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Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), for The English Dance of Death by William Combe (1815). #BookIllustrationOfTheDay #EnglishArt #Frontispiece

Illustration by the French Illustrator, Gaston Bussiere (1862-1928) of, Wood Nymph Among The Irises (1901). #Edwardian

1901 illustration for 'Quality Street' (a play by J.M. Barrie). The artist is Hugh Thomson (Ireland, 1860-1920). The play is still performed today, but the tinned toffees & chocolates named after it may be more famous. The playwright better know for 'Peter Pan'. #SundayReads

1909 ilustrations by Warwick Goble (UK, 1862–1943) for the book 'Irish Ways' by Jane Barlow (Ireland, 1856–1917). #BookIllustration

Human studies by Leonardo da Vinci (Italy, 1452-1519).

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Illustration by George Cruickshank (GB, 1792-1878). From an edition published in 1838. #Dickensian #Bookillustration

Illustration from A Picturesque Tale of Progress (c. 1929). The artist is Donn P. Crane (1878-1944). #Animals #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1844). These illustrations are by Pierre-Gustave Staal and Jean-Adolphe Beaucé [1888 edition]. “The difference between treason and patriotism is only a matter of dates.” #Bibliophile #SundayRead

The Headache, colour etching by George Cruikshank, c. 1830. National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. #Hangover #Migraine

From 'The Birds of America' (1840-44) by John James Audubon (1785-1851). American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. Audubon identified 25 new species. #birdlover #birdwatching