Dwarf Collection

Illustration from The Fables of Gellert, Gleim, Hagedorn and Lichtwer (image 1 of 2), 1792. From almanac: Small Pocket Calender for 1795. The Giant and the Dwarf

Standing Bes Figurine with Hathor Headdress, Probably Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (380-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Standing Bes Figurine with Hathor Headdress, Probably Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (380-30 BCE)

Pantheistic Winged Deity with Bes Face, Probably Late Period-early Ptolemaic Period (664-200 B.C.). Creator: Unknown
Pantheistic Winged Deity with Bes Face, Probably Late Period-early Ptolemaic Period (664-200 B.C.)

Figurine of the God Bes, 711-657 B.C.. Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the God Bes, 711-657 B.C

Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of a Syncretic Dwarf-Cobra-Hawk God, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Bes, Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE-337 CE). Creator: Unknown
Bes, Greco-Roman Period (332 BCE-337 CE)

Figurine of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period (1081-711 B.C.). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the God Bes, Third Intermediate Period (1081-711 B.C.)

Dwarf Figurine Whistle, between 600 and 800. Creator: Unknown
Dwarf Figurine Whistle, between 600 and 800

Monstrosities of 1825-26, between c1825 and c1826. Creator: George Cruikshank
Monstrosities of 1825-26 (this is a preliminary sketch for an engraved caricature plate), between c1825 and c1826

Architectural Support with Squatting Dwarf, 11th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Support with Squatting Dwarf, 11th century

Architectural Capital with Yakshas and Avatars (image 3 of 5), 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Capital with Yakshas and Avatars (image 3 of 5), 10th century

Dwarf in a Landscape, 18th century. Creator: Pieter Snayers
Dwarf in a Landscape, 18th century

Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E. Br.(Milkweed), 1777-1786. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E. Br.(Milkweed), 1777-1786

The Italian Dwarf Giacomo Favorchi Attending the Elector of Saxony with the dog Raro, 1663-1666

Two Dwarfs: Obligeert, a Jewish pigtail-ribbon Vendor, beside the Roman Dwarf Bajocco... 1790-1800. Creator: Jens Juel
Two Dwarfs: Obligeert, a Jewish pigtail-ribbon Vendor, beside the Roman Dwarf Bajocco in one of the Streets of Copenhagen, 1790-1800

The Roman Dwarf Francesco Ravai, called Bajocco, 1773-1776. Creator: Jens Juel
The Roman Dwarf Francesco Ravai, called Bajocco, 1773-1776

Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862. Creator: Gustave Doré
Dwarf Musicians of Granada, 1861/1862

Grimaces et misère - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888. Creator: Fernand Pelez
Grimaces et misere - Les Saltimbanques (clown blanc et bonisseur), 1888

Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Miss Lavinia Warren, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Miss Lavinia Warren, between 1855 and 1865. [American circus performer, wife of General Tom Thumb]

Japanese Tommy, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Japanese Tommy, between 1855 and 1865. [African-American entertainer, sometimes billed as the African Tom Thumb and the African Dwarf Tommy

Yaksha General Holding a Mongoose, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Yaksha General Holding a Mongoose, 18th century

Elshie, the Black Dwarf, n. d. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Elshie, the Black Dwarf, n.d

The Toilet of Helen, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Toilet of Helen, 1895. Before a toilet that shone like the altar of Notre Dame des Victoires, Helen was seated in a little dressing-gown of black and heliotrope

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, I, 1894. Woman with a muff, wearing a floor-length dress, accompanied by a dwarf. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Another drawing for Das Rheingold. It has the charm of a Japanese netsuke and reminds one of an earlier drawing

Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Comedy-Ballet of Marionettes, II, 1894. Two women, one in bloomers and the other in a figure-hugging dress with flounced sleeves and hem. From The Yellow Book, Vol. II

Toy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha), 1st century B. C. Creator: Unknown
Toy Cart with Grimacing Potbellied Dwarf (Yaksha), 1st century B.C

Dwarf, Tang dynasty (618-906). Creator: Unknown
Dwarf, Tang dynasty (618-906)

Seated Hunchbacked Dwarf, A. D. 300 / 400. Creator: Unknown
Seated Hunchbacked Dwarf, A.D. 300/400

Amulet of the God Bes, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period (about 1069-332 BCE)

Amulet of the God Bes, Egypt, Roman Period (30 BC-395 AD). Creator: Unknown
Amulet of the God Bes, Egypt, Roman Period (30 BC-395 AD)

Amulet of the God Pataikos, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasties 25-31 (about 747-332 BCE)

Amulet of Pataikos, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26-31 (664-332 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Amulet of Pataikos, Egypt, Late Period, Dynasty 26-31 (664-332 BCE)

Amulet of Pataikos, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period-Late Period, Dynasty 21-31 (about 1069-332 BCE)

Amulet of the God Bes, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21-25 (about 1069-656 BCE)

Scaraboid: Dwarf Figure, Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasties 19-20 (about 1295-1069 BCE)

Effigy Jar Depicting a Dwarf Carrying a Puma, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Effigy Jar Depicting a Dwarf Carrying a Puma, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Amulet of Bes, Egypt, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Amulet of Bes, Egypt, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Amulet of the God Pataikos, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21-25 (1070-656 BCE)

Amulet of Pataikos, Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasties 21-25 (about 1069-664 BCE)

The Kiss of Judas, 1893. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Kiss of Judas, 1893. From the " Pall Mall" magazine, July 1893. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

Studies of Dwarfs and Dogs, ca. 1753. Creator: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Studies of Dwarfs and Dogs, ca. 1753

Carte-de-visite portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1880-1883. Creator: Unknown
Carte-de-visite of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren shown in full portrait. Both are standing and facing slightly toward each other looking off frame

A Lady Greeted by a Dwarf. Creator: Stefano della Bella
A Lady Greeted by a Dwarf

Duel of Two Dwarfs. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Duel of Two Dwarfs

Dwarf Riding an Ass. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Dwarf Riding an Ass

The Finding of Moses, c. 1581 / 1582. Creator: Paolo Veronese
The Finding of Moses, c. 1581/1582

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