Folktale Collection

The rat that withdrew from the world. Illustration of the Fable by Jean de La Fontaine
JLJ4663151 The rat that withdrew from the world. Illustration of the Fable by Jean de La Fontaine. Painting by Philippe Rousseau (1816 - 1887), 1885. Oil on canvas. Dim: 0, 81 X 1, 00m

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition
PCT4278385 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition Maxwell 1865 - Seventh and last voyage

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore (detail)
PCT4278376 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore (detail) - Maxwell edition 1865 - Sixth voyage

Le petit Poucet climbs on a tree and seeks his way, he sees a light in the forest
ELD4844708 Le petit Poucet climbs on a tree and seeks his way, he sees a light in the forest. 19th century (chromolithograph from the tale "Le Poucet" by Charles Perrault)

The wolf lying dead in the house of the little red riding hood sitting at the table with his mother
ELD4844862 The wolf lying dead in the house of the little red riding hood sitting at the table with his mother and the hunter Illustration of the tale "The Little Red Riding Hood" by

Illustration of Perrault's tale " Donkey Skin", edition Emile Guerin late 19th century
PCT4272753 Illustration of Perrault's tale " Donkey Skin", edition Emile Guerin late 19th century. Watercolour by Mr. Fauron

Finette or the sly princess, tale by Charles Perrault. Chromolithography of the late 19th century
JAB5037021 Finette or the sly princess, tale by Charles Perrault. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: Finette or the sly princess, tale by Charles Perrault)

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - fourth voyage
PCT4278543 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - fourth voyage: Sindbad escapes to wild anthropophages who would like to eat it - engraving by Edouard Wattier

A prince speaking to an old woman sitting on the floor and cutting grass with a serpe
PCT4278312 A prince speaking to an old woman sitting on the floor and cutting grass with a serpe. Illustration of the 19th century by Bertall (Albert d'Arnoux)

Mother Goose, Victorian costume of a children's fairytale. She wears a pointed hat, scarlet cape
FLO4656221 Mother Goose, Victorian costume of a children's fairytale. She wears a pointed hat, scarlet cape, coat decorated with eggs, apron with ruffles, and skirt decorated with geese

Nordic mythology: King Sigurd Hring burns the body of Harald Hildetand after the Battle of Bravellir (Norse mythology)
ELD4959103 Nordic mythology: King Sigurd Hring burns the body of Harald Hildetand after the Battle of Bravellir (Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: representation of Gylfi king of Scandinavia" (Norse mythology: Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi)
ELD4958998 Nordic mythology: representation of Gylfi king of Scandinavia" (Norse mythology: Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve the earliest recorded king in Scandinavia)

Nordic mythology: Hamjar and Oddr's friendship in the story Orvar-Odds saga (Norse mythology)
ELD4959092 Nordic mythology: Hamjar and Oddr's friendship in the story Orvar-Odds saga (Norse mythology: Hamjar and Oddr brotherhood)

Prince Ahmed said goodbye to the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in
XEE4182328 Prince Ahmed said goodbye to the princess: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Princess Badroulbadour unveils herself: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in
XEE4182292 Princess Badroulbadour unveils herself: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

The sleeping beauty: an old fee leans over the crib of the princess and curses her, c.1910 (lithograph)
XEE4143316 The sleeping beauty: an old fee leans over the crib of the princess and curses her, c.1910 (lithograph) by Dulac

Prince Bahman passed the lion from one side to the other: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful
XEE4182353 Prince Bahman passed the lion from one side to the other: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians, 19th century (chromo)
LSE4108859 Gulliver in the land of Lilliputians, 19th century (chromo); Private Collection; Photo © Leonard de Selva.

The Little Mermaid (lithograph)
GIA4761826 The Little Mermaid (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: From the Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Edmund Dulac , ed)

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Maxwell
PCT4278424 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Maxwell edition 1865 - Prologue

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition
PCT4278390 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition Maxwell 1865 - Seventh voyage: Sindbad, perch in a tree

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage
PCT4278369 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition
PCT4278292 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition Maxwell 1865 - Second voyage: Sindbat discovers a valley with diamonds

Book of Tales by Charles Perrault and Mme d'Aulnoy, late 19th century
PCT4265896 Book of Tales by Charles Perrault and Mme d'Aulnoy, late 19th century. Frontispice engraving: illustration of the tale "The cat boot".; (add.info)

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - Second trip
PCT4278469 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - Second trip: Sindbad is carried away in the air, hanging on a paw of the giant bird named Roc

Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4278302 Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: 19th century illustration for the tale of the brothers Grimm Tom Thumb: the tiny child (dwarf)

The Cat Botte: 19th century illustration for Charles Perrault's famous tale
PCT4268722 The Cat Botte: 19th century illustration for Charles Perrault's famous tale.; (add.info.: The Cat Botte: 19th century illustration for Charles Perrault's famous tale)

Blue beard: The terrifying Blue Beard has the beard so black it looks blue, c.1910 (lithograph)
XEE4143317 Blue beard: The terrifying Blue Beard has the beard so black it looks blue, c.1910 (lithograph) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful
XEE4182303 Aladdin in front of the palace of the African magician: illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights
XEE4182287 Aladdin steals the lamp, illustration for the tale 'Aladin or the wonderful lamp' in 'Arabian Nights, 1929-32 (lithograph) by Neziere

Beauty and the beast: the Belle, having agreed to take the place of her father prisoner of the Bete to liberate him
XEE4143324 Beauty and the beast: the Belle, having agreed to take the place of her father prisoner of the Bete to liberate him, heads towards the castle, c.1910 (lithograph) by Dulac

Nordic mythology: The Giant Skrymir and Gerd (Gerda) (Norse mythology: the giant Skrymir asks Gerd to follow him)
ELD4958706 Nordic mythology: The Giant Skrymir and Gerd (Gerda) (Norse mythology: the giant Skrymir asks Gerd to follow him)

Nordic mythology: representation of Freyja (Norse mythology: the goddess Freyja (Freya, Freyia)
ELD4958702 Nordic mythology: representation of Freyja (Norse mythology: the goddess Freyja (Freya, Freyia, and Freja) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm

Norse mythology: the Fingal's Cave on the Staffa island Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und
ELD4958681 Norse mythology: the Fingal's Cave on the Staffa island Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info)

Nordic mythology: representation of Loki (Norse mythology: Loki) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und
ELD4958603 Nordic mythology: representation of Loki (Norse mythology: Loki) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info)

Norse mythology: Heimdall demanding the return of Idunn from the Underworld (Norse mythology)
ELD4958590 Norse mythology: Heimdall demanding the return of Idunn from the Underworld (Norse mythology: Heimdall Desires the Return of Idun from the Underworld)

Norse mythology: God Forseti Seated in Judgment Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by
ELD4958522 Norse mythology: God Forseti Seated in Judgment Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info.: Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: representation of Hildr one of the valkyries (Norse mythology)
ELD4958896 Nordic mythology: representation of Hildr one of the valkyries (Norse mythology: Hildr one of the valkyries) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm

Nordic mythology: Holda, or Holle protector benevolent (Norse mythology: Hludana (or Dea Hludana)
ELD4958875 Nordic mythology: Holda, or Holle protector benevolent (Norse mythology: Hludana (or Dea Hludana)) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901;

Nordic mythology: representation of the god Heimdall under the name of Rig received by Fadir
ELD4958762 Nordic mythology: representation of the god Heimdall under the name of Rig received by Fadir and Modir during his last trip to Midgard (Norse mythology)

The wolf and the seven kids, the wolf shows white paw to enter the house - Illustration of a Berlin edition of 1865
NWI4926258 The wolf and the seven kids, the wolf shows white paw to enter the house - Illustration of a Berlin edition of 1865, tales by brothers Grimm

Frerot and sister (or Little Brother and Little Sister), the sister takes care of her brother turns into a deer
NWI4926240 Frerot and sister (or Little Brother and Little Sister), the sister takes care of her brother turns into a deer

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Maxwell
PCT4278407 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Maxwell edition 1865 - First voyage: Sindbad

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition
PCT4278397 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - edition Maxwell 1865 - Second voyage

Letter O and P: Ogre and Little Thumb, beg 20th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4204134 Letter O and P: Ogre and Little Thumb, beg 20th century (chromolithograph); 25x17.5 cm; (add.info.: Drolatic album (abecedary). Series number 4 in Albums-chromo on canvas

The godmother and Cinderella: illustration for the tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault
JAB5036986 The godmother and Cinderella: illustration for the tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault. Chromolithography of the late 19th century; (add.info.: The godmother and Cinderella)

Myths and legends: Sinbad (Sindbad) and his companions after the 1001 nights (thousand and one nights)
NWI4929949 Myths and legends: Sinbad (Sindbad) and his companions after the 1001 nights (thousand and one nights). Colour engraving by Gustave Dore.; (add.info.: Myths and legends)

Nordic mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga (Norse mythology)
ELD4959129 Nordic mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga (Norse mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga)

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Journey into the Magical World of Folktales: From rats seeking solitude to Cinderella's enchanting ball, from Little Red Riding Hood's encounter with the cunning wolf to Peter Pan's whimsical adventures, and Pinocchio's transformation into a real boy - these timeless tales captivate our imagination. Through stunning illustrations by talented artists like Jean de La Fontaine, Gustave Dore, and Carlo Chiostri, we are transported to fantastical realms where animals talk, dreams come true, and heroes triumph over adversity. Whether it's the Arabian Nights' mesmerizing stories or Gulliver's extraordinary travels penned by Jonathan Swift, folktales have been cherished for centuries as windows into different cultures and moral lessons that resonate across generations. Join us on this visual journey through folklore as we explore the depths of human imagination and discover the enduring power of storytelling.