Imaginary Collection

Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving)
6026362 Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy (engraving) by Walker, Emery (1851-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems of Thomas Hardy)

The Dark Blue Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds
3273313 The Dark Blue Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

The Purple Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w / c on paper)
3273309 The Purple Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia
5615728 Utopiae Insulae Figura (Map of the New Island of Utopia) from the 1516 first edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535)

Capriccio Landscape, by Jean Victor Bertin (1767-1842). Date: circa 1810

Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s
Projectile train to the moon, a suggested form of space travel, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

A Peter Pan map of Kensington Gardens, 1923 (colour litho)
1198174 A Peter Pan map of Kensington Gardens, 1923 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

Patience (Patientia), 1557. Creator: Pieter van der Heyden
Patience (Patientia), 1557

Fairyland Fancies -- a little girl gazes into the fire, seeing imaginary figures of fairies, witches and goblins. late 19th century

Egyptian solar system model
Solar System. An engraving depicting the layout of the Solar System. It is shown as the route taken by a scarab beetle. The path starts at the Earth (centre) and passes out to the heavens (top)

Telephone / Bell & Gray
An imaginary conversation between Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, using their own telephone devices

Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535
5615729 Woodcut from 1518 third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) published in Basel showing the author conversing with the protagonist Raphael Hythloday about the ideal society he

Plesiosaurus battling Temnodontosaurus (Oligostinus), 1840 (engraving)
3697027 Plesiosaurus battling Temnodontosaurus (Oligostinus), 1840 (engraving) by Martin, John (1789-1854); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Light Green Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds
STC286228 The Light Green Bird, from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds (pen & ink w/c on paper) by Lear, Edward (1812-88); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; The Stapleton Collection; English

Telling time at night using a nocturnal. The hour is obtained by measuring the angular position of the imaginary line joining the pointers in the constellation of the Plough to the Pole Star

Renaissance Indoor Staircase, 1667 (oil on canvas)
XKH141367 Renaissance Indoor Staircase, 1667 (oil on canvas) by Ehrenberg, Wilhelm van (1630-c.1676); 60.5x43.7 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Flemish, out of copyright

Moliere / Malade Imagin
LE MALADE IMAGINAIRE The imaginary invalid, his doctors and his maidservant

Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy
8683537 Ceiling of the hall with the Bologna Quarters, Hall of the Guards, Este Ducal Palace, Sassuolo, Italy by Colonna, Angelo Michele (1604-1687); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration)
8600329 An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame in Paris, 1905 (illustration); (add.info.: An air station on the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris)

The young John Keats (colour litho)
8634461 The young John Keats (colour litho) by Crane, Donn P. (1878-1944); Private Collection; (add.info.: The young John Keats)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634273 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634271 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634260 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634256 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634254 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384496 Statue of Urania, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Imaginary reconstruction of an Egyptian palace in Pharaonic times
3253011 Imaginary reconstruction of an Egyptian palace in Pharaonic times; (add.info.: Imaginary reconstruction of an Egyptian palace in Pharaonic times)

'Long, long ago,' the elephant dreams of his old companions (engraving)
8636387 'Long, long ago,' the elephant dreams of his old companions (engraving) by Ford, Henry Justice (1860-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: 'Long)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634277 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho)
8634269 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634258 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dante's Beatrice (engraving)
8631288 Dante's Beatrice (engraving) by Kiesel, Conrad (1846-1921); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante's Beatrice. Illustration from Black and White)

Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho)
8641359 Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Shakespearian Characters, one of two illustrations)

The Arm-Chair Ship (colour litho)
8646066 The Arm-Chair Ship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arm-Chair Ship)

Poetic celebration of William Shakespeare by Charles Symmons (engraving)
8634783 Poetic celebration of William Shakespeare by Charles Symmons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384495 Statue of Calliope, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, pentelic marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century
3847185 The Aerial Steam Carriage or Ariel, 19th century; (add.info.: The Ariel flying machine was patented in 1842 by William Samuel Henson (1812-88) and John Stringfellow (1799-1883)

Solomon's Temple Imaginary reconstruction (engraving)
6266337 Solomon's Temple Imaginary reconstruction (engraving); (add.info.: A View of the Inside of the Court of the Priests in Solomon's Temple with the manner of the Preparing)

The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print)
8698398 The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris, 1911 (print); (add.info.: Geography. France. Paris and the poets. The muse, the carpenter and the soldier that built Paris)

The distant Cathay,19th century (litho)
NWI4849533 The distant Cathay,19th century (litho); (add.info.: The distant Cathay: phantasmagorical vision of the fabulous Chinese civilization at the time of Marco Polo (1254-1324)

Plan of Babylon
6117877 Plan of Babylon; (add.info.: Imaginary plan of Babylon, Mesopotamia. Modern day Iraq. 18th century engraving by Johann Adam Delsenbach, 1687-1765 from Entwurff einer historischen Architectur)

Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard)
3434016 Music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dying and composing his Requiem (1791). Illustration, Czech Republic, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Illustration de F.Ch. Coll. Part. Music)

Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo)
8632726 Nudist art: The Muse (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Muse)

Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho)
8673763 Primeval scenes: The Hunter's Dream (litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Hunter's Dream)

Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho)
8634257 Illustration for Weldon's Children's Fancy Dress catalogue, 1940s (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637113 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Muse with wide chiton)

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"Journey through the Imaginary: Exploring Worlds of Fiction and Fantasy" Step into a realm where imagination knows no bounds, as we embark on a captivating journey through various artistic expressions of the imaginary. From Thomas Hardy's Wessex to Jean Victor Bertin's Capriccio Landscape, each piece unveils a unique vision that transports us beyond reality. The Map of the Wessex of the Novels and Poems by Thomas Hardy enchants us with its intricate details, inviting us to explore the fictional landscapes that inspired his literary masterpieces. Meanwhile, The Dark Blue Bird from Sixteen Drawings of Comic Birds adds a touch of whimsy with its vibrant colors and playful depiction. In contrast, Capriccio Landscape by Jean Victor Bertin takes us on an ethereal voyage to uncharted territories. Its dreamlike scenery evokes a sense of wonderment and invites our minds to wander freely among its enchanting vistas. Prepare for an intergalactic adventure as we delve into Spaceship to the Moon imagined in the 1870s. This visionary artwork captures humanity's fascination with space exploration long before it became a reality, igniting our own dreams of reaching for the stars. Transporting ourselves back in time, we encounter Woodcut from Utopia by Sir Thomas More. This thought-provoking illustration offers glimpses into an ideal society conceived centuries ago but still resonates today with its utopian ideals. As if emerging from ancient legends, Plesiosaurus battling Temnodontosaurus captivates our attention with its fierce struggle frozen in time. This engraving reminds us that even mythical creatures can ignite our imaginations and transport us to worlds unknown. Patience (Patientia) by Pieter van der Heyden serves as a gentle reminder that sometimes patience is key when exploring realms beyond reality. Its serene beauty encourages contemplation and introspection amidst fantastical journeys. Marvel at an Egyptian solar system model, a testament to the ancient civilization's fascination with celestial bodies.