Legend Collection (#87)

Krishna Overturning the Cart, anonymous, c. 1520-30 (gouache on paper)
4071447 Krishna Overturning the Cart, anonymous, c. 1520-30 (gouache on paper) by Anonymous; 17.7x24.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Representation of Master Patelin, famous for the "Farce of Master Patelin"
XEE4415336 Representation of Master Patelin, famous for the " Farce of Master Patelin", which tells the misadventures of a lawyer and his shepherd client. Engraving of the 19th century

Werewolf (werewolf) attacking a man - from ap. painting by Maurice Sand exhibited at
LSE4092050 Werewolf (werewolf) attacking a man - from ap. painting by Maurice Sand exhibited at the Salon of 1857. by Sand

Shoki and the Demons. Self-painting by Shibata Zeshin, 19th century
LSE4084028 Shoki and the Demons. Self-painting by Shibata Zeshin, 19th century. by Zeshin, Shibata (1807-91); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shoki and the Demons)

The Princess and the Blue Bird - illustration of the tale "The Blue Bird"
LSE4104350 The Princess and the Blue Bird - illustration of the tale " The Blue Bird" by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Round table cycle (5): Perceval goes in search of adventures, Liebig Chromolithography
LSE4094949 Round table cycle (5): Perceval goes in search of adventures, Liebig Chromolithography, sd. 19th century by Unknown Artist

Merlin and Viviane in the Broceliande Forest (Cycle des chevaliers de la Table Ronde
LSE4094947 Merlin and Viviane in the Broceliande Forest (Cycle des chevaliers de la Table Ronde) - in " Viviane" by Alfred Tennyson, illustration by G

Young girl in the snow with strawberry, "My Fairyland"by Fiona Malcom
LSE4094060 Young girl in the snow with strawberry, " My Fairyland" by Fiona Malcom, illustration by Florence Anderson, 1916

Tribute to the devil (Sabbath scene) - by Caylus d ap. C. Gillot, 18th century
LSE4093490 Tribute to the devil (Sabbath scene) - by Caylus d ap. C. Gillot, 18th century by Gillot, Claude (1673-1722); Private Collection; (add.info)

The beggar, the mad, the witch and the sergeants of arms, 15th century
LSE4093432 The beggar, the mad, the witch and the sergeants of arms, 15th century. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The beggar, the mad)

Metamorphosis of cats into witches - by Steinlen, 19th century
LSE4093058 Metamorphosis of cats into witches - by Steinlen, 19th century by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Toilet of the witch before the Sabbath - France, 19th century
LSE4093057 Toilet of the witch before the Sabbath - France, 19th century by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

He stopped: the Queen dragged herself somewhat towards him
LSE4095616 He stopped: the Queen dragged herself somewhat towards him, she put her hands around the feet of her husband (JuniAvre and King Arthur) - in " Juniper" by Alfred Tennyson, ill

Bellerophon combat les chimeres - in "A wonder book for girls and boys"
LSE4095605 Bellerophon combat les chimeres - in " A wonder book for girls and boys", ill. by Walter Crane, 1895 by Crane

Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas)
3959959 Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 (oil on canvas) by Goltzius, Hendrik (1558-1617); 181 x 256.8 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel, Switzerland; Dutch, out of copyright

History of the life of Achilles, legendary heros of the Trojan War: death of Achilles
XEE4133839 History of the life of Achilles, legendary heros of the Trojan War: death of Achilles, at the foot of the walls of Troy, the heel, his weak point, pierces an arrow pulled by Paris

Representation of the legend of Saint Genevieve of Brabant
XEE4117719 Representation of the legend of Saint Genevieve of Brabant. Scene of the encounter between Genevieve abandoned in the woods and her husband. Picture of Epinal, 19th century

Legend of Rolandseck: Hildegonde learns of the death of Roland, his fiance
XEE4159186 Legend of Rolandseck: Hildegonde learns of the death of Roland, his fiance, and remains silent of pain. German adaptation of the " Song of Roland"

Legend of Bessarabia (Eastern Europe): Crom Lech (Crom-Lech)
XEE4159365 Legend of Bessarabia (Eastern Europe): Crom Lech (Crom-Lech). Satan, playing balalaika, trains dancers into an endless round

Man extracting the Toadstone, for magical purposes - Maniere d
XEE4148568 Man extracting the Toadstone, for magical purposes - Maniere d extracting the talismanic stone (toad) from the head of the toad - Engraving 1491 in " Hortus sanitatis" by Johann

Sura Yusuf (Joseph), the Prophete Joseph, great-grandson of Abraham
LSE4316413 Sura Yusuf (Joseph), the Prophete Joseph, great-grandson of Abraham, came to Egypt to the house of King Aziz at the age of 18 and stayed there for three years, around 890 BC

Sheikh Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani, founder of a Sunni jam factory Al-Tirania (Tijaniyya)
LSE4316326 Sheikh Sidi Ahmed al-Tijani, founder of a Sunni jam factory Al-Tirania (Tijaniyya), in the 18th century. Popular imagery, Tunisia, 19th century

The Legend of Gil Paes (14th century), Captain General of Torres Nova (Portugal
LSE4317292 The Legend of Gil Paes (14th century), Captain General of Torres Nova (Portugal) - During the invasion of the Castilians in 1372

Singerie, the marriage of the hens - Tile panel, circa 1665
LSE4317238 Singerie, the marriage of the hens - Tile panel, circa 1665, from the old farm of Cadriceira, in Turcifal, Torres Vedras (Portugal) (The Chickens wedding, Tile panel)

Lady Godiva (engraving)
979354 Lady Godiva (engraving) by Jones, George (1786-1869); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady Godiva. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Charlemagne leads Angelica away from Roland, c. 1785 (black chalk & brown wash with traces of graphite on laid paper)
995887 Charlemagne leads Angelica away from Roland, c.1785 (black chalk & brown wash with traces of graphite on laid paper) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 40x46 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario

Birth of Venus (detail), c. 1485 (tempera on canvas)
885901 Birth of Venus (detail), c.1485 (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Lady Godiva (oil on paper on panel)
884768 Lady Godiva (oil on paper on panel) by Corbould, Edward Henry (1815-1905); 121.9x71.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Romulus and Remus Suckled by a She-wolf, 15th century (bronze
909284 Romulus and Remus Suckled by a She-wolf, 15th century (bronze and Black lacquer over medium brown bronze) by Florentine School; 6x10.3 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; Italian

illustration of "Monstrum Marinum rudimenta habitus Episcopi referens"
828944 illustration of " Monstrum Marinum rudimenta habitus Episcopi referens" from Aldrovandis History of Monsters, 1642 (woodcut) by Italian School

The Love Test, A German Legend, (oil on canvas)
828489 The Love Test, A German Legend, (oil on canvas) by Joy, Thomas Musgrave (1812-66); 109.2x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Love Test, A German Legend. Thomas Musgrove Joy (1812-1866)

Hinemoa, 1899 (oil on canvas)
828358 Hinemoa, 1899 (oil on canvas) by Lindauer, Gottfried (1839-1926); 121.9x147.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The legend of the lovers Hinemoa and Tutenakai who lived by Lake Rotorua)

The Ingoldsby Legends: Frontispiece, (pen and black ink and watercolour)
827151 The Ingoldsby Legends: Frontispiece, (pen and black ink and watercolour) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); 33.6x23.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ingoldsby Legends: Frontispiece)

Unicorn, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner
877031 Unicorn, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1551 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fantastical Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae animalium
GIA877029 Fantastical Sea Monster, illustration from Historiae animalium by Conrad Gesner (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monsters, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner
GIA877028 Sea Monsters, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monster attacking a Ship, illustration from Historiae Animalium
GIA877027 Sea Monster attacking a Ship, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Sea Monster eating a human, illustration from Historiae Animalium
GIA877026 Sea Monster eating a human, illustration from Historiae Animalium by Conrad Gesner, 1560 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (16th century); Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense, Milan, Lombardy

Rustam blinds Esfandiar with an arrow (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
873110 Rustam blinds Esfandiar with an arrow (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 34.4 x22.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Effigy of Sir John Stanley, St. Peters Church, Elford, Staffordshire, England
779745 Effigy of Sir John Stanley, St. Peters Church, Elford, Staffordshire, England, 1848-9 (hand coloured engraving) by Richardson, Edward M

Lady Godiva, 1892 (oil on canvas)
LMG140024 Lady Godiva, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Leighton, Edmund Blair (1853-1922); 127x152.4 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery) U.K.; (add.info.: married to Leofric)

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