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Apparition Collection

Background imageApparition Collection: Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland

Apparition at Knock, County Mayo, Ireland, which took place on 21 August 1879. Fifteen people of different ages saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary, St Joseph, St John the Evangelist

Background imageApparition Collection: Garabandal Apparition

Garabandal Apparition
The Virgin Mary as supposedly seen by the visionaries at Garabandal, northern Spain

Background imageApparition Collection: Dickens / Christmas Carol

Dickens / Christmas Carol
Scrooge receives a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, his former business partner

Background imageApparition Collection: Lourdes - The Old Mill where Bernadette Soubirous was born

Lourdes - The Old Mill where Bernadette Soubirous was born
Lourdes - The Old Mill where Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) was born. Date: circa 1908

Background imageApparition Collection: Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. Colored

Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Engraving. Colored
Saint John of the Cross (1542-1591). Spanish friar of DIscalced Carmelite Order. Engraving. Colored

Background imageApparition Collection: Hall at Borley Rectory

Hall at Borley Rectory
Undated photograph of the hall at Borley Rectory, into which many things were thrown from above. HPG/1/3/4 (iv)

Background imageApparition Collection: Apparition / Queens Hse

Apparition / Queens Hse
Figures photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum

Background imageApparition Collection: Detail of Aparici󮠤e Cristo a San Ignacio

Detail of Aparici󮠤e Cristo a San Ignacio
" Detail of " Aparici󮠤 e Cristo a San Ignacio" (" The Apparition of Christ to Saint Ignatius" ), 1595."

Background imageApparition Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageApparition Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageApparition Collection: The Lantern Spectre by Katsushika Hokusai

The Lantern Spectre by Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) - The Lantern Spectre. A burning paper lamp takes on the aspect of a spectral face - one of a set of Ghosts and Goblins. Date: circa 1810

Background imageApparition Collection: Borley Rectory Ghost

Borley Rectory Ghost
Borley Rectory -- a rare pictorial representation of the Borley haunting showing Borley Rectory, the phantom nun and the ghostly coach and horses

Background imageApparition Collection: Apparition at Knock

Apparition at Knock
Apparitions of Mary, Joseph and John the Evangelist appear on the wall of the Catholic church in the village of Knock, County Mayo, Ireland : pilgrims continue to flock

Background imageApparition Collection: Man and ghost

Man and ghost
Man being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s

Background imageApparition Collection: Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment

Illustration, A Song of the English, Thames Embankment
Illustration to A Song of the English, a patriotic set of poems by Rudyard Kipling (first published in the English Illustrated Magazine)

Background imageApparition Collection: Ghostly apparition produced by reflection

Ghostly apparition produced by reflection. Date: 19th century

Background imageApparition Collection: Fisherman and Djinn

Fisherman and Djinn
The fisherman inadvertently rubs the lamp he has found, and is amazed by the apparition of the djinn (genie)

Background imageApparition Collection: View from within Borley summerhouse

View from within Borley summerhouse
Undated photograph of the view from within Borley summerhouse. HPG/1/3/3 (xii)

Background imageApparition Collection: Bride of Lammermoor - 2

Bride of Lammermoor - 2
THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR Ravenswood and the apparition

Background imageApparition Collection: A strange ghostly apparition caught on camera

A strange ghostly apparition caught on camera
A strange ghostly apparition caught in a photograph taken in a family home on Sunday, 30th March, 1986. The photograph was supposed to be depicting the 10 year-old boy (Andrew Burlington)

Background imageApparition Collection: Andrew Burlington ghost photograph

Andrew Burlington ghost photograph
12 year-old Andrew Burlington holds up the photograph taken at his family home on Sunday, 30th March, 1986, which showed a strange ghostly apparition which obscured the main subject of the image (see)

Background imageApparition Collection: Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day

Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice Day
Front cover of The Bystander illustrated by the magazines most famous cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. With another world war underway

Background imageApparition Collection: Don Ramiro's dream. The King of Asturias Ramiro I

Don Ramiro's dream. The King of Asturias Ramiro I
Don Ramiro's dream. Illustration that represents one of the moments before the Battle of Clavijo (May 23, 844). The King of Asturias Ramiro I (791-850)

Background imageApparition Collection: Invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition, Lourdes, France

Invalids at the Grotto of the Apparition, Lourdes, France Date: 1897

Background imageApparition Collection: Spirit Photograph - Family Group

Spirit Photograph - Family Group
A small-format Spirit Photograph showing a Family Group, possibly mourning a dead baby, although all the figures have an air of ghostly form, especially the seated woman/Mother

Background imageApparition Collection: Dead girld finds her friends nor=t missing her

Dead girld finds her friends nor=t missing her
The dead girl returns - and finds her former friends feasting with no thought for her

Background imageApparition Collection: ST GEORGE APPARITION

ST GEORGE APPARITION
The apparition of Saint George, mounted on a white steed, encourages the British to advance to Death or Glory Date: 1915

Background imageApparition Collection: Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869

Terrific Apparition - Londons First Traffic Light 1869
Terrific Apparition - Seen during the recent fog at Westminster. A satire on Londons First Traffic Light. Invented by J P Knight, a railway signalling engineer

Background imageApparition Collection: Poster, Honour Thy Father, Twixt Good and Evil

Poster, Honour Thy Father, Twixt Good and Evil
Theatre poster, Honour Thy Father, Twixt Good and Evil

Background imageApparition Collection: Spirit Photograph - Schemboche

Spirit Photograph - Schemboche
A spirit photograph by Schemboche of an Italian Woman approached by a white robe-draped spirit who places his hand upon her shoulder. Date: circa 1870s

Background imageApparition Collection: Cartoon, The Censors Dream after a course of pantomimes

Cartoon, The Censors Dream after a course of pantomimes. 1870

Background imageApparition Collection: Souvenir card - Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Lourdes

Souvenir card - Pilgrimage to Notre-Dame de Lourdes Date: circa mid 1870s

Background imageApparition Collection: Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn
Capital F. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, 1st Earl of St Aldwyn (1837-1916), British Conservative politician - Chancellor of the Exchequer (1885-1886 and 1895-1902) Date: 1900

Background imageApparition Collection: APPARITION OF VENUS

APPARITION OF VENUS
A lady is wakened by the appearance of Venus - and one of her doves - in her bedroom

Background imageApparition Collection: Death and His Brother Sleep, Shelley. (See Major Marindins Report to the board of Trade

Death and His Brother Sleep, Shelley. (See Major Marindins Report to the board of Trade on the Railway Collision near Eastleigh)

Background imageApparition Collection: Niagara Falls, USA - The White Mans Fancy

Niagara Falls, USA - The White Mans Fancy Date: 1913

Background imageApparition Collection: Prophet Ezekiel. Vision. Colored engraving

Prophet Ezekiel. Vision. Colored engraving
Ezekiel (622-570 BC). Hebrew prophet. Vision of Ezekiel. Colored engraving

Background imageApparition Collection: Macbeth / Apparitions

Macbeth / Apparitions
Act V, Scene I Macbeth is shown an apparition of a succession of eight kings, one of whom is Banquo

Background imageApparition Collection: Lady with Lady Spirit

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Lady Spirit

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Spirit child

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Man with Ghosts head in his lap

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Mrs Lincoln with Spirit of Abraham Lincoln

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Cartoon, Mr James Willing and the Ghost

Cartoon, Mr James Willing and the Ghost
Cartoon, Mr James Willing, Jun, is busy writing another stirring drama. Our artist has caught him at that moment when the " ghost" comes in

Background imageApparition Collection: An angel appears before Zechariah in the temple. Codex of Pr

An angel appears before Zechariah in the temple. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imageApparition Collection: Ghost of Lord Combermere

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

Background imageApparition Collection: Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan

Undated photograph of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan, blindfolded during a sance, with her head covered with ectoplasm reaching down to floor. The photograph is annotated to show fraudulence

Background imageApparition Collection: Antony, Jesus and Mary

Antony, Jesus and Mary
In a vision, Antony sees Mary standing on the chapel altar, and she allows him to hold her son, the infant Jesus, for a while



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