Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

Born #OTD 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scottish novelist & dramatist James Matthew Barrie, best known & best loved for his creation of the boy who never grew up - #peterpan

Born #OTD 1852, Alice Liddell (later Hargreaves). Daughter of Henry Liddell, Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, she became photographic subject of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson aka Lewis Carroll. Whether she was inspiration for Carroll's Alice in Wonderland remains subject of debate

A seasonal selection of spring cheer and maypoles from the archive here at Mary Evans to celebrate the 1st May!

Born #OTD in 1798, French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix. Not only a dab hand with a paintbrush but dashingly handsome according to his, ahem, self-portraits #art #Delacroix #painting

Let's go crackers for #StGeorgesDay! Fabulous image of a box of Christmas crackers featuring St George slaying the dragon from our archives. Happy Feast Day of Sgt George from all @Mary_Evans! #StGerrge #dragon #PatronSaint

The UK might currently be coffee crazed, but coffee has sustained society for far longer & the late-night coffee stall refreshed and revived people from all walks of life through the decades. A source of inspiration for artists from Dore to Markino. #UKCoffeeWeek

Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert's tale of marital disillusionment and infidelity was published in novel form #OTD in 1857. When serialised the previous year, public prosectuors attacked the novel for its apparent obscenity.

#OTD in 1782, the Battle of Les Saintes takes place. The British fleet commanded by Admiral George Rodney defeats the French under de Grasse and prevents a Franco-Spanish invasion of Jamaica. Naval illustration by Charles Dixon. Cartoon by James Gillray

Easter-tinged Duke wallpaper from 1950s from the super-nostalgic Land of Lost Content collection now available through us. We're gradually adding more from this vast collection and can guarantee it's a mind-blowing trip down memory lane! #EasterHolidays #EasterBunny

Born #onthisday in 1861, music hall comedian and singer Albert Chevalier, who specialised in cockney songs based on his time as a costermonger in Victorian London #cockney #costerking