Mythical Beast Collection (#30)

The Dragon of the Apocalyps. Creator: P Masson
The Dragon of the Apocalyps. A fearful king and his subjects cower before a fire-breathing dragon, as angels empty basins over the landscape

Pegasus, c1950. Creator: Shirley Markham
Pegasus, c1950. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design and Illustration at Central School of Art in London from 1950-1952

Devil and fairy, Christmas card, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Devil and fairy, Christmas card, 1952. Design for a card with pantomime characters. Shirley Markham (1931-1999) studied Graphic Design

Old Houses Formerly at Bankside, (c1878). Creator: Unknown
Old Houses Formerly at Bankside, (c1878). Decorative plasterwork on the facades of buildings near the south bank of the River Thames in London

St. Dunstans Clock, 1897. Creator: Unknown
St. Dunstans Clock, 1897. The clock was installed at the church of St Dunstan-in-the-West in Fleet Street, London, in 1671

Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909, (c1950). Creator: Herbert James Draper
Ulysses and the Sirens, 1909, (c1950). Illustration to a scene from Homers Odyssey: Ulysses (or Odysseus), legendary Greek king of Ithaca, is tormented by the voices of the Sirens

The Mermaids Rock, 1894, (c1902). Creator: Unknown
The Mermaids Rock, 1894, (c1902). From The Nations Pictures. A selection from the finest modern paintings in the public picture galleries of Great Britain, reproduced in colour

The Banqueting Room As It Is To-Day, 1939. The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Sussex, is a former royal residence dating from 1787

The Banqueting Room, c1827, (1939). The Royal Pavilion in Brighton, Sussex, is a former royal residence dating from 1787, and was a seaside retreat for the Prince Regent (later King George IV)

Ballade of a Choice of Ghosts, 1886. Artist: Harry Furniss
Ballade of a Choice of Ghosts, 1886. Poem by Andrew Lang. From The Magazine of Art. [Cassell & Company, London, 1886]

Jealous Monster, 1778. Artist: John Hamilton Mortimer
Jealous Monster, 1778. One of a series of six, showing monsters seducing or struggling with beautiful sea nymphs

The Goblin Flight, late 18th-early 19th century, (1886). Reproduction of a painting on silk. From The Pictorial Arts of Japan, [1886]

The mermaids, c1905. Transfer-printed glass slide from a boxed set of twenty-four, depicting scenes from Peter Pan by JM Barrie (1860-1937). From Coloured Lantern Slides - The Story of Peter Pan. [W

Puck and the Fairies. (Midsummer Nights Dream), c1870. Artist: WM Lizare
Puck and the Fairies. (Midsummer Nights Dream), c1870. From The Works of Shakspere, by Charles Knight. [Virtue & Co. Limited, London, c1870]

Nautilus Cup, c16th - 17th century, (1927). Artists: Edward F Strange, Unknown
Nautilus Cup, 1927. From Old Furniture, Volume II. edited by Lieut.-Col. E. F. Strange, C.B.E. [Old Furniture Ltd. London, 1927]

The champion of the people, 1784. Artist
The champion of the people, 1784. Charles James Fox attacking a many-headed monster, raising the Sword of Justice above his head. Behind him are his supporters, English, Irish and Indians

Queen Carolines procession
Luciferas procession, Fairy-queen, 1821. Queen Caroline as Lucifera sitting in a coach made of objects which figured in the evidence against her

A representation of the Regents tremendous thing erected in the Park, 1816. The Regents bomb - a mortar, incorporating a dragon in the design, presented by the Spanish regency

All a-Gog at Guildhall or the civic giants displaying their solid attachments, 1830. One of the City giants (Gog?) and Sir John Key, Lord Mayor of London

Design for Stained Glass, c1864-1930. Artist: Anna Lea Merritt
Design for Stained Glass, c1864-1930. Judgement scene with the Angel offering a branch to a figure on the edges of hell. St Michael stands with a spear on the left, ready to attack the dragon

Gog and Magog with a barrel, 1840. Artist: Ebenezer Landells
Gog and Magog with a barrel, 1840. The mythical giants, statues of whom are inside the Guildhall in the City of London

Interior of the Guildhall, City of London, 1838. Artist
Interior of the Guildhall, City of London, 1838. Merchants assembled in the Guildhall after the destruction of the second Royal Exchange in 1838. Also showing the statues of the giants Gog and Magog

View of the Guildhall with the giants Gog and Magog on either side, City of London, 1788

Inn sign for the George and Dragon Inn, Bennets Hill, City of London, 1814. Artist
Inn sign for the George and Dragon Inn, Bennets Hill, City of London, 1814. Sign dated 1667

The Great City Police, 1840. Two City policemen converse at a table

Brougham and the Civic Giants, 1848. Lord Brougham and Vaux, with fists doubled, threatens Gog and Magog, who express alarm. The subject refers to a verbal attack by Lord Brougham and Vaux on the city

An Emblem of Wisdom Made of Wood, 1820. The head of Alderman Matthew Wood with the body of an owl, punning on the word wood

Gerard the Giant, Gerards Hall, Basing Lane, London, 1852
Gerard the Giant, an ancient figure on the front of Gerards Hall, Basing Lane

Sign of the Green Dragon Inn, Bishopsgate, London, 1871. Artist: E Edwards
Sign of the Green Dragon Inn, Bishopsgate, London, 1871

Visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London, c1750
A common Council-man of Candlestick Ward and his wife, on a visit to Mr Deputy - at his modern built villas near Clapham, London

Monster soup commonly called Thames water... 1828. Artist: Thomas McLean
Monster soup commonly called Thames water, being a correct representation of that precious stuff doled out to us!!!, 1828; showing an ugly woman holding a spy glass which touches the circumference of

Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests

Gog and Magog, Guildhall, London, 1809. Artist: George Shepherd
Gog and Magog, Guildhall, London, 1809. Balcony with statues of the two giants Gog and Magog on either side of an ornate clock

The Guildhall, London, 1838. Artist: C Matthews
The Guildhall, London, 1838. Merchants in top hats assembled in the Guildhall, after the Royal Exchange was destroyed by fire in 1838

A Mermaid, c1772-1845. Artist: Robert Smirke
A Mermaid, c1772-1845

Sir Francis Burdetts imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1810. Interior view of the Tower of London, with Sir Francis Burdett behind bars clutching a copy of the Magna Carta

The Enchanted Forest, 1886. Artist
The Enchanted Forest, 1886

Queen Victorias visit to the City of London, 1837. Artist: Nathaniel Whittock
View of Queen Victorias visit to the City of London, 9 November 1837, showing the Queen leaving Buckingham Palace; the Lord Mayor receiving the Queen at Temple Bar; the banquet in the Guildhall

Artists in front of the Royal Academy, Somerset House, London, 1797
Titianus redivivius; or the seven wise men consulting the new Venetian oracle. - A scene in ye Academic Grove, No.1, 1797; scene showing artists in front of the Royal Academy at Somerset House in

An illustrated songsheet, 1831. Two images with the songs Gog and Magog rewarded and King William and the citizens of London beneath

Garuda, 1913. Artist: Nandalal Bose
Garuda, 1913. In Buddhist mythology, garudas are bird-like divine beings. Illustration from Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita and Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1st edition, 1913

The Norns vanish, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The Norns vanish, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The cord which the Norns have been spinning snaps, they wrap the thread around themselves and disappear

The three Norns, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The three Norns, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. The three Norns, goddeses of Fate, sit spinning the thread of destiny on the summit of Brunnhildes rock

The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The hot blood burns like fire!, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Siegfried draws his sword from Fafners breast and in doing so gets sprinkled with the dragons blood

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Alberich

Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
Siegfried kills Fafner, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Mime takes Siegfried to Fafners cave and when Siegfried starts playing his horn, Fafner comes out

In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Artist: Arthur Rackham
In dragons form Fafner now watches the hoard, 1924. Illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods. Fafner guards the ring and all his treasures in a cave

There is a dread Dragon he sojourns, and in a cave keeps watch over Alberichs ring, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie

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