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Story Teller Collection

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers

Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Creator: Dalziel Brothers
Christmas Story-telling - drawn by J. E. Millais, 1862. Victorian family entertainment. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1625. Creator: Unknown

Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1625. Creator: Unknown
Shri Raga, Folio from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), c1625

Background imageStory Teller Collection: 'San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown

'San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623. Creator: Unknown
Gorgin Leads Bishan Astray, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1623

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Roman Ruins, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Giovanni Paolo Panini

Roman Ruins, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Giovanni Paolo Panini
Roman Ruins, early-mid 18th century

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi (?), 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi (?), 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Sorori Shinzaemon and Hideyoshi (?), 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guiriot ou Jongeur du Senegal, c1797

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Man who reads to a small child, 1836-1900. Creator: Elchanon Verveer

Man who reads to a small child, 1836-1900. Creator: Elchanon Verveer
Man who reads to a small child, 1836-1900. Old man and girl in a garden

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Tea party in a European house in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Tea party in a European house in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Tea party in a European house in Batavia, 1779-1785. The European woman, seated on the right, is visiting the meztizo woman wearing a kebaja, (Southeast Asian dress)

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Crimean War, 1856. Old soldier telling children abouth his army career; battle scene; soldiers returning home. From "Illustrated London News", 1856

Background imageStory Teller Collection: The Wedding Ring - a Ghost Story for Christmas and his Twelve Days, by Miles Gerald Keon, 1857

The Wedding Ring - a Ghost Story for Christmas and his Twelve Days, by Miles Gerald Keon, 1857. Creator: Joseph Swain
The Wedding Ring - a Ghost Story for Christmas and his Twelve Days, by Miles Gerald Keon, 1857. Illustration to a short story, depicting a group of men seated round a hearth after dinner

Background imageStory Teller Collection: 'Graziella' - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856

"Graziella" - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Creator: Unknown
"Graziella" - painted by R. Lehmann - from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1856. Engraving of a painting. This is one of Lamartine's prettiest word-pictures

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Crawford, Jack, Captain, in costume, 1915 Oct. 13

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Encampment of the Grenadier Guards, at Constantinople - from a daguerreotype by J

Encampment of the Grenadier Guards, at Constantinople - from a daguerreotype by J. Robertson, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Encampment of the Grenadier Guards, at Constantinople - from a daguerreotype by J. Robertson, 1854. Scene from the Crimean War: British soldiers in Turkey

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Story telling, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis

Story telling, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Story telling, c1906. Group of Apache men, two on horseback, others seated, listening and looking on as one member of the party is marking the ground with a stick

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Storyteller Figure, A. D. 100 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Storyteller Figure, A. D. 100 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Storyteller Figure, A.D. 100/800

Background imageStory Teller Collection: A Merry Tale, 1882, printed January 1890. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson

A Merry Tale, 1882, printed January 1890. Creator: Henry Peach Robinson
A Merry Tale, 1882, printed January 1890. Photogravure, from " Sun Artists, number 2" (1890)

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Zouave Storyteller (Le recit), 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray

Zouave Storyteller (Le recit), 1857. Creator: Gustave Le Gray
Zouave Storyteller (Le recit), 1857. Albumen print, from the album " Souvenirs du Camp de Chalons"

Background imageStory Teller Collection: The Old Smiths Story, 1895. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

The Old Smiths Story, 1895. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Old Smiths Story, 1895

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Aesop (c620-564 BC) a slave and fabulist storyteller in Ancient Greece credited with tales collectively known as Aesops Fables

Background imageStory Teller Collection: San Antonio Abad Visita A San Pablo, (San Antonio Abad visits Saint Paul), 1634, (c1934)

San Antonio Abad Visita A San Pablo, (San Antonio Abad visits Saint Paul), 1634, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
San Antonio Abad Visita A San Pablo, (San Antonio Abad visits Saint Paul), 1634, (c1934). San Antonio visits St Paul the hermit at his cave and recounts the Golden Legend

Background imageStory Teller Collection: Dr Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

Dr Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter, 1820. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Dr Syntax and the Superannuated Fox Hunter, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]

Background imageStory Teller Collection: The story teller, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927)

The story teller, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). Artist: Thomas A Glover
The story teller, Livingstone to Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia, 1925 (1927). A print from Cape to Cairo, by Stella Court Treatt, George G Harrap & Company Ltd, 1927

Background imageStory Teller Collection: A professional story teller at Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, c1875

A professional story teller at Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, c1875


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