Mythical Creature Collection (#63)

Dragon, 15th century (1886). Sesshiu School. From a picture by Sesshiu (1421-1507), engraved in the Wa-Kan mei-hitsu gwa-yei

Landscape, 19th century (1925)
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Kitagawa Utamaro, Japanese artist, late18th or early 19th century (1956). Self-portrait detail from a woodcut book showing Utamaro (1753-1806) painting a phoenix on the walls of a Yoshiwara house

The Nile Delta, Egypt, c1280 (1956). Detail from the Hereford Mappa Mundi, Hereford Cathedral. Attributed to Richard de Bello, the Hereford Mappa Mundi is the largest known existing medieval map

Chinese carnival

St George and the Dragon, 1901. A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1901

The Siren, Minton Vase by Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon, 1904. Artist: Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon
The Siren, Minton Vase by Marc-Louis-Emmanuel Solon, 1904. Mintons were one of the leading pottery works in England in the 19th century

An illustration for Wynken, Blynken and Nod, 1899. Artist: Jessie Marion King
An illustration for Wynken, Blynken and Nod, 1899. Plate taken from The Studio magazine, volume 15, no 70 (London, 16th January 1899)

Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Magogs courtship, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Magogs courtship, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Pollaiuolos Combat of Centaurs, 1882. From Florence, by Charles Yriarte, translated by CB Pitman and published by Sampson Low (London, 1882)

The Parnassus: Mars and Venus, 1497, (1929). Artist: Andrea Mantegna
The Parnassus: Mars and Venus, 1497, (1929). From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France. Illustration from the Apollo Volume IX, no 53, (May 1929)

Luke, from Ars Memorandi, c1470 (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Luke, from Ars Memorandi, c1470 (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 15th century manuscript illustration held by the Bibliotheque Royal de Dresden

Still life with roses and tulips in a dragon vase, 1882 (1931). Artist: Edouard Manet
Still life with roses and tulips in a dragon vase, 1882 (1931). From Apollo magazine, volume XIII, no 76, April 1931

Celestial Sphere in the Old Observatory, Peking, c1890. Astronomical equipment decorated with dragons in Beijing, China. Illustration from The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps

Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Goblin masks and visors worn as beauty aids, Papua, New Guinea, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

Dream of Childeric, 1849. From Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, Ferdinand Sere and A Rivaud, Volume I (Paris, 1849)

Beliefs and superstitions, 1493 (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Beliefs and superstitions, 1493 (1849). A 19th century version based on an original manuscript illustration in Liber Cronicarum at the Cabinet des Estampes, Bibliotheque Royale, Brussels, Belgium

St Michael Battling with the Dragon, 1498, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St Michael Battling with the Dragon, 1498, (1936). A scene from the Apocalypse or The Revelations of St. John the Divine. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt

St George and the Dragon, 1930s. Artist: Birket Foster
St George and the Dragon, 1930s

Grand ceremony of trying the cannon, 1847. Artist: Giles
Grand ceremony of trying the cannon, 1847. Chinese ceremony. Illustration from The History of China and India, by Miss Corner, (Dean and Co, London, 1847)

Medor and Angelica or Jason and Medea, c1535-1545, (1937). Artist: Titian
Medor and Angelica or Jason and Medea, c1535-1545, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Polyphemus, c1515, (1937). Artist: Titian
Polyphemus, c1515, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937. Found in the collection of the Musee Wicar, Lille

The Sphinx and Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, c1882. The Sphinx is located on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

Peter Kept Watch, (1923). Artist: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Peter Kept Watch, (1923). Published in The Outline of Literature, by John Drinkwater, London, 1923

The British dominions beyond the seas at the date of the coronation, 1902. Artist: Alfred Hugh Fisher
The British dominions beyond the seas at the date of the coronation, 1902. The arms and colonies and dependencies, with animals representing the various countries: Canadian beaver

The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
The Pyramids and Sphinx, Egypt, 1893. The Sphinx on the Giza Plateau with the three pyramids of Khufu (Cheops), Khafre (Chephren) and Menkaura (Men-kaur-re)

St Margaret, 1886. St Margaret or Marina of Antioch was an early 4th century virgin Christian martyr. She is depicted standing on the Devil in the form of a dragon

St George and the Dragon, 1505 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
St George and the Dragon, 1505 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]

The Seven-Headed Beast and the Beast with Lamb`s Horns, 1498 (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Seven-Headed Beast and the Beast with Lamb`s Horns, 1498 (1906). Scene from the Apocalypse. From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und

Painting on the reverse of the Trebon Altarpiece, c1380 (1955). Artist: Master of the Trebon Altarpiece
Painting on the reverse of the Trebon Altarpiece, c1380 (1955). St Catherine of Alexandria, St Mary Magdalene and St Margaret of Antioch

St Hilary, 1365-1367 (1955). Artist: Master Theodoric
St Hilary, 1365-1367 (1955). Hilary (300-367) was bishop of Pictavium (Poitiers) and considered an eminent doctor of the Western Christian Church

Statues of Gog (Gogmagog) and Magog (Corineus), 1886. Statues of the mythical giants are housed within the Guildhall in the City of London

The Inside of Guild Hall near Cheapside, London, c18th century (1886). Artist: William Griggs
The Inside of Guild Hall near Cheapside, London, c18th century (1886). The statues of the giants Gog and Magog can be seen on the left

Mr WB Yeats, Presenting Mr George Moore to the Queen of Fairies, 1904. Artist: Max Beerbohm
Mr WB Yeats, Presenting Mr George Moore to the Queen of Fairies, 1904. Illustration from The Poets Corner, by Max Beerbohm, (London, 1904)

Gog and Magog, Guildhall, London, c1902. Set up after the Great Fire of London. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume III (c1902)

Sienese tethering rings, 1926. From Apollo magazine, volume IV, no 21 (September 1926)

St George and the Dragon (After the Performance), 1878. Artist: Swain
St George and the Dragon (After the Performance), 1878. The Earl of Beaconsfield has arrived at Hughenden Manor for a few weeks rest. From Punch (or the London Charivari) (1878)

Stephen of England, (17th century). Artist: P Vanderbanck
Stephen of England, (17th century). King Stephen (c1096-1154) reigned from 1135 to 1154

The great seal of King George I. Artist: Vandroit
The great seal of King George I. Portrait of King George I (1660-1727), the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and King of Ireland. He ruled from 1714 until his death

Richard III of England, (18th century). Artist: George Vertue
Richard III of England, (18th century). Portrait of Richard (1452-1485)

St George and the Dragon and Mademoiselle Riposting, 1789. Charles-Genevieve-Louis-Auguste-Andre-Timothee Eon de Beaumont (1728-1810)

The Sphinx at Giza, Egypt, 1840s, (1900)

Sagittarius, The Archer, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Artist: George Cruikshank
Nearly worried to death by the Greatest Plague of Life, c1840s. Cartoon sketch: Adventures of a lady in search of a good servant/by one who has been almost worried to death

The mystical chase of the unicorn, which has taken refuge in the lap of the virgin, 15th century, (1)
The mystical chase of the unicorn, which has taken refuge in the lap of the virgin, 15th century, (1870). During the Middle Ages, the unicorn, attracted to the Virgin Mary

Sketch for The Last Judgement in Gerard d Euphrate, Paris, 1549, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

A key, 13th century, (1870). A key with two figures of chimeras, back to back. A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

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