Folk Tale Collection (page 2)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Creator: James Elder Christie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, 1881, (c1930). Illustration to a folk tale: a rat-catcher, dressed in multicoloured ( pied ) clothing

William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. 14th century Swiss folk hero of who, according to legend, was an expert marksman who assassinated Albrecht Gessler

House of Gessler, 1890. Creator: Unknown
House of Gessler, 1890. House of Albrecht Gessler, a legendary 14th-century Habsburg bailiff at Altdorf, whose brutal rule led to the William Tell rebellion

The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
The Dervise Plucks the Hairs from the Cats Tail, 1906. From " Chats on Old Prints", by Arthur Hayden. [T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906]

The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. Creator: Frank C
The animal took me up with his trunk, and placed me on his shoulders, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. Creator: Unknown
A breaker happily threw me on an island, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Sindbad the Sailor, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Aladdin discovers the Lamp, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Aladdin discovers the Lamp, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

The old man nimbly threw his legs over my neck, at the same time squeezing my throat, c1930. From " Stories from the Arabian Nights". [Nelson, c1930]

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, c1950. Book cover design. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Blondel, under the walls of Richards Prison, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Blondel, under the walls of Richards Prison, c1860, (c1860). Blondel de Nesle (c1155-1202) under the walls of Richard IAEs (1157-1199) Prison

Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond, c1860, (c1860). Artist: John Leech
Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamond, c1860, (c1860). Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund is an English folktale that depicts the encounter of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204)

Illustration to Skeats Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest, 1901. Artist: Frederick Henry Townsend
Illustration to Skeats Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest, 1901. Fables and Folk Tales from An Eastern Forest was a book by Walter William Skeat (1835?1912), published in 1901

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