Themes Collection (page 2)

Music cover, Fanchette, Polka-Mazurka, piano music by Achille Decombes on themes by C Devos circa 1860

John Galt, Writer 3
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron. Date: 1779 - 1839

John Galt, Writer 2
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron. Date: 1779 - 1839

John Galt, Writer
JOHN GALT Scottish writer, mostly novels on Scots themes but also travels in the Levant and a biography of Byron whose bust you can see behind him. Date: 1779 - 1839

JOHN DYER Writer, on such themes as the Ruins of Rome and the Fleece, which is all about sheep and how to care for them. Date: 1700 - 1758

John Drinkwater (Photo)
JOHN DRINKWATER English poet and playwright, mainly on historical themes such as Abraham Lincoln, Robert E Lee, Mary Stuart. Date: 1882-1937

Henri Francoid Becque 2
HENRI (or Henry) FRANCOIS BECQUE French playwright whose oeuvre ranged from social themes to comedy : Les corbeaux and La Parisienne are his most successful works. Date: 1837 - 1899

Henri Francoid Becque 1
HENRI (or Henry) FRANCOIS BECQUE French playwright whose oeuvre ranged from social themes to comedy : Les corbeaux and La Parisienne are his most successful works. Date: 1837 - 1899

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. Two dragons lurk round the corner, breathing fire, while a lizard

Stork : Get it Up
The stork says En l air ! (Get it up !) encouraging French parents to replenish the population after World War Two Date: 1950s

The Frog Suitor
Woman is courted by a frog - but can she be sure he is really a prince in disguise ? (Theres a pun on the French word pretendant which means both suitor and impostor) Date: 1919

Zangwill / Vfair 1897
ISRAEL ZANGWILL English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes Date: 1864 - 1926

Henry Hawley Smart (1833 - 1893) author of novels mainly on racing and hunting themes, of which he produced two or more a year Date: 1889

Stork Brings Baby
A stork brings William Elmer Didelius to his expectant family, on 19 December 1908, carrying 11 lb (about 5 kg) of baby, plus wrapping, in its beak Date: 1908

John Hamilton Mortimer
JOHN HAMILTON MORTIMER painter of historical subjects and romantic themes such as bandits in a rocky landscape. Date: 1740 - 1779

Elizabeth Hamilton - 3
ELIZABETH HAMILTON Scottish writer on various themes including Scottish life, education etc; a noted philanthropist; much praised by her contemporaries. Date: 1758 - 1816

Elizabeth Hamilton - 2
ELIZABETH HAMILTON Scottish writer on various themes including Scottish life, education etc; a noted philanthropist; much praised by her contemporaries. Date: 1758 - 1816

Elizabeth Hamilton - 1
ELIZABETH HAMILTON Scottish writer on various themes including Scottish life, education etc; a noted philanthropist; much praised by her contemporaries. Date: 1758 - 1816

The Easter Bunny brings eggs home in a wheelbarrow
The Easter Bunny bringing colourful Easter eggs home in a wheelbarrow. Date: 1908

Henry Card, Writer
HENRY CARD Writer on historical and religious themes. Date: 1779 - 1844

Oberammergau - Luftlmaleri Frescoes
Oberammergau is also famous for its " Luftlmalerei, " or frescoes, of traditional Bavarian themes, fairy tales, religious scenes or architectural trompe-loeil found on many homes

John Bowdler
JOHN BOWDLER English lawyer and writer, mainly on religious themes : troubled by ill-health. Date: 1783 - 1815

Frog Prince (Rackham)
DER FROSCHKONIG The Princess catches the frog who is really a prince

Prince to Frog (2)
The Frog (who is really a Prince, of course) retrieves the Princesss golden ball

Seven-League Boots - 2
The hero crosses the ocean wearing his wonderful SEVEN-LEAGUE BOOTS

Princess Abducted
The Kings daughter is abducted by a dragon

Danae Cast Adrift (1922)
Danae, daughter of Acrisius king of Argos, is impregnated by Zeus : perceiving her son Perseus as a threat, papa casts them adrift in a boat, but of course they survive

Abducted by a Bear
A lady is abducted by a bear in medieval Scandinavia

the Journey (Reid)
Niam of the Golden Hair takes Oisin to her fathers land - the Land Oversea which is delightful beyond all dreams - there with wild honey drip the forest trees

Stork / Baby / Anderson
A stork flies over the rooftops to bring a baby in a basket. Date: 1920

Stork Brings Baby 1912
A stork surprises a couple with a baby - again!

Brian & the Ocean Nymphs
The hero (in this instance, the Irish hero Finn) encounters otherworldly creatures, who seem to be friendly - but can they be trusted ?

Religious card with quotation from Revelation 2: 7
A religious card with a quotation from the Book of Revelation, Chapter 2, Verse 7 -- " To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the Tree of Life which is in the midst of the Paradise of

Zangwill / Photo 1895
ISRAEL ZANGWILL English playwright and novelist, with a special interest in Jewish themes

Stork / Baby / Jugend 1902
Two storks deliver one baby between them

Stork / Baby / Noah`s Ark
A stork brings a baby in a basket

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