Heinrich Schlitt
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Heinrich Schlitt was a German painter and illustrator, known for his fantasy motifs that feature gnomes, dwarves, and faeries. He was one of the in-house artists at the Villeroy & Boch ceramic company
"The Old Poacher" from Die Gartenlaube, 1887
"Madame Pompadour and Marquis Posa at the masquerade ball" from Die Gartenlaube, 1890
"Madame Pompadour and Marquis Posa the next morning" from Die Gartenlaube, 1890
Vault painting
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A gnome is a mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors, including those of modern fantasy
Heinrich Schlitt
…Heinrich Schlitt (August 21, 1849 – November 13, 1923) was a German painter and illustrator, known for his fantasy motifs that feature gnomes, dwarves, and faeries. He was one of the in-house artists at the Villeroy & Boch ceramic company in Mettlach, Saarland, and his designs for their beer…
Heinrich Schlitt Gnom mit Zeitung und Tabakspfeife
Demons in the mine. Olaus Magnus, Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus
![Bergmännerlein, Wights, and Subterraneans (Unter-Irrdische). Engraving by Thomas Cross, Sr. (fl. 1632–1682), frontispiece to Praetorius (1668) [1666]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Praetorius%281668%29-p0000-02Bergm%C3%A4nnerlein_Wichtelin_Unter-Irrdische.jpg/500px-Praetorius%281668%29-p0000-02Bergm%C3%A4nnerlein_Wichtelin_Unter-Irrdische.jpg)
Bergmännerlein, Wights, and Subterraneans (Unter-Irrdische). Engraving by Thomas Cross, Sr. (fl. 1632–1682), frontispiece to Praetorius (1668) [1666] Anthropodemus Plutonicus.
Silver Thaler coin. Goslar mint. Dated 1587