Legend Collection (#99)

St Dunstan kneeling at the feet of Christ, from a pen-drawing by himself, existing in the Bod Lib, Oxford
3635766 St Dunstan kneeling at the feet of Christ, from a pen-drawing by himself, existing in the Bod Lib, Oxford, and engraved in Hicks Thesaurus (engraving) by English School

St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer (engraving)
3635764 St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Sebald, from the statue by Peter Vischer)

St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy, from the fresco at Grotta Ferrata (engraving)
3635757 St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy, from the fresco at Grotta Ferrata (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Nilus heals the Epileptic Boy)

Les Chevaliers de la Table-Ronde, Miniature d un manuscrit de la Bibliotheque royale (engraving)
3644252 Les Chevaliers de la Table-Ronde, Miniature d un manuscrit de la Bibliotheque royale (engraving) by French School

Nixs Mate, Boston, Massachusetts (engraving)
3644188 Nixs Mate, Boston, Massachusetts (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nixs Mate, Boston, Massachusetts)

Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho)
3641482 Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho)
3641481 Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho)
3641479 Illustration for Jack The Giant Killer (colour litho) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wedjat eye amulet, 525-332 BC (green faience)
3617908 Wedjat eye amulet, 525-332 BC (green faience) by Egyptian, Late Period (715-332 BC); 5.1 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Front cover design (colour litho)
3610988 Front cover design (colour litho) by Goble, Warwick (1862-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: From Indian Myth and Legend, pub)

The Toilet of Venus, 1746 (oil on canvas)
3588413 The Toilet of Venus, 1746 (oil on canvas) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70); 40.2x52.6 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; French, out of copyright

The Judgement of Paris, c. 1540-60 (oil on wood)
3588383 The Judgement of Paris, c.1540-60 (oil on wood) by SchAopfer, Hans, the Elder (c.1505-69); 32x41 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Marble statue of a bearded Hercules, 68-98 AD (marble)
3526100 Marble statue of a bearded Hercules, 68-98 AD (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); 283.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Marble statue of a youthful Hercules, 69-96 AD (marble)
3526099 Marble statue of a youthful Hercules, 69-96 AD (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD); 246.9 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Early Imperial, Flavian)

Statue of Aphrodite, 1st or 2nd century A. D. (marble)
3526094 Statue of Aphrodite, 1st or 2nd century A.D. (marble) by Roman; 158.8 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Copy of a Greek statue of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C)

Rinaldo and the Mirror-Shield, c. 1650-55 (oil on copper)
3545826 Rinaldo and the Mirror-Shield, c.1650-55 (oil on copper) by Maffei, Francesco (1605-60); 29.8x34 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Sisyphus, illustration from Mythologie de la Jeunesse
XEE3427405 Sisyphus, illustration from Mythologie de la Jeunesse, 1803 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 1615 (engraving)
3480581 Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Legend of Orpheus and Eurydice. Temple of the muses)

The sculpture of Pygmalion (engraving)
3480564 The sculpture of Pygmalion (engraving) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); (add.info.: The sculpture of Pygmalion. Engraved illustration from The Temple of the Muses, 1733)

Statue of Aphrodite, 1st or 2nd century A. D. (marble)
3492988 Statue of Aphrodite, 1st or 2nd century A.D. (marble) by Roman; 158.8 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Copy of a Greek statue of the 3rd or 2nd century B.C)

Bronze inlaid chariot inlaid with ivory, c. 575-550 BC (bronze, ivory)
3492986 Bronze inlaid chariot inlaid with ivory, c.575-550 BC (bronze, ivory) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); 130.9 long cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), 1836 (oil on canvas)
3492895 Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), 1836 (oil on canvas) by Corot, Jean Baptiste Camille (1796-1875); 156.5 x 112.7 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

"Now, in her misery, she set the dagger to her heart"(litho)
3101674 " Now, in her misery, she set the dagger to her heart" (litho) by Wilson, Patten (1868-1928) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Now, in her misery)

Beowulf finds the head of Aschere (litho)
3101666 Beowulf finds the head of Aschere (litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beowulf finds the head of Aschere)

The death of Beowulf (litho)
3101663 The death of Beowulf (litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Beowulf)

"The demon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them"(litho)
3101658 " The demon of evil, with his fierce ravening, greedily grasped them" (litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The legend of the Heavenly Jerusalem (engraving)
3100755 The legend of the Heavenly Jerusalem (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The legend of the Heavenly Jerusalem)

Merlin and Viviane, the Lady of the Lake (chromolitho)
3100697 Merlin and Viviane, the Lady of the Lake (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Merlin and Viviane, the Lady of the Lake)

The eagle of Zeus helping Psyche (chromolitho)
3100666 The eagle of Zeus helping Psyche (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The eagle of Zeus helping Psyche)

Galatea and Acis surprised by the giant Polyphemus (chromolitho)
3100663 Galatea and Acis surprised by the giant Polyphemus (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galatea and Acis surprised by the giant Polyphemus)

Bacchus and the frogs (chromolitho)
3100661 Bacchus and the frogs (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus and the frogs)

Eros and Psyche (chromolitho)
3100657 Eros and Psyche (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eros and Psyche. Illustration for Las Supersticiones De La Humanidad by Jose Coroleu (F Seix)

Vulcan giving Venus the arms he had forged for Aeneas (chromolitho)
3100656 Vulcan giving Venus the arms he had forged for Aeneas (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vulcan giving Venus the arms he had forged for Aeneas)

Hodur took the mistletoe from Loki, and Loki guided his arm, and he hurled it at Baldur
3100060 Hodur took the mistletoe from Loki, and Loki guided his arm, and he hurled it at Baldur, and with a sharp cry Baldur fell dead (chromolitho) by Browne

Ulysses Shoots the First Arrow at the Wooers (engraving)
3106337 Ulysses Shoots the First Arrow at the Wooers (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ulysses Shoots the First Arrow at the Wooers)

How Theseus Slew the Minotaur (engraving)
3106336 How Theseus Slew the Minotaur (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Theseus Slew the Minotaur)

Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides (engraving)
3106332 Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus in the Garden of the Hesperides)

Elaine, 1874 (oil on canvas)
2968805 Elaine, 1874 (oil on canvas) by Rosenthal, Toby (Tobias) Edward (1848-1917); 97.9x158.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of Mrs. Maurice Rosenfeld; American, out of copyright

L Echo, painting by A Seifert (litho)
2798180 L Echo, painting by A Seifert (litho) by Seifert, Alfred (1850-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Echo, painting by A Seifert)

Sinbad and his companions on the whale (chromolitho)
2817083 Sinbad and his companions on the whale (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sinbad and his companions on the whale)

The Argonauts (chromolitho)
2817035 The Argonauts (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Argonauts. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century)

Theseus, mythical Greek hero and founder-king of Athens (engraving)
2788673 Theseus, mythical Greek hero and founder-king of Athens (engraving) by Burghers, Michael (1647-1727); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theseus, mythical Greek hero and founder-king of Athens)

Chez Madame Tallien (colour litho)
2802063 Chez Madame Tallien (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chez Madame Tallien)

Le Retour du Chevalier (colour litho)
2802052 Le Retour du Chevalier (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Retour du Chevalier)

Cleopatre (colour litho)
2802040 Cleopatre (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatre. Illustration for Le Livre D Amour (Boulanger, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

Aspasie (colour litho)
2802033 Aspasie (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aspasie. Illustration for Le Livre D Amour (Boulanger, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

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