Robin Hood, 1973
A great collection of original production animation cels, original production animation drawings, and master production backgrounds for sale from the Walt Disney feature film.
Original hand painted production animation cel of Robin Hood numbered 11 in ink lower right; Placed on an original master hand-painted production background with original line overlay cel from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Unframed; Size - Robin Hood 5 1/2 x 4 3/4", Image 11 x 16", Background 12 1/2 x 16"; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; With lithographic side overlays; Size - Prince John & Sir Hiss: 7 x 8", Image 9 x 12 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Little John and Friar Tuck from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 73 and 323 in ink lower right; Size - Little John: 8 1/4 x 7", Friar Tuck: 7 1/2 x 4 1/2", Image 10 x 14 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel of Robin Hood from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 69 in ink and with original Walt Disney seal lower right; Size - Robin Hood: 9 1/4 x 8 1/2", Image 10 1/4 x 15"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels Prince John & Sir Hiss and The Sheriff of Nottingham set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973; Walt Disney seal lower right; Production numbers in ink lower cel edges; Size - Prince John, Sir Hiss, and The Sheriff of Nottingham: 7 1/4 x 10 1/4"; Image 8 3/4 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Maid Marian and Lady Kluck from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 5 and 225 in ink lower right; Walt Disney seal lower left; Size - Maid Marian & Lady Kluck: 7 1/4 x 10", Image 10 x 13"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation concept painting of Robin Hood from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Watercolor and ink on paper mounted to board; Size - Robin Hood: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2", Sheet 8 x 8"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Prince John from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 83 in ink lower right; With original Walt Disney seal lower left; Size - Prince John: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4", Image 9 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of the Sheriff Of Nottingham from "Robin Hood," 1973; Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 165 in ink lower right; Disney seal lower right; Set on a hand prepared background; Double Matted; Size - Sheriff Of Nottingham 7 1/4 x 6 3/4", Image 9 1/2 x 13 1/2", Mat 15 x 19 1/4"; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Prince John from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Walt Disney seal lower left; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 157 in ink lower right; Size - Prince John: 6 1/2 x 7 1/2", Image 11 x 13"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Little John as Sir Reginald, Duke of Chutney and the Sheriff of Nottingham from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Walt Disney seal lower right; Numbered 12B and 23A in ink lower right; Size - Little John, Tent, & Sheriff of Nottingham: 7 1/2 x 8", Image 10 x 12 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Prince John from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 43 in ink and with original Walt Disney seal lower right; Size - Prince John: 8 x 7", Image 10 1/2 x 15 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Maid Marian and Lady Kluck numbered 135 in ink lower right; Placed on an original master hand-painted production background with original line overlay cel from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Disney seal lower left; Double Matted; Size - Maid Marian & Lady Kluck 7 x 8 1/2", Image 10 x 14", Background 12 1/2 x 16"; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel of Robin Hood from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 17A in ink lower right; Size - Robin Hood: 5 1/4 x 6 1/4", Image 9 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Maid Marian from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 15 in ink lower right; Walt Disney seal lower left; With original Walt Disney Certificate of Authenticity; Size - Maid Marian: 5 x 4 1/2", Image 10 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Production numbers in ink lower right corners; Size - Prince John: 4 3/4 x 7 1/2", Sir Hiss: 5 1/4 x 2 1/4", Image 7 1/4 x 10 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Sir Hiss from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 201 in ink lower right; Walt Disney Studios stamp lower right; Set on lithographic background; Size - Sir Hiss: 7 3/4 x 3 1/2", Image 8 1/4 x 12 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel of Sir Hiss from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 43 with Walt Disney Seal lower right; Set on a hand prepared background that includes the tail and mirror; Size - Sir Hiss: 6 x 6 1/2", Cel 12 1/2 x 16", Image 11 x 14", Mat 17 x 20"; Double Matted; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Robin Hood in graphite pencil from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 16 in pencil lower right; Size - Robin Hood with Bow: 6 x 3", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2", Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic copy of the key production background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Disney seal lower right; Size - Prince John and Sir Hiss 7 1/2 x 8 3/4", Image 8 3/4 x 12", Frame 20 1/2 x 23 1/4"; Framed with a black and gold wood frame, two suede acid free mats, and UV conservation clear glass; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Production numbers in ink lower right corners; Disney seal lower right; Size - Prince John: 6 1/2 x 5", Sir Hiss: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4", Image 8 1/2 x 12 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Matching original production animation drawings of the Sheriff of Nottingham and Castle Interior in brown, green, blue, red, and graphite pencils from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Production numbers upper and lower right corners; Signed by Joe Hale in pencil lower center; Size - Sheriff of Nottingham Sequence: 9 1/2 x 6", Sheets 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Prince John from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Walt Disney seal lower left; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Prince John: 6 x 9 3/4", Image 9 x 13 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Prince John numbered 6 in ink lower right; Placed on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Unframed; Size - Prince John 7 1/4 x 5", Image 11 x 15 3/4"; SOLD!
Original production animation storyboard of Robin Hood and Little John from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Watercolor and ink on board; Size - Robin Hood & Little John: 4 1/4 x 4 3/4", Image 7 1/2 x 10 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel and background set-up of Little John and Robin Hood, hand-signed by Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnson and Ken Anderson; on an original key master hand-painted production background, both used during the production of Robin Hood, 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Framed using two acid free mats, a brown solid wood exterior frame and regular glass; Size - Frame 16 1/8 x 18 1/8"; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels 1) Prince John & Sir Hiss numbered 19 lower right w/production numbers & Disney seal lower right; 2) Sheriff of Nottingham numbered 467 lower right; Both from "Robin Hood," 1973; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Prince John and Sir Hiss 6 x 5 1/2", Sheriff 7 x 7 1/2"; Image 10 1/4 x 13"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Prince John in graphite and blue pencils from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 95 lower right; Size - Prince John: 7 x 8 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2", Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel of Sir Hiss; numbered 68, and used during the production of Robin Hood, 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Sir Hiss 7 5/8 x 7 3/8", Sheet 12 1/2 x 16"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand-painted production animation cel of the Sheriff of Nottingham; numbered 133, and used during the production of Robin Hood, 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Sheriff 8 1/2 x 10 1/4', Sheet 12 1/2 x 16"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing in graphite, blue and red pencils of Sir Hiss; numbered 79, hand-signed Ollie Johnson in black ink, lower right, hand signed Frank Thomas in black ink, lower center and used during the production of Robin Hood, 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Sir Hiss: 4 7/8 x 3", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; With lithographic side overlays; Size - Prince John & Sir Hiss: 7 x 8", Image 9 x 12 3/4"; Unframed
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The history of Robin Hood is that he is a heroic outlaw from English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. He is usually depicted dressed in green, leads a band of Merry Men, and his motto is "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor." Robin Hood has became a popular folk figure, with ballads dating back to as early as the 15th century. "Robin Hood" was the twenty-first full length animated film released by Walt Disney Studios on November 8, 1973.
"Robin Hood" was the twenty-first full length animated film released by Walt Disney Studios on November 8, 1973. Robin Hood is an anthropomorphic fox and the protagonist of the film. Although Robin Hood is often shown as an outlaw who chooses to rob from the rich to help the poor people, in this Disney animated version, he is shown mainly attacking Prince John and his agents (Sir Hiss and the Sheriff of Nottingham), who have impoverished Nottingham with high taxes. Robin Hood and Little John steal the tax caravans and give it back to the peasants while trying to avoid capture.
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All the characters in Disney's version of "Robin Hood" were played by animals. Prince John was a lion, Sir Hiss (no surprise) was a snake, and the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf. Prince John is a spoiled King who will resort to any underhanded trick so that he can maintain the crown and throne of Nottingham; and was voiced by the great and deep voiced Peter Ustinov. Sir Hiss was voiced by Terry-Thomas (who's hissing speech was masterful), and both were animated by Ollie Johnston. The on-screen presence of the two together is just wonderful and Johnston's animation skills, at this point, are top notch! The personalities are different and distinct, as are the ways the two different characters move and interact. Kaa from a prior film "Jungle Book," 1967 must have been a nice starting point, in order to allow Sir Hiss to show more emotion and expression through the use of not only his face and head, but his tail.
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This is a wonderful original production animation two cel setup of Prince John and Sir Hiss. Both characters are full figure, eyes and mouth open; and Prince John is wearing his crown, royal robe, and blue tunic. Sir Hiss is wearing his orange tunic and cape, and has a wonderfully wicked smile. A great pair of hand painted animation cels from one of the most beloved Walt Disney feature films!
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