Dwarves Collection

PROY2A-00168
Marriage of dwarfs at the court of Peter the Great. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Lotta contro il gambero (Fight against the shrimp), c.1730-1740. Creator: Bocchi, Faustino (1659-1742)
Lotta contro il gambero (Fight against the shrimp), c.1730-1740. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia.

Presentazione del gambero all'idolo (Presentation of the shrimp to the idol), c.1730-1740. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia.

Monstrosities of 1825-26, between c1825 and c1826. Creator: George Cruikshank
Monstrosities of 1825-26 (this is a preliminary sketch for an engraved caricature plate), between c1825 and c1826

Two Dwarfs: Obligeert, a Jewish pigtail-ribbon Vendor, beside the Roman Dwarf Bajocco... 1790-1800. Creator: Jens Juel
Two Dwarfs: Obligeert, a Jewish pigtail-ribbon Vendor, beside the Roman Dwarf Bajocco in one of the Streets of Copenhagen, 1790-1800

Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862

Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

C H Schafers Midget Circus Troupe - Munich
circa 1910s

The dwarf attacks
3783663 The dwarf attacks'; (add.info.: The dwarf attacks - illustration to With Haig on the Somme (c. 1917), children's book set in WWI. The Bookman, Christmas Number 1917

Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother
Mlle. Anita, measuring about twenty-six inches in height, and known as The Doll Lady or the Living Doll, pictured with her ordinary-sized brother, Herr Ignatz Zachowly during a visit to England

Fight between Pygmies and Cranes. A story from Greek mythology. From The Strand Magazine published 1897
878611 Fight between Pygmies and Cranes. A story from Greek mythology. From The Strand Magazine published 1897. by English School, (19th century); Private Collection

Imps dancing around a tree where a princess is held prisoner, My Fairyland by Fiona Malcolm, 1916 (colour litho)
CHT163369 Imps dancing around a tree where a princess is held prisoner, My Fairyland by Fiona Malcolm, 1916 (colour litho) by Anderson, Florence (1874-1930); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Schneewittchen (litho)
6020514 Schneewittchen (litho) by Beckmann, Johanna (1868-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schneewittchen. Illustration for Deutsche Marchen by Johanna Beckmann (Potsdam, Stiftungsverlag)

An Attack, 1891 (w / c & ink on paper)
OVR366212 An Attack, 1891 (w/c & ink on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 30x20 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

Untitled, 1895 (oil on canvas)
OVR371462 Untitled, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Bergslien, Nils (1853-1928); 257x150 cm; Private Collection; Photo © O. Vaering

The Toilet of Helen, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Toilet of Helen, 1895. Before a toilet that shone like the altar of Notre Dame des Victoires, Helen was seated in a little dressing-gown of black and heliotrope

Studies of Dwarfs and Dogs, ca. 1753. Creator: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Studies of Dwarfs and Dogs, ca. 1753

Au Quartier Latin, 1898 (lithograph in colours)
1766961 Au Quartier Latin, 1898 (lithograph in colours) by Mucha, Alphonse Marie (1860-1939); 42x30 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Au Quartier Latin. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939)

A Fairy Tale, (black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour with white on cream pape)
989706 A Fairy Tale, (black chalk, watercolour and bodycolour with white on cream pape) by Vibert, Jean or Jehan Georges (1840-1902); 44.3x68.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas)
990233 Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas) by Bocchi or Boccasi, Faustino (1659-1742) (attr.to); 87x118.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas)
990231 Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas) by Bocchi or Boccasi, Faustino (1659-1742); 87x118.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving)
3655656 Dwarf girl from the neighbourhood of Mount Pisgah in Undussuma (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Washington Irvings short
3772993 Washington Irvings short by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: Washington Irvings short story Rip van Winkle -Illustration by Arthur Rackham, 1904)

Midget (colour litho)
5198407 Midget (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Midget. Illustration for Les Jeux Du Cirque et La Vie Foraine by Hugues Le Roux (Plon)

Dutch Interior (oil on panel)
1212757 Dutch Interior (oil on panel) by European School; 25.3x35.2 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; eTyne & Wear Archives & Museums; European, out of copyright

Advertisement for General Mite and Millie Edwards (engraving)
614334 Advertisement for General Mite and Millie Edwards (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for General Mite and Millie Edwards)

War between gnomes and locusts (coloured engraving)
979221 War between gnomes and locusts (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: War between gnomes and locusts.); © Look and Learn

Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, illustration from
STC324219 Mime howling Ohe! Ohe! Oh! Oh!, illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham

The Altar Cup of Aegerus, 1883 (w / c on paper)
CEC131707 The Altar Cup of Aegerus, 1883 (w/c on paper) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum, Bedford, UK; eThe Higgins Art Gallery & Museum; English, out of copyright

Breton gnomes dancing around a stone circle, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
CHT174649 Breton gnomes dancing around a stone circle, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The God Thor Chasing the Dwarfs, 1878 (w / c)
Ma88149 The God Thor Chasing the Dwarfs, 1878 (w/c) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Little Snowwhite (colour litho)
5997986 Little Snowwhite (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little Snowwhite)

Brother St. Martin and the Three Trolls, 1913 (w / c on paper)
5037515 Brother St. Martin and the Three Trolls, 1913 (w/c on paper) by Bauer, John (1882-1918); 25x25 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Native Princes Band, Java, c. 1870s (b / w photo)
498530 Native Princes Band, Java, c.1870s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indonesia.); out of copyright

The Banquistes, c. 1820-30 (colour litho)
CHT173552 The Banquistes, c.1820-30 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening found Snowdrop lying on the ground
3474211 The Dwarfs, when they came in the evening found Snowdrop lying on the ground, from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (litho)
3626712 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

Circus troupe (b / w photo)
3096496 Circus troupe (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus troupe. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Snow-White (engraving)
2808068 Snow-White (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow-White.); © Look and Learn

Gnomes and Humans. 19th century

Elves and Gnomes. 19th century

The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his Wife and Attendant Dwarf (engraving)
1610617 The Chinese Giant, Chang, with his Wife and Attendant Dwarf (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chinese Giant, Chang)

Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas (engraving)
3629570 Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bebe, nain du roi Stanislas. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1839)

Wylbrand Lolkes l horloger et sa femme (engraving)
3629569 Wylbrand Lolkes l horloger et sa femme (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wylbrand Lolkes l horloger et sa femme)

Charles Sherwood Stratton, pseudonym: General Tom Thumb (1838-83
AQS336846 Charles Sherwood Stratton, pseudonym: General Tom Thumb (1838-83) and Mercy Lavinia Warren Bump (1841-1919), his wife, known as Mrs Tom Thumb, performers and dwarves; photo by A Bogardus

General Tom Thumb, published by N. Currier, New York, from a daguerrotype by Plumbe
AQS336771 General Tom Thumb, published by N. Currier, New York, from a daguerrotype by Plumbe, 1849 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 32.6 x 21.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society

Advertisement for Giants and Midgets (engraving)
614340 Advertisement for Giants and Midgets (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertisement for Giants and Midgets, by Mr Francis M Uffner)

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"Dwarves: From Mythology to Fairy Tales and Beyond" Dive into the enchanting world of dwarves, as depicted in various forms of art throughout history. In "The Fairy Raid: Carrying off a Changeling - Midsummer Eve, 1867, " an oil on canvas painting by PROY2A-00168, we witness the magical abduction of a changeling by mischievous fairies. Fast forward to the creation of one of Disney's most beloved films, "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. " The making of this timeless classic brought these endearing characters to life and forever etched them into our hearts. Greek mythology also offers us a glimpse into dwarf-like creatures in "Fight between Pygmies and Cranes" from The Strand Magazine published in 1897. This captivating story transports us to an epic battle between two unlikely adversaries. Imps dancing around a tree where a princess is held prisoner can be found in Fiona Malcolm's colorful lithograph titled "My Fairyland" from 1916. Here, we are transported to an ethereal realm where mythical beings hold sway over human lives. Intriguingly, real-life individuals like Mlle. Anita and her brother became known as living dolls or dwarves who captivated audiences with their unique performances. C. H Schafers' Midget Circus Troupe from Munich showcased their extraordinary talents for all to see. Edgar Allan Poe's chilling tale "Hop-Frog" introduces us to another side - ones capable of revenge beyond imagination. This haunting story delves deep into themes of justice and retribution. From Richard Wagner's opera cycle comes scenes such as Albrech driving Nibelungs with treasures made out gold and silver in "The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. " These mythical figures embody both greed and power within their diminutive stature.