Sorcerer Collection (#2)

Cartoon, George Grossmith as The Sorcerer
Cartoon, George Grossmith in the latest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Sorcerer. 1884

Title Page for Two Books of Cosmography by Hieronymo Girana Tarragones
BAL111030 Title Page for Two Books of Cosmography by Hieronymo Girana Tarragones, from The Narrative and Critical History of America, edited by Justin Winsor, London

Little boys and girls, will you come and ride with me on my broomstick
CHT173732 Little boys and girls, will you come and ride with me on my broomstick?, illustration from Under the Window by the artist, late 19th century (colour litho) by Greenaway

Simon Magus Offering St. Peter Money, 1470-75 (tempera on panel)
FIT55430 Simon Magus Offering St. Peter Money, 1470-75 (tempera on panel) by Verona, Liberale da (c.1445-c.1525); 30.5x56 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Enchanter Merlin, from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533)
CHT164261 The Enchanter Merlin, from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), published by Hachette in 1888 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Sorciers prechant la revolte (colour litho)
2796880 Sorciers prechant la revolte (colour litho) by Bombled, Louis Charles (1862-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorciers prechant la revolte)

Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving)
1624619 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonial and Indian Exhibition, New Guinea)

Miss Jessie Bond in Gilbert and Sullivans The Sorcerer
Miss Jessie Bond, actress and singer, in Gilbert and Sullivans The Sorcerer - The Theatre Magazine, February 1885. 1885

A Finnish sorcerer foretelling the imminent death of Ivan the Terrible (engraving)
3647464 A Finnish sorcerer foretelling the imminent death of Ivan the Terrible (engraving) by Baehr, Johann Karl (1801-69); Private Collection; (add.info)

They met with an Old Man, illustration from Stories of King Arthur
STC323612 They met with an Old Man, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

The Evocation of the Devil, copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum
STC202560 The Evocation of the Devil, copy of an illustration from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius, Milan 1608, used in a History of Magic

The Astrologer Albumasar (787-885) copy of an illustration from his
STC202530 The Astrologer Albumasar (787-885) copy of an illustration from his Introductorium in Astronomiam, Venice 1506, used in a History of Magic

Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera)
1765028 Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger)

The Alchemist, 1652 (oil on canvas)
BAL49343 The Alchemist, 1652 (oil on canvas) by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 34.9x47.6 cm; Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, UK; (add.info.: oil on canvas transferred from panel); Flemish

Sorcier Arabe, Dompteur De Serpents (colour photo)
2817544 Sorcier Arabe, Dompteur De Serpents (colour photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sorcier Arabe, Dompteur De Serpents)

A Swazie Witch-Doctor (colour litho)
2799232 A Swazie Witch-Doctor (colour litho) by Hardy, Norman (1864-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Swazie Witch-Doctor)

Ouganga exorcising a Sorcerer (engraving)
2796629 Ouganga exorcising a Sorcerer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ouganga exorcising a Sorcerer)

Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda, c. 1840 (graphite and wash on paper)
XYC282783 Prospero Watching Ferdinand and Miranda, c.1840 (graphite and wash on paper) by Holst, Theodor M. von (1810-44); 24.6x18.1 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Costume design for the Magician, in Dardanus, a libretto by Leclerc de Labruere
STC135410 Costume design for the Magician, in Dardanus, a libretto by Leclerc de Labruere, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) facsimile by A

Astrological Almanac, 1856 (colour litho)
CHT184735 Astrological Almanac, 1856 (colour litho) by Emy, Henry (fl.1856); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Black Magic, the month of November for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau
CHT173753 Black Magic, the month of November for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau review, 1896 (colour litho) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian

Exodus 7 8-25 Aarons rod in the form of a serpent swallows up the serpents of
STC67470 Exodus 7 8-25 Aarons rod in the form of a serpent swallows up the serpents of the Pharaohs sages and sorcerers, and Moses turns the waters of the Nile to blood

The Magic Circle (oil on canvas)
1766749 The Magic Circle (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magic Circle. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

Indian sorcerer and child (engraving)
2813361 Indian sorcerer and child (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian sorcerer and child)

Morgan-le-Fay, 1864
BIR3852 Morgan-le-Fay, 1864 by Sandys, Anthony Frederick Augustus (1829-1904); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: Morgan le Fay is a powerful enchantress in the Arthurian legend)

She caused the rock to shut down, illustration from
STC323611 She caused the rock to shut down, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

Sorcerers presenting a child to the Devil, from Compendium Maleticarum
STC202559 Sorcerers presenting a child to the Devil, from Compendium Maleticarum by Fr M Guaccius (1608) illustrated in a history of magic published late 19th century (litho) by Italian School

Magicians at the Carnival in Berlin, 1836 (colour litho)
STC167433 Magicians at the Carnival in Berlin, 1836 (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wizard, 1898 (oil on canvas)
BIR185836 The Wizard, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 91.4x54 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Penitent Magdalen, (oil on canvas)
827699 The Penitent Magdalen, (oil on canvas) by Cerezo, Mateo (1626-1666); 102x82.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Penitent Magdalen. Mateo Cerezo (1626-1666). Oil on canvas

Wizard Consulting the Moon and the Stars, illustration from a collection of chapbooks
STC198811 Wizard Consulting the Moon and the Stars, illustration from a collection of chapbooks on esoterica (woodcut) by English School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Fire Breath Potion
Cauldron, fire potion and a spoon with flame in a balancing composition with smoke, fantasy book cover. Dina Belenko

Modern sorcerer
Christian Roustan (Kikroune)

Plate 67 from Los Caprichos : Wait till you ve been anointed (Aguarda que te unten.), 1799

Plate 48 from Los Caprichos : Tale-Bearers-Blasts of Wind (Soplones. ), 1799
Plate 48 from Los Caprichos : Tale-Bearers-Blasts of Wind (Soplones.), 1799

Witches Sabbath, within a nocturnal landscape, a necromancer seated at top cente... ca
Witches Sabbath, within a nocturnal landscape, a necromancer seated at top center wearing a robe and cap inscribed with Kabbalist symbols, below him to left a horse with the head of a beast

Errant pendant la nuit... n.d. Creator: Claude Gillot
Errant pendant la nuit....n.d

Native African sorcerer rain-maker. Date: circa 1860

Adhim & Kaphira
Adhim and Kaphira comparing the rings by which they have been preserved from the enchantments of the sorcerer Falri. From Merglip the Persian in Tales of the Genii

Wall painting depicting a Voodoo sorcerer, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

The Magician Arrives at the Village Wedding, 1874, (1965). Creator: Vasily Maksimov
The Magician Arrives at the Village Wedding, 1874, (1965). Scene in a Russian peasant home, the bride and groom standing under the icons, with embroidered cloths on the walls

Blinding of Elymas, c1810-c1844. Artist: Henry Corbould
Blinding of Elymas, c1810-c1844

Comus, c1852. Artist: John Graham Lough
Comus, c1852. The allegorical story in Comus centres on a virtuous lady who becomes separated from her two brothers while traveling in the woods

Comus, 1856. Artist: John Graham Lough
Comus, 1856. The allegorical story in Comus centres on a virtuous lady who becomes separated from her two brothers while traveling in the woods

They met with an Old Man, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
They met with an Old Man, 1905. Sir Balan and Sir Balin meet with Merlin, disguised as an old man. An illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905

She caused the rock to shut down, 1905. Artist: Dora Curtis
She caused the rock to shut down, 1905. Vivien turns on her own master, Merlin, tricking him to enter the rock which she then closes on him

The Sorcerer of Hiva Oa. Artist: Gauguin, Paul Eugene Henri (1848-1903)
The Sorcerer of Hiva Oa. Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Liege

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