Magic Collection (#7)

Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284. Barcelos. P
Funerary relief. Pentagram. Stone dated in 1284, from Rio Covo Santa Eugenia. Archaeological Museum. Barcelos. Portugal

Advert for Carbolic smoke ball 1892
Carbolic smoke ball, Hay Fever positively cured and prevented. Testimonials include It acted like magic! It is simply invaluable!. 1892

LULLY / ARMIDE
Armide has seduced all the other crusading knights : will she also lure Renaud to his downfall ? Yes, but since its all done by magic it doesn t count... Date: first performed 1686

The sword excalibur returned by Sir Bedivere
Sir Bedivere returns the magic sword to the Lady of the Lake

Native American magic: the medicine horse
The medicine horse is conjured up by medicine men. Date: 1897

Circa turning men into beasts
Circe, a powerful magician and daughter of the Sun, turns men into beasts, as described in Homers epic poem, The Odyssey. Date: BCE

Maskelyne and Cookes Mysteries
Promotional postcard for Will, the Witch and the Watchman, one of the most popular magic playlets performed by John Nevil Maskelyne and George Cooke

Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900

Magician with two white doves, Cornwall
Magician in a sparkly red costume and silver top hat with two white doves perched on her hands, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine cover - The Golden Princess
Cover of Fantastic Adventures, August 1940 featuring The Golden Princess, story by Robert Moore Williams. A magical fantasy woman hypnotises two men. Date: 1940

Illustration, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, by Kupka. Date: early 20th century

Triple form of Hecate around a column. Ancient Greek mythology goddess from Asia Minor and Thrace

Daniel Dunglas Home, medium, with skull
Daniel Dunglas Home (1833-1886), Scottish-American medium, contemplating a skull. Date: 19th century

Harry Houdini, Tied Up
Harry Houdini the Austrian-Hungarian escapologist (1874 to 1926) being tied up by two members of his audience. Date: circa 1910

Swimming a Witch
The art of Swimming a witch. The lady floating is the witch, who by dint of her buoyancy has failed the test

Advert for Kemt magic mist hairspray 1948
Kemt magic mist wakes the sleeping beauty in your hair. with a touch of a finger-tip on your kemt mist-ifier you release a magic mist as fine as frosted breath

Stage Magic Trick
TERRY SEABROOKE Novely British stage magician, about to saw a woman in half with a hacksaw! Date: late 1960s

Witches Wrecking Ship
Three witches, with their familiar, call up a storm to wreck a ship Date: 1931

Marriage of Puss in Boots Master to the Princess
Puss in Boots takes over the Rich Magicians castle and leads the King to believe that it belongs to his Master

Puss in Boots enters the Rich Magicians castle. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697

Puss in Boots challenges the Magician to turn into a mouse
Puss in Boots challenges the Rich Magician to turn himself into a mouse -- this is a trick, as Puss immediately catches the mouse and eats it

The Bloksberg Tryst
Undated handwritten text regarding and colour illustration of The Bloksberg Tryst. HPF/5C/52

Magician performing trick on table with cup and balls
Coloured print of illustration, entitled " Escamoteur: La premiere muscade la voila" showing magician performing trick on table with cup and balls, circa 1810. HPG/8/2/1 (xi)"

Fraulein Urta Bohn
Undated photograph of Fraulein Urta Bohn, who took the past of the " maiden pure in heart" at the black magic experiment conducted by Harry Price on the Brocken

Magician Mr Philippe, the Chinese Physicis
Undated print of lithograph of magician Mr Philippe, the " Chinese Physicist" (Physicien Chinois) with Scottish assistant, Domingo, behind him. HPG/8/2/1 (xxxi)"

Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg Tryst
Undated copy of illustration of Walpurgis Night, showing the spot where the Bloksberg Tryst was held. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)

The Oracle by Charles Robinson
Colourful image of a party reveller holding a crystal ball and a jester toy

Fairy collects berries in the evening light
A fairy clad in greens, collects dark berries in a sack. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Siberian Shaman
Siberian shaman

Old Hag - Stratton
A typical old hag - old women such as her are liable to be accused of practising black magic and witchcraft

Summoning a Spirit
Standing in a magic circle, manual in one hand and sword (to be on the safe side) in the other, a magician summons a spirit to do his bidding

Summoning the Devil
Standing in a magic circle, a magician summons a devil to do his bidding

Sorcerer of Tivoli C1830
The Sorcerer of Tivoli, in the Tivoli Gardens, Paris, France

8 Immortals Cross Sea
The Eight Immortals cross the sea, each using their own particular magic charm. The story is used as a proverb for there being many ways to accomplish a task

Witches Old and Young
Old witch, young witch : in their village home, Guillemette Babin helps her mother Radegonde brew potions for working magic on their neighbours

Gossip about Fairies 36
Children should be warned not to accept rides from strange magic horses - these unhappy kids are riding, alas, to a home neath the waves whence they are unlikely to return

Catherine LA Voisin
CATHERINE DESHAYES, veuve Monvoisin, known as LA VOISIN French adventuress who was burnt at the stake for her part in the Chambre Ardente affair involvig dubious magic

Chinese Luck Talisman
CHINA Good luck talisman representing the immortal Liu-Hai

Spells of Love and Hate
Casting spells of Love and Hate

Eye of Shiva
THE EYE OF SHIVA a magical protective sign of the Indians

Batak Charm Book
BATAK, book of charms Natives of Sumatra find here charms to guide and protect them in all their affairs

Buckle of Isis
BUCKLE OF ISIS Since Isis was the greatest of the Egyptian divinities, this buckle carrying her insignia meant that no wrong could be done to the wearer

AXE-HEAD AMULET Chinese wear this as a protection against witchcraft

Abraxas Stone
ABRAXAS STONE carved with occult signs and words and much favored by the Romans

Utchet Talisman
UTCHAT TALISMAN worn by the Ancient Egyptians, this incorporated the powerful Eye of Horus

Buddhist Talisman
BUDDHIST DORJE TALISMAN protecting the wearer against magic and other evils

Black Mass 17th Century
The dubious abbe Guiborg, assisted by sorceress La Voisin, performs a messe noire to enable madame de Montespan, Louis XIVs mistress, to retain her power

Apollonius of Tyana
The magician APOLLONIUS OF TYANA reveals to Menippus of Corinth that his wife is an evil spirit, by demonstrating her true appearance

Brewing a Potion
Two witches brew a potion, adding a cock and a snake to the seething cauldron

Rossetti / Goblin Market
Goblin Market - illustration to Christina Rossettis poem

Images of the Grand Ballroom at the Magic City in Paris, 1920s Date: 1920s

Arctic Antics, drawn by Webster Murray
Three mermaids chase a polar bear in arctic sea. Date: 1928

Barcelona, Spain - Fountain at Great Universal Exhibition
Barcelona, Spain - The Magic Fountain of Montjuic at the International Exhibition (Exposicion Internacional de Barcelona) - located in the Plaza de Carles Buigas, in the Sants-Montjuic. Date: 1929

Spooners Magic No. 21 - Harlequin reviving the Blue Pig circa 1840s

Party Invitation - La Coupe Enchantee (a story by La Fontaine). 19th century

Currant Happy Families - Conjurer family. circa 1940s

An art deco sketch by Peres entitled Magic showing an elegan
An art deco sletch by Peres entitled Magic showing an elegant lady, 1923 Date: 1923

Susi - with magicians hat, streamer and magic wand. 1950s

Susi - surprised by rabbit
Susi - surprised when a rabbit pops out of a magicians hat. 1950s

The Wooing of Florine, by Felix de Gray -- The Prince Charming who became a Blue Bird. 1926

Music cover, Esther Williams in Bathing Beauty
Music cover, Italian version of a song from the MGM film, Bathing Beauty (Bellezze Al Bagno), starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton

Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. 30th Dynasty. Late Empir
Egyptian Art. The Metternich Stela. Dated between 360 and 342 BC (reign of Nectanebo II). 30th Dynasty. Late Empire. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States

Africa. European settler instructing the natives by Magic L
Africa. European settler instructing the natives by a projection with the unit called Magic Lantern. Colored engraving from 1879

WW2 poster, Work carefully, avoid scrap
WW2 poster, Accidents sometimes happen... Work carefully, avoid scrap. HMSO, Ministry of Aircraft Production. Date: 1940s

Music cover, Sprites by Night, Danse Fantastique by Joseph Fredericks. circa 1890s

Illustration, More Than He Expected -- an old man seeking the elixir of life is shocked to see a sudden outpouring of babies. circa 1910

Music cover, Cinderella Waltz by Ezra Read. circa 1910

Two Old Prophets
Native African prophets simulated vision is not a series of guesses, in which he may possibly hit upon the truth

Prophets vision
Native African prophet is not told of what the subject they wish to be enlightened

African sorcerer Date: circa 1887

Magic and Witchcraft
A sorcerer draws a magic circle - witches fly to the sabbat and dance with demons - the afflicted are exorcised and made to vomit the demons possessing them...its magic! Date: 1715

Amina Becomes a Horse
Receive the reward of your crimes ! - Amina receives the magic potion in her face from her husband Sidi-Nouman, and is forthwith transformed into a horse - permanently

Glucks Armide
Mademoiselle Maillard in the role of Armide, an enchantress whose hobby is seducing Crusaders. She adds the hero Renaud to her list of victims, but only by using magic. Date: first performed 1777

Siegfried and Notung
Act one : Siegfried wields Notung, the magic sword which he has just re-fashioned with the help of Mime, and with which he will slay the dragon Fafner

Fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer
An illustration to the fairy tale, Jack the Giant Killer -- Jack blows his horn at the door of the Giants castle

Spanish Magician
A Spanish magician performs a magic ritual, conjuring up the powers of darkness to do his wishes with the aid of ancient spells Date: Middle ages

Remington / At Gunpoint
The magic of the drop a cowboy holds two men at gunpoint Date: 1888

African Magic / Zulu
A Zulu Prophetess with her entourage Date: circa 1880

Quixote - Masquerade
The masquerade of the duke and duchess - he sees Dulcinea, enchanted by magic Date: First published: 1605-15

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

Conibos Sorceress
A medicine woman of the Conibos people of Peru spits at strangers in order to exorcise them of any demons they may be carrying Date: 1873

Paraguay Sorcerer
A sorcerer of Paraguay Date: circa 1860

Munsa King Dances
A West African king performs a ceremonial dance before the women and warriors of his tribe Date: 1870

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

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