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Archive Print Item

The golden bough : a study in magic and religion (v.2)

Frazer, Sir James George (1854-1941)

1890

Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

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untitled watercolour [Leander]

c. 1830

Undated watercolour sketch of the mythological figure of Leander by Edward Petre Novello, with Leander in a body of water under a dark sky, with a cupid to the left.

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Mythological tracings

c. 1850

Two sheets of undated pencil tracings of statues of Flora and Fortuna and 'Love with the tamed lion' and 'Love and Psyche' by an unidentified artist, possibly a member of the Novello family.

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untitled watercolour [mythological group]

c. 1830

Undated watercolour with two adult figures and three children by Edward Petre Novello. It is likely to illustrate a mythological narrative. The child on the right holds a bow and the child to their le...

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untitled watercolour [portrait of a mythological figure]

c. 1830

Undated watercolour of a mythological figure, likely to be Bacchus, by Edward Petre Novello. The figure holds a metal vessel in their proper left hand and wears a wreath of ivy on their head. There is...

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Cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello as 'Minerva'

c. 1870

Six undated cartes de visite of (Mary) Sabilla Novello dressed as 'Minerva' from an 'Allegorical Prologue'. Two of the cartes include a seated 'Owlet' played by Charles Wilson. The photographs are by ...

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