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Goblin Collection (#5)

"Goblin: A Mysterious World of Enchantment and Spirits" Step into the realm of goblins, where fantasy intertwines with reality

Background imageGoblin Collection: Thor and the Dwarves, 1878. Artist: Doyle, Richard (1824-1883)

Thor and the Dwarves, 1878. Artist: Doyle, Richard (1824-1883)
Thor and the Dwarves, 1878. Private Collection

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos

Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Background imageGoblin Collection: Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank

Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank
Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Cartoon sketch: Adventures of a lady in search of a good servant/by one who has been almost worried to death

Background imageGoblin Collection: Hobgoblins, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya

Hobgoblins, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Hobgoblins, 1799. Plate 49 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Background imageGoblin Collection: Antique childrens book comic illustration: goblin and girl fairy

Antique childrens book comic illustration: goblin and girl fairy

Background imageGoblin Collection: Music cover, Hop O My Thumb Two-Step

Music cover, Hop O My Thumb Two-Step by Hanid Alexander. 1910

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblins with a pink flamingo on a Christmas card

Goblins with a pink flamingo on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a reluctant pink flamingo through the snow on a Christmas card. Perhaps all the shops had sold out of turkeys. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Three goblins and a frog on a cutout Christmas card

Three goblins and a frog on a cutout Christmas card
Three goblins tickling a frog with a peacock feather on a cutout Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Fairies carrying a hamper on a New Year card

Fairies carrying a hamper on a New Year card
Three fairies carrying a hamper of food on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblin and dragonfly on a New Year card

Goblin and dragonfly on a New Year card
Goblin sitting on a lily leaf, trying to catch a dragonfly on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblins on a river on a Christmas and New Year card

Goblins on a river on a Christmas and New Year card
Goblins having fun on a river on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card

Fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card
Three fairies pulling a paper cracker on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Fairies carrying a pudding on a Christmas card

Fairies carrying a pudding on a Christmas card
Three fairies carrying a pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Fairies chasing a goose on a Christmas card

Fairies chasing a goose on a Christmas card
Three fairies chasing a goose through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblins with a turkey on a Christmas card

Goblins with a turkey on a Christmas card
Goblins dragging a live turkey along with ropes on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Animals, birds and fairy folk on a New Year card

Animals, birds and fairy folk on a New Year card -- two hares, a goblin, a witch, an owl and two chicks. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageGoblin Collection: Cartoon, March goblins

Cartoon, March goblins, showing an old lady teased by the March winds and squally showers. Date: 1919

Background imageGoblin Collection: Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe

Nursery Rhymes -- goblin and bats, bird stealing pipe
Nursery Rhymes -- two illustrations. Above -- a goblin and bats flying about the night sky by moonlight. Below -- a bird steals a plump mans pipe. Date: early 20th century

Background imageGoblin Collection: Steenie Redgauntlet Pursued Goblin Horseback

Steenie Redgauntlet Pursued Goblin Horseback
Artokoloro

Background imageGoblin Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Buy, Us, Golden, Curl, frontispiece, Goblin, Market, other

Drawings Prints, Print, Buy, Us, Golden, Curl, frontispiece, Goblin, Market, other
Drawings and Prints, Print, Buy from Us with a Golden Curl (frontispiece to Goblin Market and other Poems by Christina Rossetti), Artist, Publisher, Author, Engraver, After, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Background imageGoblin Collection: USA, Oregon, Portland. Lighted jack-o-lantern on front porch awaiting trick or treaters

USA, Oregon, Portland. Lighted jack-o-lantern on front porch awaiting trick or treaters. Credit as: Steve Terrill / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageGoblin Collection: Witches in a Hayloft (engraving)

Witches in a Hayloft (engraving)
XTD68821 Witches in a Hayloft (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Rhinemaidens teasing Alberich from The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie

The Rhinemaidens teasing Alberich from The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie
BAL4210 " The Rhinemaidens teasing Alberich" from The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, 1910 by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen from Siegfried

The Wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen from Siegfried
BAL4209 " The Wooing of Grimhilde, the mother of Hagen" from Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Wagner, translated by Margaret Armour, 1911 by Rackham

Background imageGoblin Collection: Illustration after J. Tenniel for the poem The Nurses Story, The Hand of Glory

Illustration after J. Tenniel for the poem The Nurses Story, The Hand of Glory
KW366257 Illustration after J. Tenniel for the poem The Nurses Story, The Hand of Glory, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Nightmare, 1781 (chalk on paper)

The Nightmare, 1781 (chalk on paper)
XJF425647 The Nightmare, 1781 (chalk on paper) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); Private Collection; Swiss, out of copyright

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Misers Treasure (oil on panel)

The Misers Treasure (oil on panel)
XIR161957 The Misers Treasure (oil on panel) by Flemish School, (17th century); 54x85 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes, France; Flemish, out of copyright

Background imageGoblin Collection: Puck and Fairies, from A Midsummer Nights Dream, c. 1850 (oil on millboard)

Puck and Fairies, from A Midsummer Nights Dream, c. 1850 (oil on millboard)
XYC137364 Puck and Fairies, from A Midsummer Nights Dream, c.1850 (oil on millboard) by Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901); 26.4x31.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund, USA; Scottish

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Temptation of St. Anthony in a Rocky Cavern (oil on canvas)

The Temptation of St. Anthony in a Rocky Cavern (oil on canvas)
BAL121421 The Temptation of St. Anthony in a Rocky Cavern (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 57.8x46.4 cm; Private Collection; Johnny Van Haeften Ltd

Background imageGoblin Collection: Nobody, North America, USA, Utah, Goblin Valley State Park, unique, unearthly figures

Nobody, North America, USA, Utah, Goblin Valley State Park, unique, unearthly figures
USA, Utah, Goblin Valley State Park, unique, unearthly figures carved by wind and water in Entrada Sandstone

Background imageGoblin Collection: Budget Crunch

Budget Crunch

Background imageGoblin Collection: Bronze goblins on pedestals holding gods of medicine at a Buddhist temple

Bronze goblins on pedestals holding gods of medicine at a Buddhist temple. Japanese, early 8th century A. D
JAPANESE: TEMPLE GOBLINS. Bronze goblins on pedestals holding gods of medicine at a Buddhist temple. Japanese, early 8th century A.D

Background imageGoblin Collection: The first McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-523

The first McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-523, alongside Monstro, its Boeing EB-29B, 44-84111, mothership

Background imageGoblin Collection: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin aloft under Monstro

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin aloft under Monstro, its Boeing EB-29B, 44-84111, mothership

Background imageGoblin Collection: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin underneath its mothership

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin underneath its mothership

Background imageGoblin Collection: The second McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-524

The second McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-524, on its ground handling trolley

Background imageGoblin Collection: McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

McDonnell XF-85 Goblin

Background imageGoblin Collection: de Havilland Goblin turbojet

de Havilland Goblin turbojet

Background imageGoblin Collection: A McDonnell XP-85 Goblin

A McDonnell XP-85 Goblin approaching modified B-29B-65-BA for hook-up to a trapeze lowered from the rear bomb-bay

Background imageGoblin Collection: Hoodoo or goblin, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Hoodoo or goblin, Goblin Valley State Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Background imageGoblin Collection: The goblin will get you if you don t watch out

The goblin will get you if you don t watch out!. Illustration shows an employer and a group of laborers standing outside the entrance to a factory; he is directing their attention toward a notice

Background imageGoblin Collection: Witch and goblins by Reverend Baden Powell

Witch and goblins by Reverend Baden Powell
A delightful and typically Victorian sketch of a witch and her goblin friends, by Reverend Baden Powell (1796-1860), father of Robert Baden Powell

Background imageGoblin Collection: Little fat goblin stealing cabbages

Little fat goblin stealing cabbages
A little fat goblin stealing cabbages, much to the distress of the farmer. first published 1879

Background imageGoblin Collection: The Old Dutchman in His Garden

The Old Dutchman in His Garden

Background imageGoblin Collection: Goblin and Dealer

Goblin and Dealer
THE GOBLIN AND THE PROVISION- DEALER When night was come and the shop shut up

Background imageGoblin Collection: Ballad / Young Bekie

Ballad / Young Bekie
YOUNG BEKIE The Billy Blind tells Burd Isbel that Young Bekie is getting married that day - to another girl. She quickly dresses and all ends well. Date: traditional

Background imageGoblin Collection: THE TRAVELLING COMPANION. He took the Princess in both hands

THE TRAVELLING COMPANION. He took the Princess in both hands, and they danced about with all the little goblins. Drawing by Arthur Rackham for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Background imageGoblin Collection: THE TRAVELLING COMPANION. Drawing by Arthur Rackham for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

THE TRAVELLING COMPANION. Drawing by Arthur Rackham for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen




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"Goblin: A Mysterious World of Enchantment and Spirits" Step into the realm of goblins, where fantasy intertwines with reality. From the enchanting illustrations in "Goblin Market" by Pauline Baynes to the ethereal beauty captured in Florence Mary Anderson's "The Moonchild, " these artistic masterpieces transport us to a world filled with magical creatures. But they are not just confined to books and paintings; they have permeated various aspects of our lives. Take, for instance, Goblin Whiskey, renowned for its rich flavor that seems to possess an otherworldly essence. And who can forget the glamorous female model accompanied by her trusty Goblin Teasmade? This iconic image epitomizes elegance merged with a touch of whimsical charm. Delving deeper into folklore, we encounter Sakata Kintoki Wrestling with a Tengu—a legendary battle between man and spirit depicted by Torii Kiyomasu I. The Lantern Spectre by Katsushika Hokusai further immerses us in Japanese mythology, where spirits roam freely amidst lantern-lit nights. Intriguingly enough, even advertisements have embraced the allure of goblins throughout history. An advert from 1954 showcases the innovative features of the Goblin teasmade while evoking a sense of wonderment. Similarly, an advertisement for Goblin Whisky entices us to partake in its mystical elixir. Literature has also been touched by these mischievous beings. Arthur Rackham's watercolor illustration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" brings forth eerie yet captivating imagery as spirits haunt this timeless tale set on Halloween night. Puck—immortalized in Shakespeare's play—is another embodiment of goblin-like mischief and mirthfulness painted onto canvas by unknown hands back in 1841. Meanwhile, Henry J.