Mermaids Collection

Polish poster for a film, The Warsaw Mermaid, directed by Tadeusz Makarczynski, based on a local legend. 1956

Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats, WW1
Cartoon, Mermaids and U-Boats. Two mermaids and two fish are disturbed by a German U-boat which has a face like a shark. Date: 1917

The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobats
The Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?

Children paddling and looking out to sea
Mermaids. A back view of five children paddling at the seaside; they wear red stripey bathing drawers. Date: C.1905

Whither away? Illustration by Florence Harrison of Tennysons poem, The Sea Fairies Date: c.1920

The Mermaid by Hester Margetson

Acid weed or mermaids hair, Desmarestia dresnayi. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy, 1837

Three-spined stickleback and Atlantic mackerel
Three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus 1, and Atlantic mackerel, Scomber scombrus 2. Gasterosteo o Spinarella piccola, Maccarello comune

The Call of the Sea by Margaret Bradley
Three playful mermaids (or sirens) play in the sea. Date: 1928

Poster for The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas London Hippodrome
Poster for the latest wonder show at the London Hippodrome, for Christmas 1906. The Treasure Ship in Fairy Seas featured several scenes played under water in the Hippodromes transparent tank

Basin and plates from Moustiers, France, decorated with cupids, naiads, and other mythological figures. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Plate from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea goddess Salacia and naiads. With border of heads of Neptune and Salacia in border of foliage

Platter from Moustiers, France, with sea god
Platter from Moustiers, France, decorated with scene of sea god Neptune and naiads with trident. Hand-finished chromolithograph from Ris Paquots General History of Ancient French

Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das Rheingold
Behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden demonstrating how the Rhine maidens are made to swim naturally in Wagners Das Rheingold. Date: 1936

Italian poster, Irradio televisions, Milan, the enchanting vision, with a mermaid under the sea. circa 1950s

Golden Hind (Ford)
The ship of sir Francis Drake, formerly named Pelican Date: 1577

MERMAIDS IN WATER
Two mermaids swimming by a shore Date: 17th century

Fantastic Adventures - The Mermaid of Maracot Deep by Alexander Blade. A giant mermaid sits at the bottom of the ocean and holds up a tiny submarine in wonder. 1949

Mermaids on the beach, Steamer Point, Aden
Mermaids (sea creatures) on the beach near the Grand Hotel, Steamer Point, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1910

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

Intruders! By Godfrey Wilson, mermaid watching bathers
A mermaid on some rocks views two women swimmers from a safe distance. Date: 1928

Cartoon, A Seasonal Warning, MPs Beware - a commentary on the Votes for Women campaign. 1909

Altar of Domitius. Detail. Ca. 150 BC
Altar of Domitius. At the base is depicting the wedding of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Ca. 150 BC. Detail of the nuptial courtship with a Nereid on a hippocampus bringing a present and winged erotes

Music cover, Nymphs of the Sea, waltz by J Rowland, dedicated to Viscountess Galway. Played at Serlby Hall in celebration of the 35th wedding anniversary of George Edmund Milnes Monckton-Arundell

Handmade Christmas and New Year card with mermaid
Handmade Christmas and New Year card with a mermaid emerging from the waves, and a lighthouse in the background. circa 1890s

Phantasy
Mer-babies playing in the surf of crashing waves. Date: 1929

Erasmus / Holbein / Gillot
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS Dutch humanist Date: 1466 - 1536

German design, two panoramic landscapes by Patten Wilson. Date: circa 1910s

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

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