Gargoyle Collection (#4)

The High Bailiff gargoyle (photo)
7268864 The High Bailiff gargoyle (photo) by English School, (15th century); (add.info.: St Peters C of E Church, Winchcombe, near Cheltenham (1453)

DDE-90037090
Gargoyle Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Native to New Caledonia. Habitat: Arboreal Forest Dweller Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90037089
Gargoyle Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Native to New Caledonia. Habitat: Arboreal Forest Dweller Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90037059
New Caledonia Gargoyle Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Native to New Caledonia Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90037018
Gargoyle Gecko, Rhacodactylus auriculatus, Native to New Caledonia Date: 30/07/2008

DDE-90029808
France, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral gargoyle Date: 30/08/2007

DDE-90029810
France, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral, gargoyle Date: 30/08/2007

DDE-90029809
France, Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral gargoyle Date: 30/08/2007

Fountain head, after the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris), ... possibly mid to late 18th century. Creator: Anon
Fountain head, after the Fontaine des Quatre-Saisons (Paris), possibly mid to late 18th century

Il Mascherone, a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese, c
2972588 Il Mascherone, a Rocaille Fountain on the Grounds of the Villa Borghese, c.1754 (black chalk, heightened with white chalk & graphite, on blue laid paper, laid down on card) by Wilson

Gargoyle (engraving)
7185785 Gargoyle (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gargoyle. Illustration for Le Moyen Age et la Renaissance by Paul Lacroix and Ferdinand Sere (Paris)

Lion-Headed Demon (Kala), 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Lion-Headed Demon (Kala), 9th century

Water Spout, Sandstone, 1939. Creator: Raymond E. Noble
Water Spout, Sandstone, 1939

Gargoyle / Gutter Spout, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Rosamond P Gray
Gargoyle/Gutter Spout, 1935/1942

Ely Cathedral: Head in South Nave Triforium, c. 1891. Creator: Frederick Henry Evans
Ely Cathedral: Head in South Nave Triforium, c. 1891. Lantern slide

Versailles, Fontaine dans la Cour de Marbre, 1903. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Fontaine dans la Cour de Marbre, 1903. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Cour de Marbre, Fontaine, 1903. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Cour de Marbre, Fontaine, 1903. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Le Parc, 1904. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Le Parc, 1904. A work made of albumen print

Versailles, Vase, Bassin de Neptune, 1901. Creator: Eugene Atget
Versailles, Vase, Bassin de Neptune, 1901. A work made of albumen print

Le Stryge (litho)
6011074 Le Stryge (litho) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Stryge. Illustration for The Paris Exhibition 1900 (Art Journal, 1901).); © Look and Learn

Le Stryge, 1853 (etching on laid paper)
996342 Le Stryge, 1853 (etching on laid paper) by Meryon, Charles (1821-68); 17.2x12.9 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

The Gout, 1799 (hand-coloured soft-ground etching on wove paper)
995994 The Gout, 1799 (hand-coloured soft-ground etching on wove paper) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 26.6x36.2 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

5 Grotesque Heads in the Belfry of Bristol Cathedral and 12 others (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831256 5 Grotesque Heads in the Belfry of Bristol Cathedral and 12 others (pencil & w/c on paper) by Homes, Marcus H. (1803-1854); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

The Vampire by Charles Negre, 1853 (print from a wax paper negative)
2630168 The Vampire by Charles Negre, 1853 (print from a wax paper negative) by NAgre, Charles (1820-80); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Vampire, a salt print by Charles Negre (French)

Gargoyle on Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France. Date: circa 1920s

Saint Michael and the Devil, from the Wenhaston Doom, c. 1500-20 (painted wood)
MFI271190 Saint Michael and the Devil, from the Wenhaston Doom, c.1500-20 (painted wood) by English School, (16th century); St

Gargoyles in the Cloister (photo)
KW254719 Gargoyles in the Cloister (photo) by Portuguese School, (16th century); Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Lisbon, Portugal; Portuguese, out of copyright

Gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone)
ALI213265 Gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Elevation of the tower of Laon Cathedral (pen and ink on paper)
XIR154169 Elevation of the tower of Laon Cathedral (pen and ink on paper) by Villard de Honnecourt (fl.1190-1235); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Fr 5594 f. 267v Bayezid I receiving the ransom, from Passages faits Outremer
BAL58276 Fr 5594 f.267v Bayezid I receiving the ransom, from Passages faits Outremer written by Sebastien Mamerot, c.1490 (vellum) by French School, (15th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Gargoyles at Notre Dame, 1867 (oil on canvas)
985283 Gargoyles at Notre Dame, 1867 (oil on canvas) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 33x48.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gargoyles at Notre Dame. Winslow Homer (1836-1910). Oil on canvas

Paris: Figure of a Nameless Creature on Notre Dame (b / w photo)
6007978 Paris: Figure of a Nameless Creature on Notre Dame (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figure of a Nameless Creature on Notre Dame)

Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213261 Two gargoyles from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI213271 Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame, Paris

Pelican gargoyl from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade
ALI213266 Pelican gargoyl from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc

Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone)
ALI213262 Gargoyle from the balustrade of the Grande Galerie of the west facade, replica of a 12th century original (stone) (b/w photo) by Viollet-le-Duc, Eugene Emmanuel (1814-79); Notre Dame

Exterior view of the east end (photo)
MAE170571 Exterior view of the east end (photo) by French School; Beauvais Cathedral, Beauvais, France; ePaul Maeyaert; French, out of copyright

The Fountain of the Four Rivers, detail of the coat of arms of Innocent X (1574-1655)
XJL187599 The Fountain of the Four Rivers, detail of the coat of arms of Innocent X (1574-1655), 1648-51 (stone) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy; Italian

The Last Trump, from the Wenhaston Doom, c. 1500-20 (painted wood)
MFI271189 The Last Trump, from the Wenhaston Doom, c.1500-20 (painted wood) by English School, (16th century); St. Peters Church, Wenhaston, Suffolk

Five corbels at Black Castle, Brislington, 1824 (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832514 Five corbels at Black Castle, Brislington, 1824 (pencil & w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Groin stones (bosses) in the roof of St Nicholas Crypt (pencil & w / c on paper)
2831674 Groin stones (bosses) in the roof of St Nicholas Crypt (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Terracotta antiquities (colour litho)
3630317 Terracotta antiquities (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Terracotta antiquities)

Great Britain, Flags of the Nations Series (colour litho)
3643094 Great Britain, Flags of the Nations Series (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Britain, Flags of the Nations Series)

Bracket on the Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w / c on paper)
2832149 Bracket on the Exterior of the Mint (now St Peters Hospital) (pencil & w/c on paper) by O Neill, Hugh (1784-1824); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Head of Nomus from Fish Market, near Corn Street (w / c on paper)
2831986 Head of Nomus from Fish Market, near Corn Street (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; eBristol Museums

Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Healing of the Cripple
3565064 Seventeenth century tapestry depicting the Healing of the Cripple by Fevere, Pietro (Lefebvre, Pierre) (1579-1669); Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino, Marche

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"Guardians of the City: The Enigmatic Gargoyles of Paris" Perched high atop the iconic Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, a gargoyle gazes sternly over the enchanting cityscape below. With its grotesque features and imposing stance, this Parisian gargoyle stands as a silent sentinel, watching over the heart of France with an air of mystery. Known for their ornate and often rude appearances, gargoyles have become synonymous with Gothic architecture. This particular one on Notre Dame Cathedral has captured the imagination of visitors from around the world who marvel at its intricate details and eerie presence. But these stone creatures are not limited to just cathedrals; they can be found in unexpected places too. At the renowned Gargoyle club in Paris, an advertisement for Booths Dry Gin catches your eye amidst a crowd of partygoers. It seems even gargoyles enjoy a good drink. Venturing beyond France's borders, we find another fascinating example in Heidelberg Castle, Germany. Dating back to 1887, this gargoyle guards the entrance with an aura that transports you to another era entirely. Back in Paris, Mobiloil enamel signs catch your attention as you stroll through picturesque streets lined with vintage cars and motorbikes. These reminders of bygone eras blend seamlessly with the timeless presence of gargoyles that adorn buildings throughout Europe. Whether perched upon grand cathedrals or hidden within architectural gems across continents, these guardians remain steadfast symbols of protection and intrigue. Their watchful eyes seem to hold secrets untold as they silently observe our bustling cities below. So next time you wander through cobblestone streets or gaze up at towering structures like Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris or Heidelberg Castle in Germany, take a moment to appreciate these enigmatic creatures—the gargoyles—who continue to captivate our imaginations while keeping eternal vigilance over our beloved cities.