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Legend Collection

Background imageLegend Collection: Beowulf manuscript page

Beowulf manuscript page
Page from the Old English manuscript of " Beowulf" in the British Museum. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash

Background imageLegend Collection: Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War

Death of Hector by Achilles during the Trojan War
Greek hero Achilles dragging Hectors body behind his chariot in the Trojan wars. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles

Amazon warrior, statue at Versailles
Statue of an Amazon warrior in a garden of the Palace of Versailles, France. Digital photograph

Background imageLegend Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter chased by a witch, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a John Faed illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Witch with her black cat

Witch with her black cat
Witch casting a spell accompanied by a raven and a black cat. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter

Robert Burns character Tam O Shanter
Tam O Shanter about to ride, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century John Faed illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s
Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Mermaids

Mermaids
Two mermaids playing in the waves, " a Nixies legend." Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Storyteller reciting Viking sagas

Storyteller reciting Viking sagas
Viking bard singing of heroic legends to Northmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00017

PMYT2A-00017
King Arthur receiving his magic sword from the Lady of the Lake. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Puss-in-Boots

Puss-in-Boots. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend

Merlin and Vivian in Arthurian legend
Merlin and Vivian in the forest, from legends of King Arthur. Hand-colored halftone of a Dore painting

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00078

PMYT2A-00078
Old English devil. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a medieval illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00080

PMYT2A-00080
Demonic horned dragon of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a pen drawing in a French manuscript, La Magie Noire, Paris, 1800s

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00079

PMYT2A-00079
Prince of Darkness on his throne. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a manuscript of the 1400s

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00081

PMYT2A-00081
Dragon-mouth of Hell. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a publication in Augsburg, 1473

Background imageLegend Collection: Persephone abducted by Pluto

Persephone abducted by Pluto
Pluto carries off Persephone to his kingdom, the underworld, in Greek mythology. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PNAT2A-00017

PNAT2A-00017
Hiawatha aiming his arrow at a sea-dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00032

PMYT2A-00032
Woman practicing sorcery with black cats as companions. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century A.B. Frost illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00042

PMYT2A-00042
Medieval monsters of land, sea, and air. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from " Puch der Natur" printed in Augsburg, 1478

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00001

PMYT2A-00001
The Roc, a fabulous legendary bird of great size and strength. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00003

PMYT2A-00003
Sea serpent of Hans Egidius. Hand colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Odysseus returns home

Odysseus returns home
Return of Ulysses to his wife, Penelope, after ten years absence. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship

The Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship
The legendary " Flying Dutchman, " a phantom ship feared by sailors. Hand-covered woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Hagen killing Siegfried

Hagen killing Siegfried
Siegfried, the warrior slain by Hagen in Germanic legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Family storyteller

Family storyteller
Old woman telling folklore to young girls in a cottage kitchen, England. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Achilles in the Trojan Wars

Achilles in the Trojan Wars
Achilles in battle in the Trojan Wars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Greek vase illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Death on a pale horse

Death on a pale horse
Death arriving on a pale horse, as written in the Book of Revelations. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a Benjamin West painting

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00082

PMYT2A-00082
Whore of Babylon riding the seven-headed dragon. Hand-colored woodcut of an illustration from a New Testament printed in Augsburg, 1523

Background imageLegend Collection: PNAT2A-00049

PNAT2A-00049
Hiawatha fishing from a canoe. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: NATI2D-00509

NATI2D-00509
Spider Rock in Canyon de Chelly, home of Na ashje ii Asdzau (Spider Woman) who taught the Navajo people to weave. Digital photograph

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00077

PMYT2A-00077
Death devouring men and animals, treading on the cerberus. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an illustration from a mortuary roll, France, 1100s

Background imageLegend Collection: PNAT2A-00037

PNAT2A-00037
Hiawatha encircled by shamans in a ceremonial dance, 1500s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century woodcut

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00060

PMYT2A-00060
Ghost-ship in a storm. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00008

PMYT2A-00008
Giant octopus attacking a sailing-ship. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of art in the Church of St Malo, France

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00010

PMYT2A-00010
Unicorn. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Gesners " Historiae Animalium" published in Zurich, 1551

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00023

PMYT2A-00023
Ship attacked by a sea serpent in the Sea of Darkness. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction from Olaus Magnus, 1555

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00022

PMYT2A-00022
Sorcerers evoking a hand within a circle of fire. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00029

PMYT2A-00029
God creating the stars. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of the Chigi Chapel dome by Raphael

Background imageLegend Collection: Werewolf taking a child

Werewolf taking a child
Queen Despaigne causes her stepson to be carried off by a werewolf in medieval France. Hand-colored woodcut of a medieval illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00025

PMYT2A-00025
Merlin the wizard, an aged, priest-like man. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Robert Burns poem illustration

Robert Burns poem illustration
Courtship in a field of barley, from a poem by Robert Burns. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00035

PMYT2A-00035
Sinbad and his companions shipwrecked, from the 1001 Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Gustave Dore illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: PMYT2A-00065

PMYT2A-00065
Giant octopus attacking the submarine " Nautilus" in Jules Vernes book, " 10, 000 Leagues under the Sea, " edition of 1873, Paris

Background imageLegend Collection: Sinbad studying with scholars in India

Sinbad studying with scholars in India
Sinbad the Sailor in the society of the learned Indians, from the Arabian Nights. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: William Tell, legendary Swiss archer

William Tell, legendary Swiss archer
William Tell aiming his crossbow to shoot an apple off his sons head. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: William Tell in the Swiss independence fight

William Tell in the Swiss independence fight
Escape of William Tell from a sinking boat during the Swiss independence movement, 1300s. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageLegend Collection: Werewolf of French Canada

Werewolf of French Canada
Loup-garou, a French-Canadian werewolf legend, 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration



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