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Background imageMysterious Collection: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
The Green Knight rides over the bridge into Camelot Castle on New Years Day. He will set King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table a special challenge

Background imageMysterious Collection: Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster
Photo by London gynecologist Robert Kenneth Wilson taken at 7.30 am on (probably) 19 April 1934; he never claimed it as the monster, simply a mysterious photo

Background imageMysterious Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact

Background imageMysterious Collection: Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn

Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn
A boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Background imageMysterious Collection: Daniel and Belshazzar

Daniel and Belshazzar
At a feast given by Belshazzar, king of Babylon, mysterious writing appears on the wall : only Daniel is able to interpret it as a warning that Belshazzar is doomed

Background imageMysterious Collection: Advertisement for a book about flying saucers

Advertisement for a book about flying saucers
An advertisement for a book by Gray Barker, They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers, suggesting cover-ups, conspiracy and paranoia surrounding UFO sightings

Background imageMysterious Collection: UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA

UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA
A UFO abduction in New Hampshire, USA. Betty and Barney Hill, driving at night, see a UFO. Later they are stopped by the aliens, taken on board the flying saucer and subjected to a medical examination

Background imageMysterious Collection: Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?

Photo of the Loch Ness Monster?
An enlarged photograph taken by a tourist of what was believed to be the Loch Ness Monster. A series of photographs were published during this period as the hunt for the mysterious Loch Ness Monster

Background imageMysterious Collection: Miracle Fire in Temple

Miracle Fire in Temple
When a mysterious flame bursts out in the temple of fertility goddess Bona Dea, the Vestal Virgins interpret it as a portent favorable to Cicero; but it is probably a trick

Background imageMysterious Collection: Sher. Holmes & Watson

Sher. Holmes & Watson
THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Holmes & Watson catch a glimpse of the mysterious stranger in a hansom cab in Regent Street

Background imageMysterious Collection: Merrivale Stone Avenue

Merrivale Stone Avenue
An avenue of standing stones at Merrivale on Dartmoor

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966

The Queens House Ghost on the Tulip Staircase. In 1966, a retired Canadian Reverend and his wife visited the Queens House, Greenwich, London

Background imageMysterious Collection: UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA

UFO photographed at McMinnville, Oregon, USA
A UFO photographed by Mrs Paul Trent, who saw it with her husband at McMinnville, Oregon, USA. UFOs had frequently been seen previously in the area

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House

Ghost on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House
Figure photographed on the Tulip Staircase of the Queens House, though photographer saw nothing; during normal opening hours of the Museum - (a digitally restored version of image 10003710)

Background imageMysterious Collection: Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster

Photograph of the Loch Ness Monster
A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster taken by Hugh Gray

Background imageMysterious Collection: Man and ghost

Man and ghost
Man being followed by a hooded ghost. The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: " Granby Manners, you will die in this room!" Date: 1890s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, The Golden Planetoid

Amazing Stories Scifi magazine cover, The Golden Planetoid
THE GOLDEN PLANETOID - A mysterious alien spacecraft lands in the Russian steppes Date: 1935

Background imageMysterious Collection: Black Swan

Black Swan
A very stylised airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith depicting a mysterious-looking Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) serenly swimming across dark, still waters, dark

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ingeborg Kober

Ingeborg Kober
Norwegian medium Ingenborg Kober, whose father Judge Dahl died in mysterious circumstances, which were finally judged to be accidental

Background imageMysterious Collection: Fox Sisters

Fox Sisters
The Fox family respond to mysterious rappings in their home at Hydesville, New York, which they attribute to spirits; this leads to the creation of spiritualism

Background imageMysterious Collection: Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess

Mystical Fog in Fairyland envelopes a Princess
At any moment, in fairyland, mysterious mists are apt to descend and enshroud the Princess and, next thing she knows... well, if you re a Princess, ANYthing can happen - by Florence Mary Anderson

Background imageMysterious Collection: Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable

Stonehenge, Wiltshire - John Constable
Stonehenge, Wiltshire - painted by John Constable (1776-1837) - bequeathed to the V&A by Miss Isabel Constable. Date: 1835

Background imageMysterious Collection: Gold Flake cigarettes advertisement

Gold Flake cigarettes advertisement
Advertisement for Gold Flake cigarettes with a moody illustration showing a man in a trilby hat smoking against an inky blue midnight sky. Date: 1929

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle

The Embankment at Night - Base of Cleopatras Needle
The Embankment at Night - Sphinx at the base of Cleopatras Needle. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Rothesay Pier, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland at night

Rothesay Pier, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland at night
Rothesay Pier, Scotland at night. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Poster advertising Casablanca

Poster advertising Casablanca
Poster for the PLM, advertising Casablanca, Morocco

Background imageMysterious Collection: Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night

Trafalgar Square, London on a foggy night - the neon lights on the circular dome of the Coliseum Theatre on St. Martins Lane can be seen peeking out over the distant rooftops beyond

Background imageMysterious Collection: Hammersmith Ghost

Hammersmith Ghost
A mysterious figure in white terrifies the populace, so vigilantes lie in wait and shoot dead Thomas Milwood, a bricklayer whose dusty clothing led to the error

Background imageMysterious Collection: Macedonian Empire

Macedonian Empire
If the prophecies of Daniel are rightly interpreted, his four-horned goat represents MACEDONIAN EMPIRE ruled by an evil king of mysterious countenance

Background imageMysterious Collection: Kluski Figure

Kluski Figure
A mysterious figure, swathed in a white shroud, appears behind Kluski at a Warsaw seance

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle

The Blue Lagoon - Jean Lasalle
Fantasy card - painting by Jean Lasalle - The Blue Lagoon Series (1/4) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway

Moving UFO in the night sky over Hessdalen, Norway
Because of the long exposure time its not possible to say how much of the apparent shape of these Hessdalen lights is real, or due to movement

Background imageMysterious Collection: Wartime Short Story Illustration

Wartime Short Story Illustration
An illustration for a wartime children's short story book, The Adventure Book For Girls. The image shows some wartime children discovering a mysterious buried sack. Date: circa 1940s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMysterious Collection: Ombres Chinoises. Paris Qui Grouille

Ombres Chinoises. Paris Qui Grouille
This illustration shows two officers conversing happily, a mysterious man is sat on the ground, offering his hat. Date: circa 1901

Background imageMysterious Collection: The House With The Stone Steps

The House With The Stone Steps
This oil painting shows a white house with some red fabric hanging from the window ledge, with some stone steps leading up to the property, at the base of which a mysterious dark figure is standing

Background imageMysterious Collection: At St. Ives

At St. Ives
An oil painting which provides a mysterious view of four figures standing in shallow waters at St. Ives, a town in Cornwall. Date: circa 1919

Background imageMysterious Collection: A Family Group of Firewalkers - Fiji

A Family Group of Firewalkers - Fiji, Oceania. Only one family on one island possesses the mysterious secret of walking bare-footed on red hot stones. Date: 1924

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Fisherman, Nocturne

The Fisherman, Nocturne
A woodcut print of a nocturne scene, comprising of a mysterious slanted tree, partly concealing the form of a fisherman in his boat, under a moonlit sky. Date: circa 1924

Background imageMysterious Collection: The House of Mystery

The House of Mystery
Aquatint etching showing a large house with many square muntin windows, it is not known why this house has a mysterious label

Background imageMysterious Collection: The Black Dog

The Black Dog
Oil painting showing a beached boat, being tended to by a man and mysterious black dog. Date: circa 1928

Background imageMysterious Collection: Music cover, The Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)

Music cover, The Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man)
Music cover, The Zither Melody, song version of The Harry Lime Theme (The Third Man film, 1949), words by Michael Carr and Jack Golden, based on music composed and arranged by Anton Karas. Date: 1950

Background imageMysterious Collection: Spirit Photograph - Family Group

Spirit Photograph - Family Group
A small-format Spirit Photograph showing a Family Group, possibly mourning a dead baby, although all the figures have an air of ghostly form, especially the seated woman/Mother

Background imageMysterious Collection: Hammersmith Ghost Paranormal Apparitions 1804

Hammersmith Ghost Paranormal Apparitions 1804
hammersmith, ghost, paranormal, apparitions, 1804, mysterious, figure, white, terrifies, populace, vigilantes, lie, wait, shoot, dead, thomas, milwood, millwood, bricklayer, dusty, clothing, led

Background imageMysterious Collection: Opal Whiteley (1897 -1992), mysterious diarist, repairing her diary which was damaged by a foster

Opal Whiteley (1897 -1992), mysterious diarist, repairing her diary which was damaged by a foster sister Date: 1920

Background imageMysterious Collection: DANIEL AT THE FEAST

DANIEL AT THE FEAST
Mysterious graffiti appear on the wall when Belshazzar, last king of Babylon, is feasting, Daniel tells him, rightly, that they spell doom for him : the king dies that night

Background imageMysterious Collection: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND The castaways Date: 1874

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND The castaways Date: 1874

Background imageMysterious Collection: THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Marooned Date: 1874

THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Marooned Date: 1874
THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Marooned... Date: 1874



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