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Ghostly Collection (page 4)

Step into the eerie world of ghostly tales with "The Ghost Story" by Alfred Bestall

Background imageGhostly Collection: Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Here comes the bogeyman, 1799. Plate 3 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Background imageGhostly Collection: Occultist, c19th century

Occultist, c19th century

Background imageGhostly Collection: Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel

Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. Artist: John Tenniel
Britannia holding back Cholera at British ports, 1892. In an outbreak of the water-borne disease in 1892 about 260, 000 died in Russia and 7600 in Hamburg. An epidemic was prevented in Britain

Background imageGhostly Collection: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, American theosophist, c1874

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, American theosophist, c1874
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Russian-born American theosophist, photographed in New York by a spirit photographer, c1874

Background imageGhostly Collection: The Grand Young Man!!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain

The Grand Young Man!!, 1886. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Grand Young Man!!, 1886. Lord Randolph Churchill strikes a pose which mirrors the one of Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Beaconsfield, who appears in ghostly form in this cartoon

Background imageGhostly Collection: General election, (1874?). Artist: Joseph Swain

General election, (1874?). Artist: Joseph Swain
General election, (1874?). A shrouded figure holds up the ballot box whilst, in the mists and gloom at the figures feet, the Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone

Background imageGhostly Collection: Haunted places - Lindisfarne Castle - mainly monk-ghosts, some of whom walk through

Haunted places - Lindisfarne Castle - mainly monk-ghosts, some of whom walk through walls of castle. Also abbey & castle haunted by ghost of St. Cuthbert (poem by Sir Walter Scott)

Background imageGhostly Collection: The Ghostly Knocker. 'it Was Not Angry Or Ferocious, But Looked At Scrooge As Marley Used To Look

The Ghostly Knocker. "it Was Not Angry Or Ferocious, But Looked At Scrooge As Marley Used To Look
The Ghostly Knocker. " it Was Not Angry Or Ferocious, But Looked At Scrooge As Marley Used To Look: With Ghostly Spectacles Turned Up On Its Ghostly Forehead

Background imageGhostly Collection: Cormorants Fly Above Driftwood, Grey Sky, Galiano Island, Bc

Cormorants Fly Above Driftwood, Grey Sky, Galiano Island, Bc

Background imageGhostly Collection: Saw Whet Owl

Saw Whet Owl

Background imageGhostly Collection: Ghost of Lord Combermere

Ghost of Lord Combermere
Sybell Corbets photograph of the library at Combermere, taken between 2-3 pm, seeming to show a figure, resembling Lord Combermere, at the time he was being buried Date: 5 December 1891

Background imageGhostly Collection: Madame de Guiche and her Daughter Appear at Night before the Artist in Prison, 1804

Madame de Guiche and her Daughter Appear at Night before the Artist in Prison, 1804
XIR173700 Madame de Guiche and her Daughter Appear at Night before the Artist in Prison, 1804 (w/c on paper) by Polignac, Armand de (1771-1847); 42.4x28 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageGhostly Collection: Spirit Photo Ada Dean? 1921

Spirit Photo Ada Dean? 1921
Unattributed spirit photograph but probably by medium, Ada Dean. Sitters Mr Rist and wife? with an unidentified male spirit hovering above them both

Background imageGhostly Collection: After the Battle, 1923. Oil on canvas. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939) Russian painter

After the Battle, 1923. Oil on canvas. Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin (1878-1939) Russian painter. Three dazed, sombre-faced combatants smoking and eating around a table

Background imageGhostly Collection: WW2 - Propaganda first day cover - Truman and ghost of FDR

WW2 - Propaganda first day cover - Truman and ghost of FDR
WW2 - Propaganda first day cover - US President Harry Truman and the ghost of FDR (Franklin Delano Roosevelt) - President during WW1

Background imageGhostly Collection: Cycle Race / Hotspur 1959

Cycle Race / Hotspur 1959
Cycle race on a country road. Date: 1959

Background imageGhostly Collection: Daily Mail Printing

Daily Mail Printing
The newspaper printing press of the Daily Mail in White City, West London. The ghostly figure of a uniformed man stands in the office. Date: 1930s

Background imageGhostly Collection: A Ghost Commercial

A Ghost Commercial
An opportunist guest invites the Ghost of the House to appear in his advertising campaign, selling the soap that will wash out even the stains of ghostly guilt Date: 1914

Background imageGhostly Collection: Quixote - Masquerade

Quixote - Masquerade
The masquerade of the duke and duchess - he sees Dulcinea, enchanted by magic Date: First published: 1605-15

Background imageGhostly Collection: Phantom Ship

Phantom Ship
Das Geisterschiff - sighting a ghostly sailing vessel Date: 1909

Background imageGhostly Collection: Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing

Paranormal: William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing
The British magician William S. Marriott simulates automatic writing, inspired by a ghostly guide. Date: 1910

Background imageGhostly Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Campfire

Illustration, A Song of the English, Campfire
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageGhostly Collection: Suffragette Arson Kew Gardens

Suffragette Arson Kew Gardens. The blackened, ghostly remains of the Tea Pavilion, in Kew Gardens after the arson attack by militant suffragettes

Background imageGhostly Collection: Bonzo sees ghosts by George Studdy

Bonzo sees ghosts by George Studdy
Tap! Tap! Tap! Bonzo sees ghosts. Seen here being chased by ghostly dogs. Date: 1924

Background imageGhostly Collection: american wildlife, animal, artiodactyla, atmospheric, bison, bison bison, bovidae

american wildlife, animal, artiodactyla, atmospheric, bison, bison bison, bovidae, break of day, color, colorful, colour, colourful, contrasting, cryptic, dawn, daybreak, digital file, ditigal image

Background imageGhostly Collection: Drawings Prints, Drawing, King, Horse, Ghostly, Women, Artist, William Hamilton, British

Drawings Prints, Drawing, King, Horse, Ghostly, Women, Artist, William Hamilton, British
Drawings and Prints, Drawing, A King and a Horse with Ghostly Women, Artist, William Hamilton, British, London 1751-1801 London, Hamilton, William, British, 1751, 1801, 1770-80, 1770, 1780

Background imageGhostly Collection: Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Skeleton with hat on Day of The Dead festival. Credit as

Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Skeleton with hat on Day of The Dead festival. Credit as: Nancy Rotenberg / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Artistic creation of dark angel and clouds

Artistic creation of dark angel and clouds. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Artistic creation of ghostly figure in woods

Artistic creation of ghostly figure in woods. Credit as: Jim Zuckerman / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Canada, Manitoba, Whiteshell Provincial Park. Hoarfrost-covered grasses along Jessica Lake

Canada, Manitoba, Whiteshell Provincial Park. Hoarfrost-covered grasses along Jessica Lake. Credit as: Mike Grandmaison / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Africa, Namibia, Namib-Naukluft Park, Deadvlei. Dead camelthorn trees in fog. Credit as

Africa, Namibia, Namib-Naukluft Park, Deadvlei. Dead camelthorn trees in fog. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Full moon in clouds

Full moon in clouds
August 28, 2007 - Full moon in clouds

Background imageGhostly Collection: Full moon in clouds, Gleichen, Alberta, Canada

Full moon in clouds, Gleichen, Alberta, Canada
January 9, 2001- Full moon in clouds, Gleichen, Alberta, Canada

Background imageGhostly Collection: A ghostly coronal light reveals Mercurys rugged and inhospitable surface

A ghostly coronal light reveals Mercurys rugged and inhospitable surface. High up in the dark sky the bright object at the two o clock position is the Earth

Background imageGhostly Collection: The Castle of Deveny, Hungary

The Castle of Deveny, Hungary
BAL47824 The Castle of Deveny, Hungary by Hofbauer, Janos (1803-46); Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest, Hungary; Hungarian, out of copyright

Background imageGhostly Collection: Title page from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S

Title page from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S
XJF393821 Title page from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by S.T. Coleridge, published by Harper & Brothers, New York, 1876 (wood engraving) by Dore

Background imageGhostly Collection: My Mother, 1899 (charcoal on paper)

My Mother, 1899 (charcoal on paper)
XIR375785 My Mother, 1899 (charcoal on paper) by Angrand, Charles (1854-1926); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Ma Merel; Mme Angrand; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageGhostly Collection: Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head, Act IV, Scene I, from Macbeth

Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head, Act IV, Scene I, from Macbeth
XYC282782 Macbeth and the Apparition of the Armed Head, Act IV, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) c.1820 (w/c, wash, pen & ink on paper) by Craig

Background imageGhostly Collection: The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare

The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
XYC282781 The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (graphite, w/c & wash on paper) by Bone

Background imageGhostly Collection: Four Grave Robbers awaken a Ghost (pen & Indian ink & wash on paper)

Four Grave Robbers awaken a Ghost (pen & Indian ink & wash on paper)
XKH179033 Four Grave Robbers awaken a Ghost (pen & Indian ink & wash on paper) by Werner, Joseph (1637-1710); 35.2x22.6 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Background imageGhostly Collection: Maternity (oil on canvas)

Maternity (oil on canvas)
XIR176612 Maternity (oil on canvas) by Carriere, Eugene (1849-1906); 44x54 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Reims, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageGhostly Collection: The Chateau of Vianden, 1871 (w / c, pen & ink and wash on paper)

The Chateau of Vianden, 1871 (w / c, pen & ink and wash on paper)
XIR169657 The Chateau of Vianden, 1871 (w/c, pen & ink and wash on paper) by Hugo, Victor (1802-85); Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris, France; (add.info.: Victor Hugo was exiled in Vianden)

Background imageGhostly Collection: Landscape with Three Trees, 1850 (charcoal, pen & india ink and wash on paper)

Landscape with Three Trees, 1850 (charcoal, pen & india ink and wash on paper)
XIR169656 Landscape with Three Trees, 1850 (charcoal, pen & india ink and wash on paper) by Hugo, Victor (1802-85); Maison de Victor Hugo, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageGhostly Collection: Autumn, 1871 (oil on canvas)

Autumn, 1871 (oil on canvas)
BAL13735 Autumn, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 61x91.9 cm; Roy Miles Fine Paintings; (add.info.: Dame Autumn hath a mournful face - old ballad; ); English

Background imageGhostly Collection: USA, Indiana. Skeleton tree in fog. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Indiana. Skeleton tree in fog. Credit as: Wendy Kaveney / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGhostly Collection: Moon

Moon

Background imageGhostly Collection: Jetty in the autumn mist, Lake Mindelsee, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Jetty in the autumn mist, Lake Mindelsee, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageGhostly Collection: Ghostly Figure

Ghostly Figure
circa 1865: A terrified couple haunted by a ghostly figure. London Stereoscopic Company Comic Series - 171 (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Getty Images)




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Step into the eerie world of ghostly tales with "The Ghost Story" by Alfred Bestall. Journey to England's haunting Northumberland and explore the chilling Alnwick Castle, where whispers of spectral encounters linger in every corner. Be captivated by the spine-tingling tale of a Ghost Delivering Warning, as it sends shivers down your spine. Discover the infamous Brockley Court Ghost, whose presence still haunts those who dare to enter its haunted halls. Take a trip back in time to 1966 when The Queens House Ghost made its appearance on the Tulip Staircase, leaving witnesses bewildered and terrified. Marvel at the ethereal apparition produced by reflection, creating an otherworldly experience for all who witness it. Uncover the mysteries surrounding the enigmatic Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of The Queens House. Delve into history's most notorious haunting at Borley Rectory, where legends intertwine with reality in a bone-chilling dance between man and ghost. Transport yourself to Happy Hampstead. Through Joseph Swain's evocative artwork from 1875, capturing both beauty and melancholy within its spectral embrace. Join "The Party on the Stairs" as watercolor and body color bring this ethereal gathering to life before your eyes - a moment frozen in time yet brimming with supernatural energy. Lose yourself in Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille's masterpiece "The Dream, " painted in 1888 but resonating even today with its haunting depiction of spirits beyond our realm. Prepare yourself for goosebumps aplenty as you immerse yourself in these ghostly wonders that will leave you questioning what lies beyond our mortal existence.