Wizard Collection (page 4)

Merlin in the forest of Broceliande, from Orlando Furioso
CHT164260 Merlin in the forest of Broceliande, from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), published by Hachette in 1888 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Ms 5072 fol. 130v Maugis of Aigremont and Isanne in the Queens Bedroom
XIR182636 Ms 5072 fol.130v Maugis of Aigremont and Isanne in the Queens Bedroom, from the Renaud de Montauban cycle (vellum) by Liedet, Loyset (fl.1448-78); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris

The Black Mass, the month of August for a magic calendar published in
CHT173742 The Black Mass, the month of August for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau review, 1896 (colour litho) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian

The Love Potion, the month of May for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau
CHT173739 The Love Potion, the month of May for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau review, 1896 (colour litho) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian

King Arthur with Lancelot and Merlin at Camelot, 1923 (screen print)
2622139 King Arthur with Lancelot and Merlin at Camelot, 1923 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Operation Veritable Memorial, Groesbeek, Holland
Shaped like an airborne canister, or the Tinman in the Wizard of Oz film, this metal Memorial records on the back that on 17/18 September 1944

Young Woman consulting a Necromancer (sepia wash on paper)
MMT196743 Young Woman consulting a Necromancer (sepia wash on paper) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 25x38 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

Interior of the Little Theatre, Haymarket in London and the Front of the Above
STC88776 Interior of the Little Theatre, Haymarket in London and the Front of the Above, engraved by James Stow (c.1770-1820) 1815 (engraving) by Jones

A Scene From Shakespeares The Tempest, 1787 (oil on canvas)
BIR189273 A Scene From Shakespeares The Tempest, 1787 (oil on canvas) by Wheatley, Francis (1747-1801); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info.: Depicts Prospero, Miranda)

Front cover of The Great Wizard of the Norths Handbook of Natural Magic
AQS256838 Front cover of The Great Wizard of the Norths Handbook of Natural Magic by John H. Anderson (engraving) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester

Two Danish fairytales told in cartoon strip form (litho)
812804 Two Danish fairytales told in cartoon strip form (litho) by Danish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two Danish fairytales told in cartoon strip form)

The Enchanter Merlin, from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533)
CHT164261 The Enchanter Merlin, from Orlando Furioso by Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), published by Hachette in 1888 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Edwardian postcard of a monkey as a puppet master entertaining five cats at a puppet show
3604945 Edwardian postcard of a monkey as a puppet master entertaining five cats at a puppet show, c.1910 (colour litho) by English School

"Exactly so! I am a humbug. "from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L
3614751 A" Exactly so! I am a humbug.A" from A The Wonderful Wizard of OzA by L. Frank Baum by Denslow, William Wallace (1856-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: A" Exactly so)

"Sweet Lord, you play me false", illustration from The Tempest
3037151 " Sweet Lord, you play me false", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Fury! Fury! There, tyrant, there Hark! Hark!, illustration from The Tempest
3037148 " Fury! Fury! There, tyrant, there Hark! Hark!, illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

"Fair encounter of the most Rare affections", illustration from
3037139 " Fair encounter of the most Rare affections", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

"While you do here snoring lie", illustration from The Tempest
3037136 " While you do here snoring lie", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Adam Warner Hooted as a Wizard, exhibited at the Royal Academy by H B Roberts. 1872

"Adam Warner hooted as a Wizard, "from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy (litho)
1588789 " Adam Warner hooted as a Wizard, " from the Exhibition of the Royal Academy (litho) by Roberts, Henry Benjamin (1831-1915); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Finnish sorcerer foretelling the imminent death of Ivan the Terrible (engraving)
3647464 A Finnish sorcerer foretelling the imminent death of Ivan the Terrible (engraving) by Baehr, Johann Karl (1801-69); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Eagle and the Owl, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving)
3472033 The Eagle and the Owl, from Fontaine Fables, pub. 1905 (engraving) by Billingshurst, Percy J. (1871-1933); The Stapleton Collection; out of copyright

Caricature of the discovery of Neptune, from Le Charivari
CHT233739 Caricature of the discovery of Neptune, from Le Charivari, 1st January 1847 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Cham (Amedee Charles Henri de Noe) (1818-79); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

They met with an Old Man, illustration from Stories of King Arthur
STC323612 They met with an Old Man, illustration from Stories of King Arthur and the Round Table by Beatrice Clay, 1st Edition, 1905 (litho) by Curtis

Vivien bewitches Merlin, illustration from The Story of King Arthur
STC335710 Vivien bewitches Merlin, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, 1903 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

Illustration from The Castle of the Carpathians
CHT199885 Illustration from The Castle of the Carpathians by Jules Verne (1828-1905) 1892 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Chinese Magicians and Sorcerers, illustration from
CHT223751 Chinese Magicians and Sorcerers, illustration from Ceremonies et Coutumes Religieuses des Peuples Idolatres, published in Amsterdam, 1798 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Picart

A Woman Consulting Michel Nostradame (Nostradamus) (1503-66
CHT184733 A Woman Consulting Michel Nostradame (Nostradamus) (1503-66) January 1790 (coloured engraving) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

The Enchanter Merlin, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights
STC335707 The Enchanter Merlin, illustration from The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, 1903 (litho) by Pyle, Howard (1853-1911); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American

A Laputian Gentleman Taking a Walk, from Gullivers Travels by Jonathon Swift
3467979 A Laputian Gentleman Taking a Walk, from Gullivers Travels by Jonathon Swift (1667 - 1745), pub. 1909 (colour litho) by Rackham

The Bard, A Pindaric Ode, from The Poems of Thomas Gray
XYC144094 The Bard, A Pindaric Ode, from The Poems of Thomas Gray, 1797-98 (w/c and black ink on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 41.9x32.4 cm; Yale Center for British Art

Mr John Henricks, Wizard of the Atlantic (litho)
5238837 Mr John Henricks, Wizard of the Atlantic (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr John Henricks, Wizard of the Atlantic)

Credulous lady and astrologer, engraved by Pierre Simon (d. c. 1810) (colour litho)
REV326163 Credulous lady and astrologer, engraved by Pierre Simon (d.c.1810) (colour litho) by Smith, John Raphael (1752-1812) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

"On the bats back I do fly", illustration from The Tempest
3037150 " On the bats back I do fly", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Juno, Ceres and the Masque of the nymphs and Reaper, illustration from
3037145 Juno, Ceres and the Masque of the nymphs and Reaper, illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

Ariel as a harpy, illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho)
3037143 Ariel as a harpy, illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Lead monster, we ll follow. I would I could see Taboreri: He lays it on"
3037140 " Lead monster, we ll follow. I would I could see Taboreri: He lays it on", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

"And yet I needs must curse", illustration from The Tempest
3037137 " And yet I needs must curse", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe, Paul Vincent (1875-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

"Full fathom five thy father lies: of his bones are coral made"
3037135 " Full fathom five thy father lies: of his bones are coral made", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

"She did confine thee, by help of her most potent ministers
3037132 " She did confine thee, by help of her most potent ministers and in her most unmitigable rage, into a cloven pine", illustration from The Tempest, 1908 (colour litho) by Woodroffe

The magic of France (colour litho)
1092331 The magic of France (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The magic of France)

Costume design for the Magician, in Dardanus, a libretto by Leclerc de Labruere
STC135410 Costume design for the Magician, in Dardanus, a libretto by Leclerc de Labruere, composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) facsimile by A

A Historical and Prophetic Calendar of Michel Nostradame (Nostradamus) (1503-66
CHT163578 A Historical and Prophetic Calendar of Michel Nostradame (Nostradamus) (1503-66) 1847 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet

Astrological Almanac, 1856 (colour litho)
CHT184735 Astrological Almanac, 1856 (colour litho) by Emy, Henry (fl.1856); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Black Magic, the month of November for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau
CHT173753 Black Magic, the month of November for a magic calendar published in Art Nouveau review, 1896 (colour litho) by Orazi, Manuel (1860-1934); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Italian

Cover of a Prophetic Almanac depicting Nostradamus (1503-66) 1848 (colour litho)
CHT191869 Cover of a Prophetic Almanac depicting Nostradamus (1503-66) 1848 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Science and superstition (coloured engraving)
5997659 Science and superstition (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Science and superstition)

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Step into the magical world of wizards, where dreams come true and adventures unfold. In the iconic 1939 MGM production of The Wizard of Oz, Bert Lahr brought to life the lovable Cowardly Lion, capturing our hearts with his endearing portrayal. Alongside him stood the Tin Man, a character synonymous with heart and compassion. Just like in ancient times when the Pythia foretold prophecies at the Oracle of Delphi, these enchanting characters guided Dorothy on her journey through Oz. Their wisdom and guidance were invaluable as they faced challenges and discovered their true selves. In an unexpected twist, even a Hillman car advertisement paid homage to this timeless tale. Just as Dorothy encountered fields of poppies that threatened to lull her into eternal sleep, we too can be captivated by beauty that distracts us from our goals. But fear not. With Toto by her side, Dorothy found courage within herself to face any obstacle that came her way. And let's not forget about Scarecrow - Ray Bolger portrayed him brilliantly in The Wizard of Oz - reminding us that intelligence is just as important as bravery. The genius behind Baum's creation continues to inspire generations; his imagination gave birth to a world where anything is possible. As we follow along on Dorothy's adventure once more alongside the Tin Man, we are reminded that it is love and compassion that truly make us whole. So whether you find yourself lost in a fantastical land or simply navigating through everyday life, remember the lessons learned from these beloved characters: have courage like the Cowardly Lion; let your heart guide you like the Tin Man; seek wisdom like those who consulted with Pythia at Delphi; stay focused amidst distractions like poppies in a field; cherish loyal companionship like Toto; embrace both intelligence and bravery embodied by Scarecrow. Embrace your inner wizard because deep down inside each one of us, there lies a magical force waiting to be unleashed.