J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

231 {By permission from Engravings published by IV. Tegg). Raphael’s Cartoons. 1 The miraculous draught of fishes 2 Christ’s charge to Peter 3 Death of Ananias 4 The lame man healed by Peter and John 5 Elymas the sorcerer struck with blindness 6 Paul preaching at Athens 7 Paul and Barnabas at Lystra Reynard, the Fox. From the superb German Steel Engravings OF Von Kaulbach. I The Court of Noble King of Beasts, to which all animals were commanded to assemble • Reynard the Fox at home, who declines to go, knowing his many crimes J Reynard accused by Isgrim the Wolf, also by the Panther, of offering violence to F*ussy, under the pretext of teaching her music and correcting her mistakes 4 Chanticleer the Cock demands justice against 1 Reynard, for the slaughter of his daughter, who is brought dead to the Court ' 5 Chanticleer tells how Reynard, bringing King Noble’s writ of peace, and assuming ■i the guise of a recluse, obtained access to their yard 6 Bruin the Bear at Reynard’s Castle, carrying the King’s command for him to return with Bruin 7 Bruin by his love for honey is caught in a split tree by the cunning of Reynard; Bruin is nearly killed, and returns to court disgraced 8 Bruin’s strength having failed, Tybalt the Cat, from her sagacity, is sent to Reynard, and finds him sitting at his door 9 Reynard tells the Cat where there is good mousing in the parson’s barn—she gets caught in a noose j beginning to make a noise, the priest’s family come down to attack her, but she escapes back to Court less one eye to Greybeard the Badger leaves Court to warn Reynard of the danger} in returning, Reynard confesses his misdeeds to Grey- beard, and obtains absolution through penance II On their way to Court, Reynard cannot resist the temptation to attempt to catch some fowls, much to Greybeard’s disgust 12 The arrival of Reynard at Court} he is con- demned to be hanged, the Cat, Bear, and Wolf to act as executioners. Reynard begs to be heard before the sentence is carried out 13 Says he knows of a treasure hidden by hii father, which was used to get up a con- spiracy in favor of Bruin as the King of ■leasts. The scene is the crown being iMtmi by the conspirators Reynard, the Fox (continued). 14 Represents Reynard finding where the trea- sure was hidden by his father 15 The treasure is said to be hid in Flanderi, near some small place of which the King has never heard. The Hare is called as a witness that there is such a place as Rey- nard describes 16 Reynard promises to go on a pilgrimage, and before his departure solicits the blessing of the King’s Chaplain, the Ram 17 Reynard requests the company of the Ram (King’s Chaplain) and the tender-hearted Hare, who quite believes his repentance to be sincere. The picture represents Rey- nard’s arrival at home and his attack upon the Hare, whom he devours 18 Reynard tells the Ram that he has a most important despatch for the King, that if he will claim a share in its concoction he will get great credit at Court. The head of the Hare is put into the despatch bag by Reynard 19 The King is greatly incensed, outlaws Rey- nard, prepares a general feast for all the animals, previous to starting out to attack Reynard’s Castle 20 On the eighth day of the festival the Rabbit rushed upon the scene, and told the King he had just escaped from Reynard 21 The Rabbit is followed by the Crow, who narrates how Reynard had caught and destroyed his mate, by pretending to be dead 22 Greybeard the Badger, finding the Court was going to adjourn to attack Reynard, visits him and advises him to come to Court. The picture represents Reynard f leaving his family 23 On the way he tells his cousin how he con- trived to get the wolf into a scrape with the Mare, by asking the price of her foal 24 Reynard’s reception at Court 25 Reynard finds It hard to disprove the facts against him, and the King in great dis- pleasure goes home to consider the besr course. The scene represents the sne Ape, who is a friend of the Queen’s, in- terceding for Reynard. It is concluded that the matter shall be decided by a resort to combat between the Fox and Wolf 26 The she Ape recommends Reynard to have his coat cut, and be rubbed down with grease, &c. The picture shows the pre- parations for the fight 27 The Fox, by his arts, proves victorious, and is about to administer the coup de gracty when the King orders the combat to cease, and Reynard be declared victor 28 Reynard receiving the congratulations of his relations 29 The Fox made Lord Chamberlain 30 The Wulf, in a sad plight, being doctored by his nurses 31 Reynard at home, narrating hit adventures to Mrs. Fox