Evil Collection (page 4)

Cartoon, Little Red Riding Hood in a wartime version in which a little French girl encounter a German officer (wolf) hiding behind a tree. Date: 1919

Robber Bridegroom / Crane
Turn back, turn back, thou pretty bride, within this house thou must not bide, for here do evil things betide. Date: 1880

Samuel Johnson Touched
Young Samuel Johnson is touched by Queen Anne, in hope of curing the Queens Evil; but he remains disfigured all his life Date: circa 1714

Soame Jenyns
SOAME HENYNS writer and commisioner of trade, author of " Free Enquiry into the Nature and Origin of Evil" Date: 1704 - 1787

LA Poule Noire
LA POULE NOIRE - Peasants of Berri, central France, who wish to summon the Evil One, take a black hen into the fields at night, crying Who ll buy my black hen ? Date: 1855

Kaffir Curing Cattle
Native African witchdoctor uses his powers to cure cattle which have been made sick by the evil spells of a magician Date: 1868

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

Smelling out a Wizard
Native african witchdoctor smells out the wizard who is working evil magic on his client Date: 1868

A Son of Satan by Clifford Rean
Promotional postcard for A Son of Satan by Clifford Rean. First produced at Smethwick 19th February 1902. Date: 1902

One Womans Wickedness by Charles H Phelps
Promotional postcard for One Womans Wickedness by Charles H. Phelps. First produced Smethwick, 15th December 1902. The devil is smoking a cigarette

Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, WW1
Cartoon, Boche intellectuals, showing a variety of German boffins doing their work. Date: 1916

French Theatre -- Le Chevalier
Le Chevalier qui donna sa Femme au Dyable (The Knight who gave his Wife to the Devil) -- a mystery play. Showing the Knight in armour and a cloak, with his arm raised in a declamatory gesture

Representation of a cat, s. XVI. Bring clothing newborn and talisman against evil spirits. Japanese art. Sculpture. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Museum of Oriental Art

Cartoon, As One Possessed, WW1
Cartoon, As One Possessed, showing how the ordinary German beer drinker has been possessed by a devil in the shape of Kaiser Wilhelm II, who has brought about the outbreak of the First World War

Sheet music cover, Money is the Root of All Evil (Take It Away, Take It Away, Take It Away), with words and music by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer, as performed in the revue High Time

Airship Battle
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - in battle over the ocean. Date: 1902

Attack on Balloon
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - attacks a balloon. Date: 1902

Hartmann Attacked
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann - is attacked while on a bombing raid. Date: 1902

Anarchist Aircraft
The Attila - the aptly-named flying machine of the evil- minded anarchist Hartmann. Date: 1902

Richard Steward
RICHARD STEWARD churchman and scholar, depicted holding a ribbon and medallion bestowed by the king on persons he touched for the kings evil. Date: 1593 - 1651

Cat on the Steps
A rather sinister black cat, lurking in the shadows on some steep steps. Date: early 1930s

Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Tsam ceremony
Eastern Russia - Transbaikalia - Buddhist Tsam ceremony amongst the Buryat People to exorcise evil which consisted of a series of masked dances and often had a narrative content

Syria - In the Bazaar
Syria - Scene in the Bazaar. Date: circa 1910s

Striking Arabian Girl - Morocco. Note the primitive-form Hamsa (Fatimas hand) amulet, worn throughout the Middle East and North Africa

Sisters discussing their much-hated Stepmother
Ethel to Maud (discussing their much-hated Stepmother) - " Never mind, we only have her in the da-time. Think of poor Pa - he has her all night as well!" Date: 1892

Cockney Humour - temptation
Salvation Army Captain: " When the Serpent tempted Eve" Bill: " Oh Chuck it! There wanted no bloomin snake

Art Nouveau - pretty girl kisses a green serpent
Art nouveau postcard design by Nini Hager (Raphael Kirchner using his wifes name for certain works) of a beautiful girl kissing a serpent. Date: circa 1900

Adam and the serpent. circa 18th century

KLIMT, Gustav (1862-1918). Beethoven Freize
" KLIMT, Gustav (1862-1918). Beethoven Freize. 1902. AUSTRIA. Vienna. Wiener Sezession. Detail of the wall dedicated to " The Evil Forces" (fom left to right): the three Gorgons

Evil Husband by GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). Drawing

Divorce the lesser evil. Illustration shows, on the left, a husband and wife, wrapped in chains with a large padlock labeled Unhappy Marriage

Bearers of evil tidings

Chas. H. Yale and Sidney R. Ellis The evil eye, or The further funny freaks of Nid and the continued comical contortions of Nod. Date c1902

Chas. H. Yales fantastic spectacle, The evil eye, or The many, merry mishaps of Nid and the weird, wonderful wanderings of Nod. Date c1898

A witch sits by her cauldron surrounded by wildlife: a raven sit on top of her armchair, an owl perches in the beams, a tortoise and fish (presumably alive no more) dangle from the ceiling

The Rose in The Devils Garden - Gordon Nicoll
The Rose in the Devils Garden by Gordon Nicoll Pretty young blonde-haired girl in a large white tutu and red ballet shoes, standing with her back to a stone wall

Anarchy by H. M. Bateman
Anarchy, as imagined by a peaceful British humorist (H. M. Bateman) showing two mischievous rather than menacing anarchists with a large comedy style bomb which appears to dwarf them. Date: 1909

Lucky Horseshoe on Door
A horseshoe is nailed to a farm door to keep away the devil or any other evil threat Date: 1922

Englands God is Money
Money - the accepted religion of England Date: 1870

Explorers of Calisto, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine Cover
EXPLORERS OF CALLISTO - Earthmen encounter the evil Lunarians as they pursue the Princess Date: 1930

Devil in the Fields
The Devil leaves his mark on the church and agriculture

Poe / Tales / Imp Peverse
THE IMP OF THE PERVERSE (Page footer). Date: First published: 1850

Swan Lake ballet, the unfortunate girls become swans again
Siegfried and Odette are about to embrace when the evil Rotbart disguised as a large owl appears, and the unfortunate girls become swans again

Swan Lake ballet, Siegfried promises delivery from Rotbart
Siegfried promises to deliver the swans from the evil spell of Rotbart and they all dance for joy. He invites Odette to the ball his parents are giving

A line of convicts
Hard Lines ! - a row of rather brutal-looking American convicts in green prison attire march in a line

This Night Club Evil by W. Heath Robinson
Cartoon, This Night Club Evil. The sort of silly errors our Bright Young People make by keeping up their amusements after lighting up time

Fable / the Sorceress
THE SORCERESS An evil sorceress casts a spell and conjures up a demon

The Duel by Fred Barnard
Painting by Fred Barnard depicting two men duelling while a young woman dramatically throws herself in front of the younger, better-looking, less evil one

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