Tristram Collection

Tristran & Isolde
Tristran carries Isolde away to be his uncles wife

Tristram Shandy by Hogarth, designed by Mr. Hogarth for Mr. Sternes comic novel, incomparable Tristram Shandy. The characters in the representation so graphically depicted are Mr

Morgan Le Fay / Tristram
Morgan le Fay gives a shield to Sir Tristram

The Love Potion, intended for Isolde the Fair and King Mark of Cornwall
BRA76575 The Love Potion, intended for Isolde the Fair and King Mark of Cornwall, but drunk by Tristan and Isolde the Fair, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co

STERNE'S GRAVESTONE
The gravestones of Laurence Sterne, the author of Tristram Shandy (1760), behind the Chapel of Ascension, close to Marble Arch, London, England. Date: 1713 - 1768

Isolde Drinking the Poison (litho)
DGC288133 Isolde Drinking the Poison (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872 - 1898) was an English illustrator and author

Matthew Arnold poem: Tristram and Iseult (engraving)
5223260 Matthew Arnold poem: Tristram and Iseult (engraving) by Ospovat, Henry (1877/78-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tristram and Iseult)

The Cornish knight of the Round Table, Sir Tristram, departs from Iseult of Ireland (litho)
3641284 The Cornish knight of the Round Table, Sir Tristram, departs from Iseult of Ireland (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Tomb of Tristan and Isolde the Fair, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76582 The Tomb of Tristan and Isolde the Fair, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Burne-Jones

Isolde, illustration from The Studio, 1895 (litho)
STC102248 Isolde, illustration from The Studio, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Stumpwork depicting Tristan and Isolde (textile)
XZL151812 Stumpwork depicting Tristan and Isolde (textile) by German School, (16th century); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; German, out of copyright

The Fight with Sir Marhalt, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76573 The Fight with Sir Marhalt, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Rossetti

Tristan and Isolde the Fair at the Court of King Arthur
BRA76580 Tristan and Isolde the Fair at the Court of King Arthur, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co

Isolde the Fair attempts to kill herself, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76577 Isolde the Fair attempts to kill herself, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Burne-Jones

Scene from Tristram Shandy, a novel by Laurence Sterne. 1781

Mr John Liston as Tristram Sappy in Deaf as a Post, a one-act farce by John Poole, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. circa 1820s

Illustration for Tristram Shandy (engraving)
2808192 Illustration for Tristram Shandy (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trims relation of Tristrams misfortune)

Isolde Drinking the Poison (colour lithograph)
CHT167391 Isolde Drinking the Poison (colour lithograph) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; English, out of copyright

La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur, pub
STC101458 La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard, illustration from Le Morte d Arthur, pub. 1894 (engraving) (b&w photo) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Tristram succors the Lady Moeya (litho)
2781839 Tristram succors the Lady Moeya (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tristram succors the Lady Moeya)

Sir Tristan leaving Ireland with Isolde the Fair, from
BRA76574 Sir Tristan leaving Ireland with Isolde the Fair, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Prinsep

The Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde
BRA76578 The Madness of Sir Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 68x60.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

Isolde, illustration from The Studio, 1895 (litho)
STC102398 Isolde, illustration from The Studio, 1895 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

King Mark and the Belle Iseult, 1862 (w / c, gouache & gum arabic on paper)
BIR100691 King Mark and the Belle Iseult, 1862 (w/c, gouache & gum arabic on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 58.2x55.7 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

Tristram and Fox (black & white chalk & stump on paper prepared with pale wash)
3617706 Tristram and Fox (black & white chalk & stump on paper prepared with pale wash) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 21.3x18.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

The Marriage of Tristan and Isolde of the White Hands, daughter of the ruler of Brittany
BRA76576 The Marriage of Tristan and Isolde of the White Hands, daughter of the ruler of Brittany, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co

The two stood silent looking at each other, from The Stories of Wagner
STC323691 The two stood silent looking at each other, from The Stories of Wagners Operas by J. Walker McSpadden (1874-1960), 1905 (colour litho) by Leeke

Matthew Arnold poem: Tristram and Iseult (engraving)
5223261 Matthew Arnold poem: Tristram and Iseult (engraving) by Ospovat, Henry (1877/78-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tristram and Iseult)

Illustration for Tristram Shandy (engraving)
2791624 Illustration for Tristram Shandy (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trims relation of Tristrams misfortune)

The death of Tristram (engraving)
2808013 The death of Tristram (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The death of Tristram.); © Look and Learn

The Birth of Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co
BRA76572 The Birth of Tristan, from The Story of Tristan and Isolde, William Morris & Co. (stained glass) by Hughes, Arthur (1832-1915); 68x60.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums

Isolde, 1895 (colour lithograph)
5672899 Isolde, 1895 (colour lithograph) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: In the tales of King Arthur)

Tristram carrying Isolde by Thomas MacKenzie, 1920 (screen print)
3034942 Tristram carrying Isolde by Thomas MacKenzie, 1920 (screen print) by Mackenzie, Thomas Blakeley (1887-1944); (add.info.: Tristan, a knight of the Round Table)

TRISTRAM SHANDY
Frontispiece of Tristram Shandy. Date: First published: 1760

Thomas Hutchison Tristram, QC, ecclesiastical lawyer, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Thomas Hutchison Tristram, QC, ecclesiastical lawyer, 1882. Tristram (1825-1912) was a Judge of the Consistory Court of London

Henry Baker Tristram, MA, FRS, LLD, Canon of Durham, 1883. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Henry Baker Tristram, MA, FRS, LLD, Canon of Durham, 1883. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art

Tristrams great auk egg
Tristrams great auk (Pinguinus impennis) egg held in the Natural History Museum at Tring. The great auk was hunted to extinction in the middle of the 19th Century

Henry Baker Tristram (1822 - 1906) Traveller, missionary and naturalist

Thomas H Tristram
THOMAS H TRISTRAM lawyer and writer Date: 1825 - 1912

Tristram Speedy
TRISTRAM CHARLES SAWYER SPEEDY British soldier and administrator, adventurous life in exotic places notably Ethiopia : depicted in native costume. Date: 1836 - 1910

Source Size = 4137 x 2348
With Admiral Sir W. Hewetts Embassy to King John of Abyssinia: Captain Tristram Speedy Argues with the Natives in the Amharic Tongue

STERNE: TRISTRAM SHANDY. Drawing by George Cruikshank from a London, England, edition of Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy, 1832

Isolde taking care of Tristram. Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley from an 1894 edition of Sir Thomas Malorys Le Morte D
BEARDSLEY: MORTE D ARTHUR. Isolde taking care of Tristram. Drawing by Aubrey Beardsley from an 1894 edition of Sir Thomas Malorys Le Morte D Arthur

STERNE: TRISTRAM SHANDY. Engraving for the 1781 edition of Laurence Sternes novel

ROCHE ROCK
Roche Rock Chapel, Cornwall, England, where legend has it that Ogrin the Hermit sheltered lovers Tristram and Isolde from the wrath of King Mark (her husband & his uncle)

Tristram & Isolde
The love potion takes effect. While Tristram is escorting Iseult, King Marks bride, they take a potion intended for her wedding night & become lovers

Nubian Ibex and Tristrams Starling
Male Nubian Ibex (Capra ibex nubiana AKA Capra nubiana) and Tristrams Starling or Tristrams Grackle (Onychognathus tristramii)

STERNE: TRISTRAM SHANDY. Uncle Toby and the Widow Wadman. Oil on canvas, 1831, by Charles Robert Leslie from Laurence Sternes novel Tristram Shandy

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Tristram, a name that echoes through the annals of literature and legend. From the timeless tale of Tristran and Isolde, where their love was entwined with the magic of a fateful love potion, to Hogarth's whimsical depiction in "Tristram Shandy, " this name has left an indelible mark on our cultural consciousness. Morgan Le Fay, enchantress extraordinaire, also found herself drawn to Tristram's story. Her involvement added an air of mystique and danger to his already tumultuous journey. And as we delve deeper into his narrative, we discover Sterne's gravestone bearing his name - a testament to the enduring power of this character. But it is not just in literature that Tristram finds himself immortalized. His legacy extends beyond the written word. The great auk egg he possessed serves as a symbol of rarity and uniqueness - much like Tristram himself. In stained glass windows crafted by William Morris & Co. , we witness the tragic demise of Sir Tristan. The vibrant colors bring forth both beauty and sorrow as they depict his final moments alongside Isolde. Isolde herself takes center stage in lithographs capturing her drinking poison or gracing us with her ethereal presence in illustrations from The Studio magazine. These images evoke both vulnerability and strength within her character. And let us not forget Matthew Arnold's poignant poem "Tristram and Iseult. " Through engravings accompanying his words, we are transported back to their forbidden love affair - one that transcends time itself. As we explore these various depictions throughout history, one thing becomes clear: he is more than just a character; he is an emblematic figure representing passion, tragedy, and undying devotion. Whether it be through legends or artistry, Tristram continues to captivate our hearts with his timeless tale for generations to come.