Spirit Collection (#6)

Manao Tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Watches), c. 1892, (1946). Artist: Paul Gauguin
Manao Tupapau (The Spirit of the Dead Watches), c.1892, (1946). Print after a painting, Spirit of the Dead Watching (Manao tupapau), of Gauguins young Tahitian wife Teha amana lying naked

The Spirit of St. Nazaire, 1940-1942, (1943). As part of Operation Ariel, Saint-Nazaire like Dunkirk became an evacuation point for the British back to England. From Combined Operations, 1940-1942

First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. Artist: Anker Smith
First part of King Henry VI. Act 5. Scene 4. Joan la Pucelle & Fiends, 1795. After William Hamilton (1751-1801). From Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, 1795, by John Boydell. [J. & J

The Rishi Li Tieh-kwai despatching his spirit to the Mountains of the Immortals, 17th century, (1886)
The Rishi Li Tieh-kwai dispatching his spirit to the Mountains of the Immortals, 17th century, (1886). Kano School. From a picture after Kano Tanyu. From the Wa-kan meihitsu gwa yei

Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai
Shoki and Attendant Demons, 1898. Fom a kakemono by Kawanabe Kyosai. Zhong Kui (Shoki) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings

The death of Mr Tulkinghorn, 1912. Artist: Harry Furniss
The death of Mr Tulkinghorn, 1912. Illustration of a scene from Bleak House by Charles Dickens, published in 1852-1853. A print from The Bookman, February 1912

A Kiss from the Trenches, (c1920). Artist: John E Sutcliffe
A Kiss from the Trenches, (c1920). A woman sitting in front of a fire imagines her sweetheart, who is fighting in the First World War, bending down to kiss her

English Credulity, or The Invisible Ghost, 1762. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century... With over two hundred illustrations by George Paston

The Castle Spectre and her ernest admirer, 1793. Scene from The Castle Spectre by Matthew Gregory Lewis. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

Fortress of Faith (Miniature of the Saints Gregory, Augustine, Jerome, and Ambrose fighting demons), Late 15th cen.. From a private collection

Angel (Panel of the Pistoia Santa Trinita Altarpiece), 1455-1460. Artist: Pesellino, Francesco di Stefano (1422-1457)
Angel (Panel of the Pistoia Santa Trinita Altarpiece), 1455-1460. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Zoroaster with two demons (Miniature from Pseudo-Aristotle Secretum Secretorum), 1425. Artist: Anonymous
Zoroaster with two demons (Miniature from Pseudo-Aristotle Secretum Secretorum), 1425. From a private collection

Demons attack Guthlac (Manuscript The life of Saint Guthlac), Early 12th century. Artist: Anonymous
Demons attack Guthlac (Manuscript The life of Saint Guthlac), Early 12th century. From a private collection

Book of Hours, Detail: Dives tormented by demons and watched by the soul of Lazarus, c. 1500. From a private collection

Arrival of Charon. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. Artist: Dore, Gustave (1832-1883)
Arrival of Charon. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. From a private collection

The hoarders and wasters. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. Artist: Dore, Gustave (1832-1883)
The hoarders and wasters. Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1857. From a private collection

Apocalypse, Detail: Demons falling from heaven, ca 1370-1375. Artist: Anonymous
Apocalypse, Detail: Demons falling from heaven, ca 1370-1375. From a private collection

The Rich Man being led to Hell, c. 1647-1648. Artist: Teniers, David, the Younger (1610-1690)
The Rich Man being led to Hell, c. 1647-1648. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Christ in the Realm of the Dead, 1892-1894. Artist: Skovgaard, Joakim (1856-1933)
Christ in the Realm of the Dead, 1892-1894. Found in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

Manao Tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching), 1893-1894. Artist: Paul Gauguin
Manao Tupapau (Spirit of the Dead Watching), 1893-1894. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Telemachus and Mentor at the altar, preparing to be sacrificed to the Manes of Anchises, 1774. Artist: W Walker
Telemachus and Mentor at the altar, preparing to be sacrificed to the Manes of Anchises, 1774. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1774

Iris, c1860-1893. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw
Iris, c1860-1893

The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Adoration of the Trinity (The Landauer Altarpiece), 1511. This picture shows the Holy Trinity in glory, worshipped by all the saints

Planchette or Ouija board, 1885
Planchette or Ouija board, c1880. Method of using the Planchette for spirit writing during a seance. From The Practical Dictionary of Mechanics, edited by Edward H Knight. (New York and London, c1880)

Guardian Spirit on Frieze on Outer Wall of the Tivanka Shrine, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, 20th century. 12th century Buddhist frieze of Guardian Spirit on the outer wall of the Tivanka Temple in

Panel forty four of the Altar of the Apocalypse, 15th century. Artist: Master Bertram of Hamburg
Panel forty four of the Altar of the Apocalypse, showing unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouths of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet

Inuit wooden mask of a fish and its spirit

Ass-headed demons from a temple in Thailand
Ass-headed demons/guardian spirits from a temple in Thailand, from the British Museums collection

Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from the Solomon Islands
Wooden figure of a sea spirit, with head in the form of a shark, from San Cristobel Island, in the Solomon Islands. From the British Museums collection

Statuette of the shark spirit Men-Ar-Ta-Lu from Santa Cruz
Statuetee of the shark spirit Men-Ar-Ta-Lu from Trevanion Island, Santa Cruz

Roman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, 1st century
Roman wall-painting from Pompeii showing Vesuvius, snake deities, and the genius loci. Now in the National Museum in Naples, 1st century

Mycenaean gold signet ring picturing a fertility rite, 13th century BC
Mycenaean gold signet ring from Tiryns, picturing a fertility rite. A lion headed genii hold libations in front of a goddess who holds a stemmed chalice

A protective Assyrian genie, from the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Assyrian relief of a genie protector, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad
Assyrian relief of a genie protector with a bucket and a cedar cone, from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Assyrian relief of a genie protector from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Detail of the hand on a relief of an Assyrian genie
Detail of the hand on a relief of a protective Assyrian genie, covered with Cuniform script. At the Pergamon Museum in Berlin

Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from northern Iraq, 9th century BC
Carnelian cylinder seal of Mushezib-Ninurta, Neo-Assyrian, from Sherif Khan (Tarbisu), northern Iraq, 9th century BC. The king, shown in mirror image

Babylonian lion-headed terracotta monster, probably representing one of the seven evil genii, 699BC. From the British Museums collection

Tibetan painting of the wheel of transmigratory existence
A Tibetan painting of the wheel of transmigratory existence. The images are, from the top clockwise: Gods, Demigods, tormented spirits, hells, animals, human

Roman wallpainting showing Mount Vesuvius and Bacchus (Dionysus) or the Genius Loci, Pompeii, Italy
Roman wallpainting, Pompeii, Italy; showing Mount Vesuvius and the figure of Bacchus (Dionysus) god of wine wearing clusters of grapes or of the Genius Loci. The snake is a protective cthonic deity

Statuette of the genie La Balafre, Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC
Statuette of the genie La Balafre (the scarred one), Bactrian, end of 3rd to the start of 2nd millenium BC. The genies body is covered with snake scales. The scar symbolises a destructive ritual

Death, 1624. A figure in a tomb (circle), his soul and spirit leaving (two boy-headed birds), absorbing the black crow. In the body are salt, sulphur and mercury

Statue of a Hindu evil genie, 1828. Illustration from L Inde Francaise. (Paris, 1828)

Edward Kelley, English astrologer and alchemist, c1790. Kelley (1555-1597) with his assistant raising a spirit in a churchyard

Londoners made homeless by a German air raid during the Blitz, World War II, October 1940. Holding some treasured possessions recovered from the ruins, they put on brave, smiling faces

Astrologue, late 19th / early 20th century. Artist: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Astrologue, late 19th/early 20th century. From the Musee d Arts et d Archeologie, Moulins, France

Sea spirit with head in form of Shark, San Cristobel, Solomon Islands
Sea spirit with head in form of Shark, San Cristobel

Bronze Spirit of the Nile statuette with offering, Late Period, c664BC-323BC. Louvre

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