Legend Collection (#94)

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)

The Jesters Passing Bell (engraving)
6021210 The Jesters Passing Bell (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jesters Passing Bell)

The Dead Bride (engraving)
6021206 The Dead Bride (engraving) by Lawless, Matthew James (1837-1864) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dead Bride)

Pegasus started right toward the Chimeras threefold head (colour litho)
6027562 Pegasus started right toward the Chimeras threefold head (colour litho) by Richardson, Frederick (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Last of the Sirens (engraving)
6021274 The Last of the Sirens (engraving) by Pinwell, George John (1842-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last of the Sirens)

Chivalry (engraving)
6021265 Chivalry (engraving) by Eltze, Fritz (d.1870); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chivalry. He guarded them from wolf and boar / Until the break of day)

Christmas in the Workhouse (engraving)
6021261 Christmas in the Workhouse (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christmas in the Workhouse)

The Death of King Warwolf (engraving)
6021197 The Death of King Warwolf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of King Warwolf)

Beckets Well, Derby, showing present masonry (engraving)
6020987 Beckets Well, Derby, showing present masonry (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beckets Well, Derby, showing present masonry)

Giggleswick, Ebbing and flowing wells (engraving)
6020967 Giggleswick, Ebbing and flowing wells (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giggleswick, Ebbing and flowing wells)

Dick Turpin (colour litho)
6006881 Dick Turpin (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Dick Turpin in the Bow Bells Nursery Tales series (J Dicks)

Science and superstition (coloured engraving)
5997659 Science and superstition (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science and superstition)

Perseus and his bride sailing to Seriphos (colour litho)
5998208 Perseus and his bride sailing to Seriphos (colour litho) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and his bride sailing to Seriphos)

Danae (colour litho)
5998199 Danae (colour litho) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danae. Illustration for Perseus the Gorgon Slayer illustrated by R T Spence)

The Ride of the Valkyries, scene from Die Walkure, the second opera of Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen
6001287 The Ride of the Valkyries, scene from Die Walkure, the second opera of Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen, performed at the National Theatre, Munich (engraving) by European School

Hans Christian Andersen: The Snow Queen (litho)
5988967 Hans Christian Andersen: The Snow Queen (litho) by Whistler, Rex (1905-44) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: She walked right into the water)

Hans Christian Andersen: The Marsh Kings Daughter (litho)
5988965 Hans Christian Andersen: The Marsh Kings Daughter (litho) by Whistler, Rex (1905-44) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The savage ways of the little creature pleased him especially)

Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend (litho)
6031077 Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend (litho) by Robida, Albert (1848-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: Korrigans, spirits of Breton legend)

Jason watching Medea put the dragon guarding the golden fleece to sleep (colour litho)
6000272 Jason watching Medea put the dragon guarding the golden fleece to sleep (colour litho) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Trojan Horse (colour litho)
6000271 The Trojan Horse (colour litho) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trojan Horse. Illustration from Pohadky Staroveke (Ancient Myths)

Prometheus creating man from clay (colour litho)
6000266 Prometheus creating man from clay (colour litho) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prometheus creating man from clay)

Orestes is ordered by Apollo to go to Tauris and bring the statue of Artemis to Athens (colour litho)
6000265 Orestes is ordered by Apollo to go to Tauris and bring the statue of Artemis to Athens (colour litho) by Scheiner

Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods
6000264 Eagle devouring the liver of Prometheus, chained to a rock by Zeus in punishment for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to humanity (colour litho) by Scheiner

Niobe transformed into the Weeping Rock (colour litho)
6000262 Niobe transformed into the Weeping Rock (colour litho) by Scheiner, Artus (1863-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Niobe transformed into the Weeping Rock)

The Judgment of Paris (litho)
6000158 The Judgment of Paris (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Judgment of Paris)

Danae longing for Perseus return (colour litho)
5998202 Danae longing for Perseus return (colour litho) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Danae longing for Perseus return)

Perseus sailing (colour litho)
5998196 Perseus sailing (colour litho) by Spence, Thomas Ralph (1848-1918); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus sailing)

Two saints and the Legend of William Tell, late 16th Century Swiss stained glass paintings (litho)
6001175 Two saints and the Legend of William Tell, late 16th Century Swiss stained glass paintings (litho) by French School

illustrations about ideas and legends Philipon under the title Les Cent
5672100 illustrations about ideas and legends Philipon under the title Les Cent and Robert Macaire, 1839 (engraving) by Daumier

Illustration about ideas and legends Philipon, under the title Les Cent
5669726 Illustration about ideas and legends Philipon, under the title Les Cent and Robert Macaire, 1839 (engraving) by Daumier

The Golden Age, 1605 (oil on copper)
5667229 The Golden Age, 1605 (oil on copper) by Wtewael or Utewael, Joachim (c.1566-1638); 22.5 x 30.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Taira Koremori (colour woodblock print)
5044038 Taira Koremori (colour woodblock print) by Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-92); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Wood-block colour print + embossing, mica)

Kintoki Fighting with a Carp (colour woodblock print)
5043797 Kintoki Fighting with a Carp (colour woodblock print) by Hokkei, Toyota (1780-1850); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Surimono, Kintoki and carp in waterfall)

Origin of Shichimen Daimy?jin (Shichimen daimy?jin yurai) (colour woodblock print)
5043669 Origin of Shichimen Daimy?jin (Shichimen daimy?jin yurai) (colour woodblock print) by Hokui, Katsushika (fl.1830-50); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c. 1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour
6176499 Buzurgmihr masters the Game of Chess, c.1300-30 (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School, (14th century); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Siegfried le tueur de dragon - Sigurd the Dragon Slayer par Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939)
FIA5401932 Siegfried le tueur de dragon - Sigurd the Dragon Slayer par Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939), 1901 - Watercolour and ink on paper, 27, 2x20 - Private Collection by Rackham

Le voyage de Thor (Tor) au pays des Geants - Thors Journey to the Land of the Giants
FIA5401931 Le voyage de Thor (Tor) au pays des Geants - Thors Journey to the Land of the Giants par Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939), 1901 - Watercolour and ink on paper, 26, 5x19

"Achille presente le prix de la sagesse a Nestor pendant les jeux d
FIA5399674 " Achille presente le prix de la sagesse a Nestor pendant les jeux d Obseques" (Les jeux d Obseques se disent aussi les jeux funebres)

l oiseau de feu et du loup gris - Illustration for the Fairy tale of Ivan Tsarevich
FIA5403010 l oiseau de feu et du loup gris - Illustration for the Fairy tale of Ivan Tsarevich, the Firebird, and the Gray Wolf par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), c

Vassilissa la Belle (ou Vassilissa la tres belle) - Illustration for the Fairy tale
FIA5402996 Vassilissa la Belle (ou Vassilissa la tres belle) - Illustration for the Fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), c

Frere Martin et les trois trolls - Brother Martin and Three Trolls, by Bauer
FIA5407843 Frere Martin et les trois trolls - Brother Martin and Three Trolls, by Bauer, John (1882-1918). Watercolour on paper, 1913. Dimension : 25x25 cm

Vassilissa la Belle (Vassilissa la tres Belle) - Illustration for the Fairy tale Vasilisa
FIA5403006 Vassilissa la Belle (Vassilissa la tres Belle) - Illustration for the Fairy tale Vasilisa the Beautiful par Zvorykin, Boris Vasilievich (1872-after 1935), c

The world upside down, an imaginary land: turkeys and chickens plucking the cooker
ELD4837645 The world upside down, an imaginary land: turkeys and chickens plucking the cooker - Epinal picture, 19th century (engraving) by French School

The crossing of the Red Sea Ms Ludwig XV 9 fol. 56v, 1469 (ink, colour washes
1765663 The crossing of the Red Sea Ms Ludwig XV 9 fol. 56v, 1469 (ink, colour washes, and tempera on paper) by Schilling, Hans (fl.1459-67) (follower of); 28.6x20.3 cm; J

Hospitality, the Admission of Sir Tristram to the Fellowship of the Round Table (engraving)
1613455 Hospitality, the Admission of Sir Tristram to the Fellowship of the Round Table (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hospitality)

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