Supernatural animal, generally a hybrid, sometimes part human, whose existence cannot be proven, described in legends, myths, fables, folklore

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Narasimha disembowelling Hiranyakasipu in front of his son and attendants. Chromolithograph, 1883.

Prodigiorum ac ostentorum chronicon, : quae praeter naturae ordinem, motum, et operationem, et in superioribus & his inferioribus mundi regionibus, ... / per Conradum Lycosthenem.

Shiva trampling on animal sages accompanied by deer, during Daksha's sacrifice, Parvati stands to one side. Chromolithograph.

Punishments of Hell. Chromolithograph.

Garuda carrying two identical figures possibly Krishna and Balarama. Watercolour drawing.

Daniel and the four fantastic beasts. Engraving, 1634.

A witch at her cauldron surrounded by monsters. Etching by Jan van de Velde II, 1626.

Eleven scenes of witchcraft. Woodcut, 1720.

Narasimha disembowelling Haranyakasipu in front of his son and two female attendants. Chromolithograph.

The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

A human figure in black silhouette on a white ground, and two creatures in black

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

Something in the blood : the untold story of Bram Stoker, the man who wrote Dracula / David J. Skal.

A camel surrounded by various named animals, flowers and insects, including a giraffe and flying dragon. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

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Legendary Creatures

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Images referencing Legendary Creatures

Works from the collections

The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

A human figure in black silhouette on a white ground, and two creatures in black

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

Something in the blood : the untold story of Bram Stoker, the man who wrote Dracula / David J. Skal.

A camel surrounded by various named animals, flowers and insects, including a giraffe and flying dragon. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

Legendary Creatures

Images from the collections

Images referencing Legendary Creatures

Works from the collections

The Sarabha: a mythical creature connected with Shiva. Gouache drawing.

A human figure in black silhouette on a white ground, and two creatures in black

Page 71: a warrior fighting a mythical beast. Watercolour drawing.

Something in the blood : the untold story of Bram Stoker, the man who wrote Dracula / David J. Skal.

A camel surrounded by various named animals, flowers and insects, including a giraffe and flying dragon. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

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