Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

'Spring's Flowery Cloak' by Margaret Winifred Tarrant, one of hundreds of Tarrant illustrations we have via our exclusive representation of the Medici Society archive #folkloreThursday #springiscoming #Fairies #illustration #margarettarrant

#OTD in 1879 Cambridgeshire-born 6' 5" Charles Rowell, the famous pedestrian, wins the Great International Six Day Walking Contest in New York completing the course in 5 days, 19 hrs, 58 mins & 5 seconds.

Beware the #IdesOfMarch . Yep, today's the day Julius Caesar firmly regretted popping by the Theatre of Pompey to see how things were going. Assassinated on this day 44BC. #romanhistory

Inspired by the #Oscars red carpet glamour, we decided to share some simply gorgeous illustrations of couture gowns by Victor Stiebel from our archives. Original illustrations by Victor Stiebel, Adrian Woodhouse Collection @Mary_Evans #couture #victorstiebel #gowns #glamour

Born #OTD in Halle, 1685, German composer and adopted Londoner, George Frederic #Handel

It's #LoveYourPetDay today, so we thought we'd treat you to some gorgeous Cecil Aldin illustrations from his 'My Pets and Their Ways' series which we hold @Mary_Evans. #pets #animals #dogs #cats #chickens #horses #cecilaldin

We cannot let #ChineseNewYear & #YearoftheDog go by without mentioning #Bonzo, creation of George Studdy, and who found fame in The Sketch magazine during the 1920s. He became a worldwide phenomenon & one of the most successful early licensed characters #cartoonhistory

#OTD in 1910, the Boy Scouts of America were incorporated by William D. Boyce

Died #otd 1881, Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher and a satirical writer who was considered one of the most important social commentators of his time. Colour lithograph in The Modern Portrait Gallery vol 1., @Mary_Evans

#OTD in 1887, Harvey Wilcox registers Hollywood with the LA Country recorder's office. He envisioned a utopian community for devout Christians, free of vices such as alcohol. Ahem.