Arthur Rackham Collection (#6)

As You Like It by William Shakespeare
3766233 As You Like It by William Shakespeare by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: As You Like It by William Shakespeare. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare
3766208 A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare
3766206 A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)

Washington Irvings short
3772982 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

Washington Irvings short
3772973 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

Enter: Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed & Peaseblossom. Illustration for Shakespeares
985690 Enter: Cobweb, Moth, Mustardseed & Peaseblossom. Illustration for Shakespeares A Midsummer s-Night Dream, c.1908 (watercolour) by Rackham

Rain, rain go to Spain
3749554 Rain, rain go to Spain by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Rain, rain go to Spain, nursery rhyme. Illustration by Arthur Rackham)

Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham
3751941 Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Christmas Carol, Arthur Rackham A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3759461 Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
3760525 Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)

Peter Pan and Fairies
3750723 Peter Pan and Fairies by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Peter Pan and Fairies in a fairy ring. From Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham)

Rip van Winkle reunited with former friends after his twenty year sleep
866038 Rip van Winkle reunited with former friends after his twenty year sleep. Illustration, 1904, by Arthur Rackham for the story by Washington Irving

The Rhine Maidens, from Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner, 1911

Siegfried! Siegfried! Our warning is true: flee, oh flee from the curse!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

Swear to me, Hagen, my son!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Swear to me, Hagen, my son!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Alberich goes to his son while he is sleeping and implores him to get the ring back

O wife betrayed I will avenge they trust deceived!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
O wife betrayed I will avenge they trust deceived!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Brunnhilde thinks Siegfried has intentionally deceived her by taking the ring

The wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The conception of Hagen. The dwarf Alberich seducing Grimhilde

The ring upon thy hand - ah be implored! For Wotan fling it away!, 1924. Artist
The ring upon thy hand -..ah be implored! For Wotan fling it away!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

The ravens of Wotan, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The ravens of Wotan, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The ravens appear throughout the story

Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924. Siegfried hands the drinking horn back to Gutrune, and gazes at her with sudden passion

Brunnhilde kisses the ring that Siegfried has left with her, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods

Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried leaves Brunnhilde in search of adventure, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Having given Brunnhilde the ring, Siegfried, dressed in full armour

The Norns vanish, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The Norns vanish, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The cord which the Norns have been spinning snaps, they wrap the thread around themselves and disappear

Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Brunnhilde throws herself into Siegfrieds arms, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Brunnhilde sees Siegfried and also falls in love

The three Norns, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The three Norns, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The three Norns, goddeses of Fate, sit spinning the thread of destiny on the summit of Brunnhildes rock

Sun, I hail thee! Hail, O light! Hail, O glorious day!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Sun, I hail thee! Hail, O light! Hail, O glorious day!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Brunnhilde awakes and greets the Earth and sky. From a private collection

The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried draws his sword from Fafners breast and in doing so gets sprinkled with the dragons blood

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Alberich

Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime takes Siegfried to Fafners cave and when Siegfried starts playing his horn, Fafner comes out

The forging of Nothung, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The forging of Nothung, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Wotan told Mime that only someone without fear would be able to forge Nothung

Mime and the Wanderer, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime and the Wanderer, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The dwarf Mime tries to reforge the sword, Nothung

In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Fafner guards the ring and all his treasures in a cave

Mime finds the mother of Siegfried in the forest, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime finds the mother of Siegfried in the forest, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The dwarf Mime is forced to explain how he came across Sieglinde dying in childbirth

Siegfried sees himself in the stream, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried sees himself in the stream, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried says that he and Mime are not like the young of animals and their parents

And there I learnt what love was like, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
And there I learnt what love was like, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried complains that Mime repulses him

Mime and the infant, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime and the infant, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime speaks tenderly of how he reared Siegfried from infancy. From a private collection

Mime at the anvil, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Mime at the anvil, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime toils at the anvil to try and build a new sword for Siegfried

The sleep of Brunnhilde, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The sleep of Brunnhilde, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Brunnhilde sleeps in the fire circle, destined to be there until a hero can break through the magic ring to awaken her

Nothung! Nothung! Conquering sword!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Nothung! Nothung! Conquering sword!, 1924. Frontispiece from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried, because he has no fear, can fix the broken sword, Nothung, left to him by his mother

As he moves slowly away, Wotan turns and looks sorrowfully back at Brunnhilde, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Appear, flickering fire, Encircle the rock with thy flame! Loge! Loge! Appear!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

The ride of the Valkyries, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The ride of the Valkyries, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910. The Valkyries flee from Wotans wrath at Brunnhildes misdemeanour. Private collection

There is a dread Dragon he sojourns, and in a cave keeps watch over Alberichs ring, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

Brunnhilde with her horse at the mouth of the cave, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Brunnhilde with her horse at the mouth of the cave, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Brunnhilde goes to get Siegmund for his battle with Hunding. Private collection

Brunnhilde stands for a long time, dazed and alarmed, 1910. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Brunnhilde stands for a long time, dazed and alarmed, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Having been told that Wotan has decided that his son Siegmund must die, and that she

Father! Father! Tell me what ails thee? With dismay thou art filling thy child!, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910

Brunnhilde slowly and silently leads her horse down the path to the cave, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

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Arthur Rackham was a renowned artist known for his captivating illustrations that brought classic stories to life. His talent and attention to detail were evident in his works, such as his enchanting illustrations for Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and Johnathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. In "I flee for the first time and am pursued, " created in 1910, Rackham skillfully captured the intensity of the chase, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats. One of Rackham's notable contributions was his work on Cinderella, retold by C. S. Evans in 1919. The lithographic illustrations he crafted for this timeless tale showcased his ability to transport readers into a world filled with magic and wonder. In another illustration from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Two Brothers, Rackham depicted a haunting scene where characters turned into stone instantly—an eerie moment frozen in time through his artistry. Rackham also breathed life into Grimm's Fairy Tale The Young Giant with an illustration capturing the husband's surprise upon seeing his wife—a humorous portrayal that added depth to the story. The Spirit in the Glass Bottle came alive under Rackham’s brush as he portrayed a fearsome figure standing next to a towering tree—a testament to both Rackham’s imagination and technical prowess. Another memorable piece is from Grimm’s Fairy Tale Little Brother and Little Sister—Rackham illustrated a golden garter placed around a Roe Buck’s neck by its wearer—an image that evokes curiosity about what lies ahead in this enchanting tale. In yet another illustration from Grimm’s Fairy Tale The Fox and the Geese, Arthur Rackham masterfully depicted an engaging interaction between animals—a testament to his ability to infuse personality into every stroke of his pen or brush. Lastly, we see how music can move even unexpected creatures when Arthur Rackham illustrated The Cunning Little Tailor dancing alongside an entranced bear—the whimsical nature of this scene perfectly captured by Rackham's artistic flair.