Legend Collection (#93)

Costume design for Seefenfel, from Sadko, 1917 (colour litho)
STC133648 Costume design for Seefenfel, from Sadko, 1917 (colour litho) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Arming and Departure of the Knights, tapestry designed by the artist
BIR111595 The Arming and Departure of the Knights, tapestry designed by the artist and woven by Morris & Co. 1895-96 (textile) by Burne-Jones

Yoshitsune, with Benkei and Other Retainers in their Ship Beset by the Ghosts of Taira, 1853 (woodblock print)
FIT111469 Yoshitsune, with Benkei and Other Retainers in their Ship Beset by the Ghosts of Taira, 1853 (woodblock print) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 36.5x25.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

The Arrival of the English Ambassadors, from the St. Ursula Cycle
BEN119435 The Arrival of the English Ambassadors, from the St. Ursula Cycle, 1498 (oil on canvas) (for detail see 119436) by Carpaccio, Vittore (c.1460/5-1523/6); 275x589 cm; Gallerie dell Accademia

The Dream of Constantine, detail of the angel, from the True Cross Cycle
BEN102796 The Dream of Constantine, detail of the angel, from the True Cross Cycle, completed 1464 (fresco) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany

The Dream of Constantine, completed 1464 (fresco) (detail)
BEN102795 The Dream of Constantine, completed 1464 (fresco) (detail) by Francesca, Piero della (c.1415-92); Basilica San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Troy Triptych, 1872-1898 (oil on canvas)
BIR100722 Troy Triptych, 1872-1898 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 273x294.6 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Costume design for the Ballet La Legende de Joseph
FFA149023 Costume design for the Ballet La Legende de Joseph, 1914 (charcoal and gouache on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 33.5x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Costume design for the Ballet La Legende de Joseph
FFA149021 Costume design for the Ballet La Legende de Joseph, 1914 (charcoal and gouache on paper) by Bakst, Leon (1866-1924); 33.5x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 324 f. 35 v. Cadmus, from Metamorphoses 10 by Ovid, 1497 (vellum)
HLK151285 Ms 324 f.35 v. Cadmus, from Metamorphoses 10 by Ovid, 1497 (vellum) by Netherlandish School, (15th century); By kind permission of the Earl of Leicester

Ms 324 f. 324 v. Minos besieges Megara. Scylla treacherously cuts her father
HLK151277 Ms 324 f.324 v. Minos besieges Megara. Scylla treacherously cuts her fathers hair and takes flight, from Metamorphoses 8 by Ovid, 1479 (vellum) by Netherlandish School

Egill Skallagrimsson (910-90) (w / c on paper)
MGN169961 Egill Skallagrimsson (910-90) (w/c on paper) by Icelandic School, (17th century); 31x19 cm; Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

Historiated initial P at the beginning of The Saga of the Greenlanders
MGN169941 Historiated initial P at the beginning of The Saga of the Greenlanders, from Flateyjarbok ( The Book of Flatey ) late 14th century (vellum) by Icelandic School

A Fairy and a Knight (pencil, w / c and bodycolour on paper)
FIT167640 A Fairy and a Knight (pencil, w/c and bodycolour on paper) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); 24.4x34.7 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

King Arthur, 1903 (oil on canvas)
CW159046 King Arthur, 1903 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Charles Ernest (1864-c.1918); 123.2x73.7 cm; Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; British, out of copyright

Lady Godivas Prayer, c. 1865 (oil on canvas)
COV33006 Lady Godivas Prayer, c.1865 (oil on canvas) by Landseer, Edwin (1802-73); 143x113 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English

Lady Godiva, 1850 (oil on canvas)
COV33002 Lady Godiva, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Claxton, Marshall (1811-81); Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; eHerbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry; English, out of copyright

The Birth of Topiltzin (late 10th century), 800-1100 (stone)
XJL187624 The Birth of Topiltzin (late 10th century), 800-1100 (stone) by Pre-Columbian; Museo Arqueologico, Mexico City, Mexico; (add.info.: legendary ruler of the Toltec culture; ); South American

The Witch Baba Yaga, illustration from the story of Vassilissa the Beautiful
CHT173743 The Witch Baba Yaga, illustration from the story of Vassilissa the Beautiful, 1902 (colour litho) by Bilibin, Ivan (1876-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

Domovoi, a spirit of the house, 1934 (charcoal on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR175144 Domovoi, a spirit of the house, 1934 (charcoal on paper) (b/w photo) by Bilibin, Ivan (1876-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: familiar genie of the house; ); Russian, out of copyright

The White Lady of the River Fecht, illustration from the Legends of Alsace
CHT174656 The White Lady of the River Fecht, illustration from the Legends of Alsace by Georges Spetz, 1905 (colour litho) by Spindler, Charles (1865-1938); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

The Lupeux, illustration for Legendes Rustiques
CHT174651 The Lupeux, illustration for Legendes Rustiques by George Sand (1804-76) 1858 (litho) by Sand, Baron Dudevant Jean Francois Maurice (1823-89); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

A View of the Walled City of Jerusalem, c. 1740 (oil on canvas)
LST203728 A View of the Walled City of Jerusalem, c.1740 (oil on canvas) by German School, (18th century); 63.5x112.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Vivien from Tennysons Idylls of the King, 1896 (polychromatic plaster)
XAM70788 Vivien from Tennysons Idylls of the King, 1896 (polychromatic plaster) by Khnopff, Fernand (1858-1921); height 98 cm; Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna

Monument to the Horatii and the Curiatii, warriors of ancient Roman legend (engraving)
5216676 Monument to the Horatii and the Curiatii, warriors of ancient Roman legend (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greek bronze plaque depicting the combat of Pollux and Lynceus (engraving)
5207523 Ancient Greek bronze plaque depicting the combat of Pollux and Lynceus (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hercules firing a bow, Ancient Greek marble plaque (engraving)
5207521 Hercules firing a bow, Ancient Greek marble plaque (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules firing a bow, Ancient Greek marble plaque)

Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving)
5207512 Marble bas-relief depicting the dispute between Minerva and Neptune (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Purple Bird came fluttering towards him (colour litho)
5223686 The Purple Bird came fluttering towards him (colour litho) by Mann, Merlyn (fl.1910-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Purple Bird came fluttering towards him)

Hercules and the Old Man of the Sea (colour litho)
5223682 Hercules and the Old Man of the Sea (colour litho) by Mann, Merlyn (fl.1910-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and the Old Man of the Sea)

Orpheus thrummed away briskly (colour litho)
5223684 Orpheus thrummed away briskly (colour litho) by Mann, Merlyn (fl.1910-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus thrummed away briskly)

Red Cross and the Lady Una in the Forest (engraving)
5223665 Red Cross and the Lady Una in the Forest (engraving) by Kuck, Helen S. (fl.1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Cross and the Lady Una in the Forest)

Archimago summons his Evil Spirits (engraving)
5223664 Archimago summons his Evil Spirits (engraving) by Kuck, Helen S. (fl.1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimago summons his Evil Spirits)

Gudarz slays Piran on the mountain from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c
5932712 Gudarz slays Piran on the mountain from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c.1590-1600 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Persian School

Rustam and his men attack the fortress of Gang Dizh from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c
5932570 Rustam and his men attack the fortress of Gang Dizh from a Shahnama (Book of kings), c.1590-1600 (ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper) by Persian School

Garsivaz being flogged while Afrasiyab is dragged from the lake from a Shahnama
5932711 Garsivaz being flogged while Afrasiyab is dragged from the lake from a Shahnama (Book of kings), 1580 (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper) by Persian School

A prince enthroned surrounded by attendants, 1425-30 (opaque watercolor
5932708 A prince enthroned surrounded by attendants, 1425-30 (opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper) by Afghan School, (15th century); 21.7 x 12.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Orpheus Charming the Animals with his Music, 1627 (oil on panel)
5863965 Orpheus Charming the Animals with his Music, 1627 (oil on panel) by Savery, Roelandt Jacobsz. (1576-1639); 62x131.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague

The Birth of Venus (detail), c. 1485 (tempera on canvas)
5863914 The 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

The Tenjin Shrine Scrolls (one of a pair) (detail), Tosa School, 17th century (ink
5846317 The Tenjin Shrine Scrolls (one of a pair) (detail), Tosa School, 17th century (ink, colour & gofun on paper) (see also 5846316) by Japanese School

Till Eulenspiegel (engraving)
5208041 Till Eulenspiegel (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Till Eulenspiegel. After an illustration on a gravestone in Kolln)

Dido and Aeneas, early 18th century (oil on canvas)
5242274 Dido and Aeneas, early 18th century (oil on canvas) by Verkolje, Nicolaes (1673-1746); 90.2x117.5 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The Intervention of the Sabine Women. Engraving 1884
5972166 The Intervention of the Sabine Women. Engraving 1884 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Intervention of the Sabine Women)

The Birth of Gunpowder (engraving)
6021264 The Birth of Gunpowder (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Birth of Gunpowder)

Summer Idleness (engraving)
6021254 Summer Idleness (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer Idleness. Under a " roof of pine." Illustration for Historical)

The Avatar of Zeus (engraving)
6021224 The Avatar of Zeus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Avatar of Zeus)

The Madman of Corinth (engraving)
6021219 The Madman of Corinth (engraving) by Lawless, Matthew James (1837-1864) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madman of Corinth)

The Madman of Corinth (engraving)
6021218 The Madman of Corinth (engraving) by Lawless, Matthew James (1837-1864) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madman of Corinth)

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