Tale Collection (#9)

The artful trick of Tom, Harry, and Dick (colour litho)
8643445 The artful trick of Tom, Harry, and Dick (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The artful trick of Tom, Harry, and Dick)

Blimy Bill what a lazy bounder! (colour litho)
8656773 Blimy Bill what a lazy bounder! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blimy Bill what a lazy bounder! Not arf one's too many for me)

The Consul Appius Claudius protected from the Tribune by his Vestal Daughter (engraving)
8658584 The Consul Appius Claudius protected from the Tribune by his Vestal Daughter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Commencement of Battle between the Romans and Thracians (engraving)
8658583 Commencement of Battle between the Romans and Thracians (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Commencement of Battle between the Romans and Thracians)

Marius sitting amongst the Ruins of Carthage (engraving)
8658574 Marius sitting amongst the Ruins of Carthage (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marius sitting amongst the Ruins of Carthage)

Death of Sertorius at the Banquet (engraving)
8658571 Death of Sertorius at the Banquet (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Sertorius at the Banquet)

The dead body of Cataline discovered on the field of battle (engraving)
8658568 The dead body of Cataline discovered on the field of battle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Q Curius disclosing to Fulvia the Conspiracy of Cataline (engraving)
8658567 Q Curius disclosing to Fulvia the Conspiracy of Cataline (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Triumph of Pompey (engraving)
8658566 Triumph of Pompey (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumph of Pompey)

Caesar throwing himself from the Galley, after his defeat at Alexandria (engraving)
8658560 Caesar throwing himself from the Galley, after his defeat at Alexandria (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caesar throwing himself from the Galley)

Cleopatra in her Galley sailing down the Cydnus (engraving)
8658556 Cleopatra in her Galley sailing down the Cydnus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cleopatra in her Galley sailing down the Cydnus)

Peter Pan: The return of the children (colour litho)
8635656 Peter Pan: The return of the children (colour litho) by Barham, Sybil (1877-1950); Private Collection; (add.info.: The return of the children. Scene from J M Barrie's Peter Pan)

Saul broods and plots against David (colour litho)
8635643 Saul broods and plots against David (colour litho) by Tillack, Johannes Adolf (1861-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saul broods and plots against David, I Samuel 18:8, 9)

Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac (colour litho)
8635635 Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac (colour litho) by Tillack, Johannes Adolf (1861-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac, Genesis 22:7)

The Snow Queen (chromolitho)
8664004 The Snow Queen (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snow Queen. Illustration from Childhood's Golden Tales (Dean & Son, London)

Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (litho)
8637189 Illustration for Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift (litho) by American School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gulliver sets eyes on the Yahoos)

The conversion of Constantine the Great (engraving)
8639534 The conversion of Constantine the Great (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The conversion of Constantine the Great)

"Do not you take her, either" (litho)
8639158 "Do not you take her, either" (litho) by Richardson, Frederick (1862-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Do not you take her)

King Alfred writing the story of Orpheus (engraving)
8636286 King Alfred writing the story of Orpheus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Alfred writing the story of Orpheus)

Sir Humphry Davy as a Boy (engraving)
8673839 Sir Humphry Davy as a Boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Humphry Davy as a Boy)

Sir Thomas Lawrence's First Attempt (engraving)
8673793 Sir Thomas Lawrence's First Attempt (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Lawrence's First Attempt)

Duval Drawing the Constellations on a Spade (engraving)
8673795 Duval Drawing the Constellations on a Spade (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duval Drawing the Constellations on a Spade)

Heyne in his Father's Weaving Shop (engraving)
8673787 Heyne in his Father's Weaving Shop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heyne in his Father's Weaving Shop)

Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)
8677398 Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sleeping Beauty)

Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)
8677393 Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sleeping Beauty: the princess wishing to try using a spindle)

Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho)
8677392 Scene from Sleeping Beauty (chromolitho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Sleeping Beauty)

If the tide had receded when King Canute ordered it to (engraving)
8672626 If the tide had receded when King Canute ordered it to (engraving) by Downey, Thomas Edward (1852-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Ifs" in history)

The Nativity (colour litho)
8675677 The Nativity (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nativity)

The Three Wise Men (colour litho)
8675674 The Three Wise Men (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Three Wise Men)

Jesus with the Elders in the Temple (colour litho)
8675670 Jesus with the Elders in the Temple (colour litho) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus with the Elders in the Temple)

The Daisy (chromolitho)
8675753 The Daisy (chromolitho) by Havers, Alice (1850-90); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Daisy. Illustration from The White Swans and Other Tales by Hans Andersen)

The Ascension (colour litho)
8668102 The Ascension (colour litho) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ascension. Illustration for The Child's Life of Jesus by H R Haweis (Raphael Tuck)

"Save us, We Perish" (colour litho)
8668097 "Save us, We Perish" (colour litho) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Save us)

The Feeding of the Five Thousand (colour litho)
8668094 The Feeding of the Five Thousand (colour litho) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Feeding of the Five Thousand)

Christ in the Temple (colour litho)
8668085 Christ in the Temple (colour litho) by Lawson, John (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ in the Temple)

Hagar (colour litho)
8668072 Hagar (colour litho) by Wylie, Jenny (fl. c.1905-20); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hagar. Illustration for The Children's Morning Message by Amy Le Feuvre (new edn, Henry Frowde)

The Finding of Moses (colour litho)
8668071 The Finding of Moses (colour litho) by Wylie, Jenny (fl. c.1905-20); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Finding of Moses)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664628 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Duel after the Ball)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664621 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of the Pickwick Club)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664616 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jingle and the Widow at the Ball)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664609 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Winkle book shooting)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664601 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jingle)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664590 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pickwick under the ice)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664585 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mary and the fat boy)

Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho)
8664577 Illustration for Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Pickwick)

Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens: No Thoroughfare (litho)
8664355 Christmas Stories by Charles Dickens: No Thoroughfare (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nurse and Mother. No Thoroughfare)

An Angel Appears To Cornelius; Peter's Vision; Ananias Restores Paul's Sight (engraving)
8666509 An Angel Appears To Cornelius; Peter's Vision; Ananias Restores Paul's Sight (engraving) by English School

The Brethren Accused Of The Theft; Joseph Reveals Himself; Joseph Sends Presents To His Father (engraving)
8666603 The Brethren Accused Of The Theft; Joseph Reveals Himself; Joseph Sends Presents To His Father (engraving) by English School

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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.