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Dwarf Collection (#31)

"The Enigmatic World of Dwarfs: From Gulliver's Travels to Singers Midgets" Step into the fascinating realm of dwarfs, where history and imagination intertwine

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Rabbit

Dwarf Rabbit
LA-9299 Dwarf Rabbit Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. Contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0)20 8318 1401

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Dwarf lop sitting in plant pot Digital Manipulation

RABBIT - Dwarf lop sitting in plant pot Digital Manipulation: colour background from white to yellow - bow from red to
JD-23867-M RABBIT - Dwarf lop sitting in plant pot John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalayan baby rabbits sitting with a chick Digital Manipulation

RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalayan baby rabbits sitting with a chick Digital Manipulation: background to yellow
JD-23695-M RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalayan baby rabbits sitting with a chick John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Rabbit

Dwarf Rabbit
LA-9285 Dwarf Rabbit Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way. Contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0)20 8318 1401

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Mini castor rex

RABBIT - Mini castor rex
JD-23043 RABBIT - Mini castor rex John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Dwarf (swiss) fox

RABBIT - Dwarf (swiss) fox
JD-23034 RABBIT - Dwarf (swiss) fox John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Belier Rabbit - in bed

Dwarf Belier Rabbit - in bed
LA-9205 Dwarf Belier Rabbit - in bed Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Mini havana rex (head shot, close up)

RABBIT - Mini havana rex (head shot, close up)
JD-23041 RABBIT - Mini havana rex (head shot, close up) John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalyan

RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalyan
JD-23035 RABBIT - Netherland dwarf himalyan John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: RABBIT - Mini havana rex

RABBIT - Mini havana rex
JD-23038 RABBIT - Mini havana rex John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Rabbit - with young

Dwarf Rabbit - with young
LA-9291 Dwarf Rabbit - with young Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Rabbit - with young

Dwarf Rabbit - with young
LA-9286 Dwarf Rabbit - with young Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageDwarf Collection: Asimina obovata, flag pawpaw & Asimina pygmaea, dwarf pawpaw

Asimina obovata, flag pawpaw & Asimina pygmaea, dwarf pawpaw
Drawing 18 (Ewan 45) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDwarf Collection: Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop

Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDwarf Collection: Cricetinae (subfamily), dwarf hamster

Cricetinae (subfamily), dwarf hamster
Plate 12 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900)

Background imageDwarf Collection: Ceyx erithaca, Oriental dwarf kingfisher

Ceyx erithaca, Oriental dwarf kingfisher
Plate 36, painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, (1754-57)

Background imageDwarf Collection: Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf

Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Background imageDwarf Collection: Fibula of Achondroplastic Dwarf

Fibula of Achondroplastic Dwarf
Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Background imageDwarf Collection: Humerus of Achondroplastic Dwarf

Humerus of Achondroplastic Dwarf
Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Background imageDwarf Collection: Femur of Achondroplastic Dwarf

Femur of Achondroplastic Dwarf
Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Background imageDwarf Collection: Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris

Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris
Watercolour No. 36 from the Round Small Collection by Frank Howard Round, c. 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDwarf Collection: Polygala amara, dwarf milkwort

Polygala amara, dwarf milkwort
Illustration of Polygala amara, Table 83. from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (1781) by Johann Zorn. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDwarf Collection: Salix herbacea L. DLVII, dwarf willow

Salix herbacea L. DLVII, dwarf willow
An illustrative plate of dwarf willow tree foliage and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Background imageDwarf Collection: Casuarius bennetti, dwarf cassowary

Casuarius bennetti, dwarf cassowary
Watercolour by John Keulemans, (c. 1900) commissioned by Lord Rothschild and drawn from a live specimen at his menagerie at Tring, Hertfordshire

Background imageDwarf Collection: Papaver alpinum, dwarf poppy

Papaver alpinum, dwarf poppy
Folio 58 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageDwarf Collection: Prunus persica, dwarf peach

Prunus persica, dwarf peach
Illustration from Pomona Franconica (1776-1801) by Johann Mayer of Wurzburg. Entitled Naine

Background imageDwarf Collection: Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo

Zaedyus pichiy, pichi armadillo
Pichi armadillo collected by Charles Darwin at Bahia Blanca, Argentina, 1833 (formerly Daspus minutus)

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf sunflowers

Dwarf sunflowers Early 20th Century

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Safari, close-up of ripe pods

Dwarf French Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Safari, close-up of ripe pods, growing in garden vegetable plot, Bacton, Suffolk, England, august

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo) growing in montane coniferous forest habitat, Tatra Mountains

Dwarf Mountain Pine (Pinus mugo) growing in montane coniferous forest habitat, Tatra Mountains, Western Carpathians, Poland, June

Background imageDwarf Collection: Court Dwarf Don Antonio el Ingl s

Court Dwarf Don Antonio el Ingl s
Court Dwarf Don Antonio el Ingls by VELAZQUEZ, pupil of (17th century). Portrait with mastiff dog and sword. Baroque

Background imageDwarf Collection: The Court Dwarf, Don Franciso Lezcano

The Court Dwarf, Don Franciso Lezcano by VELAZQUEZ, Diego RodrЧ uez de Silva (1599-1660)

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Lion-head Rabbit - on hind legs holding flowers - Captionable Digital Manipulation

Dwarf Lion-head Rabbit - on hind legs holding flowers - Captionable Digital Manipulation: Flowers (Su)
LA-4623-m1 Dwarf Lion-head Rabbit - on hind legs holding flowers Jean-Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageDwarf Collection: Radde's Birch trees - high in the Lesser Caucasus, Georgia

Radde's Birch trees - high in the Lesser Caucasus, Georgia
ROG-13969 Radde's Birch trees - high in the Lesser Caucasus Georgia. Betula raddeana Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageDwarf Collection: Ancient dwarf gnarled holly trees growing on limestone pavement at Mullagh Mor, the Burren, Eire

Ancient dwarf gnarled holly trees growing on limestone pavement at Mullagh Mor, the Burren, Eire
ROG-13977 Ancient dwarf gnarled holly trees growing on limestone pavement at Mullagh Mor the Burren, Eire Ilex aquifolium Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageDwarf Collection: King-of-the-Alps - with A musky saxifrage (Saxifraga exarata ssp exarata)

King-of-the-Alps - with A musky saxifrage (Saxifraga exarata ssp exarata) at the snowline in the Swiss Alps
ROG-14437 King-of-the-Alps - with A musky saxifrage (Saxifraga exarata ssp exarata) at the snowline in the Swiss Alps - Switzerland Eritrichium nanum Bob Gibbons contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageDwarf Collection: USA, Oregon, Portland. Variegated leaf Japanese maple tree

USA, Oregon, Portland. Variegated leaf Japanese maple tree

Background imageDwarf Collection: Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchas palpobrosus)

Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchas palpobrosus)

Background imageDwarf Collection: Czech Republic, Teplice. Tourist souvenirs for sale

Czech Republic, Teplice. Tourist souvenirs for sale

Background imageDwarf Collection: DWARF: SIMON PaP, 1823. Line and stipple engraving, English, 1823

DWARF: SIMON PaP, 1823. Line and stipple engraving, English, 1823

Background imageDwarf Collection: DWARF WEDDING, c1700. Festivities at the wedding of Zotof, a dwarf at the court of Peter the Great

DWARF WEDDING, c1700. Festivities at the wedding of Zotof, a dwarf at the court of Peter the Great of Russia. Line engraving, 19th century

Background imageDwarf Collection: CHANG (c1840-1893). Chinese giant, entertainer and merchant. Wood engraving, c1890

CHANG (c1840-1893). Chinese giant, entertainer and merchant. Wood engraving, c1890

Background imageDwarf Collection: DWARF SHEEP, c1800. The Dunky or Dwarf Sheep. Wood engraving, c1800, by Thomas Bewick

DWARF SHEEP, c1800. The Dunky or Dwarf Sheep. Wood engraving, c1800, by Thomas Bewick

Background imageDwarf Collection: IRVING: RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip Van Winkle meets the dwarfs in the Catskill Mountains

IRVING: RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip Van Winkle meets the dwarfs in the Catskill Mountains. Wood engraving, American, 1876, depicting a scene from the Washington Irving story first published in 1819




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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.