Fairy Tale Collection (page 10)

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author and poet, mid 19th century. Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume IV, by Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

Stepping Stones, c19th century. Artist: George Butterworth
Stepping Stones, c19th century

The Abduction on the Unicorn, 1516, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
The Abduction on the Unicorn, 1516, (1936). Found in the collection of the Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe

A sea monster bearing away a princess, 1500, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
A sea monster bearing away a princess, 1500, (1936). A print from Durer, Und Seine Zeit, by Wilhelm Waetzoldt, Grosse Phaidon Ausgabe, 1936

Castle Courtyard, Innsbruck, 16th century, (1936). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Castle Courtyard, Innsbruck, 16th century, (1936). Found in the collection of the Graphische Sammlung Albertin, Vienna, Austria

Cinderella, 19th century. Artist: Albert Henry Payne
Cinderella, 19th century. A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale with myth-elements of unjust oppression and triumphant reward

The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). Artist: J Young
The Boy Discovering the Golden Eggs, 19th century, (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)

Nacken. Private Collection

Illustration to the The Tale Ded Moroz. Artist: Polenova, Elena Dmitryevna (1850-1898)
Illustration to the The Tale Ded Moroz. Found in the collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Costume design for the opera The golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Artist: Malyutin
Costume design for the opera The golden Cockerel by N. Rimsky-Korsakov. Found in the collection of State Museum Abramtsevo Estate, near Moscow

Story Time. Artist: Haigh-Wood, Charles (1856-1927)
Story Time. Private Collection

The Palace of Tsar Berendey. Stage design for the theatre play Snow Maiden by A. Ostrovsky, 1912. From a private collection

Ded Moroz. Costume design for the theatre play Snow Maiden by A. Ostrovsky, 1912. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Ded Moroz. Costume design for the theatre play Snow Maiden by A. Ostrovsky, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

A Knight, 1910. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
A Knight, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Costume design for the theatre play Snow Maiden by A. Ostrovsky, 1912. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Costume design for the theatre play Snow Maiden by A. Ostrovsky, 1912. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Svyatogor, 1942. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Svyatogor, 1942. From a private collection

Boyan, 1910. Artist: Roerich, Nicholas (1874-1947)
Boyan, 1910. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

Tsarevich Ivan Riding the Grey Wolf, 1889. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
Tsarevich Ivan Riding the Grey Wolf, 1889. Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Grey Wolf is a Russian fairy tale. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Woman in Red Dress, 1891. Gauguin, Paul Eugene Henri (1848-1903). Found in the collection of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri

L Assemblee Nationale, 1804. Gillray, James (1757-1815). Private collection

Beer Street and Gin Lane 1, 1751. Hogarth, William (1697-1764). Private collection

Ivan IV of Russia demonstrates his treasures to the ambassador of Queen Elizabeth I of England, 1875. Litovchenko, Alexander Dmitrievich (1835-1890)

Mars Being Disarmed by Venus, 1824. David, Jacques Louis (1748-1825). Found in the collection of the Musees royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Brussels

Portrait of Eleanor of Toledo (1522?1562), wife of Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici, c1545. Bronzino, Agnolo (1503-1572). Found in the collection of the National Gallery, Prague

Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author, 19th century. Artist: Franz Hanfstaengl
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author, 19th century. Although also a poet and novelist, Andersen (1805-1875) is particularly remembered for his famous fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling

The Brothers Grimm, German authors, 1847. Artist: Hermann Biow
The Brothers Grimm, German authors, 1847. Wilhelm (1786-1859) and Jakob Grimm (1785-1863), famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics. From a private collection

Sleeping Beauty, 1900-1926. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
Sleeping Beauty, 1900-1926. Found in the collection of the V Vasnetsov Memorial Museum, Moscow

Illustration from the fairy tale The Water-Babies, by Charles Kingsley, 1863. Artist: Noel Paton
Illustration from the fairy tale The Water-Babies, by Charles Kingsley, 1863. From a private collection

The Swedish pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Cendrillon (Cinderella), Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Cendrillon (Cinderella), Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 14th April 1895

Wilhelm Carl Grimm, German author, 1887. Grimm (1786-1859) one of the Brothers Grimm, famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics

Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm, German author, philologist and mythologist, 1887. Grimm (1785-1863) one of the Brothers Grimm, famous for their fairy tales and work in linguistics

Landscape of Eygue, 1833. Artist: Alexandre Pouchkine
Landscape of Eygue, 1833

View of a Coastal City, c1300-1348. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
View of a Coastal City, c1300-1348. Found in the collection of the Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Italy

Litttle Red Riding Hood, 19th century. The woodcutter has killed the wolf with his axe

Peter Christian Asbjornsen (1812-1885), Norwegian folklorist and naturalist. Asbjornsen was employed as Inspector of Forests for Trondheim

The Red Shoes, fairy story by Hans Christian Andersen, c1880. Karen in her magic red shoes, unable to stop and hear what the angel says because the shoes compel her to dance and dance

Hansel and Gretel and the Witch on the doorstep of her cottage. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Hansel and Gretel and the Witch on the doorstep of her cottage. The tiles made of gingerbread can be seen. Arthur Rackham illustration from the Brothers Grimm fairy story. (Copyright must be cleared)

Anthropomorphic Landscape, c1600-1635. Artist: Joos de Momper, the younger
Anthropomorphic Landscape, c1600-1635

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish author, 1857
Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish author. Although also a poet and novelist, Andersen is particularly remembered for his famous fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling, The Red Shoes

Scene from The Babes in the Wood, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
Scene from The Babes in the Wood, 1878. No burial these prettye babes/Of any man receives./Till Robin-redbreast painfully/Did cover them with leaves

Scene from The Red Shoes by Hans Christian Andersen, c1879. Karen being given her first pair of red shoes by the shoemakers wife on the day her mother dies

Scene from The Babes (Children) in the Wood, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
Scene from The Babes (Children) in the Wood, 1878. These prettye babes, with hand in hand, /Went wandering up and downe. The Babes uncle has paid two ruffians to murder them

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