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Victoria Regina Queen Victoria receiving the news of her Accession (1887) by H.T. Wells [depicting a scene in the early hours of 20 June 1837] #Royalty #Victorian
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A collection of twelve short stories first published on 14 October 1892, with illustrations by Sidney Paget. “Never trust to general impressions, my boy, but concentrate yourself upon details.”
Illustration from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (originally published in 1813). The artist is Arthur Wallis Mills (GB, 1878-1940). “I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” #Janeite #BookIllustration #FridayReads
Illustration of Falcon the Hunter from The Russian Story Book (1916 edition) by artist and book illustrator, Frank C. Papé (England, 1878-1972). #BookIllustration
The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) from an edition published in 1884. The artist is Kauffman. #Bookillustration #RobinsonCrusoe
Four illustrations from Emma by Jane Austen. The artist is Arthur Wallis Mills (GB, 1878-1940). “Better be without sense than misapply it as you do.” #BookIllustrationOfTheDay
Wood Nymph Among The Irises (1901) by Gaston Bussiere (1862-1928). #FrenchArt
Boy From Treasure Island [written by Robert Louis Stevenson] (1914) by John R. Neill (1877-1943), a magazine and children’s book illustrator.
Illustrations by Harry Wilson Watrous (1857-1940). [1] The Slacker [2] The Magician [3] Girl with the Mirror [4] The Dregs. All produced around 1900. #EdwardianArt
Illustration by George Cruickshank (GB, 1792-1878) for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. 1838 edition. “Some people are nobody's enemies but their own”. #BookIllustrationOfTheDay