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Mermaid in a Pool with Goldfish (1904) by Franz Hein (1863-1927). Some of the attributes of mermaids may have been influenced by the Sirens of Greek mythology. #MythologyMonday

Godiva, Countess of Mercia, appears in charters & the Doomsday Book. Legend has it that her husband refused to scrap oppressive taxes, until finally saying to his wife: "I will grant your request when you ride naked through Coventry on market day." #LadyGodiva.

'Woeful ending of a precocious piggy'. Victorian children's porcine literature. #Pigs #BookIllustrationOfTheDay

Painting of the Eiffel Tower (c. 1889) by Georges Garen (1854-1912). French engraver. #Paris #France

Illustration for 'Selected Adventures & Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes' by Natasa Ilincic [2018 Book Illustration Competition] #Smoking #BookIllustration #ConanDoyle

Among Pixies and Trolls (1913) by John Bauer (1882-1918). Swedish folklore and fairy tales. #folklorethursday

Do you have a Wicked Harry in your life? "Always devising mischief .. 'twas charming fun". #Vintage #Victorian

Four entries for a 2018 book illustration competition to design artwork for an edition of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [Natasa Ilincic, Jelle Steenhuisen, Alison Bryant and Max Loeffler]. #SherlockHolmes #BookIllustrationOfTheDay #CrimeFiction

'Caught in the Spider's Web' from Little Folks Magazine. Illustration by D. Newsome. The first magazine to serialise Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' and 'Kidnapped'. #Mythology #Magic #1920s

Aladdin and his wonderful lamp" - a tale from 'One Thousand and One Nights', as illustrated by Thomas Blakeley Mackenzie (1887-1944). #Castle #Birds #Illustration