The Dwarf Collection

Dwarf and rooster (mosaic)
6384191 Dwarf and rooster (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Dwarf and rooster); Photo © Stefano Baldini.

The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437835 The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The dwarf dwarf dances around the fire)

The dwarf and Tuflongbo (engraving)
8646029 The dwarf and Tuflongbo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dwarf and Tuflongbo)

The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo)
8655994 The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe)

Marriage of dwarves at the Court of Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725)
NWI4946198 Marriage of dwarves at the Court of Peter the Great (Peter I of Russia, 1672-1725). Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

Rip Van Winkle makes a strange encounter in the Catskill Mountains (USA), illustration for "Rip Van Winkle"
NWI4925015 Rip Van Winkle makes a strange encounter in the Catskill Mountains (USA), illustration for "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Enfant de Physis - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4935012 Enfant de Physis - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military, an infantryman and a sailor shakes hands, 1898 - Harry Spreck, Curtis Spreck
LUX4723112 New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military, an infantryman and a sailor shakes hands, 1898 - Harry Spreck, Curtis Spreck; (add.info.: New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military)

'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'' Tom in his coach drawn by mice. Late eighteenth century woodcut
2604915 'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'' Tom in his coach drawn by mice. Late eighteenth century woodcut.; (add.info)

'The Famous History of Tom Thumb''
2604914 'The Famous History of Tom Thumb''; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb'' Tom dances on the Queen's hand)

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)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220286 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography)
PCT5618275 Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography); (add.info.: Two dwarves or goblins carry a soup bowl full of soup (or magic potion)

The height difference between Simon Paap and James Toller
5308140 The height difference between Simon Paap and James Toller.; (add.info.: Engraving illustrating the height difference between Simon Paap (1789 - 1828) a well-known Dutch dwarf (left)

How Grandgousier treated Toucquedillon a prisoner Plate taken from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by
JEB4865514 How Grandgousier treated Toucquedillon a prisoner Plate taken from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in an alley of Palermo, a picturesque group of inhabitants including a dwarf
LUX4779529 Italy, Sicily, Palermo: in an alley of Palermo, a picturesque group of inhabitants including a dwarf and a woman carrying on his head a metal bucket and a jug under his arm

Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc
3480472 Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf, 2nd bc; (add.info.: Bronze figurine of a dancing dwarf. National Bardo Museum, Tunisia. Salvaged from the underwater excavations in Mahdia)

Exhibition of Akka dwarves at the German Geographical Congress in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
UIG5413992 Exhibition of Akka dwarves at the German Geographical Congress in Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, woodcut circa 1871; UIG.

Illustration of Joseph Boruwalski and giant Patrick Cotter O'Brien 1805
5311566 Illustration of Joseph Boruwalski and giant Patrick Cotter O'Brien 1805. Patrick O'Brien (1760-1806), born Patrick Cotter in Kinsale, Ireland in 1760

Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804
FLO5000723 Gabled houses from the Interregnum (1650s) on Winchester Street, London Wall, 1804. Characters on the right pavement include Professor of Languages Count John Theodora de Verdion with

Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree. 19th century chromolithography
IMB4824928 Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree. 19th century chromolithography.; (add.info.: Four dwarfs of all colors dancing around a tree)

Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870
LUX4733185 Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf, 1870; (add.info.: Perigueux, Dordogne (24), Aquitaine, France, A man discusses with a dwarf

Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437811 Snow White and Rose Pompon. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. Snow White, Red Rose and the Dwarf)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220312 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

The Figure-Head (colour litho)
3101927 The Figure-Head (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Figure-Head. Illustration for The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens (Hodder & Stoughton)

Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895)
2603706 Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895); (add.info.: Princess Pauline: Pauline Munsters (1876 - 1895) Dutch dwarf claimed to be the smallest woman ever to have lived

'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'
2604916 'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb'' Tom equipped to take part in a tournament at King Arthur's court)

The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf
2604910 The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf; (add.info.: The Tale of Tom Thumb, the dwarf, Cow eating Tom as his mother is milking; Tom riding a butterfly; Falling into a bowl of milk pudding at King)

Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving)
3434979 Paranormal. The dwarves and the top hat. Imagery "Munchener Bilderbogen", Germany, c.1900 (colour engraving); (add.info.: Paranormal. Coll. Part. Paranormal)

"Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk
1122847 "Is it good, Brass, is it nice, is it fragrant, do you feel like the Grand Turk?" said Quilp, c.1920 (colour litho) by Reynolds

General Tom Thumb and his wife (litho)
8677601 General Tom Thumb and his wife (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Tom Thumb and his wife as they appeared before the crowned heads of Europe)

Midget with parrot, le Nain, 16th century. Court performer in hat, striped doublet, cape and codpiece
5912945 Midget with parrot, le Nain, 16th century. Court performer in hat, striped doublet, cape and codpiece, with sword and large exotic bird

Greeting card for the Easter party: two dwarves watch a chick come out of an egg. Chromolithography 1900
IMB4827916 Greeting card for the Easter party: two dwarves watch a chick come out of an egg. Chromolithography 1900.; (add.info.: Greeting card for the Easter party)

Le nain jaune', magic show. Theatre Robert-Houdin, Paris. 1890
CUL4893812 Le nain jaune', magic show. Theatre Robert-Houdin, Paris. 1890; (add.info.: Dir. Hughes, Howard R. Melies, George); Photo © HILL/AIC.

Cartoon by President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sharing the scene with Senator Robert Marion La Follette
NWI4936935 Cartoon by President William Howard Taft (1857-1930) sharing the scene with Senator Robert Marion La Follette (1855-1925), 1911

Pantagruel ou Henri II (1519-1559) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois
JEB4934670 Pantagruel ou Henri II (1519-1559) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870
LUX4732643 London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870; (add.info.: London, Great Britain, Studio photography of a man and two dwarves, 1870); Photo © Lux-in-Fine.

Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf, 1829
3480371 Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf, 1829; (add.info.: Hindu myth of Dasavataram or Vamanavataram in the form of a dwarf)

Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 1, sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius 2, grey dwarf hamster
FLO4573962 Meadow jumping mouse, Zapus hudsonius 1, sandy mole rat, Spalax arenarius 2, grey dwarf hamster, Cricetulus migratorius 3, Siberian hamster, Phodopus sungorus 4

Unicorn hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, and small heath butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, on dwarf morning glory
FLO4638732 Unicorn hawk-moth, Agrius convolvuli, and small heath butterfly, Coenonympha pamphilus, on dwarf morning glory, Convolvulus minor

Ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon
FLO4641329 Ocelot or dwarf leopard, Leopardus pardalis. Illustration copied from Count of Buffon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison

Mr Simon Peep (engraving)
8632551 Mr Simon Peep (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Simon Peep. Illustration for Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair by Henry Morley (4th edn)

Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows and Sheep exhibition, 1860 (engraving)
1579483 Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows and Sheep exhibition, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Dwarf African Ponies and Bretonne Cows)

Charles Stratton famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb," in highland dress
1578622 Charles Stratton famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb," in highland dress.; (add.info.: Charles Stratton (1838-1883) Famous dwarf, "General Tom Thumb," in highland dress

Portrait of Commodore Foote with his sister
3563342 Portrait of Commodore Foote with his sister by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Great Britain 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896
5311567 19th century illustration showing, Lucia Zarate and General Mite, two dwarfs, with their exhibitor. 1896; (add.info.: Date: 1896); Universal History Archive/UIG.

How the lords of Boiseul come plea before Pantagruel without lawyers Planche drawn from "La vie de Gargantua et
JEB4865542 How the lords of Boiseul come plea before Pantagruel without lawyers Planche drawn from "La vie de Gargantua et Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'
2604912 'The Famous History of Tom Thumb'; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb'' Tom holds a candle so his mother can see to cook)

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