Folklore Collection (page 16)

The Indes Portuguese nautical atlas. Page of the Atlas Miller manuscript made in 1519 by Pierre and Georges Reinel
JLJ4595288 The Indes Portuguese nautical atlas. Page of the Atlas Miller manuscript made in 1519 by Pierre and Georges Reinel, Lopo Homem (cartographers) and Antoine de Hollande (miniaturist)

Lancelot comes out of Guenevere's room, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551775 Lancelot comes out of Guenevere's room, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green
3551773 Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans
3551770 Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

The Archers threaten Sir Lancelot, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551774 The Archers threaten Sir Lancelot, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551771 Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot and the Dwarf, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho)
3551766 Lancelot and the Dwarf, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Very carefully she cut the soft white beard (from the story Snow White and Rose-Red)
3785335 Very carefully she cut the soft white beard (from the story Snow White and Rose-Red), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940's (colour litho)

Lancelot at the Chapel, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho)
3551763 Lancelot at the Chapel, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551749 Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho)
2915237 Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Water Sprite, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305681 The Water Sprite, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 47x69 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Theodor Severin Kittelsen (1857-1914))

The mother of the Little Red Riding Hood warns her against the wolf Illustration of the tale "The Little Red
ELD4844692 The mother of the Little Red Riding Hood warns her against the wolf Illustration of the tale "The Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7305590 Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 45.4x68.8 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305589 She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 65x52 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d'Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949)
FIA5338945 Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949). Huile sur carton, 68, 5 x 98, 5 cm, 1911. art russe, symbolisme

Kintarō grappling with a snake, 1855 (nishiki-e woodblock print)
7299858 Kintarō grappling with a snake, 1855 (nishiki-e woodblock print) by Yoshituya, Utagawa (1822-66); 55.4x40.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm
FIA5408935 La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm

Swedish Tourism Poster, 1936 (colour litho)
1731452 Swedish Tourism Poster, 1936 (colour litho) by Swedish School

Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge
FIA5398723 Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge, Marten Eskil (1825-1896) - 1872 - Oil on canvas - 484x333 - Nationalmuseum Stockholm by Winge

Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth
KW366264 Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, published in 1865 (litho) by English School

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty
542947 Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty. Music by Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa

Simple Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489645 Simple Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489640 The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489646 Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Zhang Qing (Botu usen Chosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the... c. 1827 / 30
Zhang Qing (Botu usen Chosei), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the... c. 1827 / 30
Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series " Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

The Changeling a lovely boy stolen from an Indian King, 1850-88 (oil on panel)
7262161 The Changeling a lovely boy stolen from an Indian King, 1850-88 (oil on panel) by Bouvier, Joseph (fl.1839-88); 22x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: JOSEPH BOUVIER (English fl)

Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head
FLO4658353 Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery

Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails
FLO4658026 Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots

Young woman of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her dress is notable for the thick troche or bourrelet
FLO4657817 Young woman of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her dress is notable for the thick troche or bourrelet hat, and her footless stockings

Young girl of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with regular loops of ribbon
FLO4657864 Young girl of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with regular loops of ribbon, her apron bib is decorated with floral laces, and her apron is striped

Young woman of Bujaruelo, Aragon, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a white kerchief tied over her long hair
FLO4658319 Young woman of Bujaruelo, Aragon, Spanish Pyrenees, 19th century. She wears a white kerchief tied over her long hair braided with ribbon, a red fichu, laced corset

Young girl from the environs of Bamberg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century
FLO4658240 Young girl from the environs of Bamberg, Franconia, Germany, 19th century. In her Sunday clothes on her way to church, holding a prayer book, with her throat covered by a scarf

Dancer of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. In a dress for the fandango or bolero with short petticoat, tight corset
FLO4658100 Dancer of Madrid, Spain, 19th century. In a dress for the fandango or bolero with short petticoat, tight corset, and hair tied up in ribbons

Peasant girl of the environs of Macon, Belgium, 19th century. She wears a small felt hat tied behind the ears
FLO4658057 Peasant girl of the environs of Macon, Belgium, 19th century. She wears a small felt hat tied behind the ears, and carries a small jug and basket

Servant girl carrying a bouquet of seasonal flowers to announce the birth of a child to family and friends, Zurich
FLO4658041 Servant girl carrying a bouquet of seasonal flowers to announce the birth of a child to family and friends, Zurich, Switzerland, 19th century

Servant girl of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a tiny cap secured with a ribbon
FLO4658017 Servant girl of Basel, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a tiny cap secured with a ribbon, and wears a polka dot fichu

Young girl of the Canton of Unterwalden (now Obwalden and Nidwalden), Switzerland, 19th century
FLO4657890 Young girl of the Canton of Unterwalden (now Obwalden and Nidwalden), Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a hat adorned with flowers and ribbons, a cap with ribbons

Young woman of the west coast of Friesland, the Netherlands, 19th century
FLO4657865 Young woman of the west coast of Friesland, the Netherlands, 19th century. She wears a distinctive weathercocks shaped bonnet and wimple, tie fichu, arm protectors

Woman of the Puster Valley, Tyrol, 19th century. She wears a large crepe hat over a small muslin bonnet
FLO4657719 Woman of the Puster Valley, Tyrol, 19th century. She wears a large crepe hat over a small muslin bonnet. The scissors and belt is a family heirloom passed from mother to daughter

Milkmaid of Pessac, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She holds two large milk pails and a cup, wears a check bandanna
FLO4658273 Milkmaid of Pessac, Bordeaux, France, 19th century. She holds two large milk pails and a cup, wears a check bandanna, fichu, apron, and petticoat

Alsatian peasant woman in festival costume, Kochersberg, 19th century. Her bonnet
FLO4657995 Alsatian peasant woman in festival costume, Kochersberg, 19th century. Her bonnet and bodice are embroidered with silver thread. The black tie is traditional to the town

Young girl of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a small toque
FLO4657949 Young girl of the Canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 19th century. She wears a small toque and her long hair is plaited with ribbons

Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century
FLO4657881 Betrothed girl of Marken Island, North Holland, Netherlands, 19th century. In traditional costume that is unchanged since the 13th century

Single woman of Bern in distinctive straw hat decorated with flowers, Switzerland, 19th century
FLO4657766 Single woman of Bern in distinctive straw hat decorated with flowers, Switzerland, 19th century. Her chemise is embroidered with her initials, E.B

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"Folklore: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Equilibrium of Opposites" Step into a world where ancient symbols and enigmatic tales intertwine, as we explore the captivating realm of folklore. Drawing inspiration from diverse sources such as Eliphas Levi's iconic Baphomet and its representation of equilibrium amidst opposing forces, this collection delves deep into the rich tapestry of mythical narratives. Immerse yourself in John Singer Sargent's mesmerizing masterpiece "El Jaleo, " transporting you to a vibrant flamenco dance filled with passion and intensity. From there, journey to Boscastle, where whispers of witches echo through time in MF99_0729_00006 photograph capturing their mysterious allure. Marvel at the reconstructed stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire, standing as silent witnesses to ancient rituals and beliefs that have shaped our collective consciousness. Delve into Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, unraveling centuries-old wisdom hidden within seemingly ordinary scenes. Harry Clarke's haunting artwork "Morella" beckons us closer with its ethereal beauty while reminding us that darkness often lurks beneath enchantment. Brace yourself for an encounter with the legendary LAMBTON WORM - a creature both fearsome and fascinating - whose tale has been passed down through generations. Discover "The Kitchen-God, " an enigmatic figure whose origins remain shrouded in mystery yet holds immense significance in various cultures worldwide. Witness the grace and power embodied by a Grey Andalusian mare running freely through snow-covered landscapes in Berthoud, Colorado - a symbol of untamed spirit amidst adversity. Lokis brood emerges from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, offering glimpses into Norse mythology's intricate web woven by gods and legends alike. Lastly, delve into WW1 history with Mermaids and U-Boats cartoon depicting an unlikely alliance between two worlds during times of turmoil.