Legend Collection (page 9)

Switzerland - Lucerne and Pilatus
Coloured lantern slide of a view across Lucerne, Switzerland with Mount Pilatus in the background. Mount Pilatus was named after a local legend that Pontius Pilate was buried there

AW H Goss horseshoe adapted for WWI patriotic sale
A W. H. Goss horseshoe adapted for First World War patriotic sale together with the badge of the Liverpool Regiment. Also has a poem and a legend.. Commemorative Ware

Cream pottery pin tray - WWI - Bairnsfatherware
Cream pottery pin tray with black striped rim. With transfer What time do they feed the sealions, Alf No trademark legend on reverse. Bairnsfather Ware

Poster advertising Royal Dutch Air Lines (KLM) -- the Flying Dutchman, Fiction becomes Fact

A scene from Paris-New York at the Casino de Paris
A scene from Paris-New York (La Legend de la Cloche de bronze) at the Casino de Paris from Paris Plaisirs number 67, January 1928 Date: 1928

Football dribbled by the East Surreys to German trench, WW1
The actual football dribbled by Captain Neville (who was killed in action) towards the German trenches during the attack on Montauben by the East Surreys, fixed by Lt.-Col. H. P. Treeby, D.S.O

Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs, English cricketer
Silhouette portrait of Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), legendary English cricketer. Date: circa 1920s

The Flotsam & Jetsam of the Sea by Charles Robinson
Beautiful illustration by Charles Robinson showiong a sailor and a lady friend peering over the edge of a ship to see a bevy of beautiful mermaids in the sea below. Date: 1939

A statue of Joan of Arc. French female folk hero

Illustration telling the story of Chance the Fire Dog: Stop me not, but onward let me jog, For I am the London Firemens Dog. Date: 1834

Diogenes and Alexander
The story of Diogenes (who lived in a barrel) and Alexander, acted out by a monkey (as Diogenes) and a Mastiff Dog (as Alexander)

Monastery of the Cross
The Monastery of the Cross, Jerusalem, Israel. Legend has it that the monastery is built on the burial spot of Adams head. Date: 11th century

Goron Photo
MARIE-FRANCOIS GORON French police chief, director of the Surete, whose innovatory methods made him a legend in his lifetime, photographed in 1895. Date: 1847 - 1933

Christ Disputing with the Doctors. Master of the Legend of St Catherine fl.1475-1500

Minatogawa Shrine at Kobe, Japan
Beautiful Japanese promotional postcard for the Toyo Kisen Kaisha Shipping Company which ran services between San Francisco, China and Japan

A rather tall tale of the largest fish ever caught
" My Father e once caught a fishas big -as our street!" " Well, then, it must ave bin a Whale." " Garn, e were baitin wi Whales!" Date: 1901

Corneville-les-Cloches, Eure, France - The Bells. Date: 1914

Arch - Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire
Crowland Abbey (Croyland Abbey), Lincolnshire. Legend tells us that St. Guthlacs hermit cell was here, when the area was a desolate island in the fens

The Drummer of Tedworth - Glanville
The tale of the Drummer of Tedworth (told by Thomas Glanville) recounted that local landowner, John Mompesson of Tedworth (now Tidworth, in Wiltshire)

Hydra
Illustration of the Hydra, a Greek mythical beast that had seven serpent heads. Plate 82 from Thesaurus, Vol 3, by Albertus Seba, 1758

Sea-serpent attacking a vessel
Fig 67 from Mythical Monsters, 1886 by Charles Gould

Odontoceti (suborder), toothed whale
Sailors throwing barrels from a ship to conciliate two whales. Page 217 from Curious Creatures in Zoology (1890) by John Ashton

Legend of Argonauts. Jason and Medea on the bed
" Legend of Argonauts. Jason and Medea on the bed. Illustration of the " Historia destructionis Troaie" by Guido delle Colonne (Sevilla: Jᣯ me Cromberger, 1545). Gothic art

Legend about the Count of Savoy (15th c. ). Work
Legend about the Count of Savoy (15th c.). Work

Life and legend of Saint Nicholas. It was situated on the north wall. Romanesque art. Fresco. Proc: SPAIN. Bierge. Church

Book of Hours for Charles V. 16th c. Legend of the three living and the three dead. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Croesus shows his treasures to Solon. Francken II, Frans, the Younger (1581-1642). Oil on wood

Romulus & Remus Statue
The golden statue in the Vatican, Rome, of Romulus and Remus being suckled by a she-wolf. Legend has it that when Romulus grew up he founded Rome (circa 753 BC). Date: early 1930s

Title page of the 1518 edition of the Golden legend.. From: Legenda sanctorum. Date: 1518

Tales from Many Lands: The Legend of Volka. From Treasure no. 202 (26 November 1966)

Dawn of Love / Lancelot
Guinevere and Lancelot The Dawn of Love

Lady Godiva and her Eton Crop
Humorous illustration, the first in a series called Hushed Up History showing Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the city of Coventry with only her long hair to cover her modesty

St. Catherines Chapel
The ruins of St. Catherines Chapel, Guildford, Surrey, England. Situated on a high hill above the River Wey, one of the old chapels on the Pilgrims Way to Canterbury. Date: 14th century

ROCHE ROCK
Roche Rock Chapel, Cornwall, England, where legend has it that Ogrin the Hermit sheltered lovers Tristram and Isolde from the wrath of King Mark (her husband & his uncle)

Stormy Tintagel
Waves crashing against the rugged cliffs at Tintagel, Cornwall, England. Date: 1930s

Minster Lovell Hall
The ruins of Minster Lovell Hall, Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England. It was built by Lord William Lovell in the 1440s. Legend has it that he died in a secret room in the hall. Date: mid 15th century

The Tibble Stone, Glos. England. Legend has it that a giant from Dixton Hill (in the background) threw it towards the River Severn, but it fell short at Teddington! Date: BC

The legend of the heavenly Jerusalem
Under the guidance of Eblis, the descendants of Cain and Hiram attack the heavenly city of Jerusalem to reduce the strength of God. Date: 1890s

Romans fight the Sabines
Marginal drawings depicting combat between the Romans and the Sabines. 1543

Fight between Romulus and Mettius Curtius
Page of text with marginal drawing showing a horseman outside Rome, and a fight between the horseman and another figure. The horse has collapsed under its rider

View of Rome
An imaginary view of Rome in a marginal drawing. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Romulus and Remus being suckled by Lupa
Detail from a page of text, showing a marginal drawing of Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf Lupa. 1543

Hercules strikes Cacus, and view of Rome
Page of text with marginal drawings. At the top in the left margin is a picture of Rome. In front of the city stand two men, one of whom is wearing armour. There are birds flying over their heads

Hercules strikes Cacus
Page of text with marginal drawing, showing Hercules with a large club about to strike at Cacus (the bearded man on the right) who is pulling a bull backwards by the tail. 1543

Merlin and Nimue Date: 1893 - 1894

Guinevere / Almesbury
Guinevere rides to Almesbury

Tristram & Isolde
The love potion takes effect. While Tristram is escorting Iseult, King Marks bride, they take a potion intended for her wedding night & become lovers

Galahad and Sword
He draws the sword from the floating stone - which only the best knight in the world could do

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