Dwarf Collection (#2)

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage
PCT4278369 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage

Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4278302 Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: 19th century illustration for the tale of the brothers Grimm Tom Thumb: the tiny child (dwarf)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220286 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea
5856136 Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea; (add.info.: Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea)

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse
5855521 Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse; (add.info.: Annual and biannuals including blue flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum)

Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography)
PCT5618275 Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography); (add.info.: Two dwarves or goblins carry a soup bowl full of soup (or magic potion)

Engraving depicting dwarf Chinese pigs, 19th century
5308672 Engraving depicting dwarf Chinese pigs, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting dwarf Chinese pigs. Dated 19th century 01/02/1894); Universal History Archive/UIG

The height difference between Simon Paap and James Toller
5308140 The height difference between Simon Paap and James Toller.; (add.info.: Engraving illustrating the height difference between Simon Paap (1789 - 1828) a well-known Dutch dwarf (left)

How Grandgousier treated Toucquedillon a prisoner Plate taken from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by
JEB4865514 How Grandgousier treated Toucquedillon a prisoner Plate taken from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in an alley of Palermo, a picturesque group of inhabitants including a dwarf
LUX4779529 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in an alley of Palermo, a picturesque group of inhabitants including a dwarf and a woman carrying on his head a metal bucket and a jug under his arm

Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc
3480472 Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc; (add.info.: Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf. National Bardo Museum, Tunisia. Salvaged from the underwater excavations in Mahdia)

I could only revenge myself by calling him brother. From Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag
2963134 I could only revenge myself by calling him brother. From Gulliver's voyage to Brobdingnag. From Gullivers Travels published c.1875; Private Collection; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Exhibition of Akka dwarves at the German Geographical Congress in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
UIG5413992 Exhibition of Akka dwarves at the German Geographical Congress in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, woodcut circa 1871; UIG

History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho)
8668526 History of Cycling: Pacing Triplet (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pacing Triplet)

Illustration of Joseph Boruwalski and giant Patrick Cotter O'Brien 1805
5311566 Illustration of Joseph Boruwalski and giant Patrick Cotter O'Brien 1805. Patrick O'Brien (1760-1806), born Patrick Cotter in Kinsale, Ireland in 1760

Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804
FLO5000723 Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804. Characters on the right pavement include Professor of Languages Count John Theodora de Verdion with

Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4824928 Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree. 19th century chromolithography.; (add.info.: Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree)

Dwarf everlast, Gnaphalium arenarium
5855793 Dwarf everlast, Gnaphalium arenarium; (add.info.: Dwarf everlast, Gnaphalium arenarium. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870
LUX4733185 Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870; (add.info.: Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf

Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437811 Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. Snow White, Red Rose and the Dwarf)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220312 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The Figure-Head (colour litho)
3101927 The Figure-Head (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Figure-Head. Illustration for The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (Hodder & Stoughton)

Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895)
2603706 Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895); (add.info.: Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895) Dutch dwarf claimed to be the smallest woman ever to have lived

The Famous History of Tom Thumb
2604916 The Famous History of Tom Thumb'; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb' Tom equipped to take part in a tournament at King Arthur's court)

The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf
2604910 The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf; (add.info.: The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf, Cow eating Tom as his mother is milking; Tom riding a butterfly; Falling into a bowl of milk pudding at King)

Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving)
3434979 Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Paranormal. Coll. Part. Paranormal)

"Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk
1122847 "Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk?" said Quilp, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

General Tom Thumb and his wife (litho)
8677601 General Tom Thumb and his wife (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Tom Thumb and his wife as they appeared before the crowned heads of Europe)

Crimson amaryllis and dwarf morning glory, Hippeastrum and Convolvulus tricolor
5855654 Crimson amaryllis and dwarf morning glory, Hippeastrum and Convolvulus tricolor; (add.info.: Crimson amaryllis and dwarf morning glory, Hippeastrum and Convolvulus tricolor)

Midget with parrot, le Nain, 16th century. Court performer in hat, striped doublet, cape and codpiece
5912945 Midget with parrot, le Nain, 16th century. Court performer in hat, striped doublet, cape and codpiece, with sword and large exotic bird

Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana
5856387 Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana; (add.info.: Dwarf pomegranate tree, Punica nana, with crimson flowers. Illustration by Henrietta Moriarty from "Fifty Plates of Greenhouse)

Greeting card for the Easter party: two dwarves watch a chick come out of an egg. Chromolithography 1900
IMB4827916 Greeting card for the Easter party: two dwarves watch a chick come out of an egg. Chromolithography 1900.; (add.info.: Greeting card for the Easter party)

Le nain jaune, magic show. Theatre Robert-Houdin, Paris. 1890
CUL4893812 Le nain jaune, magic show. Theatre Robert-Houdin, Paris. 1890; (add.info.: Dir. Hughes, Howard R. Melies, George); Photo © HILL/AIC

Cartoon by President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sharing the scene with Senator Robert Marion La Follette
NWI4936935 Cartoon by President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sharing the scene with Senator Robert Marion La Follette (1855-1925), 1911

Pantagruel ou Henri II (1519-1559) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois
JEB4934670 Pantagruel ou Henri II (1519-1559) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870
LUX4732643 London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870; (add.info.: London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf, 1829
3480371 Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf, 1829; (add.info.: Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf)

Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 1, sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius 2, grey dwarf hamster
FLO4573962 Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 1, sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius 2, grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius 3, Siberian hamster, Phodopus sungorus 4

Unicorn hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, and small heath butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, on dwarf morning glory
FLO4638732 Unicorn hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, and small heath butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, on dwarf morning glory, Convolvulus minor

Ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon
FLO4641329 Ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine, " Harrison

Example of assorted colour brickwork, with tile roofing and tile hanging at gable ends (colour photo)
8639658 Example of assorted colour brickwork, with tile roofing and tile hanging at gable ends (colour photo) by English Photographer

Mr Simon Peep (engraving)
8632551 Mr Simon Peep (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Simon Peep. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows and Sheep exhibition, 1860 (engraving)
1579483 Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows and Sheep exhibition, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows)

Charles Stratton famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb, " in highland dress
1578622 Charles Stratton famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb, " in highland dress.; (add.info.: Charles Stratton (1838-1883) Famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb, " in highland dress

Portrait of Commodore Foote with his sister
3563342 Portrait of Commodore Foote with his sister by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Great Britain 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896
5311567 19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG

How the lords of Boiseul come plea before Pantagruel without lawyers Planche drawn from "La vie de Gargantua et
JEB4865542 How the lords of Boiseul come plea before Pantagruel without lawyers Planche drawn from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

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"The Enigmatic World of Dwarfs: From Gulliver's Travels to Singers Midgets" Step into the fascinating realm of dwarfs, where history and imagination intertwine. In the iconic illustration "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, " published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803, we witness the meeting between two contrasting figures - a giant king and a diminutive traveler. This captivating image captures the allure surrounding these extraordinary beings. Delving deeper into their significance, we encounter ancient beliefs that revered dwarfs as Gods of Healing. Their mystical powers were sought after for their ability to bring solace and cure ailments. A mesmerizing circus poster from c1910 showcases Singers Midgets, highlighting how they captivated audiences with their unique talents. Religion too has its own connection to dwarfs. In Egypt, Bes was worshipped as a deity associated with protection against evil spirits. Picture No. 10900145 takes us on an artistic journey through this religious iconography, showcasing the intricate details attributed to this dwarf-like figure. As we explore further, TAB III Album I reveals glimpses of another world altogether - an enchanting oak woodland on Dartmoor. Here, amidst nature's beauty lies a sense of mystery that draws us closer to understanding the allure surrounding these mythical creatures. Intriguingly enough, even great historical figures like Peter I had encounters with dwarfs; depicted in oil on canvas in "Peter I at Deptford Dockyard. " This painting transports us back to 1857 when Peter I encountered these enigmatic beings during his visit. From literature to artistry and beyond, dwarfs have left an indelible mark throughout history. They continue to fascinate our imaginations while challenging societal norms about what it means to be different or unique. So let us embrace the captivating world of dwarfs.