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Fantasy and Allegory Illustrations

Etchings depicting fantastical and allegorical scenes, featuring knights, mythical creatures, and dramatic landscapes. The style conveys a sense of storytelling and history.

The White Knight Alice Through the Looking Glass Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1820 to 1914
The White Knight Alice Through the Looking Glass Illustration by Sir John Tenniel 1820 to 1914
162 assets in this story
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The Holy Stair (La Scala Sancta) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Holy Stair (La Scala Sancta), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (33.7 x 22.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Edward Calvert, The Return Home, 1830, wood engraving on paper.
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Arrival of the Maid of Orleans at the Castle of Chinon on 6 March 1428, France, digital improved reproduction of an original from 1880, Europe
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The Laugh, Masyutin, Vasili Nikolayevich (1884-1955)
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Teutons sitting by the light of a pinewood in a room, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Ein Labetrunk für den erschöpften Ritter, Historisch, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert
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An illustration depicting a scene from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Dated 20th century
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THE PANTHER IN THE DESERT, BY GUSTAVE DORE, a scene from the Inferno by Dante. Dore, 1832 - 1883, French. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color engraving.
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"And the rain poured down from one black cloud - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876. 'Gustave Doré...has designed about forty illustrations, which have been engraved on wood...and just published by Messrs. Adams, Hamilton, and Co., and at the Doré Gallery, New Bond-street London...Here the spell that had been thrown over the mariner for killing the albatross had begun to break, owing to his having blessed unawares the creatures of the deep; sleep had "slid into his soul;" a troop of angelic spirits invoked by his guardian saint (
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Illustration from Edgar Allan Poe book by Gustave Dore, Woodcut, 1884, 1832-1883, Private Collection
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This illustration shows Tryggvi escaping from land of Wick. Tryggvi "the Pretender" was a Viking chieftain who lived in the early eleventh century. He came from "west across the sea" (probably from the Norse settlements in England and Ireland). Usually pronounced 'week', the word "wick" comes from the Old Norse vik meaning an inlet or small, and mostly open, bay. Often U-shaped and with one or more beach, wicks would have been popular landing places for the incoming Norse settlers. This illustration by Gordon Browne dates to 1913.
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SPARTANS asking the ORACLE AT DELPHI whether they should make war against the Athenians. PE0L0P0NNESIAN WAR (Second, or Great) 431-404 BC BETWEEN Athens and Sparta. Illustration by W. Gordon Mein 1910
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Stencil Japan. Stencil 70035
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Ordereire fight against Han d'Iceland, Han from Iceland, XXIX Georges-Antoine Rochegrosse. Ordereire fight against Han from Iceland, Han from Iceland, XXIX. Watercolor, black stone and white gouache recovery on paper, late nineteenth. Paris, Victor Hugo House.
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The Divine Comedy (1307-1321). Italian narrative poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Inferno (Hell). "High on his shoulders, sharp and tall, he carried a sinner..." Illustration by Yann Dargent (1824-1899). Engraving by Navellier & L. Marie. Published in Paris, 1888. Author: Jean-Edouard Dargent. known as Yann Dargent (1824-1899). French artist.
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One of the nine illustrations by Henry James Holiday (1839-1927) for the nonsense poem 'The Hunting of the Snark' by Lewis Carroll (London, 1876). On the top deck are the Bellman, the Baker and the Barrister. Below are the Billiard marker, the Banker, the Bonnet maker, and the Broker. Lewis Carroll was the pen name of the English mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832-1898).
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Drawing of Sasanian rock relief: Shapur I (r. A.D. 241-272) and Roman emperor Valerian at Naqsh-i Rustam, southern Iran ca. A.D. 1812 Lutf-'Ali Shirazi. Drawing of Sasanian rock relief: Shapur I (r. A.D. 241-272) and Roman emperor Valerian at Naqsh-i Rustam, southern Iran 327536
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In 988, Olaf Tryggvason sailed to England, because an assembly (thing) had been called by Queen Gyda, sister of Olaf Cuaran, King of Dublin. Gyda was a widow and searching for a new husband. A great many men had come, but Gyda singled out Olaf Tryggvason. They were to be married, but another man, Alfvine, took objection, and challenged Olaf and his men to the Scandinavian duel. Olaf and his men fought Alfvine's crew and won every battle, but did not kill any of them; instead, they bound them. Alfvine was told to leave the country and never come back again. Gyda and Olaf married.
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Job's Comforters. William Blake (England, London, 1757-1827). England, published 1826. Prints; engravings. Engraving on laid India (or China) paper
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Grave of Heinrich Heine 1797-1856) at Montmartre, Paris, German poet, writer, cemetery, gravestones, inscription, enclosure, tree, woman, France, historical illustration around 1898, Europe
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Higher instruction. Ernst Barlach (Germany, 1870-1938). Germany, 1912. Prints; lithographs. Lithograph on Van Gelder paper
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KIT, A MEMORY; BY JAMES PAYN
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An engraving of King Cheer enjoying Christmas festivities. Date: 21st December 1844, p392
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Illustration from a nineteenth century edition of 'Robinson Crusoe' a novel by Daniel Defoe. The book was first published on 25 April 1719. It relates the story of Robinson Crusoe, stranded on a desert Island for 28 years and his subsequent fight for survival.
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The Meal in the House of the Pharisee (Le repas chez le pharisien) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Meal in the House of the Pharisee (Le repas chez le pharisien), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 4 13/16 x 8 1/8 in. (12.2 x 20.6 cm). European Art 1886-1896
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Jesus Went Out into a Desert Place (Jésus va dans un endroit désert) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus Went Out into a Desert Place (Jésus va dans un endroit désert), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 5/16 x 10 7/16 in. (16 x 26.5 cm). European Art 1886-1896
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Bravissimo! (Brabismo!) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828). , 1797-1798. Etching and aquatint on laid paper, Sheet: 11 13/16 x 8 in. (30 x 20.3 cm). European Art 1797-1798
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Auch ein Todtentanz, plate VII 1848 Germany. Wood engraving in black on ivory wove paper . Alfred Rethel
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The Assignation by Edgar Allan Poe, illustration from Poe s Tales of Mystery Imagination by Arthur Rackham, digitally edited The Assignation by Edgar Allan Poe, illustration from Poe s Tales of Mystery Imagination by Arthur Rackham, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 20636507
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Campania Caserta Capua Museo Campano, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe
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Scream, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne 3 Russian and 3 English, 1872.
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The cry of one who watched, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.
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Historia sagrada. Elefantes aplastando con sus patas los cuerpos de dos condenados. Grabado de 1862.
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The Nail for the Feet (Le clou des pieds) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Nail for the Feet (Le clou des pieds), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 7/16 x 15 3/8 in. (24 x 39.1 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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An engraving depicting a glass lampshade. Dated 19th century
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De Re Metallica Plate 6: Coned Construction, Mining - De Re Metallic
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Cartoon commenting on Japanese Imperialism: Japanese conquered Manchuria and set up Manchukuo regime. In 1934 Japan took over Soviet interests in Chinese Eastern Railway. China holds up arms to stop advance of the rising sun (Japan) while the dragon and the bear eye each other quizzically. Dated 20th century
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An Alpine ship with herd in the storm, Inv,-No,
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The gargoyles of the sacristy of the chapter, vintage engraved illustration. Paris - Auguste VITU 1890.
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The Colonne de Juillet in the place de la Bastille, Paris, commemorating the 1830 revolution, is decorated with red flags and tricouleurs by the Communards. Date: March 1871
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The Bench, 1758 by William Hogarth (1697 ñ 1764). English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist.
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'A way of flying', 1819-1823. Artist: Francisco Goya
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Gustave Doré; Dante and Virgil meet Plutus, Guardian of the Fourth Circle of Hell from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy
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Dibujo de Helios Gómez Rodríguez (1905-1956), representado el asalto al cuartel de Atarazanas de Barcelona. Pintor, cartelista, poeta y avanguardista anarquista.
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Knights Of Round Table by Aubrey Beardsley, ink on paper, 1893-1894, 1872-1898, Private Collection
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The Procession on the Mount of Olives (Le cortège sur le mont des Oliviers) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Procession on the Mount of Olives (Le cortège sur le mont des Oliviers), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 5/8 x 5 9/16 in. (21.9 x 14.1 cm). European Art 1886-1894
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Woodcut engraving depicting the Tower of Philosophy (Learning) from Gregor Reisch.
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Gustave Doré; Detail of The Angels Ithuriel and Zephon from John Milton's Paradise Lost; Black and White Engraving
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"There in the twilight cold and gray, / Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay" Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910). "There in the twilight cold and gray, / Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay," 1878. Wood engraving, Image: 3 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.9 x 8.3 cm). American Art 1878
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Gerald Fitzgerald flees to Brittany from Ireland Date: 1540
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It was like a kind of rail, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.
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Comment on the air pollution common in Victorian Cities. Illustrated by Heywood Sumner (1853-1940) an English painter, illustrator and craftsman, closely involved with the Arts and Crafts movement and the late-Victorian London art world. Dated 19th century
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ESCENA DEL QUIJOTE - SIGLO XX - FOTOGRAFIA EN BLANCO Y NEGRO - AÑOS 60. Author: SEGRELLES JOSE. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. DON QUIJOTE. Rocinante.
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Russian people picture arches up to 1860, leaf 26
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These natives are bravely, vintage engraved illustration. Jules Verne Cesar Cascabel, 1890.
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People, boats, and animals, copy of a wall painting, From Tomb 100 at Hierakonpolis, Egypt, Predynastic 3500-3200 BC
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These life sized models were based on the fossilised remains of the original animals, and allowed people to imagine their true scale. Date: 31st December 1853
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Pre Columbian archaeological site, built 600 BC by the Zapotecs, Mexico. Terracotta figurines placed in front of a tomb. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1899
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La Falaise, painting by Van Marcke, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1877.
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Portrait of Vicente Florencio Carlos Riva Palacio Guerrero (1832 - 1896) Poet, politician, military, jurist and Mexican writer. Mexico, Central Americ
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The Princess saves the White Fox. (Italian story).
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Boy with Cows John Edward Costigan (American, 1888-1972). Boy with Cows, ca. 1922. Watercolor A self-taught artist, John Costigan preceded each of his watercolors with a series of compositional drawings on the same scale intended for the finished work. He drew the composition, once resolved, onto the final sheet (his graphite lines are readily visible here) before applying his washes in a more spontaneous manner. Throughout his mature career, Costigan found his subjects at or near the farm he owned in rural Orangeburg, New York. American Art ca. 1922