Legendary Collection (#9)

Anthony Van Corlear, 1858. Creator: Charles Loring Elliott
Anthony Van Corlear, 1858

Saint George and the Dragon, 1620-1644. Creator: Cesare Rossetti
Saint George and the Dragon, 1620-1644

Krishna and Balarama Being Driven by Akrura to Mathura, Folio from a Bhagavata... c1730. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Balarama Being Driven by Akrura to Mathura, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), c1730

Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623. Creator: Unknown
Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French... 1876
"Origin of the Corinthian Capital" - by P. Leyendecker, from the exhibition in the French Gallery, Pall-Mall, 1876

Ruy Velazquez Orders the Death of Nuño Salido, Gonzalez Gomez Comes to His Aid and Kills... 1612
Ruy Velazquez Orders the Death of Nuno Salido, Gonzalez Gomez Comes to His Aid and Kills the Knight Gonzalo Sanchez, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 22

Nuño Salido, Tutor of the Infantes, Sees Evil Omens for Them in this War, 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Nuno Salido, Tutor of the Infantes, Sees Evil Omens for Them in this War, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 20

Pallas Praises Nature at the Birth of the Infantes, Promising to Protect Them from Evil, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 2

Ruy Velazquez Promises Doña Lambra that He Will Avenge the Death of the Villager, 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Ruy Velazquez Promises Dona Lambra that He Will Avenge the Death of the Villager, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 14

Garci Fernandez and Gonzalo Gustos, Father of the Infantes, Persuade Ruy Velazquez to Make... 1612
Garci Fernandez and Gonzalo Gustos, Father of the Infantes, Persuade Ruy Velazquez to Make Peace, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, pl. 10

Seeing Blood on Their Brother's Face, the Infantes Slay the Villager, 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Seeing Blood on Their Brother's Face, the Infantes Slay the Villager, 1612. Series: The History of the Seven Sons of Lara, p. 13

Garyujima, 19th century. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Garyujima, 19th century. From Loyalty, Filiel Piety and Revenge

Wada Yoshimori's Feast, between circa 1845 and circa 1846. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Wada Yoshimori's Feast, between circa 1845 and circa 1846. From The Soga Brothers Revenge Pictorialized

Fox Fire on New Year's Eve at the Changing Tree at Oji, 1857. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Fox Fire on New Year's Eve at the Changing Tree at Oji, 1857. From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Whittington Resting on Highgate-Hill - from a painting by F. Newnham, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Whittington Resting on Highgate-Hill - from a painting by F. Newnham, 1858. Whether all the wonderful stories which have been told of Whittington and his cat be true or not

Stigmatization of Maria von Mörl, 1846. Creator: Chantal de Lucay
Stigmatization of Maria von Morl, 1846. Maria von Morl, kneeling on a bed with her hands in prayer, receives the stigmata

Yoshitsune as Young Ushiwakamaru in the Pass at Sekigahara, between circa 1834 and circa 1835. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Yoshitsune as Young Ushiwakamaru in the Pass at Sekigahara, between circa 1834 and circa 1835. From The Life of Yoshitsune #10

Kameyama: Woman Dreaming of Omatsu, Gennojô, and Sodesuke, Mid-1840s. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Kameyama: Woman Dreaming of Omatsu, Gennojo, and Sodesuke, Mid-1840s. From Fifty-three pairings along the Tokaido Road. Series:

Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight on an Open Moor, 1888. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight on an Open Moor, 1888. From One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Taira no Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1885. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage. Taira no Tadamori(1096-1153) found something lighting strangely in the dark at night

Emperor Sutoku Refusing to Receive the Priest Ennyo in Exile, c1880. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Emperor Sutoku Refusing to Receive the Priest Ennyo in Exile, c1880

Tomoe Gozen and Fan Kuai, c1824. Creator: Gakutei
Tomoe Gozen and Fan Kuai, c1824

Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oda Harunaga and a Page with a Lantern, 1865. From 100 Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Miura no Osuke, c1828. Creator: Yanagawa Shigenobu
Miura no Osuke, c1828. From Long Life

The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayu and Priest Ikkyu, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayu and Priest Ikkyu, 1886. From A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Torii Suneemon Katsutaka, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Torii Suneemon Katsutaka, 1868. From Eight Views with Fine Tales of Warriors

Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Takagi Toranosuke Tadakatsu Slaying a Demon in a Cave, 1867. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Urashima Taro Returning on the Turtle, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tadamori and the Oil Thief, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Soga no Goro Riding on Horseback to Oiso, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Soga no Goro Riding on Horseback to Oiso, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Raiko Enters the Treasure Mountain, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Raiko Enters the Treasure Mountain, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura Surprising a Fox Raccoon dog Ghost, Published in 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kusunoki Tamonmaru Masatsura Surprising a Fox Raccoon dog Ghost, Published in 1865. From One Hundered Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, Leader of the Forty-Seven Loyal Retainers, 1881. From A Mirror of Filial Piety in Japan

Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796. Creator: Utagawa Toyokuni I
Nakamura Noshio as Hanako in Musume Dojoji, 1796

Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Illustration of the Legend of Tenjin (image 2 of 4), 19th century. Creator: Sadahide Utagawa
Illustration of the Legend of Tenjin (image 2 of 4), 19th century. Alternate Title: Tenmangu Goden Emaki

AI Image - An illustration of King Canute commanding the...tide to halt, early 11th century, (2023)
AI Image - An illustration of King Canute commanding the incoming tide to halt, early 11th century, (2023). Canute (died 1035 CE) was King of England from 1016

Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 1 of 2), Mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Warrior Minamoto Raiko and the Earth Spider (image 1 of 2), Mid 1840s

Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Mitsukuni and the Skeleton Specter (image 1 of 3), Mid 1840s

Moriya Pursuing Prince Shotoku who Disappears into a Tree, 19th century. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Moriya Pursuing Prince Shotoku who Disappears into a Tree, 19th century. From Biography of Prince Shotoku

Minamoto no raiko joraku sagami no kuni ashigarayama kaido o etamau Yamauba at... c.late 1830s
Minamoto no raiko joraku sagami no kuni ashigarayama kaido o etamau Yamauba at Mount Ashigara, c.late 1830s

Hatsuhana, between circa 1841 and circa 1842. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Hatsuhana, between circa 1841 and circa 1842. From Wise and Virtuous Women

Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo, 1878. From A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence and Valor in Japan

Hakoomaru Kneeling by a Short Sword, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hakoomaru Kneeling by a Short Sword, 1878. From A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence, and Valor in Japan

Kusunoki Masashige Reading to His Troops at the Temple Shitennoji, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kusunoki Masashige Reading to His Troops at the Temple Shitennoji, 1878. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

Otomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea, 1879. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Otomo no Sadehiko Leaving Sayohime to Invade Korea, 1879. From A Mirror of Great Warriors of Japan

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