Folklore Collection (page 19)

St Hugh and the white swan lithograph
1265968 St Hugh and the white swan lithograph by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Island Saints published by TC & EC Jack circa 1917)

Pure lips from which no ugly word ever fell (colour litho)
1265963 Pure lips from which no ugly word ever fell (colour litho) by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Island Saints published by TC & EC Jack circa 1917)

Front cover (colour litho)
1265960 Front cover (colour litho) by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Island Saints published by TC & EC Jack circa 1917)

"What er thou desirest, great sage, 1912 (colour litho)
1122632 " What er thou desirest, great sage, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Danseurs andalous. Detail de Grenade, in Volume I "Civitatis Orbis Terrarum"(Thetraum orbis terrarum)
AIS5374100 Danseurs andalous. Detail de Grenade, in Volume I " Civitatis Orbis Terrarum" (Thetraum orbis terrarum)

Nuit la veille de la fete d Ivan Koupala (Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala)
FIA5351560 Nuit la veille de la fete d Ivan Koupala (Night on the Eve of Ivan Kupala) (equivalent du folklore russe de la fete de la Saint Jean)

Their baby was in a golden cradle at their feet (from the story The Magic Candles)
3785542 Their baby was in a golden cradle at their feet (from the story The Magic Candles), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940s (colour litho)

Margot was holding up what she had found (from the story Margot and the Golden Fish)
3785432 Margot was holding up what she had found (from the story Margot and the Golden Fish), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940s (colour litho)

Dark and difficult was the road, 1912 (colour litho)
1122645 Dark and difficult was the road, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

The voice came to him, 1912 (colour litho)
1122643 The voice came to him, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912); English

They gazed on her with wonder, 1912 (colour litho)
1122641 They gazed on her with wonder, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

The God of Fire rose from the midst, 1912 (colour litho)
1122635 The God of Fire rose from the midst, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Amazed she saw the magic deer, 1912 (colour litho)
1122630 Amazed she saw the magic deer, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

There in his cell, he made fair copies of the books he loved (colour litho)
1265966 There in his cell, he made fair copies of the books he loved (colour litho) by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art
LSE4316395 A school class. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century. National Museum of Korea, Seoul (South Korea)

Scene of traditional wrestling, with spectators and a confectionery seller
LSE4316411 Scene of traditional wrestling, with spectators and a confectionery seller. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Coreen art, period Joseon (Choson) 18th century

Combat des lutteurs de sumo Umegatani Rodachi et Kimura Shonosuke. Estampe de Utagawa Kunitoshi (1847-1899)
FIA5409346 Combat des lutteurs de sumo Umegatani Rodachi et Kimura Shonosuke. Estampe de Utagawa Kunitoshi (1847-1899), vers 1885 - Wrestling match Umegatani Rodachi vs Kimura Shonosuke

Combat de sumo entre Koyonagi et Kaganiiva. Estampe de Utagawa Yoshimune (1817-1880)
FIA5409262 Combat de sumo entre Koyonagi et Kaganiiva. Estampe de Utagawa Yoshimune (1817-1880), vers 1850 - Wrestling match Koyonagi vs Kaganiiva, by Yoshimune, Utagawa (1817-1880)

Tea and Sugar. Tea drinking in a tavern par Zhukovsky, Rudolf Kasimirovich (1814-1886), First quarter of 19th cen
FIA5401345 Tea and Sugar. Tea drinking in a tavern par Zhukovsky, Rudolf Kasimirovich (1814-1886), First quarter of 19th cen

Russian Dance, by Oeri, Hans Jakob, 1817-8 (watercolour on paper)
FIA5635103 Russian Dance, by Oeri, Hans Jakob, 1817-8 (watercolour on paper) by Oeri, Hans Jakob (1782-1868); 19.6x31.3 cm; Kunsthaus, Zurich, Switzerland; Photo © Fine Art Images

Javanese batik with a monster
LRI4679157 Javanese batik with a monster by Javanese School; Java, Indonesia; (add.info.: Batik decorates a monstrous figure, Java Indonesia (Javanese batik with a monster)); Luisa Ricciarini

Draupadi dragged from her chamber, 1912 (colour litho)
1122642 Draupadi dragged from her chamber, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

Le biniou et les korrigans, legende Breton. Decorative plaque by Alfred Beau (1829-1907)
LSE4335718 Le biniou et les korrigans, legende Breton. Decorative plaque by Alfred Beau (1829-1907). Terracotta varnished polychrome in relief, Porquier Beau, late 19th century

Conte de fee. Oeuvre de Nadezhda Sergeyevna Psishcheva (1881-1913), aquarelle et encre sur papier, 1904
FIA5341801 Conte de fee. Oeuvre de Nadezhda Sergeyevna Psishcheva (1881-1913), aquarelle et encre sur papier, 1904. Art russe, debut 20e siecle, modernisme. Collection privee

Slovak Bride par Uprka, Joza (1861-1940). Oil on canvas, size : 54, 8x37, 1909, Slovak National Museum, Bratislava
FIA5405595 Slovak Bride par Uprka, Joza (1861-1940). Oil on canvas, size : 54, 8x37, 1909, Slovak National Museum, Bratislava by Uprka, Joza (1861-1940); Slovenska Narodna Galeria, Bratislava

Puss in Boots (European Fairy Tale), postcard from Germany, 1922 (colour litho)
3666926 Puss in Boots (European Fairy Tale), postcard from Germany, 1922 (colour litho) by Kubel, Otto (1868-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour postcard from Germany, 1922)

Nestor Fenleroc, European settler visits an African tribe. 1923 (engraving)
6437548 Nestor Fenleroc, European settler visits an African tribe. 1923 (engraving) by Peltier, Louis (1885-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science. Zoology. Safari)

It was the little grey road beneath on which his eyes were fixed (colour litho)
1265965 It was the little grey road beneath on which his eyes were fixed (colour litho) by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

The maiden was loth to hearken to Nalas message, 1912 (colour litho)
1122640 The maiden was loth to hearken to Nalas message, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Savitri laid down her husbands head, 1912 (colour litho)
1122639 Savitri laid down her husbands head, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Danse des chiliens - in "Le costume ancien et moderne"by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4098664 Danse des chiliens - in " Le costume ancien et moderne" by Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait du lutteur de sumo Hidenoyama Raigoro avec un tablier rituel. Estampe de Yoshituya, Utagawa (1822-1866)
FIA5409235 Portrait du lutteur de sumo Hidenoyama Raigoro avec un tablier rituel. Estampe de Yoshituya, Utagawa (1822-1866), vers 1850 - The wrestler Hidenoyama Raigoro

Puss in Boots (European Fairy Tale), postcard from Germany, 1922 (colour litho)
3666929 Puss in Boots (European Fairy Tale), postcard from Germany, 1922 (colour litho) by Kubel, Otto (1868-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colour postcard from Germany, 1922)

They stripped him of his velvet and feathers and lace (from the story Edwy and the Echo)
3785464 They stripped him of his velvet and feathers and lace (from the story Edwy and the Echo), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940s (colour litho)

One by one she fed each little orphan with her own golden spoon lithograph
1265967 One by one she fed each little orphan with her own golden spoon lithograph by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info)

St Bridget of the Mantle (colour litho)
1265964 St Bridget of the Mantle (colour litho) by Spooner, Minnie Didbin (1867-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Island Saints published by TC & EC Jack circa 1917)

Bhima hurled his mace with fury, 1912 (colour litho)
1122644 Bhima hurled his mace with fury, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

Prahlada overcoming the elephants, 1912 (colour litho)
1122636 Prahlada overcoming the elephants, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The breaking of the bow of Janaka, 1912 (colour litho)
1122633 The breaking of the bow of Janaka, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stories of Indian Gods and Heroes published by George Harrap & Company 1912)

The rider on the snow white bull, 1912 (colour litho)
1122631 The rider on the snow white bull, 1912 (colour litho) by Paul, Evelyn (1870-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Divination la veille de Noel (Christmas Eve fortune telling) - Pencil, brush
FIA5382678 Divination la veille de Noel (Christmas Eve fortune telling) - Pencil, brush, sepia on paper by Ivan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (Kramskoy) (1837-1887), 1870s - Dim : 25

Miniature from the tale of Renaud de Montauban (chromolitho)
7172997 Miniature from the tale of Renaud de Montauban (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miniature from the tale of Renaud de Montauban)

Danse (un couple de jeunes maries en costume traditionnel danse parmi la foule des villageois a la tombee de la nuit)
FIA5410175 Danse (un couple de jeunes maries en costume traditionnel danse parmi la foule des villageois a la tombee de la nuit) (Dance) - Peinture de Klavdi Vasilyevich Lebedev (1852-1916)

La construction du temple de Salomon - The Building of the Temple of Solomon
FIA5404615 La construction du temple de Salomon - The Building of the Temple of Solomon. Illustration in Flavius Josephus " Antiquities of the Jews" (Antiquitatum Iudaicarum) par Fouquet

Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640
FIA5326662 Un idiot (A fool). Peinture de David Teniers le jeune (1610-1690). Huile sur toile, 35 x 29 cm, vers 1640. art flamand, art baroque. Musee des Beaux Arts Pouchkine, Moscou

Tempete de la forteresse de neige (Storm of Snow Fortress) (Scene populaire de rejouissance durant la semaine du careme)
FIA5328536 Tempete de la forteresse de neige (Storm of Snow Fortress) (Scene populaire de rejouissance durant la semaine du careme orthodoxe)

Domovoy jetant un coup d oeil a la femme endormie du marchand de vin (Domovoi Peeping At The Sleeping Merchant Wife)
FIA5350746 Domovoy jetant un coup d oeil a la femme endormie du marchand de vin (Domovoi Peeping At The Sleeping Merchant Wife)

Le cantique de Noel en Ukraine (The Christmas carol in the Ukraine) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky
FIA5342477 Le cantique de Noel en Ukraine (The Christmas carol in the Ukraine) - Peinture de Konstantin Alexandrovich Trutovsky (Troutovsky) (1826-1893), huile sur toile, 1864 - Art russe

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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.