Mouche Collection

Crocus saffron, colchial and blueberry, with fly and caterpillar - Lithography attributed to Paul Theodor van Brussel
FLO4682681 Crocus saffron, colchial and blueberry, with fly and caterpillar - Lithography attributed to Paul Theodor van Brussel (1754-1795), author of the cover bouquet, or A.Bres

Insect: Drosophila variety or vinegar fly or fruit with a carnivorous plant, drosera
FLO4610105 Insect: Drosophila variety or vinegar fly or fruit with a carnivorous plant, drosera. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Diptere (Drapetis aterrima, Crossopalpus curvipes) and strand of marsh gaillet or marsh gaillet
FLO4609889 Diptere (Drapetis aterrima, Crossopalpus curvipes) and strand of marsh gaillet or marsh gaillet. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Insect: a variety of diptere, a stuffy body fly and black spots with a branch of bloodborne dogwood
FLO4610228 Insect: a variety of diptere, a stuffy body fly and black spots with a branch of bloodborne dogwood. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Insect: diptere (fly variete) and fungus phallaceae. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862)
FLO4610095 Insect: diptere (fly variete) and fungus phallaceae. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Mydas fly, Mydas clavatus 1, horsefly, Tabanus americanus 2,3, digger wasp, Sphex jamaicensis 4, scoliid wasp
FLO4615647 Mydas fly, Mydas clavatus 1, horsefly, Tabanus americanus 2,3, digger wasp, Sphex jamaicensis 4, scoliid wasp, Scolia fossulana 5, and black and yellow mud dauber

Pieride de la rave Lesser white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, bastard wasp and fruit flies on a flower
FLO4562389 Pieride de la rave Lesser white cabbage butterfly, Pieris rapae, bastard wasp and fruit flies on a flower. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

The hairy stapele. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801)
FLO4684329 The hairy stapele. Copper engraving by Frederick Polydor Nodder (1751-1801), George Shaw's illustration for the naturalist collection, published in 1790 by George Shaw

Magnified view of a housefly - Musca domestica, under a microscope: actual size 1, underside of head and body 2
FLO4576086 Magnified view of a housefly - Musca domestica, under a microscope: actual size 1, underside of head and body 2, abdomen 3, leg 4, and compound eye 5

Leptoscelis pictus 1, potter wasp, Eumenes abdominalis 2, carpenter bee, Xylocopa grossa 3, Tachinid fly
FLO4615655 Leptoscelis pictus 1, potter wasp, Eumenes abdominalis 2, carpenter bee, Xylocopa grossa 3, Tachinid fly, Echinomyia hirta 4, assassin bug, Triatoma species 5, hoverfly

Insect: Diptere variety, dark-winged midges with a clematite aristoloche plant
FLO4610211 Insect: Diptere variety, dark-winged midges with a clematite aristoloche plant. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Blue fly from New South Wales (Australia) (Rutilia sp.), insect. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or
FLO4687644 Blue fly from New South Wales (Australia) (Rutilia sp.), insect. Lithographie in The Naturalist Pocket Magazine or Cabinet complete des Curiosites et Beautes de la Nature

Diptere: black fly with short wings and spring gentian. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862)
FLO4609952 Diptere: black fly with short wings and spring gentian. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Insect: diptere, opetia variety with a branch of false holly fragon or spinous fragon
FLO4610131 Insect: diptere, opetia variety with a branch of false holly fragon or spinous fragon. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Ephydra variete (type of fly with spotted wings) and field buglosse plant
FLO4609919 Ephydra variete (type of fly with spotted wings) and field buglosse plant. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Insect: a variety of fly with a flower of a pack. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862)
FLO4610257 Insect: a variety of fly with a flower of a pack. Lithograph by John Curtis (1791-1862) published in "British Entomology"

Little mother of pearl and fly on a wild (or tricolor) pensee - Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly, Issoria lathonia
FLO4562401 Little mother of pearl and fly on a wild (or tricolor) pensee - Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly, Issoria lathonia, and common stiletto fly, Thereva nobilitata, on wild pansies

International Exhibition in Paris - 1937 - English Pavilion, designed by Olivier Hill, alongside Abella (French collaborator). Date: 1937

Letter M: Mamluk, Muletier, Musician, Marchand de chestnuts. engraving in " Alphabet"
DUV4209829 Letter M: Mamluk, Muletier, Musician, Marchand de chestnuts. engraving in " Alphabet". Finish printing on 15 November 1875 by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre

Exodus 8 20-32 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the swarm of flies, from the Nuremberg Bible
STC67472 Exodus 8 20-32 The Seven Plagues of Egypt: Moses and the swarm of flies, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School

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Seychelles, Mahe Island, Anse a la Mouche Date: 19/11/2005

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mouche; Fly; Fliege (engraving)
7196763 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Mouche; Fly; Fliege (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mouche; Fly; Fliege)

Orders of Insects
6338813 Orders of Insects by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Insects. Centipede, bristletail, louse, flea, beetle, cricket, shield bug, green lacewing, wasp, rhipipter)

Voeux de mariage d insectes. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212239 Voeux de mariage d insectes. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Godard dans la partie intitulee " Les aventures d un papillon" ecrit par PJ Stahl in "

Cape bishop and pin-tailed parrotfinch
Cape bishop, Euplectes capensis 1, and pin-tailed parrotfinch, Erythrura prasina 2. Gros-bec de Coromandel, Gros-bec de Java

Frontispice du livre "Scenes de la vie privee et publique des animaux"
DUV4212124 Frontispice du livre " Scenes de la vie privee et publique des animaux". Paris, J. Hetzel et Paulin, 1842. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville

The spider and the swallow (L araignee et l hirondelle) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4215143 The spider and the swallow (L araignee et l hirondelle) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

The bear and the garden lover (L ours et l amateur des jardins
DUV4214683 The bear and the garden lover (L ours et l amateur des jardins) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

The fly and the ant (La mouche et la fourmi) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214326 The fly and the ant (La mouche et la fourmi) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

Green-crowned plovercrest, ruby-throated
Green-crowned plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi, ruby-throated hummingbird, Archilochus colubris, and ruby-topaz hummingbird and nest, Chrysolampis mosquitus

A Gentleman in a tricorn Hat holding a Cane, a Gentleman in a black Phrygian Bonnet
827688 A Gentleman in a tricorn Hat holding a Cane, a Gentleman in a black Phrygian Bonnet and a young woman with a Mouche in a red Dress, (pastel on paper laid on canvas) by Tiepolo

Peche du saumon a la mouche, Maniement de la canne a la grande volee (engraving)
3645440 Peche du saumon a la mouche, Maniement de la canne a la grande volee (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peche du saumon a la mouche)

Concert d insectes a un bal. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212255 Concert d insectes a un bal. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Godard dans la partie intitulee " Les aventures d un papillon" ecrit par PJ Stahl in "

Woman at her toilet
AGN35457 Woman at her toilet by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 86.4x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; French, out of copyright

The hornets and the honey flies (Les frelons et les mouches a miel
DUV4214170 The hornets and the honey flies (Les frelons et les mouches a miel) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47)

Oiseau chassant les papillons. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212408 Oiseau chassant les papillons. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Andrew, Best et Leloir dans la partie intitulee " Un renard pris au piege" ecrit par Charles

Criquet jouant de la trompette devant une tortue, un escargot et des limaces
DUV4212238 Criquet jouant de la trompette devant une tortue, un escargot et des limaces. Au dessus de lui un autre criquet equilibre marche sur un fil. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville

Illustrations from A French Alphabet Book of 1814, pub
CJP343884 Illustrations from A French Alphabet Book of 1814, pub. by Charles Plante Fine Arts, 1814 (w/c) by Beauregard, Arnaud de (fl.1814); Private Collection; (add.info)

The tick and the fly (Le coche et la mouche) - Fables by La Fontaine
DUV4214767 The tick and the fly (Le coche et la mouche) - Fables by La Fontaine, 19th century (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info)

L adieu au lecteur a la fin de l ouvrage. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville
DUV4212546 L adieu au lecteur a la fin de l ouvrage. Vignettes illustrees par JJ Granville. Gravure signee Breviere " Au lecteur" ecrit par PJ Stahl in " Scenes de la vie privee et

PARIS / SEINE C1845
the Seine, with the Louvre on the left, viewed from the Quay dOrsay Date: circa 1845

Boat Trip Excursion
Coastal Boat Trip Excursion (or perhaps a River trip up/down the Thames?). Date: circa 1930

Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), Paris, France. Date: circa 1912

Silhouette of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, France from the Seine Date: circa 1907

International Exhibition in Paris - 1937 - English Pavilion, designed by Olivier Hill, alongside Abella (French collaborator). Date: 1937

Pont de Carrousel, Paris, France, which spans the River Seine between the Quai des Tuileries and the Quai Voltaire. Date: circa 1900

Paris Sightseeing
Sightseers view Paris from the stern of a bateau-mouche : they have just passed Notre- Dame and the Ile de la Cite. The fox is not interested

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"Mouche: A Fascinating Journey through History, Art, and Literature" Step into the enchanting world of "mouche, " a word that carries with it a rich tapestry of meanings and references. From its origins in the International Exhibition held in Paris in 1937 to its depiction in ancient engravings, this captivating term has left an indelible mark on various aspects of human culture. Intriguingly enough, our exploration begins with the letter M. In an engraving titled "Alphabet, " printed by Charles Unsinger for Alphonse Lemerre, bookseller-publisher in Paris back in November 1875, we encounter several associations related to "mouche. " The Mamluk warrior evokes images of strength and valor while the Muletier represents the humble yet essential role played by these animal handlers. And who can forget the Musician whose melodies have enchanted countless souls throughout history? Finally, we meet the Marchand de chestnuts - a reminder of street vendors selling warm treats during chilly autumn days. Delving deeper into historical narratives, we stumble upon Exodus 8:20-32 from the Nuremberg Bible. Here lies one of Egypt's seven plagues - Moses summoning a swarm of flies to torment Pharaoh's kingdom. This biblical account showcases how even something as small as a fly can wield immense power. Artistic depictions further enhance our understanding of "mouche. " Le Vocabulaire Illustre presents us with intricate engravings showcasing flies from different angles and perspectives. These illustrations highlight their delicate beauty while also reminding us that they belong to nature's vast array of insects. Moving beyond mere visual representations, we discover whimsical vignettes illustrated by JJ Granville depicting insect weddings - Voeux de mariage d'insectes. These charming scenes capture moments where tiny creatures exchange vows amidst nature's grandeur. Animals, too, find their place in the realm of "mouche.