Legends Collection (#3)

Archangel Michael and the Dragon. Ca 1557 (sculpture)
7419541 Archangel Michael and the Dragon. Ca 1557 (sculpture); Gruuthusemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: Sculptuur, Aartsengel Michael en de draak, ca 1557); © Paul Maeyaert

Romulus and Remus and the she-wolf. (print)
7420011 Romulus and Remus and the she-wolf. (print); (add.info.: Romulus and Remus are discovered by the shepherd Faustulus being suckled by the she-wolf which had saved the twins lives when they)

William Tell, Swiss folk hero (engraving)
8677088 William Tell, Swiss folk hero (engraving) by Pecht, August Friedrich (1814-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Tell, Swiss folk hero)

Numa Pompilius, legendary King of Rome (engraving)
8635807 Numa Pompilius, legendary King of Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Numa Pompilius, legendary King of Rome. Illustration from Rom)

Peter Pan and Tinkerbel (colour litho)
8635408 Peter Pan and Tinkerbel (colour litho) by Miller, Hilda Theodora (1876-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peter Pan and Tinkerbell. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Northern bowman (engraving)
8632807 The Northern bowman (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Northern bowman. Old Norse Sagas (W Swan Sonnenschein, c 1895).); © Look and Learn

Sigurd recognises in the sleeping warrior a lovely woman (engraving)
8632794 Sigurd recognises in the sleeping warrior a lovely woman (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The end (engraving)
8631305 The end (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The end. Illustration from Black and White)

The Chimera (engraving)
8672714 The Chimera (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chimera, from Ancient Greek mythology)

The child Hercules (engraving)
8672604 The child Hercules (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The child Hercules wrestling with snakes)

Perseus and Medusa (engraving)
8672602 Perseus and Medusa (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Medusa. From Greek mythology)

Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395 (litho)
8661010 Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395 (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vikramaditya Gupta goes forth to War, AD 395)

Sindbad's Escape (colour litho)
8648424 Sindbad's Escape (colour litho) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sindbad's Escape)

Sindbad in the Valley of Diamonds (colour litho)
8648421 Sindbad in the Valley of Diamonds (colour litho) by Ward, Enoch (1859-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sindbad in the Valley of Diamonds)

Zeus bade the rain cease and the floods withdraw (colour litho)
8647711 Zeus bade the rain cease and the floods withdraw (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeus bade the rain cease and the floods withdraw)

Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho)
8647706 Little joy did he have of his possessions (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little joy did he have of his possessions)

Cadmus rushed at the monster (litho)
8639157 Cadmus rushed at the monster (litho) by Richardson, Frederick (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadmus rushed at the monster)

The Minotaur lay lifeless on the ground (litho)
8639150 The Minotaur lay lifeless on the ground (litho) by Richardson, Frederick (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Minotaur lay lifeless on the ground)

Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving)
8626241 Charlemagne showing his courtiers the value of his sheepskin cloak (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eros and Psyche (colour litho)
8626201 Eros and Psyche (colour litho) by Kuhn-Regnier, Joseph (1873-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eros and Psyche)

Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho)
8655494 Berthold Schwarz, German alchemist (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Berthold Schwarz)

Siegfried's Combat with the Dragon (engraving)
8646918 Siegfried's Combat with the Dragon (engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siegfried's Combat with the Dragon)

Criemhild and her Knights discomforted by Hagen and Volker (engraving)
8646912 Criemhild and her Knights discomforted by Hagen and Volker (engraving) by Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vortigern and the monk Constans (litho)
8664139 Vortigern and the monk Constans (litho) by Chesterman, Hugh (1884-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vortigern visiting the monk Constans)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629461 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629456 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Frost was in his Freezing House)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629455 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Green Spring was in her sleeping car)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629446 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: also a Snap-dragon)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629439 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: across a white expanse, dotted with sugar-plums)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629437 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: He sees dim and cloudy outlines)

Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629433 Illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Frost sends his Herald)

Title-page illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho)
8629432 Title-page illustration for Legends for Lionel by Walter Crane (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Diomedes protected by Athena (engraving)
8634985 Diomedes protected by Athena (engraving) by Loeffler, Ludwig (1819-1876) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Diomedes protected by Athena. Illustration from Hellas)

Chiron and Jason (engraving)
8634978 Chiron and Jason (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chiron and Jason. Illustration from Hellas)

Castor and Pollux (engraving)
8634973 Castor and Pollux (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Castor and Pollux. Illustration from Hellas)

Relief with masks of Polyphemus and Galatea, second half of the 1st century AD (sculpture)
6384348 Relief with masks of Polyphemus and Galatea, second half of the 1st century AD (sculpture); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio

The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278249 The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greek god Neilos, the river god of the Nile)

The Hundred-Horse Chestnut, 1882
7125198 The Hundred-Horse Chestnut, 1882; (add.info.: The Hundred-Horse Chestnut, the largest and oldest known chestnut tree in the world possibly bettween 2, 000 to 4, 000 years old)

Zeus defeats the giant Mimas, 1887
7125133 Zeus defeats the giant Mimas, 1887; (add.info.: According to Greek mythology Zeus defeated the giant Mimas by throwing blazing thunderbolts at him during the Gigantomachy)

Large foot, 1493 (engraving)
5311785 Large foot, 1493 (engraving); (add.info.: One of the Sciapodes, who were believe to use their single enormous foot as an umbrella. From the Nuremberg Chronicle)

Battle of the Amazons (engraving)
7342134 Battle of the Amazons (engraving) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) (after); 49.9x65.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Bijen and Manija (Manigha and Bizhan), hero of the Shahnameh (Shah Nama, Shahnama) (Book of Kings)
BEN5464444 Bijen and Manija (Manigha and Bizhan), hero of the Shahnameh (Shah Nama, Shahnama) (Book of Kings) by Ferdowsi (Firdawsi, or Ferdawsi, or Firdousi, circa 940-around 1020)

Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus, 1887
3480502 Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus, 1887; (add.info.: Representation of the legend of Daedalus and Icarus. Illustration from a publication dated 1887)

King Arthur, legendary British leader. Illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910
2915231 King Arthur, legendary British leader. Illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910.; Photo © Hilary Morgan

Sioux Indian painting on sky by Silver Horn, showing various episodes in native North America tribal legends
535146 Sioux Indian painting on sky by Silver Horn, showing various episodes in native North America tribal legends. Late 19th-early 20th century; Universal History Archive/UIG

Aslog (engraving)
8632805 Aslog (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aslog. Old Norse Sagas (W Swan Sonnenschein, c 1895).); © Look and Learn

Sigurd slays the dragon (engraving)
8632793 Sigurd slays the dragon (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sigurd slays the dragon)

Hamlet, Amleth (engraving)
8632792 Hamlet, Amleth (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet, Amleth. Old Norse Sagas (W Swan Sonnenschein, c 1895).); © Look and Learn

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"Legends: Unforgettable Tales of Triumph and Wonder" In the historic Olympic 400m race finish of 1924, Eric Liddell's determination etched his name in sporting legends forever. Count of St Germain, the enigmatic French alchemist whose mystical pursuits continue to captivate imaginations throughout centuries. St. George, the patron saint of England, embodies bravery and chivalry as a legendary figure celebrated for slaying dragons. The Perseus constellation tells an ancient tale of heroism and adventure that has been passed down through generations. Cygnus and Lyra constellations dance across the night sky, their celestial beauty inspiring countless myths and legends worldwide. Herodotus, the Greek historian whose meticulous accounts have preserved tales from antiquity for future generations to marvel at through artwork. The reunion of the 1968 European Cup-winning Manchester United team in August 1975 brought together football icons who became legends in their own right. From the enchanting landscapes of Somerset's Glastonbury to its mythical associations with King Arthur, England holds a treasure trove of legendary stories waiting to be discovered. Journey into ancient Egypt's creation myth where gods shaped worlds amidst chaos, leaving behind a legacy that still resonates today. Odin questioning Mimir captures a moment steeped in Norse mythology when wisdom was sought from this wise being by none other than the Allfather himself. Downward came Pegasus, soaring through wide sweeping circles as depicted in vibrant color lithographs - an embodiment of grace and majesty beyond mortal comprehension. Doonagore Castle stands proudly on Ireland's rugged coast.