Sheppard Collection

Anatomy of a greyhound
Anatomical drawing of the muscles of a greyhound, precisely labelled

Gypsy caravan and trap in a wood clearing. Pen & ink with watercolour wash sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Falls of the Blackwater, 1872. Waterfalls in West Virginia, USA: Just below us flows the famous Blackwater through an awful rift nearly two thousand feet in depth...This is the land of

Skeleton of a greyhound
Detailed anatomical drawing by Raymond Sheppard in pen and ink of the skeleton of a greyhound, with bones fully labelled

Hannibal crossing the Alps
Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Ploughing a field
A farmer operating a hand plough, pulled by a team of two white horses. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Young Golden Cocker Spaniel
Sketches of a young Golden Cocker Spaniel puppy (aged 3-4 months) sitting and running. Pencil / crayon drawings by Raymond Sheppard

Group photo, Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, USA
Group photo of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They were an African-American a cappella ensemble who toured

An angry Grizzly Bear
Enraged Grizzly Bear snarling and raising a dangerous-looking paw. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

A Tiger approaches
A fantastic picture of a large male Tiger approaching with menace. Pastel drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Hannibal and his army crosses the Alps - an epic overland journey from Carthage to Italy during the Second Punic War in Italy (218-203 BC). Two of Hannibals war elephants are pictured

Suicide on the Little Big Horn. Custers Last Stand in 1876 when he led the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army into battle with the Lakota

Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

A clinker rowing boat
A watercolour sketch of a clinker rowing boat by Raymond Sheppard

Farm scene - Painting by Raymond Sheppard
A winding muddy track leading toward a farmyard, barns and farm buildings. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

The Old Man and the Sea
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to The Old Man and the Sea - a novella by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951. The story focuses on Santiago

Three turtles swimming underwater. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Rhinos attack a Lion
Curse of the Great White Rhino. Two rhinos charge and attack a Lion. Pen and Ink (with wash) preliminary sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Poster advertising Norway, showing a pretty milkmaid with a yoke and two buckets. 20th century

The Old Man and the Sea
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to The Old Man and the Sea - a novella by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951. The story focuses on Santiago

Large male lion sleeping. A study in pencil and conte crayon by Raymond Sheppard

Girl painting at table
A young girls sits at a table painting in her sketchbook. Watercolour study by Raymond Sheppard

A Barn Owl hunting a rat. Pen & ink illustration by Raymond Sheppard

Raymond Sheppard (self-portrait)
Raymond Sheppard - self-portrait in oil

Boy collecting apples
A smiling, happy boy amongst the orchard trees, collecting the fallen shiny English apples in a wooden box. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Gateway, Clare College, Cambridge
An etching which shows an ornate iron gateway entrance to Clare College, Cambridge, founded in 1326, by Richard Badew. Date: circa 1920

The Long, Long Drift
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to an article entitled: The Long, Long Drift by John Prebble, relating to the The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914-17

Grandfather welcomes his Granddaughter
A Grandfather, fishing in the shade of a tree by a quiet pool, welcomes his Granddaughter with open arms. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Hay bales in the evening light
A view of a field with stacked bales of hay in the evening light. Pencil and watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Highwaymen / Redington
Redingtons horses: famous highwaymen including: Tom King, Captain Hawk, Jack Sheppard, Claude Duval, Captain Macheath & Sixteen String Jack

Anvil Cliff, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Anvil Cliff, 1872. Rock formation on the New River, Virginia, USA:the rugged, riven, and weird Anvil Cliff lifts its awful but not repulsive front....the height of which

Two schoolboys in a wood
Illustration showing two schoolboys in a wood, finding a notice on a tree: Beware of the Wolves

Brumas Polar Bear
Brumas the polar bear cub at London Zoo, only a few weeks old

Down the Severn in a Sheep Trough. A boy paddles a raft he has built from a sheep trough and two barrels

Dodo - profile and rear studies
Two studies of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century

Tiger attempting to reach big game hunter
A Tiger attempts to get at a big game hunter, sat rather precariously on a tree branch

Chimpanzees in the African jungle, knuckle-walking, swinging from creepers and generally monkeying around! Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Southbourne beach. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Boy sitting and reading
A young boy sits on a pouffe reading a book. Pastel sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Leopard lying on a ledge

Girl in Ballet shoes
A young girl seated on a small mat, wearing her ballet shoes and wearing her hair in bunches. Pencil sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Studies of a hare
Pencil studies of a hare by Raymond Sheppard

Reindeer with impressive antlers
A male Reindeer with impressive antlers. Pencil drawing by Raymond Sheppard

Two Ravens on a snowy perch
A Raven preens his wing feathers on a snowy branch. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

A Pig rears up out of a small pen. Pen and Ink (with watercolour)drawing by Raymond Sheppard

A Zebra
A highly-detailed pencil drawing of a Zebra by Raymond Sheppard

Bell TH-1F 66-1231
United States Air Force - Bell TH-1F 66-1231, at Sheppard AFB. Date: 1970

Bell TH-1F
United States Air Force - Bell TH-1F - A gaggle of TH-1Fs take-off from Sheppard AFB on 3 May 1967. Date: 1967

Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-168 & F-100A 52-5762
United States Air Force - Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-168 (msn 43502), being loaded with North American F-100A Super Sabre 52-5762, at Sheppard AFB on 8 August 1969

Hughes XF-11 44-70156, 2nd proto Type. First flight 5 April 1947 by Howard Hughes. Arrived at Eglin Field, Florida, in December 1948 from Wright Field, Ohio

The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood
The Chickahominy, 1872. River in eastern Virginia, USA: The Chickahominy is the chosen abode of all the known varieties of " varmints" of that region

Glory of the Sea, clipper ship, painting by Warren Sheppard Date: 1927

Clare College, Cambridge
Etching of Clare College Cambridge. The college was founded in 1326, and is the second oldest of Cambridge. Date: circa 1929

Cessna T-37A-CE 59-0242
United States Air Force (USAF) - Cessna T-37A-CE 59-0242 (msn 40185), at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Date: circa 1980

Northrop T-38A Talon 61-0933
United States Air Force (USAF) - Northrop T-38A-40-NO Talon 61-0933 (msn N.5299), at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Date: circa 1980

Cessna T-37B 67-14752
United States Air Force (USAF) - Cessna T-37B 67-14752 (msn 41009), at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Date: circa 1980

Cessna T-37A 57-2352
United States Air Force (USAF) - Cessna T-37A-CE 57-2352 (msn 40185), at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas. Date: circa 1980

David Sheppard, Anglican clergyman
David Sheppard, Bishop of Woolwich (1969-1975) and of Liverpool (1975-1997). Date: circa 1970s

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress 56-0689 (msn 464060) at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. before construction of the American Air Museum building

P. Barnfather & A. Sheppard
P.Barnfather and A.Sheppard Sidecar Racing 08 April 1999 Date: 08 April 1999

Matthew Sheppard Race Horse Trainer Cheltenham Open Meeting 2004 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham 12 November 2004 Date: 12 November 2004

M. Sheppard
M.Sheppard Race Horse Trainer 24 February 1998 Date: 24 February 1998

Seymour Hicks as Jonathan Wild in Little Jack Sheppard Date: 1890s

Jessie Preston as Little Jack Sheppard Date: 1890s

Eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Nest and eggs of the eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States

Nest and egg of the redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee and orchard orioles
Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens, and orchard orioles, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis
Nest and eggs of the gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis. Cat bird, Minus carolinensis. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American woodcock, Scolopax minor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Gray catbird and eastern towhee
Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, and eastern towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

American kestrel, Falco sparverius, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern wood pewee, Contopus virens. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura, with nest and egg. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Prairie warbler, Setophaga discolor. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Razorbill or lesser auk, Alca torda. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Golden-crowned kinglet, Regulus satrapa. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Redwing blackbird and red-eyed vireo
Redwing blackbird, Agelaius phoeniceus, and red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests

Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica, with nest and eggs. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Nest and eggs of the orchard oriole, Icterus spurius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina
Nest and eggs of the chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius
Nest and eggs of the spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus. Chromolithograph after an illustration by Edwin Sheppard from Thomas George Gentrys Nests and Eggs of the Birds of the United States, J.A

Eastern kingbird and cedar waxwing
Eastern kingbird, Tyrannus tyrannus, and cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum. Kingbird, Tyrannus carolinensis Cedar bird, Ampelis cedrorum

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"Sheppard: A Captivating Journey Through Time and Nature" Step into the world of Sheppard, where the captivating anatomy of a greyhound reveals its graceful agility. The skeleton of this magnificent creature showcases the intricate framework that supports its impressive speed. Like Hannibal crossing the Alps, a young golden Cocker Spaniel embarks on an adventurous journey, full of curiosity and boundless energy. Its playful spirit mirrors that of the Gypsy caravan and trap, always ready to explore new horizons. In a group photo, we witness the harmonious voices of Jubilee Singers from Fisk University in the USA. Their powerful melodies echo through time, reminding us of resilience and unity amidst adversity. An angry grizzly bear stands tall as if challenging all who dare cross its path. Meanwhile, a tiger approaches with stealthy grace - both embodying strength and untamed beauty in their own unique ways. Just as Hannibal led his army across treacherous terrain, Sheppard takes us on an expedition through history's most remarkable events. From witnessing suicide on Little Big Horn to heavy horses valiantly pulling timber wagons uphill - each moment unfolds like chapters in an epic tale. Yet amidst these grand spectacles lies simplicity too; ploughing a field symbolizes hard work and dedication to nurturing life's abundance. It reminds us that even amidst great conquests or struggles for survival, there is beauty in tending to our roots. Sheppard invites you to immerse yourself in this extraordinary tapestry woven with threads from nature's wonders and human triumphs alike. Let your imagination roam free as you embark on this captivating journey through time – one that will leave you inspired by both sheer power and delicate intricacies found within our world.