Illustrations 3.1 to 3.6

The English Love Affair with Nature

(Table of Contents – Illustrations)

Red Squirrel
3.1 Red Squirrel
Thomas Gainsborough's Mr and Mrs Andrews
3.2 Mr and Mrs Andrews. Thomas Gainsborough, 1750
Elephant Hawk-Moth. Eleazar Albin
3.2 Elephant Hawk-Moth. Eleazar Albin, 1720
(3.2) The White Horse. John Constable, 1819
(3.2) The White Horse. John Constable, 1819
Whistlejacket. George Stubbs, 1762
(3.2) Whistlejacket. George Stubbs, 1762
The Fighting Téméraire. JMW Turner, 1838
(3.2 ) The Fighting Téméraire. JMW Turner, 1838
(3.2) Monarch of the Glen. Edwin Landseer, 1851
(3.2) Monarch of the Glen. Edwin Landseer, 1851
Duria Antiquior. Henry de la Beche, 1830
3.3 Duria Antiquior. Henry de la Beche, 1830
Ideal section of Earth's crust. Lyell, 1830-1833
(3.3) Ideal section of Earth’s crust. Lyell, 1830-1833
Geological map. William 'Strata' Smith, 1815
(3.3) Geological map. William ‘Strata’ Smith, 1815
(3.3) Ichthyosaurus communis
(3.3) Ichthyosaurus communis
(3.3) Plesiosaur, Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni
(3.3) Plesiosaur, Rhomaleosaurus cramptoni
3.3 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. George Baxter, 1854
3.3 Crystal Palace Dinosaurs. George Baxter, 1854
Iguanodon Dinner 31 Dec 1853 (Illustrated London News)
(3.3) Iguanodon Dinner 31 December 1853 (Illustrated London News)
Crystal Palace Dinosaur Panorama. Ian Alexander
(3.3) Crystal Palace Dinosaur Panorama (5048 x 1194). Ian Alexander
Crystal Palace Park Cafe Dinosaur Mural. Ian Alexander
(3.3) Crystal Palace Park Cafe Dinosaur Mural. Ian Alexander
3.3 Plesiosaur vertebra. Ian Alexander
3.3 Plesiosaur vertebra. Ian Alexander
3.4 Feeding a Wild Orang. Ian Alexander
3.4 Feeding a Wild Orang. Ian Alexander
(3.4) HMS Beagle. Conrad Martens, c. 1836
(3.4) HMS Beagle. Conrad Martens, c. 1836
(3.4) Darwin's Office in Down House. Ian Alexander
(3.4) Darwin’s office in Down House. Ian Alexander
Antelopes in Walter Rothschild's Museum, Tring. Ian Alexander
(3.4) Antelopes in Walter Rothschild’s Museum, Tring. Ian Alexander
3.5 Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Ian Alexander
3.5 Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Ian Alexander
A museum made of specimens: Serpentine column in OUNHM
(3.5) A museum made of specimens: Serpentine column (Connemara Ophiocalcite) in Oxford University Museum of Natural History
(3.6) Pets seen sentimentally: The Comforter by Thomas Bewick
(3.6) Sentimentality to pets: The Comforter, by Thomas Bewick
(3.6) Cruelty to pets: Teasing a dog, by Thomas Bewick
(3.6) Cruelty to pets: Teasing a dog, by Thomas Bewick

The English seem unemotional … except for their passion for nature