Horn Collection (#19)

THE KNOWLEDGE
A London taxi driver (note the for hire sign) gives directions to a lost gentleman, perhaps a foreign tourist. Drivers armband reads Je parle Francais

Persian Horn
Ancient Persian horn

Fable / Bull and Gnat
THE BULL AND THE GNAT A gnat settled on a bulls horn, & asked if it should go; the bull said he had not known the gnat was there & would not miss it when it was gone

Helicon Bass Horn from the Wurlitzer range

Roland at Roncesvalles
Roland holding the pass of Roncesvalles where he was slain (during Charlemagnes wars against the Sarcens in Spain). He is shown with his horn & sword named Durandal

Rhinoceros 1893
An Indian rhinoceros

German Mailcoach Driver
A German mailcoach driver from Dresden

HORN DANCE
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: The troupe make their way to one of the large houses or farms in the district. The dance lasts all day and dates back over 1000 years

Horn Dance / Musto
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: The leader of the dance holding the antlers. The costume of oak leaf decorated breeches, velvet tammies & fancy waistcoat is clearly visible

Man & Bear Hunt Deer
A man with his dog and a hunting horn track down a bear who has caught a deer

Siegfried Blows his Horn
He blows his horn and penetrates the magic flames which encircle the sleeping Brunnhilde

The Palace of Sleep has two doors, one of ivory - notice the elephant - whence come false and flattering dreams, the other of horn (cow) whence issue true and noble dreams

Chile Cape Horn
View of the southern extremity of the American continent

Catalan Musicians
Popular musicians of Catalonia with horn, drum, and four types of stringed instrument

Sitting Bull
Sioux leader of Strong Heart warrior society, participated in battle of Little Big Horn, later with Buffalo Bills Wild West Show; finally shot by Native American guards

WW1 / 1915 / KAISER PARIS
The Kaiser drives headlong across the battlefield towards Paris, while Victory sits on his bonnet blowing her - or his - trumpet

French Page
A French page blows a hunting horn while attending his master in the field

Sportsmans Hall
SPORTSMANs HALL - A domestic scene in a hunting household - while the lady of the house performs on the hunting-horn, her menfolk drink and sing and the hounds wait patiently

Irish Myth / Dermot Drinks
Dermot drinks from the forbidden well

Rounding Cape Horn
A double-headed train of the Central Pacific Railroad rounds Cape Horn, the first of the heavy climbing across the Sierra, and the first sight of California

HOCKTIDE
ENGLAND: Hungerford, Berkshire Originally John o Gaunts (now Lucas) horn is blown to open 1st new court session of the officials of the Hocktide Court - just after Easter

Abbots Bromley Horn
ABBOTS BROMLEY HORN DANCE: Has elements of a mock hunt: 6 deersmen, a fool, a hobby horse, a Maid Marian, 1 boy & crossbow, 1 boy & triangle dance through the town

Levite Blowing Horn
A Levite blows the horn

An artist named Moritz at work in his studio
An artist named Moritz (there are several, of different nationalities), at work in his studio with a rather bashful model

Gunpowder Horns
Ornamental gunpowder horns from Norway

Demon Born of the Deluge
Man with horn and hooves, born of the Deluge

Robin Hood / Quadrilles
Robin Hood/Quadrilles

Robin Hood and his men on a music sheet
Robin Hood and his Merry Men depicted on a music sheet entitled The Musical Bouquet. The music itself is for a new song, The Merry Sherwood Ranger, composed by Alexander Lee to words by J Halford

Hunting / Deer / 13th C
The dogs secure their catch while a gentleman on horseback blows the hunting horn

Grandville Steam Orch
A steam orchestra with, drums, cello, violin, french horn and trombone

Hunting by Torchlight
Excited hounds and a huntsman on horseback blowing a horn prepare for a night hunt by torchlight

Sigurd Ramessen Submits
Sigurd Ranesson submits to King Sigurd Jorsalfarer and convinces him of his innocence. He had been accused embezzling the Finn tax

Weapons & Artefacts
Assorted weapons and other artefacts from India

Baron Munchausen / Raspe
The notes of a postillions horn are frozen inside it, but they sound when they thaw out, placed near a fire

9th Century Scot Warrior
A Scottish warrior wears a magnificent plumed helmet, guaranteed to impress the boldest enemy; he carries a massive sword, two spears, a horn and a heavy shield

Weber / Oberon / Liebig 3
Act two, scene two : at the court of Haroun el Rashid, Huon rescues Reiza from an unwanted marriage and, helped by a magic horn, carries her off

Faust, Marguerite on Film
The beautiful Camilla Horn as Marguerite listens doubtingly to the promises of Wilhelm Dieterle, as Faust, in a German film version of the Faust legend

Ogers Feast

Fall / Pekingese / 1980
BELKNAP AKBAR Owned by Horn

Diderot Horn Making
Making horns in a French atelier

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