Butterfly Album g (detail) - Public domain illustration drawing
Insect drawings collection from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey. Public domain photograph of butterfly, insect, zoological illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder (Dutch - Flower Still Life - Google Art...
Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph - still life painting, flowers, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Christian Luycks - A Festoon of Roses hanging from a Blue Ribbon, with...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Flemish art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Haskell County, Kansas. Grasshopper damage generally starts by the roa...
Scope and content: Full caption reads as follows: Haskell County, Kansas. Grasshopper damage generally starts by the roadsides and works in. Most such damage occurs when the insects are too small to move very ... More
HATCHOUT OF AQUATIC INSECTS MAKING SCUM ON THE WATER IN THE FOREST PRE...
Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
INSECTS BUZZ AROUND THE TRUNK OF AN OLD CEDAR AT THE TOP OF THE OVERLO...
Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
Spraying the lower part of an infected tree to combat insects - NARA -...
Public domain photograph - National Park Service, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
WADING SHORE BIRD SEARCHES OUT INSECTS IN POND - NARA - 550388
Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
WADING SHORE BIRD SEARCHES OUT INSECTS IN POND. NEAR MILE 0 ALASKA PIP...
Public domain image - Environmental protection federal program, the 1970s, color photographs, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description
WPA worker instructs children in mounting the day's catch of insects a...
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More
(Virtuoso and a fly.) (BM 1927,0308.121)
Plate 41 to 'Eccentric Excursions, or. Literary & Pictorial sketches of Countenance, Character and Country, in ..... England & South Wales'. A lean and ugly old man sits in profile to the right, bending forward... More
A new insect. (BM 1851,0901.218)
A slim man, standing, 'chapeau-bras', in profile to the right. He is fashionably dressed in a high-collared coat cut back to form tails, and shirt frill; his shoes have very large buckles. His hair is in a queu... More
Effusions of a Pot of Porter,-or-Ministerial Conjurations for Supporti...
A large frothing tankard stands on a cask whose head forms the base of the design. From the froth Pitt emerges as Death on the White Horse (of Hanover, cf. BMSat 8691), giving the effect of a fantastic equestr... More
Il a des rats plein sa cervelle, plein sa gamache et plein ses bas; il...
A satire on Louis XVI showing the French King standing full-length, wearing red jacket and breeches, looking to the left as on the right the young Dauphin dressed in green helps him carring his sceptre; rats, s... More
Judas returning to East Hadon at 3 o'clock on Saturday morning... (BM ...
Frontispiece to 'Peter's Prophecy . . . or, an important Epistle to Sir J. Banks, on the approaching election of a president of the Royal Society'. Five ugly and elderly members of the Royal Society are seated ... More
Master Billy's hobby-horse, or his triumphal entry into Downing Street...
Pitt, riding a rocking-horse, is confronted by the padlocked door of the 'Treasury' (right), inscribed 'Thus far and no further', while its two leaves are fastened by four enormous padlocks, each inscribed 'Res... More
Retaliation or state of nations. (BM 1868,0808.4910)
Outside a small cottage or summer-house a bee-hive stands on a table. Two men are being attacked by bees: one lies on his back waving his arms and legs, the other is behind him, running away and beating off the... More
Taste in High Life (BM 1862,1011.409)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM 1868,0822.1555 1)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM 1868,0822.1555 2)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM 1868,0822.1555)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM Cc,2.133)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM Cc,2.134)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM Cc,2.135)
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
Taste in High Life (BM S,2.64) - Public domain engraving
Copy of an expensively furnished interior with an elderly lady wearing an enormous hooped petticoat in conversation with an extravagantly dressed gentleman; to left, a fashionable young lady pats a black page b... More
The quacks. (BM 1868,0808.4952 1)
The two notorious quacks of the period, Graham and Katerfelto, demonstrating their marvels, one against the other, each standing on a stage. Graham (left), in profile to the right, is on a stage shaped like an ... More
The quacks. (BM 1868,0808.4952)
The two notorious quacks of the period, Graham and Katerfelto, demonstrating their marvels, one against the other, each standing on a stage. Graham (left), in profile to the right, is on a stage shaped like an ... More
The royal jersey!! (e and r struck through and replaced with a) (BM 18...
A half length portrait of the Prince of Wales, in profile to the right, wearing a wig which simulates short and tousled natural hair, falling on his forehead and coat-collar. A casual parting shows the back of ... More
The Times, or 1768 (BM 1868,0808.4412)
Satire on the prosecution of John Wilkes described in a key included in verses below: 1. “the Venal Lawyer”, Lord Mansfield as an owl hovering in the centre of the print holding unbalanced scales of Justice, on... More
The wonderful most wonderful Dr Kate- he- felt- ho, having pack'd up h...
Katerfelto walking rapidly, in profile to the right, leaning forward under the weight of a peep-show or magic lantern strapped to his shoulders. He wears military uniform, his hat decorated with the skull and c... More
Micrographia Schem 23 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Schem. XXIII - Of the Feet of Flies, and several other Insects. Of the Structure and motion of the Wings of Flies. Of the Eyes and Head of a Grey drone-Fly, and of several other creatures.
Micrographia Schem 25 fig 2 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Schem. XXV - 2. Of the Eggs of Silk-worms, and other Insects.
Micrographia Schem 25 fig 3 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Schem. XXV - 3. Of the Eggs of Silk-worms, and other Insects.
Micrographia Schem 25 - Drawing. Public domain image.
Schem. XXV - 1. Of the Teeth of a Snail. 2. Of the Eggs of Silk-worms, and other Insects. 3. Of the Eels in Vinegar.
Peter Binoit - Still-life of flowers, insects and catapillar
Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.
Christiaan van Pol - Vase with flowers PF1019-54-lr-1
Vase with flowers and insects and a birds nest with blue eggs on a stone slab, signed below right (on the edge of the slab)Français : ‘Nature morte au Vase de Fleurs’
Anonymous - Plants and Insects - 57.1915 - Cleveland Museum of Art
Public domain reproduction of artwork, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
China, Ming dynasty - Lotuses, Insects, and Birds - 1985.18 - Clevelan...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
China, Southern Song dynasty - Insects and Bamboo - 1985.364 - Clevela...
Public domain reproduction of artwork, medieval, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Wu Bing - Bamboo and Insects - 1964.154 - Cleveland Museum of Art
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The entomologist. (BM 1868,0808.9442)
Brougham sits, paint-brush in hand, his right eye looking through a magnifying-glass fixed before a slide on which are insects. On a large drawing-board propped on his table is the Magnified View of the ' "Cime... More
AMH-8178-KB View of the English and Dutch forts at Akkra, seen from th...
Nederlands: Gezicht op het Engelse en het Nederlandse fort te Akkra, vanuit het noorden. North Prospect of ye English & Dutch Forts at Akkra. Inzet: Plattegrond van het Engelse fort St. James. Onder de afbeeldi... More
Loggan + Hollar -- a camel, giraffe, chameleon, dragon, ichneumon, spi...
Collection of strange images from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey. Public domain photograph of 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Apis (bee) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 128v
Apis (bee) - miniature from folio 128v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: bee (25F711(BEE)) Bee-hive (47I242) This miniature is part of the le... More
Brucus adlacta (cricket) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - K...
Brucus adlacta (cricket) - miniature from folio 131r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: cricket (25F711(CRICKET)) This miniature is part of th... More
Cancarides - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 131v...
Cancarides - miniature from folio 131v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('cancarides') (25F711('CANCARIDES')) This miniature is part of the l... More
Cancendula (firefly) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA...
Cancendula (firefly) - miniature from folio 131r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects (firefly) (25F711(FIREFLY)) This miniature is part of the r... More
Cinifes (kind of mosquito) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant -...
Cinifes (kind of mosquito) - miniature from folio 131v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('cinefes') (25F711('CINEFES')) This miniature is par... More
Cinomia (kind of mosquito) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant -...
Cinomia (kind of mosquito) - miniature from folio 131r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('cinomia') (25F711('CINOMIA')) This miniature is par... More
Crabo (kind of mosquito) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - K...
Crabo (kind of mosquito) - miniature from folio 132r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('crabo') (25F711('CRABO')) This miniature is part of t... More
Culex (midge) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 1...
Culex (midge) - miniature from folio 131v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects (midge) (25F711(MIDGE)) This miniature is part of the lefthand sid... More
Cycada (cricket) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 ...
Cycada (cricket) - miniature from folio 132r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: cricket (25F711(CRICKET)) This miniature is part of the righth... More
Eruca (caterpillar) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA ...
Eruca (caterpillar) - miniature from folio 132r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: caterpillar (25F711(CATERPILLAR)) This miniature is part of... More
Formica (ant) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 1...
Formica (ant) - miniature from folio 132v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: ant (25F711(ANT)) This miniature is part of the lefthand side fol... More
Locusta (grasshopper) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB K...
Locusta (grasshopper) - miniature from folio 133r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects (grasshopper) (25F711(GRASSHOPPER)) This miniature is part... More
Musca (mosquito) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 ...
Musca (mosquito) - miniature from folio 133v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: mosquito (25F711(MOSQUITO)) This miniature is part of the left... More
Papilio (butterfly) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA ...
Papilio (butterfly) - miniature from folio 134r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: butterfly (25F711(BUTTERFLY)) This miniature is part of the... More
Pediculus (maggot) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 1...
Pediculus (maggot) - miniature from folio 134v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects (+ 'larva', grub) (25F711(+413)) This miniature is part of th... More
Pulex (flea) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 13...
Pulex (flea) - miniature from folio 134r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: flea (25F711(FLEA)) This miniature is part of the righthand side f... More
Spoliator (colibri) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA ...
Spoliator (colibri) - miniature from folio 135r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects (colibri) (25F711(COLIBRI)) This miniature is part of the ri... More
Stella - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 135r a1
Stella - miniature from folio 135r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('stella') (25F711('STELLA')) This miniature is part of the righthand sid... More
Tamur - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 135r b2
Tamur - miniature from folio 135r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('tamur') (25F711('TAMUR')) This miniature is part of the righthand side f... More
Tappula - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 135v a1
Tappula - miniature from folio 135v from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects ('tappula') (25F711('TAPPULA')) This miniature is part of the lefthand s... More
Vespa (wasp) - Der naturen bloeme - Jacob van Maerlant - KB KA 16 - 13...
Vespa (wasp) - miniature from folio 136r from Der naturen bloeme (KB KA 16) by Jacob van Maerlant Topics depicted in this miniature Insects: wasp (25F711(WASP)) This miniature is part of the righthand side f... More
Feelers 3 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Insects with feelers shown
Nightjar - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
Pern - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
European hawk (Pernis apivorus) related to the kites and feeding on insects and small reptiles and often tearing up nests of wasps and bumblebees to eat their larvae
Pitcher Plant - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
a plant (especially family Sarraceniaceae, the pitcher-plant family) with pitcher-shaped leaves in which insects are trapped and digested by means of a fluid secreted by the leaves
Punkie - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Punkie insects
Tarantula 1 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, a... More
Tarantula 2 - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, a... More
Thrips (white background) - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Any of an order (Thysanoptera) of small to minute sucking insects many of which feed often destructively on plant juices
Thrips - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Any of an order (Thysanoptera) of small to minute sucking insects many of which feed often destructively on plant juices
StateLibQld 2 393301 Old gum tree on Grasstree Hill, Bunya Mountains, ...
Old gum tree on Grasstree Hill, Bunya Mountains, 1929. Tall grasstrees Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp glauca grow on Mt Kiangarow. At almost 5m high, they are some of the tallest grasstrees you will ever see and are... More
Alfred Jacob Miller - Beach at Cape May - Walters 372675
Cape May, New Jersey, is among the oldest American seaside resorts, hosting vacationers from the mid-Atlantic region from the 18th century forward. In this drawing, Miller pokes gentle fun at leisure travelers.... More
Carlo Antonio Grue - Plate with a Pastoral Landscape - Walters 481753
This plate with a sunk center is painted in grey-blue, grey-green and copper-green, yellow, ochre, and manganese and is heightened with gold. The marli is decorated with two putti (one is asleep), a rooster, a ... More
Chelsea Porcelain Factory - Soup Plate - Walters 48831
The plate is decorated with birds, foliage, and insects over a white ground. Its feather-edge border was derived from contemporary silver plates.
Chinese - Pair of Vases with Flowers, Insects, and Birds - Walters 492...
This pair of vases are pair of famille rose export-wares decorated with flowers, insects and birds on a rose paste ground. The vessels are associated with two circular pedestals in the shape of the base of a co... More
Chinese - Writer's Water Dish - Walters 47696
This writer's water dish takes the form of an open lotus flower with insects around the rim.
Choshu School - Tsuba with Insects in Autumn Grass - Walters 51403 - B...
The open work design on this tsuba is of pampas grass. At the bottom, beneath the central opening, is a cricket. At the upper right is a moth.
Choshu School - Tsuba with Insects in Autumn Grass - Walters 51403
The open work design on this tsuba is of pampas grass. At the bottom, beneath the central opening, is a cricket. At the upper right is a moth.
Egyptian - Fly Necklace - Walters 421515
The necklace consists of 46 ovoid carnelian beads, 23 cornflower pendants with integrated loop on the top, and 22 fly shaped pendants with loop attached to the heads. The necklace is restrung, and contemporary ... More
Egyptian - Horus Stele (Cippus) - Walters 22173
This small stele (an upright stone slab with an inscription or image) is an amulet inscribed with magical spells to ward off stings and bites from deadly animals and insects-representing wild nature and chaos. ... More
Egyptian - Scarab with Spread Wings - Walters 421430 - Back
Scarabs were modeled on the dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The Egyptians associated these insects with the young sun-god Kheper, who, like the scarab, was believed to be self created. Images of winged scarabs ... More
Egyptian - Scarab with Spread Wings - Walters 421430 - Bottom
Scarabs were modeled on the dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The Egyptians associated these insects with the young sun-god Kheper, who, like the scarab, was believed to be self created. Images of winged scarabs ... More
Egyptian - Scarab with Spread Wings - Walters 421430 - Right
Scarabs were modeled on the dung beetle (Scarabaeus sacer). The Egyptians associated these insects with the young sun-god Kheper, who, like the scarab, was believed to be self created. Images of winged scarabs ... More
Giuseppe Recco - Flowers by a Pond with Frogs - Walters 371856
This intriguing close-up of beautiful flowers, frogs, and insects is presented from what seems like the low viewing angle of an avid naturalist searching for specimens in the underbrush on the edge of an upland... More
Haruta Hirotsugu - Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects - Walters 51392...
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper... More
Haruta Hirotsugu - Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects - Walters 51392...
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper... More
Haruta Hirotsugu - Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects - Walters 51392...
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper... More
Haruta Hirotsugu - Tsuba with Autumn Flora and Insects - Walters 51392
This tsuba has a raised rim decorated with a crawling spider, maple leaf and cherry blossom. The body of the tsuba has pampas grass on the left and chrysanthemums on the right. Along the bottom is a grasshopper... More
Isaak Soreau - Still Life with Chinese Bowl and Vase of Flowers - Walt...
Soreau, the son of an Antwerp painter in Frankfurt, specialized in "table-top still lifes," featuring fruits, flowers, and insects depicted in ways that appeal to the senses. For example, the sheen on the grape... More
Isshu - Covered Box with Tiger Lily and Insects - Walters 52165
Isshu (Japanese). 'Covered Box with Tiger Lily and Insects,' 19th century. iron, copper, brass, gold, and shibuichi. Walters Art Museum (52.165): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Iwamoto Konkan - Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects - Walters 51382...
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on t... More
Iwamoto Konkan - Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects - Walters 51382...
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on t... More
Iwamoto Konkan - Tsuba with Autumn Grasses and Insects - Walters 51382
This tsuba is dominated by pampas grass, a traditional indication of autumn. At the lower right and the bottom are chrysanthemum flowers. A moth is at the upper right. A similar scene of pampas is depicted on t... More
Japanese - Kogai with Insects in Roundels - Walters 51898 - Back
Four roundels contain a cricket, a moth, a beetle, and a praying mantis. Flowers decorate the reverse. This is likely a product of the Kaga School.
Japanese - Kogai with Insects in Roundels - Walters 51898
Four roundels contain a cricket, a moth, a beetle, and a praying mantis. Flowers decorate the reverse. This is likely a product of the Kaga School.
Japanese - Kojiri with Cricket and Cockroach - Walters 511135
At the top is a cockroach, with a beetle on the bottom. The background is designed to look like tree bark. The two insects appear to be crawling along the trunk of a tree.