Crone Collection

Old Shetlanders, Havera Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland. Date: 1918

Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving)
3051740 Comfort to the Corns, pub. 1800 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Example of an optical illusion - composite picture of an old woman and a girl
5309088 Example of an optical illusion - composite picture of an old woman and a girl; (add.info.: Example of an optical illusion - composite picture of an old woman and a girl)

Hansel and Gretel, illustration from Once Upon a Time published by Ernest Mister, c. 1900 (colour litho)
IL288829 Hansel and Gretel, illustration from Once Upon a Time published by Ernest Mister, c.1900 (colour litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection

Comic Valentines Postcard - Old Maid about to be blown up
Comic Valentines Postcard - Some seriously racey language punning against an image of an Old Maid about to be blown up. 1908

Distant view of ruins of Trosky Castle, Troskovice, Semily District, Liberec Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Cupid Imprisoned
This illustration depicts an old crone with a predatory owl upon her head, pulling along a cart decorated with poppy flowers, upon which sits a cage containing an imprisoned Cupid, the god of love

MOZART/FLUTE/PAPAGENO, A
The old crone is transformed into Papagena, to Papageno's delight Date: first performed 1791

Groaning continually, he climbed the mountain. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale
492407 Groaning continually, he climbed the mountain. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl at the Well. by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection

In came the three women dressed in the stangest fashion. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale
492391 In came the three women dressed in the stangest fashion. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Three Spinning Women

The old woman seized her by the gown and tried to hold her fast. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy
492398 The old woman seized her by the gown and tried to hold her fast. Illustration by Arthur Rackham from Grimm's Fairy Tale, The Enchanted Tree

A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving)
3025914 A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Addington (1757-1844)

The Scarlet Pimpernel to the Rescue, illustration for The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) (colour litho)
IL193482 The Scarlet Pimpernel to the Rescue, illustration for The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy (1865-1947) (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

An old crone stooping over a kettle (colour litho)
3633876 An old crone stooping over a kettle (colour litho) by Brock, Charles Edmund (1870-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: An old crone stooping over a kettle)

Patience on a Monument, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving)
3025371 Patience on a Monument, pub. 1791 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Gathering sticks in the New Forest. Date: 1903

Children startled by a Witch (w / c, pen & ink on paper)
BOU203023 Children startled by a Witch (w/c, pen & ink on paper) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: drawing possibly from Mother Goose ; ); Bourne Gallery, Reigate

Anti-Saccharites, or John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar
NCO190496 Anti-Saccharites, or John Bull and his Family leaving off the use of Sugar, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Comfort to the Corns, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190139 Comfort to the Corns, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1800 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

8 vignettes depicting eloquence, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO191281 8 vignettes depicting eloquence, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Three Witches appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, 1800-1810 (oil on canvas)
CH401495 The Three Witches appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, 1800-1810 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 87.1x112 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth)

A Vestal of -93, trying on the Cestus of Venus, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving)
3025382 A Vestal of -93, trying on the Cestus of Venus, pub. 1793 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190148 La Belle Assemblee, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.8x35.1 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Ancient Music, published by S. W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190404 Ancient Music, published by S.W. Fores in 1787 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 42.7x55.1 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d
NCO191286 The Loss of the Faro Bank, or The Rooks Pigeon d, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Modern Hospitality, or A Friendly Party in High Life, published by Hannah Humphrey in
NCO191240 Modern Hospitality, or A Friendly Party in High Life, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Light Expelling Darkness - Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations
NCO190434 Light Expelling Darkness - Evaporation of Stygian Exhalations, or The Sun of the Constitution rising superior to the Clouds of Opposition, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (etching)

A Vestal of -93 trying on the Cestus of Venus, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793
NCO190400 A Vestal of -93 trying on the Cestus of Venus, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1793 (hand-coloured etching & engraving with aquatint) by Gillray

Patience on a Monument, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191231 Patience on a Monument, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

The Wedding Gown (oil on canvas)
CW15267 The Wedding Gown (oil on canvas) by Faed, John (1820-1902); Private Collection; eChristopher Wood Gallery, London, UK; Scottish, out of copyright

Billingsgate Eloquence, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured engraving
NCO260495 Billingsgate Eloquence, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured engraving) (detail of 191281) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

An Old Woman with an Hour Glass
WES32124 An Old Woman with an Hour Glass by Dou, Gerrit or Gerard (1613-75); The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

A Witch, upon a Mounts Edge, or Fuzelli, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791
NCO193145 A Witch, upon a Mounts Edge, or Fuzelli, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Dinners Drest in the Neatest Manner, satirical cartoon on culinary hygiene
CHT173795 Dinners Drest in the Neatest Manner, satirical cartoon on culinary hygiene (coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

The Witch Baba Yaga, illustration from the story of Vassilissa the Beautiful
CHT173743 The Witch Baba Yaga, illustration from the story of Vassilissa the Beautiful, 1902 (colour litho) by Bilibin, Ivan (1876-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

English actor Fred Terry in a production of The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905 (b / w photo)
5999786 English actor Fred Terry in a production of The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

"All at once the door opened and an old, old Woman
3474202 " All at once the door opened and an old, old Woman, supporting herself on a crutch came hobbling out A...", from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, pub

The Witches, 1897 (oil on canvas)
CH402195 The Witches, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Corinth, Lovis (Franz Heinrich Louis) (1858-1925); 95x120.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Die Hexen; ); Photo eChristies Images; German

A witch frightens a man with a cudgel, c. 1790s (coloured engraving)
STC202577 A witch frightens a man with a cudgel, c.1790s (coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Sin, Death, and the Devil, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO190428 Sin, Death, and the Devil, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 31.5x40 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

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

How to kiss your Rich Aunt ! A rather foolish and foppish young man (with an eye on the prize!) greets his Elderly (and very rich) Auntie with extreme enthusiasm. Date: 1908

Groaning Continually, He Climbed The Mountain. Illustration By Arthur Rackham From Grimms Fairy Tale, The Goose Girl At The Well

The Old Woman Seized Her By The Gown And Tried To Hold Her Fast. Illustration By Arthur Rackham From Grimms Fairy Tale, The Enchanted Tree

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"Captivating Crone: A Journey through Time and Imagination" Step into the world of the "Crone, " a term that evokes images of wisdom, mystery, and enchantment. From Comfort to the Corns in 1800 to The Power of Beauty in 1792, these captivating hints take us on a mesmerizing journey. Imagine yourself in Old Shetlanders on Havera Isle, where ancient tales come alive. Picture Cupid Imprisoned, his mischievous antics frozen in time. And who can resist the allure of Mozart's flute as Papageno enchants audiences with his melodies? But it doesn't stop there - brace yourself for a dose of humor with a Comic Valentines Postcard featuring an Old Maid about to be blown up. Learn How to Kiss Your Rich Aunt and unlock secrets passed down through generations. As we delve deeper into fantastical realms, Arthur Rackham's illustrations from Grimm's Fairy Tales transport us to worlds filled with wonder. Groaning continually, our protagonist climbs mountains while The Goose Girl at the Well captivates our imagination. In another tale by Grimm Brothers, The Three Spinning Women make their entrance dressed in peculiar fashion. We witness their mysterious powers unfold before our eyes. Meanwhile, an old woman seizes her prey by the gown in The Enchanted Tree - suspense fills the air. Prepare for spine-tingling encounters as we explore Phantasmagoria scenes conjuring up armed skeletons from 1803 hand-colored engravings and etchings. These haunting spectacles blur reality and fantasy like never before. Finally, immerse yourself in The Power of Beauty as St. Cecilia charms even the most brutish souls or succumbs Welch Ambassador under her spell; Hannah Humphrey's 1792 hand-colored etching captures this seductive moment flawlessly. The "Crone" beckons you to embrace her timeless allure.