Giant Collection (page 5)

The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Artist: Gustave Dore
The Seven-League Boots, c1870. Hop o My Thumb stealing the boots from the sleeping ogre in the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. From Cassells Dore Gallery, by Edmund Ollier

The Drummer and the Giant, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Drummer and the Giant, 1901. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited, London, 1901]

Wood Chopper -Showing Tree 46 Feet in Circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California, c1909
Wood Chopper - Showing Tree 46 Feet in Circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California, c1909. Wood chopper showing a tree 45 feet in circumference. Santa Cruz Big Tree Grove, California

Prehistoric men attacking great cave bears, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

The early Ice Age, when mammoths roamed the Earth and Man was arising, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

The gigantic vegetation of the Carboniferous Age, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

Greenwichs largest telescope, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Pair of giant motors, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Huge vertical boring mill, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

6000-ton forging press, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Huge triple expansion pumping engine, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Gigantic electric lamp, 1938. Churchmans cigarette card, from a series titled Modern Wonders [WA & AC Churchman, Great Britain & Ireland, 1938]

Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Magog (Corineus), one of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday, December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire, 1940
Gog (Gogmagog), One of the two City giants burnt in the London Guildhall fire of Sunday December 29th, 1940. Gog and Magog, are associated with Guildhall

Simon Paap (1789-1828 ) and James Toller (1798-1818), c1894
Simon Paap (1789-1828 ) and James Toller (1798-1818) c1816. Simon Paap (1789-1828 ) was a famous Dutch dwarf who stood at twenty eight inches tall and James Toller (1798-1818)

Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) and Patrick Cotter O Brien (1760-1806), c1780 (1894)
Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) and Patrick Cotter O Brien (1760-1806), c1780. Count Jozef Boruwlaski (1739-1837) was a Polish-born dwarf who toured in European and Turkish courts

Mr Henry Blacker the British Giant, (c1750), 1894
Mr Henry Blacker the British Giant, c1750. Henry Blacker was born near Cuckfield, Sussex in 1724. Blacker was seven feet four inches tall and he was the tallest man ever to exhibit in England

Giant recumbent figure of Buddha, Pegu, Burma, 1908. Artist: Stereo Travel Co
Giant recumbent figure of Buddha, Pegu, Burma, 1908. The second largest Buddha figure in the world, the 55 metre long, 16 metre tall Shwethalyaung Buddha is believed to have been built in 994 during

Victory of Cali over the Giant Mahish A sura, with the idols of the Temple of Jagannath, 1809. Artist: J Chapman
Victory of Cali over the Giant Mahish A sura, with the idols of the Temple of Jagannath, 1809

No dance, Japan, 1904. The subject is Benkei and Yoshitsune. Saito Musashibo Benkei was a 12th century warrior monk who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune, a general of the Minamoto clan

David Killing Goliath. David killing the Philistine giant with a stone from his sling. According to the Bible, Goliath was 6 cubits (approximately 3 metres) tall. From the Bible (1 Samuel 17:I)

Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Gog extricating Xit from the bear in the Lions Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Magogs courtship, 1840. Artist: George Cruikshank
Magogs courtship, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Edward Underhill the hot gospeller preaching to the giants in the by-ward or Gate Tower, 1840. A print from The Tower of London a Historical Romance, by William Harrison Ainsworth. (London, 1840)

Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile, 1933-1934. From Wonders of the Past, volume III, 1933-1934

Giant eucalyptus, Australia, 1886. Artist: Taylor
Giant eucalyptus, Australia, 1886

Great bronze Buddha, Kamakura, Japan, 1904. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Great bronze Buddha, Kamakura, Japan, 1904. The statue, which is 13.5 metres high and weighs 93 tons, is believed to date from the mid 13th century

Tete D Homme, c1838. From The Studio Volume 51. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1910-11]

A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A giant stands in a field as a farmer ploughs, 19th century

Statues of Gog (Gogmagog) and Magog (Corineus), 1886. Statues of the mythical giants are housed within the Guildhall in the City of London

Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: W Lawrence
Lord Rosses telescope, Birr, Offaly, Ireland, 1924-1926. William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800-1867), Irish astronomer and engineer

Page from the Biblia Pauperum, 15th century, (1870). 28th xylographic page of the Biblia Pauperum or Bible of the Poor. Illustration from The Arts of the Middle Ages

Portrait of a Young Man as David, ca 1555. Artist: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
Portrait of a Young Man as David, ca 1555. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1635. Artist: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1635. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Triumph of David, c. 1450. Artist: Pesellino, Francesco di Stefano (1422-1457)
The Triumph of David, c. 1450. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Story of David and Goliath, c. 1450. Artist: Pesellino, Francesco di Stefano (1422-1457)
The Story of David and Goliath, c. 1450. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1650. Artist: Guercino (1591-1666)
David with the Head of Goliath, c. 1650. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo

Ahimelech giving the sword of Goliath to David, 1680s. Artist: Gelder, Aert de (1645-1727)
Ahimelech giving the sword of Goliath to David, 1680s. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Mercury and Argus, 1645-1647. Artist: Fabritius, Carel (1622-1654)
Mercury and Argus, 1645-1647. Found in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Mercury, Argus and Io, ca 1592. Artist: Bloemaert, Abraham (1566-1651)
Mercury, Argus and Io, ca 1592. Found in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht

Mercury piping to Argus, 1655-1657. Artist: Loth, Johann Karl (1632-1698)
Mercury piping to Argus, 1655-1657. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Triumph of David, 1630. Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
The Triumph of David, 1630. Found in the collection of the Museo del Prado, Madrid

Landscape with Acis and Galatea, 1657. Artist: Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682)
Landscape with Acis and Galatea, 1657. Found in the collection of the Dresden State Art Collections

David and Goliath, 1650-1660. Artist: Courtois, Guillaume (1628-1679)
David and Goliath, 1650-1660. Found in the collection of the Musei Capitolini, Rome

Fantasy of a billionaire: a human chess game, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 17th July 1904

The marriage of a giant, 1897. Artist: Henri Meyer
The marriage of a giant, 1897. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 4th July 1897

Initial letter F, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Initial letter F, 12th century, (1843). Design showing the combat between David and Goliath. Illustration from Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages from the Seventh to the Seventeenth

Antediluvian giants, 1678. Artist: Athanasius Kircher
Antediluvian giants, 1678. A print from Mundus subterraneus, by Athanasius Kircher, Amsterdam, 1678. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

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