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The Hamburg Hydra Linnaeus revealed fake
Copperplate engraving with hand colouring by J. Chapman 1806 after engraving by Seba in his " Treasury of Natural History" (1734). In 1735 a young Linnaeus visited Hamburg

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The Wingless Chimera, 1911. Creator: David Young Cameron
The Wingless Chimera, 1911

Bellerophon slays the Chimera - Greek mythology
The Greek mythological hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the Chimaera

The steam yacht Chimaera, 1914. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes
The steam yacht Chimaera, 1914

Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicar's door
FLO4685587 Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicar's door. Paintings from the south side of the Chancel

The Wounded Chimera of Bellerophon, detail of the head, 5th century AD (bronze) (detail of 104198)
BEN104199 The Wounded Chimera of Bellerophon, detail of the head, 5th century AD (bronze) (detail of 104198); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Two Chimerical Animals Fighting, 1610. Creator: Hendrick Hondius I
Two Chimerical Animals Fighting, 1610. Series: Battling Animals, pl. 21

Fitting (Shi) in the Form of a Chimera (Bixie), between 317 and 581. Creator: Unknown
Fitting (Shi) in the Form of a Chimera (Bixie), between 317 and 581

Funerary Sculpture of a Chimera (Bixie), 25-220. Creator: Unknown
Funerary Sculpture of a Chimera (Bixie), 25-220

Le Sphynx...mon regard que rien ne peut devier, demeure tendu a travers les choses... 1889. Creator: Odilon Redon
Le Sphynx...mon regard que rien ne peut devier, demeure tendu a travers les choses sur un horizon inaccessible. La Chimere: Moi, Je suis legere et joyeuse (The Sphinx: "My gaze)

The International Exhibition - marble chimneypiece, by Leclercq, in the Belgian Court... 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition - marble chimneypiece, by Leclercq, in the Belgian Court - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862

Head of a Chimera. Found in the collection of Veste Coburg

The Fontaine Saint-Michel, 1860 (photo)
XIR229543 The Fontaine Saint-Michel, 1860 (photo) by Davioud, Gabriel Jean Antoine (1823-81); Paris, France; (add.info.: memorial to resistance of 1944; )

Bellerophon slaying the Chimaera (bronze)
1190828 Bellerophon slaying the Chimaera (bronze) by Picault, Emile Louis (1833-1915) (after); height: 70 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Bellerophon killing the Chimera
LLM455068 Bellerophon killing the Chimera by Sellier, P. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellerophon killing the Chimera)

Genoa, Museum of St Augustine: Grifo, by Campionese sculptor ("Master of Giano") about 1315
6372818 Genoa, Museum of St Augustine: Grifo, by Campionese sculptor (" Master of Giano" ) about 1315 by Italian School, (14th century); Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Genoa

Circe turning into monsters the companions of Ulysses, from the Hall of Circe, Rocca dei Rossi, San Secondo, Parma
2384741 Circe turning into monsters the companions of Ulysses, from the Hall of Circe, Rocca dei Rossi, San Secondo, Parma, Italy by Romano

Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Chimera, 400-300 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Hemidrachm (Coin) Depicting a Chimera, 400-300 BCE

Aeginetic Stater (Coin) Depicting a Chimera, 431-400 BCE. Creator: Unknown
Aeginetic Stater (Coin) Depicting a Chimera, 431-400 BCE

Two Plaques with Interlaced Chimeras, Limoges, 1200 / 50. Creator: Unknown
Two Plaques with Interlaced Chimeras, Limoges, 1200/50

Stirrup Spout Vessel with Raised Chimera Motifs, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Stirrup Spout Vessel with Raised Chimera Motifs, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Self-Portrait as a Chimera, ca. 1880. Creator: Sarah Bernhardt
Self-Portrait as a Chimera, ca. 1880

Chimera, Period of Division, 220-589. Creator: Unknown
Chimera, Period of Division, 220-589

Ornament: reclining chimera, Period of Division, 220-589. Creator: Unknown
Ornament: reclining chimera, Period of Division, 220-589

Bellerophon fights the Chimaera (colour litho)
5223709 Bellerophon fights the Chimaera (colour litho) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bellerophon fights the Chimaera)

Chimera (bronze)
XIR444214 Chimera (bronze) by Etruscan; 78.5x129 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Chimere; ); out of copyright

Masdevallia coccinea, Trisetella gemmata, Dracula chimaera
Orchids: Masdevallia coccinea, Trisetella gemmata and Dracula chimaera. Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Cook pine, Araucaria columnaris. (Norfolk Island pine, Araucaria excelsa). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Desire Bois from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse

Gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone)
ALI213265 Gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Wall paintings of monsters from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua
Wall paintings of monsters, masks, tigers, winged creatures and chimera from the Palazzo del Te, Mantua. Handcoloured lithograph by Konter after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of

Ratfish or rabbitfish, Chimaera monstrosa. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Encyclopedia of Natural History: Fish, Augsburg, 1804

Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213261 Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Monkey gargoyle, from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213260 Monkey gargoyle, from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc

Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI213271 Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame, Paris

Pelican gargoyl from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213266 Pelican gargoyl from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc

Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone)
ALI213262 Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Pitcher or ewer from Venice, Italy, with sea nymph riding a chimaera with a horses body and serpent tail. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate and centerpiece from Castelli and Sienna, Renaissance maiolica ware. Decorated with an angel holding an orb in a border of chimaera and foliage, and heraldic escutcheon with the initials F.C

Platter from Nuremberg, Bavaria, 18th century, decorated with scene of demons, monsters, chimaera and serpents attacking a wild boar

Bishop of Worcester praying before a crucifix, and mythical beasts above the Vicars door. Paintings from the south side of the Chancel

Ray, shark, sturgeon, lamprey, etc
Marine creatures: hagfish, Myxine glutinosa 1, river lamprey eel, Petromyzon fluviatilis 2, torpedo ray, Raja torpedo ocellata 3, great white shark, Squalus carcharias, vulnerable 4, rat fish

Dracula chimaera orchid (Masdevallia chimaera). Drawn and chromolithographed by P. de Pannemaeker from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1873

Rat fish, elephantfish and American paddlefish
Rat fish, Chimaera monstrosa, elephantfish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, and American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula (vulnerable)

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