Nursery Rhyme Collection

Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
Vintage colour engraving of the Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. A mother goat leaves her seven children at home while she ventures into the forest to find

Little Jack Jelf was Put on the Shelf - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A sobbing medieval child has been punished by his uncle for not being able to spell the word pie, to the horror of his aunt, Mrs Grace. The punishment involves sitting on the kitchen shelf

Who Comes Here?, A Grenadier - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A British Grenadier from a later age approaches a tavern - " Ye Bleeding Horse" - where some medieval characters are imbibing ale

A Man Went a Hunting at Reigate - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A medieval man riding his horse and carrying a blunderbuss is attempting to pass through a gate which is being guarded by the land owner

The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow
A mother shielding her daughter from the cruel north wind as they both contemplate a robin in the snow - The north wind doth blow and we shall have snow and what will poor robin do then, poor thing

Jack Sprat Could Eat No Fat - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A fat woman (wearing a monstrous headdress) and her thin husband unequally share a meal while a servant brings them some drinks

Robin and Richard were two pretty men - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Its ten in the morning and two men have overslept, to the horror of one of them, although the other one appears unconcerned

Sing a Song of Sixpence - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
" Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye - Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie - When the pie was open d the birds began to sing - Was that not a dainty dish to set before the King

Hansel and Gretel
Vintage colour engraving of Hansel and Gretel with the witch. A well-known fairy tale of German origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Vintage colour engraving of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Little Red Riding Hood, or Little Red Ridinghood, also known as Little Red Cap or simply Red Riding Hood

Diddlety dittlety dumpty, the cat ran up the plum tree - Victorian nursery rhyme
A worried medieval woman is pleading with a gardener to help her extract her cat from the plum tree whence it has run, probably from the dog

Little Tommy Tucker - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Little Tommy Tucker has been asked to sing in order to earn his supper, which is waiting on the table. A strict-looking man stands by holding a tuning fork, a woman conducts, and a dog howls

As I Was Going Up Pippen Hill - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A young man dressed in medieval attire greeting a young lady who is dropping a curtsey. Meanwhile, a man with a broom sweeps Pippen Hills footpath

Little Miss Lily, You re Dreadfully Silly - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
An elaborately-dressed young medieval lady standing on the riverbank in a blue dress with a long flowing skirt. She is in danger of becoming bogged down in the mud

Nose, Nose, Jolly Red Nose - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Two medieval men sit at a table discussing the bright red nose adorning one of them. He appears to be a bit of a drinker, judging by the size of the beer tankard in front of him

Gray goose and gander, Waft Your Wings Together - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A medieval princess and her ladies-in-waiting wish to cross the river, together with her luggage. Their pageboy summons a pair of passing geese

There Was a Little Man and He Had a Little Gun - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A man in a punt is aiming his blunderbuss at a flying duck, while a woman stands on the riverbank in line of fire, should the dog in the boat jog the mans arm

See Saw Margery Daw - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Margery Daw sitting on a seesaw holding a bag of coins, which she has acquired through selling her mattress to a man who, for some reason, is wearing several hats

Mary had a little lamb
A rather luridly coloured 19th century illustration of the Mary Had a Little Lamb nursery rhyme, from the Little Folks Colored Picture Book published c1875 by McLoughlin Bros. New York

They all ran after the farmer's wife
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife..." from the nursery rhyme as depicted in "The Diverting History of

Three blind mice painting, sepia
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife, She cut off their tails with a carving knife

See how they run
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run..." from the nursery rhyme as depicted in "The Diverting History of Three Blind Mice" illustrated by Edmund

Wound it seem'd both sore and sad
Vintage engraving from the nursery rhyme An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith. The wound it seem'd both sore and sad, To every christian eye

Snow White and the Prince
Vintage colour engraving of Snow White a German fairy tale known across much of Europe and is today one of the most famous fairy tales worldwide

Sore sick they were
Vintage engraving from the Babes in the Wood is a traditional children's tale. Sore sicke they were and like to dye

Tortoise and the Hare
Vintage colour engraving of the race between the Tortoise and the Hare

Mother cat and kittens going home
A Victorian family watching a mother cat taking her kittens home. And is that a rodent's tail hanging out of the window...? Fur will fly! From "R

Three blind mice with a carving knife
Three blind mice sitting on a carving knife. Are they mad? From the nursery rhyme as depicted in "The Diverting History of Three Blind Mice" illustrated by Edmund G Caldwell

Give ear unto my Song
Vintage engraving from the nursery rhyme An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith

Wishing-Table, Gold-Ass, and Cudgel in the Sack
Vintage colour engraving from the story The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack is a fairytale by the Brothers Grimm

Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper
Vintage colour engraving of Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper an Italian folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression

Little Sister and Little Brother - Bruderchen und Schwesterchen
Vintage colour engraving of Little Sister and Little Brother (Bruderchen und Schwesterchen) a well-known European fairy tale which was, among others, written down by the Brothers Grimm

Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
Vintage colour engraving of Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. Little Red Riding Hood, or Little Red Ridinghood, also known as Little Red Cap or simply Red Riding Hood

Puss in Boots
Vintage colour engraving of Puss in Boots (Master Cat; or, The Booted Cat), a European literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth

Sleeping Beauty fairy tale
Vintage colour engraving of Sleeping Beauty (German: DornrA¶schen) by the Brothers Grimm is a classic fairy tale involving a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince

Thumbling - Little Tom Thumb
Vintage colour engraving of Thumbling (Little Tom Thumb) a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. Thumbling, a poor childless peasant couple wishes for a child no matter how small aloud

Voyage to the moon
" Voyage to the moon, a scene from the Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Puck and Peri Never Weary
" Vintage engraving from 1870 showing a scene from a poem by Thomas Hood. Puck and Peri Never Weary. In English folklore, Puck is a mythological fairy or mischievous nature sprite."

Nocturnal Discourse, a scene from Don Quixote. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

Don Quixote and Sancho setting out, a scene from Don Quixote of La Mancha. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker

As Tommy Snooks and Bessy Brooks Were Walking Out One Sunday - Victorian nursery
A medieval lady wearing a wimple is walking arm in arm with a gentleman on their way past a church on a Sunday, when he makes such a ridiculous observation that she looks quite stunned

Little Miss Muffet - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Poor little Miss Muffet was sitting on a cushion enjoying a meal of curds and whey in the garden when an improbably large spider descended and frightened her so much that she ran away

Jacky Come Give Me Thy Fiddle - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A portly medieval gentleman attempts to persuade a lively violin player to hand over his instrument but the fiddler refuses

Little Jack Horner - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Mr Horner is enjoying a glass of something festive at the Christmas dining table while Master Jack Horner is sitting in the corner eating a pie

I Will Sing You a Song Though Its Not Very Long - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A medieval lady seated at an organ is singing a rather cruel song with a group of smug-looking children while a boy laboriously pumps the wind into the instrument, looking thoroughly miserable

Old Boniface He Loved Good Cheer - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
Set in the medieval period, a man lies in bed with his pipe, a tankard of beer, wearing his nightcap but with no nightshirt, while his man-servant carries away his day clothes

Pretty maid, pretty maid, where have you been? - Victorian nursery rhyme illustration
A group of medieval characters discussing the exploits of the young lady on the left who has been to London to see the Queen

Peter Pumpkin Eater and His Wife
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