Legends Collection (page 6)

The Minotaur (engraving)
8672606 The Minotaur (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Minotaur, from Ancient Greek mythology)

Beowulf and the monster (engraving)
8672600 Beowulf and the monster (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beowulf and the monster)

A griffin (engraving)
8672609 A griffin (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A griffin, mythical creature)

Real Photographs, c.1939: Kingswear Castle (coloured photo)
8671448 Real Photographs, c.1939: Kingswear Castle (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kingswear Castle)

The First Revolution (litho)
8661066 The First Revolution (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Revolution)

Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript)
BEN5464427 Battle between Mongol Emperor Genghis Khan and Sultan of Khwarezm, 14th century (manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Strange tribes from the wilds of the earth, 1897 (engraving)
878607 Strange tribes from the wilds of the earth, 1897 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: From left to right, a Monopodi, a Monoculi Cyclopean, a two headed dwarf)

Lycanthropy: a wolf man assaults a passerby. German engraving from the 16th century
FGL5470297 Lycanthropy: a wolf man assaults a passerby. German engraving from the 16th century.; Fototeca Gilardi.

Oedipus and Laius (mosaic)
6384207 Oedipus and Laius (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Oedipus and Laius, Edipo e Laio); Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Representation of Krishna's life, Miniature taken from a manuscript of the Bhagavatapurana
AIS5361701 Representation of Krishna's life, Miniature taken from a manuscript of the Bhagavatapurana, 1793 (illuminated manuscript); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving)
ELD4843734 Sack of Rome (390 BC): Brennus putting his sword in the balance, 1866 (Engraving); (add.info.: Sack of Rome (390 BC): In front of the resistance of the Romans

St Keynes well, Cornwall. Early 1900s
The well, much overgrown, with a cottage on the right hand side. St Keyne was a holy woman from Wales who lived as a hermit in Cornwall in the 5th century. The church and well are named after her

Saint George and the Dragon, c.1471 ( tempera colours, gold leaf, gold & silver paint and ink)
8677952 Saint George and the Dragon, c.1471 ( tempera colours, gold leaf, gold & silver paint and ink) by Lathem, Lieven van (c.1430-93); J

The Great Battle of Roncevalles
3780219 The Great Battle of Roncevalles; (add.info.: The Great Battle of Roncevalles - Charlemagnes nephew, Roland sounds his horn in battle against the Basques (legend transforms to the Saracens)

Hercules and the Hydra. (print)
7419901 Hercules and the Hydra. (print) by Vouet, Simon (1590-1649) (after); (add.info.: Hercules kills the Hydra, the second of Hercules twelve labours)

Serie der Gnom verwendet Liebig Fleischextrakt, ein Hochgenuß belohnt die Mühe, der Star bettelt um die Brühe / Series of the gnome Liebig uses meat extract, a treat rewards the effort

Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print)
7419980 Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (after); (add.info.: Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene)

Cat Of Okazaki (Okazaki Neko), 1893 (ink and colour on paper)
8599106 Cat Of Okazaki (Okazaki Neko), 1893 (ink and colour on paper) by Kunichika, Toyohara (1835-1900); 35.6x24.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 7th month, 1847 (ink and colour on paper)
8599101 Scene from a Ghost Story: The Okazaki Cat Demon, 7th month, 1847 (ink and colour on paper) by Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861); 35.5--25.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief)
IMB4822540 Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris (relief); (add.info.: Greek mythology: the Judgment of Paris. The shepherd Paris must choose the most beautiful of the three goddesses from Aphrodite)

Kamada Matahachi, a Man of Unmatched Power from Matsuzaka, Ise, Kills a Big Cat from the Mountains of Suzaka
8599110 Kamada Matahachi, a Man of Unmatched Power from Matsuzaka, Ise, Kills a Big Cat from the Mountains of Suzaka, c.1840 (ink, colour and embossing on paper) by Kuniyoshi

Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print)
7419981 Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses. (print) by Romano, Giulio (1492-1546) (after); (add.info.: Apollo dancing with his nine Olympian Muses: Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene)

St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut)
536736 St George (d. c303), the Red Cross Knight, killing the Dragon, 1598 (woodcut) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal)

Merlin and Arthur (bronze)
NGW186865 Merlin and Arthur (bronze) by John, William Goscombe (1860-1952); 61x25 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology, from Ephesus (engraving)
7147480 Statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt in Greek mythology, from Ephesus (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Artemis)

The Birth of Venus (detail), c. 1485 (tempera on canvas)
5863915 The Birth of Venus (detail), c.1485 (tempera on canvas) by Botticelli, Sandro (Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi) (1444/5-1510); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

"Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus
FIA5365171 " Achille pleure la mort deAchilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus by Gay, Nikolai Nikolajevitch (1831-94); Belorussian National Gallery, Minsk

Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, fresco, Via Latina Catacomb, Rome, Italy, 4th century
3433215 Hercules and Lernaean Hydra, fresco, Via Latina Catacomb, Rome, Italy, 4th century by Roman, (4th century AD); Catacomb of Via Latina, Rome, Lazio

The Wild Hunt of Odin, 1872 (oil on canvas)
3086601 The Wild Hunt of Odin, 1872 (oil on canvas) by Arbo, Peter Nicolai (1831-92); 166x240.5 cm; Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway; Norwegian, out of copyright

The legend of Hiram and Tubalcain, (litho)
741522 The legend of Hiram and Tubalcain, (litho) by Villain, Henri (1878-1938) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Hiram, architect of the temple of Solomon)

Bobby Charlton talks with Don Revie (Leeds United manager - centre) and Bill Shankly (Liverpool manager - right). Both managers greatly admire Bobby Charltons contribution to football

Rodney Marsh (left) and George Best (right) pictured together in 1987. The actual picture event or photocall is not clear. The two football legends once played together for Fulham FC in 1976

Traditional wooden masks from Comelico, Casamazzagno, Comelico Superiore, Belluno, Veneto, Italy

The Alsatian legends say that storks bring good luck aa hence many buildings are
The Alsatian legends say that storks bring good luck a hence many buildings are decorated with these birds and their nests, Colmar, Alsatian Wine Route, France

Soul Legends-Louis Armstrong
Fadil Roze

African Baobab Tree at Sunset
Carlo Kaminski

CORONATION LEGEND
The Legend of the Coronation Stone. Jacob sleeping on the Stone at Bethel. Edward I dedicating the Stone to the Confessor. The wanderings of the Stone. A Westminster scholar's freak in 1801

Medieval Knight, Morning Star being readied for Battle. Coloured illustration from the story of Gareth
2915234 Medieval Knight, Morning Star being readied for Battle. Coloured illustration from the story of Gareth and Lynette from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910

King Arthur, 1513 (bronze)
7413414 King Arthur, 1513 (bronze) by Vischer, Peter the Elder (c.1460-1529); 215 cm; Hofkirche, Innsbruck, Austria; (add.info)

Tapestry, Jason in Search of the Golden Fleece, possibly from Tournai, c. 1510 (wool)
3576123 Tapestry, Jason in Search of the Golden Fleece, possibly from Tournai, c.1510 (wool) by Belgian School, (16th century); 193.1x246.3 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

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Fighting Knights in Armour. Coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910
2915236 Fighting Knights in Armour. Coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910. by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910
2915233 Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. Coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910. by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

A nun binds the waist of Sir Galahad with a belt made of her hair and a device representing The Holy Grail in crimson
2915238 A nun binds the waist of Sir Galahad with a belt made of her hair and a device representing The Holy Grail in crimson and silver thread

And down the wave and in the flame was borne a naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet
2915232 And down the wave and in the flame was borne a naked babe, and rode to Merlin's feet. Title of coloured illustration from the book The Gateway to Tennyson published 1910

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"Legends: Unforgettable Tales of Triumph and Wonder" In the historic Olympic 400m race finish of 1924, Eric Liddell's determination etched his name in sporting legends forever. Count of St Germain, the enigmatic French alchemist whose mystical pursuits continue to captivate imaginations throughout centuries. St. George, the patron saint of England, embodies bravery and chivalry as a legendary figure celebrated for slaying dragons. The Perseus constellation tells an ancient tale of heroism and adventure that has been passed down through generations. Cygnus and Lyra constellations dance across the night sky, their celestial beauty inspiring countless myths and legends worldwide. Herodotus, the Greek historian whose meticulous accounts have preserved tales from antiquity for future generations to marvel at through artwork. The reunion of the 1968 European Cup-winning Manchester United team in August 1975 brought together football icons who became legends in their own right. From the enchanting landscapes of Somerset's Glastonbury to its mythical associations with King Arthur, England holds a treasure trove of legendary stories waiting to be discovered. Journey into ancient Egypt's creation myth where gods shaped worlds amidst chaos, leaving behind a legacy that still resonates today. Odin questioning Mimir captures a moment steeped in Norse mythology when wisdom was sought from this wise being by none other than the Allfather himself. Downward came Pegasus, soaring through wide sweeping circles as depicted in vibrant color lithographs - an embodiment of grace and majesty beyond mortal comprehension. Doonagore Castle stands proudly on Ireland's rugged coast.