrates, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Greek antiquity: suicide of Socrates, philosopher of ancient Greece (5th century BC)

Harmful or poisonous plants, 1897
3480849 Harmful or poisonous plants, 1897; (add.info.: Illustration depicting harmful or poisonous plants, 1897.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897
3480847 Harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897; (add.info.: Illustration depicting harmful or poisonous plants and snakes, 1897.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Paxille wraps
2096661 Paxille wraps; (add.info.: Science. Botany. Mushroom: Brown roll rim, common roll rim, or poison pax (Paxillus involutus)

The gyromitre
2096641 The gyromitre; (add.info.: Sciences. Botanique. Coll. Part. Science. Botany. Mushroom: Tricholoma equestre (Man on horseback or Yellow knight)

Who poisoned Charles Bravo? (litho)
8675811 Who poisoned Charles Bravo? (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Who poisoned Charles Bravo? Charles Bravo and his wife, Florence)

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"Unveiling the Enigmatic World of Poison: A Journey through Art and Nature" Step into a realm where danger lurks in every corner, as we delve into the captivating world of poison. Circe Invidiosa, an enchanting masterpiece by John William Waterhouse, transports us to ancient mythology where toxic potions were brewed with sinister intent. Intriguingly intertwined with politics, poison seeps into unexpected realms. Labour Party election posters and television speakers echo with venomous words that aim to tarnish reputations and manipulate public opinion. Picture No. 10750866 captures this treacherous game of deceit. The Death of Socrates immortalizes a tragic moment when hemlock became synonymous with intellectual dissent. This oil on canvas masterpiece from 1787 reminds us that ideas can be as lethal as any substance. From art to nature's own laboratory, we encounter fascinating specimens like the Fly agaric mushroom engraving from 1895 or the Hellebore botanical engraving dating back to 1857. These illustrations reveal both beauty and peril within flora's delicate embrace. Curare, derived from Chondrodendron tomentosum, demonstrates how indigenous cultures harnessed poisons for hunting purposes while Deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) whispers tales of witches' brews and deadly allure. Yet amidst these dangers lie surprising revelations - The Great Lozenge-Maker offers a hint at hidden talents within unsuspecting individuals; John Leech's artwork from 1858 reminds us that even seemingly harmless figures may possess their own brand of poison. Nature continues its enigmatic dance between life and death - Snow morel (Gyromitra gigas) entices adventurous souls while hooded false mushrooms warn against carelessness. And there is solace in knowing that not all fungi are dangerous; Ramaria botrytis presents itself as an edible delight amid cautionary tales. As we explore Picture No.