Fanciful Collection (page 3)

Spanish woman of Seville in orange dress. 1906

Lewis Waller as Henry V. 1906

Fourteenth century German student in colourful costume. 1906

Ellen Terry as Mistress Page, Merry Wives of Windsor
Ellen Terry as Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. 1906

Eighteenth century lady in white dress and straw hat
Eighteenth century lady in a white dress and a straw hat. 18th century

Corfu woman in traditional costume. 1906

Coquelin, French actor, as Cyrano de Bergerac
Benoit-Constant Coquelin, French actor, as Cyrano de Bergerac, a role he played in Paris, London and America. 1906

Chinese women in traditional dress. 1906

Ancient Greek lady in elegant costume. 1906

An Egyptian Dancer in colourful costume. 1906

Albanian peasants in colourful national costume, woman and child. 1906

A Botticelli dancing dress
Woman in a Botticelli dancing dress. 1906

Bulldog Getting His Picture Taken by a Frog, 1909 (colour litho)
3034899 Bulldog Getting His Picture Taken by a Frog, 1909 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a bulldog posing in a photographers studio)

The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas)
ALM403413 The Strawberry Girl, 1773-77 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92); 76.8x63.8 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Mrs. F.F

Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines
CTS449158 Fantastic mountainous landscape with bridges spanning rvines, a city and travellers (pen & brown ink with brown wash) by Valckenborch

Ancient guns, mortar, bomb, perrier, etc
Ancient guns from Valturinns, Uffano 1-7, fanciful elbow-piece mortar 3, bombard 8, bombs 9, 10, and perrier stone-thrower chambers 11, 12

Winged 19th Century Flying Man, c. 1800-30 (colour litho)
2630200 Winged 19th Century Flying Man, c.1800-30 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Violet Heymann, 1910 (pastel)
993553 Violet Heymann, 1910 (pastel) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 72x92 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection; French, out of copyright

Rainbow Over Jenny Lake, Wyoming, (oil on canvas)
650541 Rainbow Over Jenny Lake, Wyoming, (oil on canvas) by Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902); 76.2x111.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rainbow Over Jenny Lake, Wyoming)

Cupids in a Shell, c. 1855-59 (oil on panel)
PNH347190 Cupids in a Shell, c.1855-59 (oil on panel) by Naish, John George (1824-1905); 30.5x35.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo ePeter Nahum at The Leicester Galleries, London; English

The Rhinoceros, 1515 (woodcut)
ALM403377 The Rhinoceros, 1515 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 22.5x30.8 cm; Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Ohio, USA; eAllen Memorial Art Museum; Gift of Mrs. F.F

Punch cartoon: Dog Fashions for 1889 (engraving)
6035052 Punch cartoon: Dog Fashions for 1889 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: Dog Fashions for 1889)

Touch Me Not; Noli me tangere (pencil on paper)
1195773 Touch Me Not; Noli me tangere (pencil on paper) by Zichy, Mihaly von (1827-1906); 22x17 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Zichy, Mikhail (1827-1906)); Photo eChristies Images; Hungarian

An icon painted on glass depicting Saint Nicholas, Saint Alexandra and Mary Magdalene, c
1195703 An icon painted on glass depicting Saint Nicholas, Saint Alexandra and Mary Magdalene, c.1900 (painted glass) by Russian School (18th century)

Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera)
1765028 Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger (tempera) by Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks her Finger)

Capriccio with St. Pauls and Old London Bridge, c. 1744-48 (oil on canvas)
5667222 Capriccio with St. Pauls and Old London Bridge, c.1744-48 (oil on canvas) by Joli, Antonio (1700-77); 106.7 x 119.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Elopement by aeroplane (chromolitho)
5996120 Elopement by aeroplane (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Elopement by aeroplane. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Aerial tram arriving at a stop (colour litho)
5996092 Aerial tram arriving at a stop (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aerial tram arriving at a stop)

Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas)
990232 Imaginary Animals and Dwarfs Fighting, Drinking and Carousing (oil on canvas) by Bocchi or Boccasi, Faustino (1659-1742) (attr.to); 87x118.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Heidelburg, The Palace of the Electors of the Palatinate, 1832 (pencil and watercolour)
824086 Heidelburg, The Palace of the Electors of the Palatinate, 1832 (pencil and watercolour) by Roberts, David (1796-1864); 22.3x29.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Heidelburg)

An Interior with a Curtain Design, c. 1880 (pencil and watercolour)
824057 An Interior with a Curtain Design, c.1880 (pencil and watercolour) by French School, (19th century); 42x26.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: An Interior with a Curtain Design)

Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906
827297 Flowers from Shakespeares Garden: Columbines, 1906 (watercolour and pen and black ink) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); 25.2x19 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Study for the Two Augurs, (black chalk on paper)
827071 Study for the Two Augurs, (black chalk on paper) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 33.9x20.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study for the Two Augurs. Jean Leon Gerome (1824-1904)

Night (Pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour)
1766639 Night (Pencil and watercolour, heightened with bodycolour) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); 25.5x18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Night. Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914)

Glass Door onto the Garden; Porte Vitree sur le Jardin, (oil on canvas)
652395 Glass Door onto the Garden; Porte Vitree sur le Jardin, (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 55.8x38.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Military velocipede (chromolitho)
974525 Military velocipede (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military velocipede)

A Fantastical Fish Chariot, 1579 (engraving)
985952 A Fantastical Fish Chariot, 1579 (engraving) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fantastical Fish Chariot)

The Pigboy and the Princess, (oil on canvas)
658619 The Pigboy and the Princess, (oil on canvas) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 166x83 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pigboy and the Princess. Gerda Wegener (1885-1940)

Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas)
656280 Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque, (oil on canvas) by Forain, Jean Louis (1852-1931); 91.4x72.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus Performers; Les Artistes de Cirque)

Study for The Garden Court, (pencil and watercolour)
659778 Study for The Garden Court, (pencil and watercolour) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 32.4x60.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Study for The Garden Court)

The Nymphs in the Garden; Les Nymphes dans un Jardin, (oil on canvas)
653324 The Nymphs in the Garden; Les Nymphes dans un Jardin, (oil on canvas) by Martin, Henri (1860-1943); 63.5x79.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Dream (The Kiss); Le reve (Le baiser), c. 1934 (bronze with brown patina, base)
1768020 The Dream (The Kiss); Le reve (Le baiser), c.1934 (bronze with brown patina, base) by Gonzales, Julio (1876-1942); 62 (height without base) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Harrowing of Hell or Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, 1510 (woodcut print)
1767104 The Harrowing of Hell or Christ in Limbo, from The Large Passion, 1510 (woodcut print) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info)

Jack O Lantern, 1872 (oil on canvas)
1766751 Jack O Lantern, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack O Lantern... Arthur Hughes (1832-1915). Oil on canvas

The Magic Circle (oil on canvas)
1766749 The Magic Circle (oil on canvas) by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Magic Circle. John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)

Enchanted Boy; Bezauberter knabe, 1909 (oil on canvas)
1195506 Enchanted Boy; Bezauberter knabe, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Hodler, Ferdinand (1853-1918); 50x31 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

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"Unleashing the Imagination: Exploring Fanciful Worlds through Art and Literature" Step into a world where consequences are whimsical, as illustrated by William Heath Robinson. In "The Battle of the Balloons, " his intricate drawings transport us to a realm where balloons engage in an epic clash. And who could forget "Drawing the cork, " where Robinson's imagination runs wild with contraptions that defy logic? Shakespearean enchantment takes center stage as we witness Titania and Bottom from "A Midsummer-Night's Dream. " Their ethereal presence reminds us of the power of dreams and how they can shape our reality. Venturing further into fantasy, we encounter "The Moon Nymph, " an oil painting that captures celestial beauty on canvas. Its dreamlike quality invites us to lose ourselves in its mystical allure. But fanciful worlds aren't limited to art alone; even history has its share. During World War II, William Heath Robinson depicted ingenious defense mechanisms that were both practical and fantastical. These illustrations remind us that creativity knows no bounds when it comes to protecting what we hold dear. Ballooning also holds a special place in our collective imagination. From Blanchard's daring ascent to satirical images poking fun at this airborne adventure, these depictions showcase humanity's desire to reach new heights – quite literally. Traveling back in time, Olfert Dappers' 1670 engraving offers a fanciful view of Egypt's pyramids and Nile River. This imaginative interpretation transports us beyond reality, allowing our minds to wander through ancient wonders. And let's not forget about palm reading. Whether staged or real, these depictions capture moments when individuals sought guidance from Gypsy women who claimed insight into their futures, and is within these encounters that fantasies intertwine with reality. Finally, Portmeirion's Mermaid Cottage beckons like something out of a fairy tale.