Imaginary Collection (page 5)

The Yellow Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w / c on paper)
3273311 The Yellow Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Dark Green Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds
3273304 The Dark Green Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Girl; Fillette, 1872-3 (oil on canvas)
1196283 Girl; Fillette, 1872-3 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 16.5x13.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours)
659476 Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume), circa 1894-5 (woodcut printed in colours) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 35.7x20.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Noa Noa (Embaume Embaume)

Chips Off The Old Block; The York Stage Coach, (watercolour and black ink)
658074 Chips Off The Old Block; The York Stage Coach, (watercolour and black ink) by Aldin, Cecil Charles Windsor (1870-1935); 38x52 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho)
6002562 Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 1: Collie, Tiger, Lion, Leopard)

Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho)
6002551 Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 2: Polar Bear, Lion, Leopard, Tiger)

Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho)
6002563 Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison, Hippopotamus, Elephant (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 6: Rhinoceros, Bison)

Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe (colour litho)
6002557 Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Animalosities No 3: Deer, Cow, Horse, Giraffe)

When Pamela Dreamed About a Tea Party by Higgins
When Pamela Dreamed About a Tea Party and Who Came To It! by Reginald Higgins. Quite an assortment of guests for Pamelas imaginary tea party - Lord Nelson, Charlie Chaplin, Malcolm Campbell

Fight between a Tiger and a Buffalo, 1908 (oil on canvas)
5672890 Fight between a Tiger and a Buffalo, 1908 (oil on canvas) by Rousseau, Henri J.F. (Le Douanier) (1844-1910); 170 x 189.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; French, out of copyright

Ships off a Rocky Coast, 1621 (oil on panel)
5672039 Ships off a Rocky Coast, 1621 (oil on panel) by Willaerts, Adam (1577-1669); 62.122.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; (add.info)

Imaginary raft, Napoleonic invasion of England
Imaginary raft for a Napoleonic invasion of England which never happened. Date: circa 1804

El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), 1877 (oil on canvas)
4073427 El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), 1877 (oil on canvas) by Church, Frederic Edwin (1826-1900); 138.1x213.7 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Map from Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) (engraving
TRV230469 Map from Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Imaginary View with Ancient Ruins (etching)
880642 Imaginary View with Ancient Ruins (etching) by Fossati, Davide Antonio (1708-c.1779); 25.4x36 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Violets, lively flowers, 1897 (colour engraving)
CHT163278 The Violets, lively flowers, 1897 (colour engraving) by Bouisset, Firmin (1859-1925) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Gnomes (colour engraving)
CHT163117 Gnomes (colour engraving) by Schlitt, Heinrich (1849-1923) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel)
AII80437 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, c. 1480-1490 (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr. to); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel)
AII80436 View of an Ideal City, or The City of God, after 1470 (detail of 80057) (oil on panel) by Laurana, Luciano (c.1420-79) (attr)

Allegorical Tomb of the 1st Duke of Devonshire, c. 1725 (oil on canvas)
BI86030 Allegorical Tomb of the 1st Duke of Devonshire, c.1725 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Marco (1676-1730) & Sebastiano (1659-1734); 217.8x138.4 cm; The Henry Barber Trust

Ghost appearing above the sea during the night, early 20th century (colour litho)
CHT163380 Ghost appearing above the sea during the night, early 20th century (colour litho) by Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pink Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds
STC162280 The Pink Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English

The Gray Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds
STC162279 The Gray Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English

Sparacte bec-de-fer, imaginary bird, Sparactes superbus. Copied from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d Afrique

Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines
CTS449158 Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines, a city and travellers (pen & brown ink with brown wash) by Valckenborch

Des Voyageurs Ironts Asseoir Sur Les Ruines, Aux Bords De La Tamise (engraving)
3650292 Des Voyageurs Ironts Asseoir Sur Les Ruines, Aux Bords De La Tamise (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph)
3899808 The palaces of Nimroud [Calah] restored, 1853 (lithograph) by Layard, Austen Henry (1817-94); New York Public Library

La Conquete de L Air, Le Celeste (engraving)
2795292 La Conquete de L Air, Le Celeste (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Conquete de L Air, Le Celeste)

The Loch Ness Monster at Castle Urquhart (b / w photo)
3656519 The Loch Ness Monster at Castle Urquhart (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Loch Ness Monster at Castle Urquhart)

A nineteenth century imaginary depiction of The Lighthouse of Alexandria
2662523 A nineteenth century imaginary depiction of The Lighthouse of Alexandria, aka Pharos of Alexandria, a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom between 280 and 247 BC

Trying out wooden velocipedes in Paris, France
Trying out wooden velocipedes in the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, after a lithograph of the time. Date: 1818

Imaginary aquatic velocipede for use by duck hunters 1823
Imaginary aquatic tripod velocipede for use by duck hunters, after an English engraving of 1823. Date: 1823

Winged 19th Century Flying Man, c. 1800-30 (colour litho)
2630200 Winged 19th Century Flying Man, c.1800-30 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Meta Sudans in Rome as a war memorial
The Meta Sudans in Rome as a War Memorial (an imaginary depiction in watercolour), by Charles Cundall. early 1920s

If London were Venice, Piccadilly Circus. A view of London if its streets were canals, with bridges and gondolas. Date: circa 1900s

The Drawbridge, 1761 (etching)
1068738 The Drawbridge, 1761 (etching) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); 54.6x40.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Plate seven from the Carceri series. ); gift of Mrs

Theatre de Loie Fuller, (lithograph in colours)
659407 Theatre de Loie Fuller, (lithograph in colours) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); 198x61 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre de Loie Fuller. Manuel Orazi (1860-1934)

The Tea Party, (oil on canvas)
658289 The Tea Party, (oil on canvas) by Wilson, Harry Mitten (1877-1923); 35.5x44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea Party. Harry Mitton Wilson (1877-1923). Oil on canvas

The Comic Duel, 1885 (oil on panel)
651222 The Comic Duel, 1885 (oil on panel) by Marchetti, Ludovico (1853-1909); 22x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Comic Duel. Ludovico Marchetti (1853-1909). Oil on panel

Getting Ready for Market, (oil on canvas)
650872 Getting Ready for Market, (oil on canvas) by Carr, Samuel S. (1837-1908); 61x45.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Getting Ready for Market. Samuel S. Carr (1837-1908). Oil on canvas

Fantastic Landscape, c. 1765 (oil on canvas)
3618024 Fantastic Landscape, c.1765 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); 155.6 x 189.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Fantastic Landscape, c. 1765 (oil on canvas)
3618023 Fantastic Landscape, c.1765 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); 155.6 x 189.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Landing Place, 1787-88 (oil on canvas)
2968158 The Landing Place, 1787-88 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 255x222.9 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Richard T. Crane; French, out of copyright

The Old Temple, 1787-88 (oil on canvas)
2968156 The Old Temple, 1787-88 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 255x223.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Adolphus C. Bartlett; French, out of copyright

The water babies, c. 1880 (colour litho)
REV253021 The water babies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The babes within their fairy shell)

Imaginary Landscape, Italian Harbour Scene, 1746 (oil on canvas)
487930 Imaginary Landscape, Italian Harbour Scene, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Claude Joseph (1714-89); 97.7x123.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

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"Journey through the Imaginary: Exploring Worlds of Fiction and Fantasy" Step into a realm where imagination knows no bounds, as we embark on a captivating journey through various artistic expressions of the imaginary. From Thomas Hardy's Wessex to Jean Victor Bertin's Capriccio Landscape, each piece unveils a unique vision that transports us beyond reality. The Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems by Thomas Hardy enchants us with its intricate details, inviting us to explore the fictional landscapes that inspired his literary masterpieces. Meanwhile, The Dark Blue Bird from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds adds a touch of whimsy with its vibrant colors and playful depiction. In contrast, Capriccio Landscape by Jean Victor Bertin takes us on an ethereal voyage to uncharted territories. Its dreamlike scenery evokes a sense of wonderment and invites our minds to wander freely among its enchanting vistas. Prepare for an intergalactic adventure as we delve into Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s. This visionary artwork captures humanity's fascination with space exploration long before it became a reality, igniting our own dreams of reaching for the stars. Transporting ourselves back in time, we encounter Woodcut from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. This thought-provoking illustration offers glimpses into an ideal society conceived centuries ago but still resonates today with its utopian ideals. As if emerging from ancient legends, Plesiosaurus battling Temnodontosaurus captivates our attention with its fierce struggle frozen in time. This engraving reminds us that even mythical creatures can ignite our imaginations and transport us to worlds unknown. Patience (Patientia) by Pieter van der Heyden serves as a gentle reminder that sometimes patience is key when exploring realms beyond reality. Its serene beauty encourages contemplation and introspection amidst fantastical journeys. Marvel at an Egyptian solar system model, a testament to the ancient civilization's fascination with celestial bodies.