Haunt Collection

Shooters Hill is named after the archery butts located here in the 16th century : later it was a favourite haunt of highwayman, attacking travelers bound for France

Classical Myth / Lilith
LILITH, night vampire probably of Babylonian origin, supposed to haunt wildernesses. In Rabbinical writings she is supposed to have been Adams first wife

German Mountain Railway
This steam train carries tourists up the Brocken, in the Harz mountains, once the haunt of witches (but they had to rely on their broomsticks to take them to the summit)

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

St. Margarets Bay, near Dover, Kent. A small bay, with a shingle beach and chalk cliffs, it was for many centuries a smugglers haunt and the scene of many shipwrecks

British Ballad, Fair Margaret and Sweet William
FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM. British ballad telling the story of Sweet William who tells Fair Margaret that he is marrying another

Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard)
651156 Polly's Clown, 1946 (oil on canvasboard) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 40.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Polly's Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on canvasboard

The ghost of a domestic servant
5616390 The ghost of a domestic servant; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the ghost of a domestic servant. Dated 19th Century. 01/01/1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board)
823341 The Ghost of Christmas Past: Scrooge at the Schoolhouse, 1938 (watercolour, pen and black ink and pencil on board) by Shinn

Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash)
827546 Saint Anthony Beaten by the Devils, (pen and brown ink, brown wash) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 21x26.5

Fetishes; Les Fetiches, 1928 (oil on paper laid down on panel)
653566 Fetishes; Les Fetiches, 1928 (oil on paper laid down on panel) by Berghe, Frits van den (1883-1939); 49.5x38 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fetishes; Les Fetiches)

The Haunt of the Ptarmigan (engraving)
1615247 The Haunt of the Ptarmigan (engraving) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Haunt of the Ptarmigan)

The Haunt of the Roe-Deer (litho)
1606229 The Haunt of the Roe-Deer (litho) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Haunt of the Roe-Deer)

Two Clowns, 1940 (oil on masonite)
650750 Two Clowns, 1940 (oil on masonite) by Kuhn, Walt (1880-1949); 25.5x30.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Clowns. Walt Kuhn (1880-1949). Oil on masonite. Signed and dated 1940

Northern Lights, Nissi, Nordoesterbotten, Finland

A Sailors Delight (oil on canvas)
1764723 A Sailors Delight (oil on canvas) by Tenre, Charles Henry (1864-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Sailors Delight. William Holbrook Beard (1823-1900)

The Nightmare, 1881 (charcoal on paper)
1196595 The Nightmare, 1881 (charcoal on paper) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 45.9x36.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Nightmare; Cauchemar, 1901 (pencil, ink and w / c on paper)
1195772 Nightmare; Cauchemar, 1901 (pencil, ink and w/c on paper) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); 18.5x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zichy)

Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum)
1199587 Message Found in a Bottle, 1918 (pencil, pen and black ink, on vellum) by Clarke, Harry (1889-1931); 21x15.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Irish, out of copyright

Self-portrait with Model (Fragment); Selbstbildnis mit Modell (Fragment)
1769036 Self-portrait with Model (Fragment); Selbstbildnis mit Modell (Fragment), 1913 (oil on canvas) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 70.5x241.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Poete Assailli, 1929 (oil on canvas)
1196318 Le Poete Assailli, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Berghe, Frits van den (1883-1939); 140x120.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Belgian, out of copyright

Oviri, 1894 (watercolour monotype heightened with gouache on Japan paper)
990579 Oviri, 1894 (watercolour monotype heightened with gouache on Japan paper) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 29.3x22.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Oviri. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)

St, (oil on canvas)
657490 St, (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: St. Jacques, Dieppe. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Fish Mongers, (oil on canvas)
822732 Fish Mongers, (oil on canvas) by Hawthorne, Charles Webster (1872-1930); 130.3x97 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Fish Mongers. Charles Webster Hawthorne (1872-1930). Oil on canvas

Head; Tete, 1914 (oil on canvas)
656289 Head; Tete, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Doesburg, Theo van (1883-1931); 24.2x20 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head; Tete. Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1914

Faces in the City, c. 1925 (watercolour and pen and ink on paper)
656015 Faces in the City, c.1925 (watercolour and pen and ink on paper) by Filonov, Pavel Nikolaevich (1883-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faces in the City. Pavel Filonov (1883-1941)

Saint Georges, c. 1905 (pastel on paper mounted on board)
652729 Saint Georges, c. 1905 (pastel on paper mounted on board) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 53.6x37.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Georges. Odilon Redon (1840-1916)

Drapery Study for a kneeling figure, (brush and brownish-grey distemper heightened with
827893 Drapery Study for a kneeling figure, (brush and brownish-grey distemper heightened with white on linen) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); 28.8x18.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Head of Medusa, and the Head of a Satyr, (black chalk, pen and brown ink
827557 The Head of Medusa, and the Head of a Satyr, (black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); 17.2x13.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Gipsies Haunt (engraving)
3642427 The Gipsies Haunt (engraving) by Cooper, Thomas Sidney (1803-1902) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gipsies Haunt)

Scene from "Manfred, "at Drury-Lane Theatre, the Steinbach Waterfall
1102800 Scene from " Manfred, " at Drury-Lane Theatre, the Steinbach Waterfall, Haunt of the Witch of the Alps (engraving) by English School

Haunt of the Fallow Deer (engraving)
1602069 Haunt of the Fallow Deer (engraving) by Raven, John Samuel (1829-77); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haunt of the Fallow Deer. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 March 1855)

Fur for the European Market, trapping the Beaver and the Musk-Rat (litho)
1601078 Fur for the European Market, trapping the Beaver and the Musk-Rat (litho) by Frenzeny, Paul (1840-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fur for the European Market)

The Plough Kensal Green
View of The Plough Inn in 1820. In the 1780s the Plough was a haunt of the artist George Morland. Date: 1875

The Little Brown House, Passy, c. 1928 (oil on canvas-board)
657402 The Little Brown House, Passy, c.1928 (oil on canvas-board) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Little Brown House, Passy. Christopher Wood (1901-1930)

Breton Port by Moonlight; Port Breton au Clair de Lune, (oil on canvas)
656646 Breton Port by Moonlight; Port Breton au Clair de Lune, (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 149.8x124.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Miss May Belfort, 1895 (peinture a l essence, gouache on paper laid down on canvas)
1196416 Miss May Belfort, 1895 (peinture a l essence, gouache on paper laid down on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 83x62 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit
652067 An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit, 1904 (pen and black ink and watercolour on card) by Rackham

Views in Amatongaland (engraving)
1595107 Views in Amatongaland (engraving) by Loye, Charles Auguste (Montbard) (1841-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Views in Amatongaland)

Mount Pentelicus, from the Height above Marathon, near the Haunt of the Greek Brigands (engraving)
1099534 Mount Pentelicus, from the Height above Marathon, near the Haunt of the Greek Brigands (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mount Pentelicus)

On some rocky point, a well-known haunt of bass (litho)
6026083 On some rocky point, a well-known haunt of bass (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On some rocky point, a well-known haunt of bass)

A fine Roman Medusa head cameo
1764791 A fine Roman Medusa head cameo by Roman, (2nd century AD); 2.9 long cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A fine Roman Medusa head cameo. Circa 2nd century A.D)

Head of a Woman with Red Hair; Tete de Femme aux Cheveux Rouges, (oil on cradelled panel)
656585 Head of a Woman with Red Hair; Tete de Femme aux Cheveux Rouges, (oil on cradelled panel) by Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920); 35x27 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustrated dust-jacket for the first edition of Television
985789 Illustrated dust-jacket for the first edition of Television, 1926 (illustrated dust-jacket) by English School, (20th century); 18x12.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Miss Hilda Glyder on Stage, (oil on canvas)
657884 Miss Hilda Glyder on Stage, (oil on canvas) by Sickert, Walter Richard (1860-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Hilda Glyder on Stage. Walter Richard Sickert (1860-1942)

The Pool and London Bridge at Night, 1884 (oil on canvas)
658333 The Pool and London Bridge at Night, 1884 (oil on canvas) by Grimshaw, John Atkinson (1836-93); 55.9x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pool and London Bridge at Night)

Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas)
656341 Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant, 1922 (oil on canvas) by Gris, Juan (1887-1927); 92x73 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mother and Child; Mere et Enfant. Juan Gris (1887-1927)

A Threatening Head, (pen and black ink, black wash)
651820 A Threatening Head, (pen and black ink, black wash) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 18x19.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Threatening Head)

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"Haunting Tales from Shooters Hill: Exploring the Mystical and Eerie" Step into a world where reality intertwines with the supernatural, as Shooters Hill becomes a playground for haunting encounters. From Classical Myth to British Ballads, this captivating place holds secrets that send shivers down your spine. Legend has it that Lilith herself roams these ancient grounds, her presence felt in every whispering wind. As you ascend the German Mountain Railway, an eerie sensation creeps up your spine, almost as if you are being watched by unseen eyes. A man and ghost dance together in St. Margarets Bay, their ethereal waltz echoing through time. The echoes of Fair Margaret and Sweet William's tragic love story resonate within these haunted shores. In Act III, Scene IV of Macbeth by William Shakespeare, a chilling banquet unfolds before our eyes - spirits lurking in the shadows while guilt consumes those who have committed heinous acts. A Winter Landscape with the Massacre of the Innocents depicts a scene so gruesome it sends chills down your spine; innocence lost forever amidst icy surroundings. Saint Anthony Beaten by Devils reveals a battle between good and evil within ourselves - an internal struggle that haunts us all. Fetishes come alive in Les Fetiches; their mysterious allure both enchanting and unsettling. Judith with the Head of Holofernes stands tall as she confronts darkness head-on - her bravery inspiring yet hauntingly beautiful. And finally, A Woman Swooning at a Writing Table captures vulnerability juxtaposed against a threatening figure lurking behind - reminding us that even within our safe spaces, danger may lurk nearby. Shooters Hill is more than just its picturesque landscapes; it is an enigmatic realm where history merges with spectres from beyond. Prepare to be captivated by its haunted tales – they will linger long after you leave this mystical place.