Tale Collection (#100)

Kokonoe no hanashi, Tale of the courtesan Kokonoe. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, 1860. 1 print : woodcut, color; 36.8 x 24.9 cm

Wakamurasaki no hanashi, Tale of the courtesan Wakamurasaki. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, 1860. 1 print : woodcut, color; 36.8 x 24.8 cm

Hashidate no hanashi, Tale of the courtesan Hashidate. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, 1861. 1 print : woodcut, color; 36.7 x 24.9 cm

Maboroshi, Illusion. Utagawa, Kunisada, 1823-1880, artist, 1857. 1 print : woodcut, color; 33.1 x 23.1 cm. Print shows two men

Saru no ikigimo, Tale of the monkeys liver. Utagawa, Toyohiro, 1773?-1829?, artist, 1800. 1 print : woodcut, color; 13.6 x 13.2 cm

Ukie momotarAc mukashibanashi no zu, Perspective print of an old tale: Momotaro. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1769-1825, artist, [between 1789 and 1792], 1 print : woodcut, color; 18.9 x 25.1 cm

Siratama no hanashi, Tale of the courtesan Shiratama. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, 1861. 1 print : woodcut, color; 36.9 x 24.9 cm

Dai shichi, Act Seven. Utagawa, Toyokuni, 1786-1865, artist, [between 1840 and 1860], 1 print : woodcut, color; 22 x 34.1 cm

Toridori no uwasa, The tale of the rooster. Utagawa, Kunimasa, 1848-1920, artist, 1904. 1 print : woodcut, color; 37.4 x 24.9 cm

THEATER: CHRISTMAS, 1851. Scene from the Christmas tale, Little Red Riding-Hood, at the Adelphi Theatre in London. Engraving, English, 1851

SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE (1772-1834). English poet. Autograph manuscript page of the poem, Romance, or Tale of the Dark Age, 1828

GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO (1313-1375). Italian writer. Boccaccio telling a story to his friends gathered at Fiesole during an outbreak of plague in nearby Florence

BOCCACCIOs DECAMERON. The Procession to the Garden (left panel) and the Narrators of the Tale. Woodcut from the edition of Giovanni Boccaccios Decameron printed at Venice in 1492

ANDERSEN: HOLGER THE DANE. Drawing by Arthur Szyk for the fairy tale Holger Danske by Hans Christian Andersen

CANTERBURY TALES, 1478. The first page of the first printed edition of Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, printed by William Caxton in 1478

CHAUCER: CANTERBURY TALES. A page from the early 15th century Lansdowne manuscript of Chaucers Canterbury Tales showing the beginning of the Merchants Tale

THE SQUIRE. Woodcut from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, from William Caxtons second edition, c1484

CANTERBURY TALES. Tale of Melibeus from a c1450-60 manuscript of Chaucers Canterbury Tales

THE YEOMAN, 1484. Woodcut from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales in William Caxtons edition c1484

CHAUCER. Beginning of Clerk of Oxenfords Tale from the first edition of Chaucer s
CHAUCER. Beginning of Clerk of Oxenfords Tale from the first edition of Chaucers works

CHAUCER: THE WIFE OF BATH. From the Cambridge University manuscript of Chaucers Canterbury Tales

ARABIAN NIGHTS. Illustration from an Urdu edition

A Grimm Tale
Little Red Riding Hood meets the Wolf on her journey through the wood, in a scene from the Grimm fairy tale. Original Artwork: An engraving by A H Payne after E Speinbruck

Comic Postcard - Marine getting into action
Comic Postcard - The Love Tale of a Marine Getting into action. Date: circa 1905

Library of Congress Mural - Tale of the Eastern Story Teller
Washington DC, USA - Mural - The Evolution of the Book by John White Alexander (1856-1915). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Oral Tradition

Nursery Tale - Baby Bunting - Bewitched
Nursery Tale - Baby Bunting - Baby Bunting Bewitched and turned into a white rabbit. Date: 1880

Nursery Tale - Fighting for the Crown - Lion and the Unicorn Date: 1880

Nursery Tale - The Fairy Fountain - Jack and Jill reach the water source at the summit of the hill - their downfall is imminent... Date: 1880

Nursery Tale - Four and Twenty Blackbirds - the birds burst out of the pie. Date: 1880

A rather tall tale of the largest fish ever caught
" My Father e once caught a fishas big -as our street!" " Well, then, it must ave bin a Whale." " Garn, e were baitin wi Whales!" Date: 1901

Man at bar wanting clove to disguise evidence of his boozing
Drunken gentleman leaning against a bar, requesting the barmaid for a clove to disguise the olfactory evidence of his boozing

Wise King Berendey - copy of an 1885 painting by Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov (a Russian artist who specialized in mythological and historical subjects). Date: 1885

Mrs Caudles Curtain Lectures - Mr Caudle late to bed
" Pretty Time of night to come to bed Mr Caudle. Ugh! Enough to give any woman her death. I m sure." (Mrs Caudles Lectures) First published in " Punch" in 1845

Canyonlands National Park, UT Ancestral Puebloan pictographs in the Needles District. Hands

Little Red Riding Hood on her way to her grandmothers observed by a sinister, leering wolf. Illustration by Tom Browne (1872-1910) for the fairy tale. Published 1900

A Soviet Ripka, 1920. Ripka (Turnip) - anti-capitalist allegory on a Russian folk tale. Soviet propaganda poster by Dmitry Moor (Orlov)

Little Red Riding Hood with her grandmother. French trade card c1900 illustrating the fairy tale by the French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703). Literature Juvenile Chromolithograph

Little Red Riding Hood in the woods on her way to see her grandmother. French trade card c1900 illustrating the fairy tale by the French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Little Red Riding Hood safe with her grandmother and the woodsman who has killed the wolf. French trade card c1900 illustrating the fairy tale by the French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Little Red Riding Hood, on her way to see her grandmother, meeting the Wolf in the woods. French trade card c1900 illustrating the fairy tale by the French author Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Gauthier Le roman of Lancelot du Lac The Knight in the Cart (Lancelot) based on the tale (c1165-80) by Chretien de Troyes Lancelot, having fallen in love with Guinevere

The Tale of a Tea-kettle. James Watt as a boy watching the kettle boiling in the fire. Watt (1736-1819) made great improvements to the steam engine

Jonathan Swift (1667-1746) Anglo-Irish clergyman, satirist and poet. Author of Gullivers Travels 1726 Battle of the Books and A Tale of the Tub 1704. Engraving

Sir Edward Poynter 1836-1919, English artist. Andromeda 1869, Oil on canvas. Andromeda daughter of an Ethiopian king, described in an ancient Greek tale by Ovid

The birthplace of Robert Bloomfield (1766-1823) at Honington, Suffolk. Bloomfield, English farm labourer, shoemaker and poet

The Little Mermaid, having had her voice taken away in return for being made mortal, tries to win the Princes love by dancing, even though every step fees as if she is dancing on knives

The Moment Of Reflection Or A Tale For Future Times, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764 1811, Engraving 1796, Catherine Ii Horrified At The Visions That Beset Her At The Moment Of Death; A Cloud Entering At

Urith: A Tale Of Dartmoor, By S. Baring Gould, 1890 Engraving

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In a world where imagination knows no bounds, tales come alive through the strokes of a brush and the words on a page. From chilling ghost stories to enchanting fairy tales, each tale weaves its own magical spell. Alfred Bestall's "The Ghost Story" transports us to a realm of spine-tingling suspense, where specters lurk in the shadows and secrets whisper in the wind. Richard Dadd's masterpiece, "The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke, " unveils an intricate world filled with tiny creatures and ethereal beauty. "The Pardoner's Tale" by Chaucer takes us on a moral journey through greed and redemption, while Jules Verne's Nautilus submarine artwork invites us to explore uncharted depths beneath the sea. Georgie Porgie dances across nursery rhymes, leaving mischief in his wake. Pauline Baynes' illustration of Hansel and Gretel captures both their innocence and their bravery as they navigate through an enchanted forest. As we embark on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with pilgrims on the road, we witness diverse characters sharing their stories along this timeless pilgrimage. Meanwhile, Edward Lear enchants us with "The Owl and The Pussycat, " whisking them away in a romantic boat ride under moonlit skies. Florence Mary Anderson's haunting painting of "The Moonchild" evokes mystery and wonderment as celestial beings dance among stars. The Market Cross at Devizes stands tall as a symbol of history etched into stone for generations to admire. Finally, Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty ballet reawakens our senses with its grandeur; from Aurora’s slumber to her triumphant awakening amidst swirling melodies that transport audiences into realms beyond reality itself. These they are more than mere stories; they are windows into worlds unseen yet felt deep within our souls. They remind us that within every stroke of artistry lies an invitation to escape, to dream, and to believe in the extraordinary.