Mary Evans Picture Libraryさんのイラストまとめ

An adorable image from our #archives from 1917. Little girl with magic telescope. Little folk provide a magic telescope so that a human girl can see - 'Oh, what did she see ?' Illustration by Duncan Carse in Lucy Scott's Dewdrops from Fairyland ©Mary Evnas #FolkloreThursday

Born #otd 1848, William Gilbert "W. G." Grace, English cricketer who was important in the development of the sport and is widely considered one of its greatest-ever players (as well sporting one of the best beards). Illustration - Vanity Fair 'Spy', 1877 @Mary_Evans #CWC19

'A right good innings!' is what this jolly cut-out #cricket Christmas card from 1890s proclaims. England & New Zealand gave us more than that in the incredibly dramatic, final of the #CWC19 ! Congratulations @englandcricket on your win. ©The David Pearson Collection @Mary_Evans

Tommy Cooper should be trending every #MondayMorning. Here he is doing the conga (why not?) alongside other great comedians past and present in an illustration by John Ireland Credit© The Lennard Publishing Collection @Mary_Evans #tommycooper #comedians #comics #cartoons

Counting votes in the plebiscite of doctors at the British Medical Association in 1948. After 3 votes the BMA council advised its members to cooperate leading to the establishment of the National Health Service #OTD in 1948 #NHS71 Photograph from the Photo Union archive

Racing pundit and TV eccentric, John McCririck has died. These caricatures by John Ireland capture his ebullient and sometimes controversial character perfectly. #johnmccririck

These 3 young women may look elegant in their latest cycling wear, but breathing doesn't seem to be an option. Illustrations in The Young Ladies' Journal, July 1898, and an optimistic advert claiming 'unequalled comfort' in the Lady's Pictorial, July 1897 @Mary_Evans #vintage

Rather love this 1875 series of illustrations 'An Elf-Fairy Romance' showing the courtship around a mushroom, the kiss (aww..) and the fairy running away leaving the elf heartbroken (sob!). Illustrations by Richard Doyle from 'In Fairyland' @Mary_Evans #FolkloreThursday

#OTD 1903, Dorothy Levitt became the first British woman in the world to compete in a motor-race. A pioneer for female independence and motoring, she also held the world's first water speed record, the women's world land speed record and taught female royals how to drive!

Happy #IndependenceDay to all our American friends, family and clients. This is a small selection of gorgeous illustrated postcards from the 1900s which we hold showing Lady Liberty and Uncle Sam. (C) Pharcide @Mary_Evans #postcards #archives #liberty #independence #USHistory