Wellcome uses cookies.

Read our policy
Skip to main content
Wellcome Collection
  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
  • Sign in to your library account

Search the collections

Find thousands of books, manuscripts, visual materials and unpublished archives from our collections, many of them with free online access.
Filter by

More filters

Reset filters

Active filters:

remove "Dragonflies"
remove Reset filters
Search for free, downloadable images taken from our library and museum collections, including paintings, illustrations, photos and more.
14 results
Page 1 of 1
  • A dragonfly on a lotus flower (Nelumbo species) held above the water. Watercolour.

    Reference
    23631i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • When pollen's hovering... : Rynacrom : disodium cromoglycate for hay fever.

    • Fisons Limited
    Date
    [approximately 1971]
    • Ephemera
    • Online
  • Two dragonflies (Libellulæ species): adults and eggs. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

    • Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788?
    Date
    [1766]
    Reference
    42632i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Mahwa or mahua (Madhuca longifolia (Koenig) Macbr.): flowering and fruiting stem with a dragonfly. Coloured aquatint by W. Hooker after J. Forbes, 1781.

    • Forbes, James, 1749-1819.
    Date
    [1st June 1813]
    Reference
    20134i
    • Pictures
  • Four mussel shells, one with the contents exposed, and a dragonfly. Watercolour.

    Reference
    23430i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Two dragonflies (Libellulæ species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

    • Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788?
    Date
    [1766]
    Reference
    42628i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Six dragonflies and a wasp. Lithograph by G. Engelmann after P. Oudart.

    • Oudart, P. L. (Paul Louis), 1796-1860.
    Reference
    42717i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Two dragonflies courting by a waterfall. Coloured etching.

    Reference
    42718i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Six dragonflies (Libellulæ species): adults and larva. Coloured etching by M. Harris, ca. 1766.

    • Harris, Moses, 1730-approximately 1788?
    Date
    [1766]
    Reference
    42640i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A wolf walking towards a dog and away from a sheep, surrounded by various flowers and insects. Engraving by P. Williamson, 1663, after W. Hollar.

    • Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.
    Date
    [1674]
    Reference
    24375i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Five dragonflies and four mayflies. Coloured engraving by J. Newton, ca. 1780, after J. Barbut.

    • Barbut, James, active 1777-1786.
    Date
    9 Feb 1780
    Reference
    42702i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • Folklore of the dragonfly : a linguistic approach / [Eden Emanuel Sarot].

    • Sarot, Eden Emanuel.
    Date
    1958
    • Books
  • A variety of insect life including beetles, wasps and dragonflies. Engraving by R. Scott after T. Brown.

    • Brown, Thomas, active 1842-1855.
    Reference
    42066i
    • Pictures
    • Online
  • A leopard facing left surrounded by various named flowers and insects. Etching by W. Hollar, 1662, after himself.

    • Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677.
    Date
    [1674]
    Reference
    24374i
    • Pictures
    • Online
14 results
Page 1 of 1

Stay in the know

Find out what’s on, read our latest stories and get involved.

All our newsletters

We use a third party provider, dotdigital, to deliver our newsletters. For information about how we handle your data, please read our privacy notice. You can unsubscribe at any time using links in the emails you receive.

Wellcome collectionWellcome Collection

  • Visit us
  • What’s on
  • Stories
  • Collections
  • Get involved
  • About us
  • Contact us

Finding us:

183 Euston RoadLondon NW1 2BEUK

Getting here

T: +44 (0)20 7611 2222
E: info@wellcomecollection.org

Opening times:

Today's opening times

  • Galleries closed
  • Library 10:00—18:00
  • Kitchen closed
  • Café 10:00—18:00
  • Shop closed

Opening times

TwitterTwitter
FacebookFacebook
InstagramInstagram
SoundCloudSoundCloud
YouTubeYouTube
TripadvisorTripadvisor
The free museum and library from Wellcome

Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence

  • Jobs
  • Privacy
  • Cookies
  • Media office
  • Developers
  • Back to top