Folk Life Collection

Portrait of a Lady, possibly Mrs Pigott of Chetwynd, late 18th century. Creator: Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of a Lady, possibly Mrs Pigott of Chetwynd, late 18th century

Sketch for The Water Sprite, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Ernst Josephson
Sketch for The Water Sprite, late 19th-early 20th century

Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiso Komawakamaru Yoshinaka Conquering the Tengu, 1866. Series: Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kintaro Riding the Carp, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

AI IMAGE - Portrait of Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Portrait of Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 2023. English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 1730s, (2023). Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dick Turpin, 2023. English highwayman Richard Turpin (1706-1739) whose exploits were romanticised following his execution for horse theft

A Competition among Powerful Magicians, 1869. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Competition among Powerful Magicians, 1869

Girl in a Southern German Folk Costume, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Girl in a Southern German Folk Costume, 19th century

Shiei Riding a Carp over the Sea, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shiei Riding a Carp over the Sea, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Shoki Creeping Up on a Sleeping Demon, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shoki Creeping Up on a Sleeping Demon, 1882. Series: Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 10th month, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 10th month, 1889. Series: New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd), 1910. Creator: John Bauer
Vill Vallareman (a Fairy Shepherd), 1910

Anthony Van Corlear, 1858. Creator: Charles Loring Elliott
Anthony Van Corlear, 1858

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

Sake Vessel in the Form of Urashima Taro on the Long-tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sake Vessel in the Form of Urashima Taro on the Long-tailed Turtle, 19th century

The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayu and Priest Ikkyu, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Story of the Courtesan Jigokudayu and Priest Ikkyu, 1886. From A New Selection of Eastern Brocade Pictures

Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ushiwakamaru at Gojo Bridge, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Sojobo: King of the Tengu, 1810s. Creator: Katsukawa Shuntei
Sojobo: King of the Tengu, 1810s

Ashinaga and Tenaga, Late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Ashinaga and Tenaga, Late 18th-early 19th century

Box in the Form of Urashima Taro Riding on the Long-Tailed Turtle, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Box in the Form of Urashima Taro Riding on the Long-Tailed Turtle, 19th century

Ashinaga and Tenaga, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Ashinaga and Tenaga, 18th century

Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century

Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century

Ashinaga Applying Moxa Treatment, Mid- to late 19th century. Creator: Hokkyo Sessai
Ashinaga Applying Moxa Treatment, Mid- to late 19th century

Ashinaga and Tenaga, Late 19th century. Creator: Hideaki
Ashinaga and Tenaga, Late 19th century

Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century. Creator: Gechu
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century

Phyllis and Aristotle, c. 1545. Creator: Hans Brosamer
Phyllis and Aristotle, c. 1545

Guden Toki Revives after His Funeral and Terrifies a Group of Gamblers, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Guden Toki Revives after His Funeral and Terrifies a Group of Gamblers, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 584

AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Robin Hood, 2023. Legendary heroic outlaw from English folklore, featured in literature, theatre, and cinema

The tree of Noche Triste, Popotla, between 1884 and 1900. Creator: William H. Jackson
The tree of Noche Triste, Popotla, between 1884 and 1900

Winona, Sugar Loaf Rocks, near view, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Winona, Sugar Loaf Rocks, near view, c1898

Winona, Sugar Loaf Rocks, distant view, c1898. Creator: Unknown
Winona, Sugar Loaf Rocks, distant view, c1898

Kenau Simonsdr Hasselaer, c.1590-c.1609. Creator: Unknown
Kenau Simonsdr Hasselaer, c.1590-c.1609

Spencer, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Spencer, Miss, portrait photograph, 1916

'L'Alliance avec la mer; M Karel Cogge, qui assura l'inondation de la region de Nieuport, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service], 1926. Creator: Unknown
Possession by the spirit; [A Mississippi baptismal service], 1926

Two volumes of folk-lore, 1926. Creator: Unknown
Two volumes of folk-lore, 1926

Some of my informants; [Note the "mojo" around the neck of the center figure], 1926. Creator: Unknown
Some of my informants; [Note the "mojo" around the neck of the center figure], 1926

Nutmeg, red flannel and silver, 1926. Creator: Unknown
Nutmeg, red flannel and silver, 1926

John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown
John Henry, Los Angeles, 1936. Mayan Theatre..."John Henry" - Federal Theatre Project...Div. of W.P.A.'. Play based on the African-American folk hero

'The May-Day Festivities at St.Mary Cray, Kent, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The May-Day Festivities at St.Mary Cray, Kent, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 41. January to June, 1890

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