An 1881 illustration of the jellyfish <n>Pectanthis asteroides</n> by artist <n>Ernst Haeckel</n>.

<n>Marie Helvin (Shoe in Knickers)</n>, a 1976 photograph by <n>David Bailey</n>.

Botanical illustration of <n>Echinocactus sellowianus</n> by <n>Pierre-Joseph Redouté</n>, published in 1841.

A <n>Safety Pin Earring</n> from the <n>Balenciaga</n> Fall/Winter 2014 collection.

<n>Queen Cat</n> from the 1911 book <n>Kittens and Cats: A First Reader</n>. Photo by <n>Harry Whittier Frees</n>.

An 1881 illustration of the jellyfish <n>Thamnostylus dinema</n> by artist and biologist <n>Ernst Haeckel</n>.

<n>Soap Bubble</n> (1882), a mezzotint by <n>M. Rapine</n> after a painting by <n>Alexandre-Blaise Desgoffe</n>.

<n>Plate 3 from An Essay on Light and Shade</n> (1805), a watercolour and etching by <n>Mary Gartside</n>.

<n>Tellus, or the Earth</n> from the <n>Astronomia Playing Cards</n> set (1829), drawn by <n>C. Hodges</n>.

<n>Tulips</n> (1807), from <n>Robert John Thornton</n>'s <n>The Temple of Flora</n>. Painted by <n>Philip Reinagle</n> and engraved by <n>Richard Earlom</n>.

A ring incorporating a miniature mobile phone by conceptual artist <n>Hanne Zaruma</n>.

<n>Stiletto Roller Skate</n> by artist-inventor <n>Philip Garner</n>, 1982.

<n>Mars</n>, a celestial card from <n>Urania's Mirror</n> (1825) by <n>Jehoshaphat Aspin</n>, engraved by <n>Sidney Hall</n>.

<n>The Nodding Renealmia</n>, an 1802 engraving by <n>James Caldwall</n> after <n>Peter Henderson</n> for <n>Robert John Thornton</n>'s <n>Temple of Flora</n>.

A detail from the <n>Synoptic Table of Physiognomic Traits</n> by <n>Alphonse Bertillon</n>, ca. 1909.

Album art for the 2026 album <n>Crown Element</n> by the artist of the same name.

An 1896 X-ray photogravure of a <n>Zanclus cornutus</n> and <n>Acanthurus nigros</n> by <n>Josef Maria Eder</n> and <n>Eduard Valenta</n>.

<n>A Group of Auriculas</n> (1803), painted by <n>Peter Henderson</n> for <n>Robert John Thornton</n>'s <n>The Temple of Flora</n>.

A 1928 photogravure by <n>Karl Blossfeldt</n> from his book <n>Urformen der Kunst</n> (Art Forms in Nature).

<n>Part of the Milky Way</n>, an 1882 astronomical drawing by <n>Étienne Léopold Trouvelot</n>.

<n>Cubomedusae</n>, a 1904 lithograph by <n>Ernst Haeckel</n> from his book <n>Kunstformen der Natur</n>.