Wise Collection

3 Wise Monkeys / Japanese
Hear no evil See no evil Speak no evil

Nasreddin - Seljuq satirist
Nasreddin or Nasreddin Hodja or Mullah Nasreddin Hooja or Mullah Nasruddin (1208-1284) was a Seljuq satirist, born in Hortu Village in Sivrihisar, Eskisehir Province, Turkey

Romanesque altar from Sagas. The Visitation, Nativity and Ad
Spain. Romanesque art. 12th century. Altar from Sagas. The Visitation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi. Diocesan and regional Museum of Solsona. Catalonia

Nativity scene, with the Three Kings bearing gifts
A Christmas Nativity scene, with the Three Kings bearing gifts for the Baby Jesus

Nativity / Magi Travel
WIR BRINGEN MYRRHEN, WIR BRINGEN GOLD... The Three Kings bring myrrh, gold and frankincense to Jesus

Mother Shipton Soap
An advertisement for Mother Shipton Soap showing a Wise Woman sitting with her basket of sparkling white linen - almost as white as her pet cat!

Nativity - Magi
The Magi present the young Jesus with the birthday gifts they have brought him

Christmas / Nativity
THE THREE WISE MEN arrive at the stable and present their gifts to the infant Jesus

Marcus Porcius Cato, Roman statesman
MARCUS PORCIUS CATO (234-149 BC), Roman statesman, known as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Maior (the Elder)

Ugly Duckling (Boyle)
The old cottage woman, with her distaff and her animal companions : often such solitary females were suspected of witchcraft

Rasselas and Imlac digging a tunnel
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, together with his companion, the wise man Imlac, digging a tunnel in order to escape the Happy Valley and see what life is like beyond it

Wise woman at Ilchester, Somerset
At Ilchester, Somerset, a local wise woman uses weird rituals to treat cattle for foot and mouth disease

Nativity Scene
A tranquil Nativity scene showing the three kings arriving to present their gifts of gold, Frankincense and myrrh to the newborn baby Jesus

Adoration of Magi
The Magi reach Jesuss birthplace, conveniently signposted by a star

French mathematician and theologian Nicole Oresme
" French mathematician and theologian Nicole Oresme offers hs book to Charles V of France, nicknamed " the Wise". Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library."

Four comedians: Eric and Ernie, Eric Sykes and Max Wall
Four popular British comedians: from left to right, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 1925-1999), Eric Sykes (b 1923), Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew)

Lifeboat man - England
The wise, weather-beaten face (in profile) of an English Lifeboat man from Bognor Regis

The Three Kings, with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, follow the star in the east to the stable in Bethlehem

Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284). Libro de los Juegos (Book of Games). Book of Games by Alfonso X the

J Mercer. 3 wise men of Gotham
Three wise men of Gotham went to sea in a bowl, if the bowl had been stronger, my song would have been longer. 20th century

Breton Sorciere
BRETON SORCIERE Naia, the Sorciere du Vieux Chateau of Rochefort-en- Terre, Bretagne, gives a consultation to a somewhat self-conscious countrywoman

Cheery Families - Miss Switch the Schoolmasters Daughter. 1890s

Paranormal / Magic / Wizards
LE SORCIER DU VILLAGE Popular print depicting a young country couple visiting the local wise man to know what the future holds in store for them

Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard
A Fig Tree growing out of a tomb in Watford Churchyard - the legend runs that a lady buried in the vault from which the tree is growing was an atheist

Vietnam - Lang Bian Mountain - Sorcerer and Two Moi Chiefs (both preserving their modesty). Date: circa 1910s

Days of the Week by John Hassall
Illustration by John Hassall to the traditional rhyme attributing different characteristics depending on what days of the week a person is born

Nativity Scene

Footpath, Wise Lane to Wills Grove, Mill Hill, Edgware, Barnet, London, England. Date: 1922

Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation

WW2 - Jack Warner Comic Strip
An illustrated wartime comic strip page for Jack Warner The Witty Wireless Wise Cracker. Date: 1942

Fatherly Advice - A young woman leans of her Father and takes his wise words to heart. Date: 1909

Alfonso X of Castile and Leon and his son Sancho IV
Alfonso X of Castile and Leon, called the Wise (1221-1284) and his son Sancho IV, called the Brave (1258-1295), king of Castile and Leon. Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography

Triptych of the Adoration by Jan van Dornicke
Jan van Dornicke. First half of 16th century. Triptych of the Adoration. Detail. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Nikko, Japan
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil (Three Wise Monkeys), oak carving outside a Shinto stable, Nikko, Japan - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

White Star Line, decorative endpapers, presentation book
White Star Line, decorative endpapers of presentation book. Extremely rare T.H. Ismay hardbound volume presented to the managers

Three wise monkeys at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan
The three wise monkeys - a 17th-century carving at the Tosho-gu shrine in Nikko, Japan carved by Hidari Jingoro - hear no evil (Kikazaru), speak no evil (Iwazaru), see no evil (Mizaru)

MPs anti-apartheid demo
Two Labour MPs Ms. Audrey Wise and Mr. Neil Kinnock take part in a demonstration against the trial of Nelson Mandela and apartheid in South Africa. The latter holds a placard reading free all S

CHARLES V LE SAGE (WISE) King of France Perceiving the approach of Death, he recommends to his brothers his Family and Kingdom. Date: 1337 - 1380

Betty Furness wearing a Dolly Tree negligee at the time of Three Wise Guys (1936). Fashioned with pale blue velvet, the negligee features wide lapels and glass buttons of the same shed of blue

Portraits of medieval Russian rulers: Yaroslav the Wise 6, Sviatoslav I 7, Sviatopolk I 8, Vladimir II Monomakh 9, Yuri I 10, Ivan II the Fair 11, Dmitri Donskoi 12 and Ivan III Vasilyevich 13

Ancient clock built by Henry de Wick for King
Ancient clock built by Henry de Wick and erected in the palace tower of King Charles V the Wise of France, 1370. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal

Owl dressed as a judge on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Nativity scene with Three Wise Men

Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Nativity with Magi
Biblical Tales by John Lawson, Nativity with the Three Wise Men or Magi

NATIVITY / MAGI / STRATHMANN
NATIVITY Infant Jesus visited by the Magi in a grassy meadow

WOOD STOVE POSTER
Poster for MIRUS wood stove, which, if you are wise enough to purchase one, will entitle you to thumb your nose at Jack Frost Date: 1923

EGERIA AND NUMA
NUMA, second king of Rome, is instructed by the nymph EGERIA in his wise legislation for the Roman people Date: circa 680 BC

Wise Men following the Star
Jesus Birth The Wise Men and their train following the Star across the desert to Bethlehem. Date: circa 6 BC

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