Richard Wagner Collection (#4)

The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods
STC324256 The dwarves quarrelling over the body of Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Siegfried kills Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho)
STC324254 Siegfried kills Fafner, illustration from Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods, 1924 (colour litho) by Rackham

Portrait of Richard Wagner, german composer (Painting, 19th century)
LRI4627574 Portrait of Richard Wagner, german composer (Painting, 19th century) by Tivoli, Giuseppe (1845-1925); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

Tristan und Isolde, Last Act
LLM454580 Tristan und Isolde, Last Act by Leeke, Fred (fl.c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tristan und Isolde, Last Act)

The Death of Tristan (engraving)
7157340 The Death of Tristan (engraving) by Goldberg, Gustav Adolf (1848-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Death of Tristan)

The Klingsor keep for Richard Wagners "Parsifal II Act". Illustration in "The Living Work of Art"by
LSE4095251 The Klingsor keep for Richard Wagners " Parsifal II Act". Illustration in " The Living Work of Art" by Adolphe Appia (1862-1928) by Appia

Schumann-Heink (litho)
5219543 Schumann-Heink (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schumann-Heink. Illustration for Living Biographies of Famous Women (Halcyon House)

Wagner and King Ludwig II, c. 1900 (colour litho)
FIA5407560 Wagner and King Ludwig II, c.1900 (colour litho) by Bergen, Fritz (1857-1941); Private Collection; Photo © Fine Art Images

The Knight Tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa (colour litho)
3628195 The Knight Tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Knight Tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa)

The Coming of the Unknown Knight (colour litho)
3628192 The Coming of the Unknown Knight (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Coming of the Unknown Knight)

The Knight tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge
IL288855 The Knight tries to Allay the Doubts of Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney

He is Surprised by Assassins (colour litho)
3628196 He is Surprised by Assassins (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: He is Surprised by Assassins)

The Departure of Lohengrin (colour litho)
3628191 The Departure of Lohengrin (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Departure of Lohengrin)

Portraits of Composers: Wagner (litho)
5990205 Portraits of Composers: Wagner (litho) by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wagner. Illustration for Living Biographies of Great Composers by Henry Thomas)

Portrait of Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer photo by Joseph Albert (1825-1886), 1864
XEE4161133 Portrait of Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer photo by Joseph Albert (1825-1886), 1864. by Albert, Joseph (1825-1886); Private Collection; (add.info)

Silhouette by Richard Wagner by Otto Bohler (1847-1913)
XEE4146813 Silhouette by Richard Wagner by Otto Bohler (1847-1913) by Bohler, Otto (1847-1913); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ortrid claims Precedence before Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge
IL288854 Ortrid claims Precedence before Elsa, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection

The Coming of the Unknown Knight, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge
IL288852 The Coming of the Unknown Knight, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection

Ortrud Claims Precedence before Elsa (colour litho)
3628194 Ortrud Claims Precedence before Elsa (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ortrud Claims Precedence before Elsa)

The bride Penelope in wedding veil with her pronuba or matron of honor
6340183 The bride Penelope in wedding veil with her pronuba or matron of honor by Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (19th century); (add.info)

Odin Calling Up the Fire, c. 1914 (colour litho)
CHT216993 Odin Calling Up the Fire, c.1914 (colour litho) by Stassen, Franz (1869-1949); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

He Forbids the Questions, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho)
IL288853 He Forbids the Questions, illustration from Wagners Lohengrin, published by George Routledge, 1901 (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection

Lohengrin, Act I scene iii
LLM454584 Lohengrin, Act I scene iii by Leeke, Fred (fl.c.1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lohengrin, Act I scene iii)

Richard Wagner at Munich (litho)
7149722 Richard Wagner at Munich (litho) by Barrett, Oswald Charles (BATT) (1892-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) at Munich

Wilhelm Richard Wagner, from Living Biographies of Great Composers
3961019 Wilhelm Richard Wagner, from Living Biographies of Great Composers by Ross, Gordon (1872-1946); (add.info.: Wilhelm Richard Wagner, 1813-1883)

He Forbids the Questions (colour litho)
3628193 He Forbids the Questions (colour litho) by Tilney, Frederick Colin (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: He Forbids the Questions)

German composer Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima entertaining Franz Liszt and Hans von Wolzogen at their home
7148170 German composer Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima entertaining Franz Liszt and Hans von Wolzogen at their home, Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1880 (engraving) by Beckmann

The Siege of Paris (litho)
7149745 The Siege of Paris (litho) by Moloch (Colomb B.) (1849-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Siege of Paris, satire on the performance of Richard Wagners opera Lohengrin in Paris, 1891)

A Repetition of Tristan und Isolde, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho)
DGC288115 A Repetition of Tristan und Isolde, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Portrait du compositeur Richard Wagner"(Portrait of the composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
FIA5398483 " Portrait du compositeur Richard Wagner" (Portrait of the composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883)) Peinture de Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904)

Projet de costume pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
FIA5350163 Projet de costume pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Oeuvre de Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), crayon, gouache et encre sur papier, 1912

Village au bord de la mer. Decor preparatoire pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
FIA5350160 Village au bord de la mer. Decor preparatoire pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Oeuvre de Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), gouache et tempera sur carton, 1912

Kultur Protector (litho)
7149613 Kultur Protector (litho) by Dyson, Will (1880-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kultur Protector. Illustration from Kultur Cartoons (Stanley Paul & Co, London)

Richard Wagner, German composer (engraving)
7157246 Richard Wagner, German composer (engraving) by Gill, Andre (1840-85) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Wagner, German composer. French cartoon from l Eclipse, 1869)

Le roi Marc. Costume pour l opera Tristan et Iseult (ou Isolde ou Iseut) de Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
FIA5380518 Le roi Marc. Costume pour l opera Tristan et Iseult (ou Isolde ou Iseut) de Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Oeuvre de Nicolas (Nicholas) Roerich (1874-1947), gouache et aquarelle sur papier

Projet de decor pour l opera le Crepuscule des Dieux de Richard Wagner. (Stage Design for the opera the Twilight of)
FIA5358401 Projet de decor pour l opera le Crepuscule des Dieux de Richard Wagner. (Stage Design for the opera the Twilight of the Gods by R. Wagner)

Projet de costume pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
FIA5350173 Projet de costume pour l opera Tristan et Isolde de Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Oeuvre de Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947), crayon, gouache et encre sur papier, 1912

Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho)
DGC288127 Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, illustration from The Savoy, 1896 (litho) by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-98); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Charron; Cartwright; Wagner (engraving)
7195298 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Charron; Cartwright; Wagner (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charron; Cartwright; Wagner)

The Comedy of the Rhinegold, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Comedy of the Rhinegold, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. The Rhinemaidens....frontispiece, never completed, to an edition of Wagners Opera

Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Alberich, from The Savoy No. 8, 1896. Another drawing for Das Rheingold. It has the charm of a Japanese netsuke and reminds one of an earlier drawing

The Fourth Tableau of Das Rheingold, from The Savoy No. 6, 1896. Cover design with Wotan and Loge, illustration for Wagners opera " Das Rheingold"

Tristan und Isolde, from The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Tristan und Isolde, from The Savoy No. 7, 1896. Characters from Wagners opera. Published in " The Best of Beardsley" edited by R. A. Walker, [The Bodley Head, London, 1948]

The Wagnerites, 1894. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Wagnerites, 1894. An audience, some with elaborate hairstyles, in an opera house. A programme that has fallen to the floor reads Tristan und Isolde, an opera by Richard Wagner

Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. A woman holding a muff looks at a pile of books: Story of Venus and Tannhauser, Discords, Shakespeare, The Yellow Book, Dickens. This design was not used

Valhalla's Downfall. Creator: Roeber (Rober), Fritz (Friedrich) (1851-1924)
Valhalla's Downfall. Private Collection

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Richard Wagner, a renowned German composer and conductor, is celebrated for his influential contributions to the world of opera. Born in 1813, Wagner's musical genius was evident from an early age. His works encompassed a wide range of themes and emotions, captivating audiences with their depth and complexity. One of Wagner's notable compositions is "Le chevalier aux fleurs (The Knight of the Flowers), " created in 1894. This piece showcases his ability to weave together intricate melodies that transport listeners into enchanting realms. In addition to his musical prowess, Wagner also dabbled in other artistic endeavors. A Punch cartoon titled "A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle" depicts the grandeur and scale of his epic four-opera cycle known as "The Ring of the Nibelungs. " The engraving serves as a testament to Wagner's ambition and vision. Wagner's fascination with mythology is evident in works such as "Loki's brood" from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons (c. 1905). Through this composition, he delves into Norse legends, exploring characters like Odin and Fenrir while infusing them with his unique musical style. Another masterpiece by Wagner is "Freia, the fair one, " illustrated by Arthur Rackham for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie (1910). This artwork captures Freia's ethereal beauty while hinting at her pivotal role within Wagner's operatic narrative. Bayreuth holds significance in Richard Wagner's life as it became synonymous with his music festivals. Scenic designs for both The Ring of the Nibelungs' Rhine-daughters and Parsifal’s Temple of Holy Grail showcase Bayreuth’s importance as a creative hub where these monumental productions came to life. "The Ride of the Valkyries, " perhaps one of Wagner’s most recognizable pieces, exemplifies his ability to create dramatic tension through powerful orchestration.