Dwarf Collection

Gods Of Healing
Asclepius or Aesculapius, the ancient Greek god of medicine, with the snake-entwined staff which has come to symbolise the medical profession, circa 1700

Picture No. 10887428
RABBIT - Dwarf rabbit wearing glasses Date:

Religion / Egypt / Bes
Dwarf-god who, for all his grotesque appearance, is actually benevolent : his role is to protect women through the risks of childbirth

Picture No. 10900145
Dwarf Lop Rabbit Date:

CIRCUS POSTER, c1910. American circus poster, c1910, featuring Singers Midgets

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803
NCO190175 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Oak woodland on Dartmoor

Picture No. 10851701
Domestic Rabbit - British Giant & Netherland Dwarf Date:

Picture No. 12480230
Dog - Pomeranian - on beach Dog - Pomeranian - on beach Date:

Collared Lemming - adult in winter fur, feeds on buds and bark of dwarf willow sprouts and dry grass on snow surface. (Dicrostonyx torquatus)

Picture No. 10887429
RABBIT - Dwarf rabbit wearing sunglasses Date:

Picture No. 10900069
Dwarf Rabbit & Dwarf Lop Rabbit Date:

Peacock flower, Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Peacock flower or Barbadoes cesalpinia, Caesalpinia pulcherrima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Nevitt after a botanical illustration by Miss Sara Maund from Benjamin Maund and the Rev

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving)
3025917 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, pub

Picture No. 10895277
CAT & RABBIT - Ragdoll kitten sitting with dwarf rabbit Date:

Marriage of dwarfs at the court of Peter the Great. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Mime at the anvil, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
STC324245 Mime at the anvil, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Geranium Reichardi
DWARF GERANIUM Date: 1787

Jacky lashtail, Amphibolurus muricatus, and Cape dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus capensis.. Handcolored copperplate stipple engraving from Jussieus Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles 1816-1830

The Old Curiosity Shop, Nell and grandfather in the shop
The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White makes herself useful in the home of the Seven Dwarfs

Peter I, the Great (1672-1725) at Deptford Dockyard, 1857 (oil on canvas)
RHC9705 Peter I, the Great (1672-1725) at Deptford Dockyard, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 152.3x243.7 cm; Royal Holloway

Dwarf violet iris or vernal American flower de luce, Iris verna. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by A

The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804
NCO190174 The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver (Plate 2d) published by Hannah Humphrey in 1804 (etching with engraving & w/c on paper) by Gillray

LAVINIA WARREN BUMPUS (1841-1919)
Mrs General Tom Thumb. English dwarf. Wood engraving, American, 1863

Siren, salamander and axolotl
Greater siren, Siren lacertina, three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactylum, olm, Proteus anguinus (vulnerable), axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum (critically endangered), dwarf waterdog

Book Jacket - Childrens Book - L'Ogre et le Nain Date: circa 1950s

Frederick Robson, actor, as Gam-Bogie, the Yellow Dwarf, in 'The Yellow Dwarf' by James Robinson Planche 1856. Date: 1856

Count Guy I of Ponthieu and the arrival of messengers from Duke
Count Guy I of Ponthieu in conference with Harold Godwinson, and Guy with huge axe receiving messengers from Duke WIlliam of Normandy. A dwarf Turold holds their horses

Margaret I, Countess of Flanders, and Turold
Margaret I, Countess of Flanders (1145~1194), riding sidesaddle holding a falcon 103. The dwarf Turold handling two horses, 11th century 104

Jewel plant, Bertolonia superbissima. Variety of dwarf, creeping, tender perennial, native to tropical South America. From William Bull's nursery in Chelsea

Berholde, a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy
Bertoldo or Berholde, crafty peasant who became a favorite of King Alboin of Lombardy, 568-572. Bertholde, Prime Minister to Albinus King of Lombardy. Lithograph after a stipple engraving by R

Masquerade procession with commedia dell'arte figures, Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday. Harlequin in motley with a marotte, Pulcinella with drum and horn

Ezo Momonga, Japanese dwarf flying squirrel cute drawing. Kawaii cartoon animal vector clip art illustration

Tom Reynolds 52 & girlfriend Susan Morley 19, pictured together outside Leicestershire Assizes Court, 18th November 1970

Anti-Vietnam War demonstration in Trafalgar Square, London

C H Schafers Midget Circus Troupe - Munich
circa 1910s

Early locomotive railway engine, Dwarf, used to pull the engineers inspection coach in 1862, London & North Western Railway Company. Date: circa 1900s

Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistmans Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013

Picture No. 12480241
Spitz Dog with Tiara Date:

Picture No. 12480153
Dwarf Lop-Eared Rabbit - sitting in bowl Date:

Picture No. 12480076
Dwarf Rabbit in Christmas hat in winter snow Date:

Hinduism: representation of a Yakshini (Yaksi) spirit of nature, with a parrot
LRI4733007 Hinduism: representation of a Yakshini (Yaksi) spirit of nature, with a parrot, she stands on a dwarf - (A Yaksi with a parrot, she stands on a dwarf) Sculpture by Mathura

Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother
Mlle. Anita, measuring about twenty-six inches in height, and known as The Doll Lady or the Living Doll, pictured with her ordinary-sized brother, Herr Ignatz Zachowly during a visit to England

Machnow eating breakfast at the London Hippodrome
Feodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there

Poinciana, Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Poinciana pulcherrima). Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L

General Tom Thumb
Charles Sherwood Stratton (1838 - 1883), known as General Tom Thumb, was a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P.T. Barnum

Mime and the Wanderer, from Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods
STC324252 Mime and the Wanderer, from Siegfried and The Twilight of the Gods, 1910 (colour litho) by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and her Dwarves (engraving)
CHT235035 Catherine de Medici (1519-89) and her Dwarves (engraving) by French School, (16th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Harold Turlant (68 years) and Albert Wilkinson (51 years), from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs which is on at the Liverpool Empire. 23rd December 1988

Clowns, clowning about in the the ring during a performance of the Bertram Mills Circus whilst visiting Cambridge April 1959

Six foot six inch actor David Prowse who plays Star Wars villain Darth Vader in the famous film trilogy

Danny McLaughlin in the Daily Record office with other staff members. Danny was apparently recorded in the Guiness Book of Records as the smallest Pageboy in the world. Circa 1950

Dwarf Henry Behrens with his Midget Car. November 1952 C5653

Tibia of Achondroplastic Dwarf
Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Statue of Perkeo of Heidelberg - jester and court dwarf
Statue of Perkeo of Heidelberg (born Clemens Pankert or Giovanni Clementi) (1702-1735) - a notable jester and court dwarf of Elector Palatine Charles III Philip in Heidelberg

Dwarf Figure, Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania

Ve. incarnation of Vichenou in dwarf, Fifth incarnation of Vishnu as a dwarf, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, Pl. 40, after p. 162 (vol. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) in Spitsbergen

Dwarf reindeer of spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

King of France Charles X, 1930 (etching)
8915547 King of France Charles X, 1930 (etching) by Bertrand, Noel Francois (c.1785-1852); Osterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Charles X, King of France)

A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. a. 1908 (photo)
682563 A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip to come through. a. 1908 (photo); (add.info.: A lonely job. Waiting all alone in the dark for a trip[?] to come through)

Jack Barrett [i.e. Barnett], Barnum's, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Jack W.C. Barnett (right) who was a performer with the Barnum and Bailey circus

Jubilee Hymn, 1897
1573960 Jubilee Hymn, 1897; (add.info.: Copy of the Jubille Hymn sheet from the celebration of Queen Victoria's (1819 - 1901) Diamond Jubilee. 1897); Universal History Archive/UIG

Albian Camar, master Aeditue de l'Ile Sonnante et ses oiseaux - illustration by Gustave Dore for complete works by
PCT4282122 Albian Camar, master Aeditue de l'Ile Sonnante et ses oiseaux - illustration by Gustave Dore for complete works by Francois Rabelais - Fifth Book by Pantagruel by Dore

The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving)
6437835 The Dwarf Tracassin. circa 1910 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Litterature. Tales of fees. The dwarf dwarf dances around the fire)

Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum
5855869 Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum; (add.info.: Bambino blue, Polemonium coeruleum)

The dwarf and Tuflongbo (engraving)
8646029 The dwarf and Tuflongbo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dwarf and Tuflongbo)

The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo)
8655994 The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Zeynard's Liliput-Speciality Troupe)

Enfant de Physis - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4935012 Enfant de Physis - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie
LUX4733241 Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France, A young woman and her dwarf little daughter, 1884; (add.info.: Rouen, Seine-Maritime (76), Haute-Normandie, France

New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military
LUX4723112 New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military, an infantryman and a sailor shakes hands, 1898 - Harry Spreck, Curtis Spreck; (add.info.: New York: 2 dwarfs disgusted in military)

The Famous History of Tom Thumb Tom in his coach drawn by mice
2604915 The Famous History of Tom Thumb Tom in his coach drawn by mice. Late eighteenth century woodcut.; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb Tom in his coach drawn by mice)

The Famous History of Tom Thumb
2604914 The Famous History of Tom Thumb''; (add.info.: The Famous History of Tom Thumb Tom dances on the Queen's hand and King Arthur gives him a signet ring which he wears as a girdle)

Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage
PCT4278369 Sindbad the sailor (Sinbad) - tale of the thousand and one (1001) nights - illustration by Gustave Dore - Third voyage

Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4278302 Illustration for Tom thumb, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: 19th century illustration for the tale of the brothers Grimm Tom Thumb: the tiny child (dwarf)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet"
DUV4220286 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet"

Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea
5856136 Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea; (add.info.: Net-leaved willow, Salix reticulata, and dwarf willow, Salix herbacea)

Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum
5855016 Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum; (add.info.: Flower, leaves, seed vessel and seeds of the Dwarf rose bay or mountain laurel tree, Rhododendrum maximum)

Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse
5855521 Decorative botanical print with flossflower, snapdragon, cantuta, and ladies purse; (add.info.: Annual and biannuals including blue flossflower (Ageratum houstonianum)

Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography)
PCT5618275 Two goblins carry a soup pot, early 20th century (chromolithography); (add.info.: Two dwarves or goblins carry a soup bowl full of soup (or magic potion)

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"The Enigmatic World of Dwarfs: From Gulliver's Travels to Singers Midgets" Step into the fascinating realm of dwarfs, where history and imagination intertwine. In the iconic illustration "The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver, " published by Hannah Humphrey in 1803, we witness the meeting between two contrasting figures - a giant king and a diminutive traveler. This captivating image captures the allure surrounding these extraordinary beings. Delving deeper into their significance, we encounter ancient beliefs that revered dwarfs as Gods of Healing. Their mystical powers were sought after for their ability to bring solace and cure ailments. A mesmerizing circus poster from c1910 showcases Singers Midgets, highlighting how they captivated audiences with their unique talents. Religion too has its own connection to dwarfs. In Egypt, Bes was worshipped as a deity associated with protection against evil spirits. Picture No. 10900145 takes us on an artistic journey through this religious iconography, showcasing the intricate details attributed to this dwarf-like figure. As we explore further, TAB III Album I reveals glimpses of another world altogether - an enchanting oak woodland on Dartmoor. Here, amidst nature's beauty lies a sense of mystery that draws us closer to understanding the allure surrounding these mythical creatures. Intriguingly enough, even great historical figures like Peter I had encounters with dwarfs; depicted in oil on canvas in "Peter I at Deptford Dockyard. " This painting transports us back to 1857 when Peter I encountered these enigmatic beings during his visit. From literature to artistry and beyond, dwarfs have left an indelible mark throughout history. They continue to fascinate our imaginations while challenging societal norms about what it means to be different or unique. So let us embrace the captivating world of dwarfs.