Ghosts Collection (#11)

The Nightmare. Private Collection

Nightmare (Mareridt). Found in the Collection of Nivaagaards Malerisamling

Pandoras box, 1880s. Artist: Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (1839-1892)
Pandoras box, 1880s. From a private collection

Demon, possibly Ibaraki, opening a box, Early 19th cen Artist: Anonymous
Demon, possibly Ibaraki, opening a box, Early 19th cen.. From a private collection

The ghost of Okiku at Sarayashiki. (From the series New Forms of Thirty-six Ghosts), 1890. From a private collection

Fortress of Faith (Miniature of the Saints Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose fighting demons), Late 15th cen.. From a private collection

Zoroaster with two demons (Miniature from Pseudo-Aristotle Secretum Secretorum), 1425. Artist: Anonymous
Zoroaster with two demons (Miniature from Pseudo-Aristotle Secretum Secretorum), 1425. From a private collection

Demons attack Guthlac (Manuscript The life of Saint Guthlac), Early 12th century. Artist: Anonymous
Demons attack Guthlac (Manuscript The life of Saint Guthlac), Early 12th century. From a private collection

Book of Hours, Detail: Dives tormented by demons and watched by the soul of Lazarus, c. 1500. From a private collection

Apocalypse, Detail: Demons falling from heaven, ca 1370-1375. Artist: Anonymous
Apocalypse, Detail: Demons falling from heaven, ca 1370-1375. From a private collection

The Rich Man being led to Hell, c. 1647-1648. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
The Rich Man being led to Hell, c. 1647-1648. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Phantom. "hitherto The Light Of The Fire Had Shone On The Two Faces
The Phantom. " hitherto The Light Of The Fire Had Shone On The Two Faces, If The Dread Lineaments Behind The Chair Might Be Called A Face

"i ll Bite, If You Hit Me!"used, Already, To Be Worried And Hunted Like A Beast, The Boy Crouched Down
" i ll Bite, If You Hit Me!" " used, Already, To Be Worried And Hunted Like A Beast, The Boy Crouched Down, And Looked Back Again

Ghost On The Stairs; Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Minamoto Yoshitsune and His Retainer, the Monk Benkei... late 18th century
Minamoto Yoshitsune and His Retainer, the Monk Benkei, Putting to Flight the Ghost of Taira no Tomomori, late 18th century

Ichikawa Yonezo as the Ghost of Oiwa, 1865. Creator: Enjaku
Ichikawa Yonezo as the Ghost of Oiwa, 1865

Lady with Lady Spirit
From: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Lady with Lady Spirit in front of her. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894

Lady Spirit
From: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Lady Spirit wearing shroud and holding flowers. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894

Spirit child
From: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Spirit child wearing shroud. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894

Man with Ghosts head in his lap
From: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921

Mrs Lincoln with Spirit of Abraham Lincoln
From: Photographing the Invisible: practical studies in supernormal photography, script and other allied phenomena, James Coates, Fowler, 1921

Te Po, 1893-94. 1893-94. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Te Po, 1893-94

Ghost of Lord Combermere
Sybell Corbets photograph of the library at Combermere, taken between 2-3 pm, seeming to show a figure, resembling Lord Combermere, at the time he was being buried Date: 5 December 1891

The Spirit of John King
Drawing of a bearded spirit wrapped in shroud or Keffiyeh Date: 1907

Picture No. 11982401
DOG, Golden Retrievers with pumpkins, wearing sheets, ghosts Date:

Liliova Street, Prague, Czechoslovakia
The rather creepy-looking Liliova Street in Prague, Czechoslovakia, where the ghost of a headless horseman is said to make nightly visits. Date: circa 1960s

Anne Damer - 6
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, etc. She was said to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 4
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 5
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole, said to be aided by ghosts. Holding her mallet. Date: 1749 - 1828

Anne Damer - 3
Anne Seymour Damer, sculptor whose profligate husband shot himself; she was friendly with Napoleon, Nelson, Horace Walpole etc, and was rumoured to be aided by ghosts. Date: 1749 - 1828

Cartoon, The Soldiers Dream, WW1
Cartoon, The Soldiers Dream, showing a little girl offering flowers to a sleeping soldier on the Western Front. Date: 1915

Three Stone Men
LES TROIS HOMMES DE PIERRE Three stone men terrify a countryman by night in central France Date: 1857

Garibaldi (Stock)
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI surrounded by the ghosts of those who made history in the past Date: 1807 - 1882

Deserted Castle
A deserted castle overlooks a moonlit river. It is doubtless haunted by ghosts - perhaps thats why it is deserted ? Date: 1875

SPECTRE
Traditional spectral figure Date: 1864

In the Old Park - a man sees the apparition of his lost love Date: 1902

Demon King repelled by knight
An armed knight protects his beloved from the evil clutches of the Demon King. Date: circa 1820

Ghosts: a troop of phantom riders
An encounter with a troop of phantom riders Date: circa 1820

Apparitions: phantom horseman
A traveller arrives at his destination, but accompanied by a mysterious phantom horseman. Date: circa 1820

Apparitions: king reproached by ghostly ancestors
A king is awakened from his sleep by the accusing spirits of his reproachful ancestors. Date: circa 1820

Ghosts: a woman in white
An encounter with a woman in white. Date: circa 1820

Encounter with demons
An encounter with demons. Date: circa 1820

Man helped by ghosts of the past - Cartoon by Victoria
A man is visited by ghosts of the past from two Victorian ladies in bonnets and crinolines to a furious writer ready to batter him over the head as he sits at his writing desk

Gentlemen with Spirit
From: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Bearded Victorian Gentlemen with Spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre. Date: 1894

Spirit baby
From: The Veil Lifted, Andrew Glendinning of London, Whittaker, 1894 Spirit baby. Apparition, ghost, phantom, spectre, spirit. Date: 1894

Father looking at his Spirit Daughter
Man sitting on chair looking at his daughter in spirit form. Date: 1907

Man and his Sister in Spirit
Man sitting on chair looking towards the spirit of his sister. Ghost. Apparition Date: 1907

The Spirit of Therese
Spirit head wrapped in veil Date: 1907

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