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WOTANS WILD HUNTWOTANS HUNT of Norse myth
WILD HUNTLA CHASSE A BAUDET - the donkey-mounted hunters of Berry, central France, with men and women riders Date: 1851
Fire bird, mythological creatureThe hero of this Russian folk- tale plucks a feather from the tail of the Fire Bird as it imprudently passes within arms reach
BasiliskGesner, the author of the book whence the image comes, labels this creature a basilisk but its really a ray-fish. Date: 1598
FOLKLORE / SUCCARATH 15CThe SUCCARATH a beast which carries its young on its back, protected by its bushy tail Date: late 15th century
Vampires - LilithLILITH, night vampire probably of Babylonian origin, supposed to haunt wildernesses. In Rabbinical writings she is supposed to have been Adams first wife
Brazilian squidSEA SERPENT LOOK-ALIKE Cuttle fish, or calamary Date: 1802
MAN TURNS INTO TREEA man turns into a cypress tree
A fire-breathing dragon by Florence Mary Anderson. Date: 1915
Centaurs Star Figure - 17th centuryCENTAURUS star figure Date: 1681
Folklore - Green MenThe Green Man depicted as one of a group of Shrovetide characters in 16th century Holland/Germany Date: mid 16th century
FOLKLORE / BANSHEESover the rooftops... Date: 1898
Puck on spiders threadPuck seated on a spiders thread. Date: 1920
Robin Goodfellow, a sprite (also known as Puck). Date: 1911
Illustration to Goblin MarketGoblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem. Date: 1920
Imaginary inhabitant of the planet MarsAn imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed. Date: 1939
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Pluto. In perpetual twilight, and fiercely cold compared to Earth, fur-covered bats would be the best equipped life form, dwelling underground. Date: 1940
Imaginary life forms on the planet Jupiter -- living with gravity more than twice that of Earth, with atmospheric conditions to match, imposes severe restrictions on them. Date: 1940
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects. Date: 1939
Zmey Goynych (Slavic Three-headed dragon)Reproduction of a painting by Ivan Yakovlevich Bilibin depicting the Zmey Goynych (Slavic three-headed dragon). The Russian version (pictured) has three heads, is green, walks on two back paws
Siren DismayedA siren lures a man with her song - but when she sees him close to, shes not sure it was such a good idea Date: 1921
Micraster coranguinum (Leske), shepherds crown echinoidShepherds crown echinoid (Micraster coranguinum Leske) preserved in flint. Specimen from the Cretaceous Upper Chalk, England
Conulus albogalerus (Leske), Shepherds Crown echinoidShepherds Crown echinoid preserved in flint. Found in Gravel derived from Cretaceous Chalk, Surrey
The Fairies Song - A Midsummers Nights Dream - Act II, scene 2 - Titania asleep, surrounded by her fairy train
Flint handaxe incorporating fossil echinoidCast of handaxe from Middle Gravels of Swanscombe, Kent. Loaned by Merseyside Museums; NHM E6870
Wernyhora, 1883-1884, by Jan Matejko (1838-1893)Jan Matejko (1838-1893). Polish painter. Wernyhora, 1883-1884. National Museum. Krakow. Poland
Piaroas ceremonial masks. 1960. VenezuelaPiaroas ceremonial masks: Spirit of the Forest (Redyo), monkey and Peccary mask. 1960. Venezuela. Ethnographic Museum. Budapest. Hungary
Arcadia (Sannazaro)Shepherd, Cowherd and Goatherd meet on the plains of Arcadia; galleys ply the waters, flowers strew the meadows, and the music of the musette alarms a dog Date: circa 1500
Klingsors CastleKLINGSORs CASTLE The sinister home of the evil magician Klingsor, featured in Wagners opera Parsifal
Dinner Party with Thirteen PeopleTHIRTEEN AT TABLE - the hostesss ultimate nightmare ! Date: 1925
Wind Elves teasing a childWind Elves tease a child by blowing the blackberries out of her reach. Date: 1917
Imaginary inhabitant of the planet SaturnAn imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn. The unstable surface would be impracticable except for light, insect-like life forms who would have to breathe a gaseous atmosphere. Date: 1939
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet NeptuneThe imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune have to put up with an unstable surface which is largely liquid, a dense atmosphere, very high gravity, and chemical storms. Date: 1940
Hobgoblins, c. 1610Hobgoblins - a variety of strange creatures, c.1610. Date: C.1610
Maison Lyons Corner House - Marble Arch, London - InteriorQuote from The Kalevala (Kalewala) a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lonnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology
Tawaraya Sotatsu (17th c. ). Carriage of Prince GenjiTawaraya Sotatsu (17th c.). Carriage of Prince Genji. Illustration from the book Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Shikibu. Japanese art. Momoyama period. Painting
The Devil corrupting a group of nunsEngraving from Thomas Glanvilles " Saducismus Triumphatos", depicting the Devil corrupting a group of nuns. The book affirmed the existence of witches with malign supernatural magical
Swimming a WitchThe art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test. At the bottom right-hand corner you can see the feet of the woman who passed the test but
Clypeus ploti, fossil echinoidFossil echinoid also known as a poundstone from the Jurassic period Trigonia Grit, Aylworth, U.K
Father Christmas at the Crystal Palace, SydenhamOld Father Christmas attended by a motley group under the direction of the Lord of Misrule 1859. Photograph by Hudson and Kearns 1859
The Blue Bird for Happiness by M. MaeterlinckThe Blue Bird for Happiness by Belgian playwright Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, translated by A. Texeira de Mattos. First produced at the Haymarket Theatre on 8th December 1909
A Fairy Serenade - Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroomA Fairy Serenade - A Fairy Troubadour atop a mushroom belting out some love songs for his girl... Date: 1920s
The First Born by Mary Y. Hunter. A new Mother tenderly cradles her infant son whilst a small girl fairy whispers words of advise (or comfort?). Date: 1912
Yosyp Stadnyk - Ukranian Theatre director and actorYosyp Stadnyk (1876-1954) - Theatre director and actor. Stadnyk played over 100 roles, mostly character roles in a realist style, in plays by Mykhailo Starytsky, Marko Kropyvnytsky
Museum of Brussels (Maison du Roi et des Corporation)The Museum of the City of Brussels (French Mus饠 de la ville de Bruxelles, Dutch Museum van de Stad Brussel) is a museum on the Grand Place square in Brussels, Belgium
Carnival of Venice. Masks. Italy
Caravaggio (1573-1610). Italian painter. The Fortune Teller. 1596-1597. Oil on canvas. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876). PolandPoland. Warsaw. Market Square. Warsaw Mermaid, 1855, by Konstanty Hegel (1799-1876)