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Arthur Rackham.
(British book illustrator)
1867-1939.
Illustration A Christmas Carol 2, 1915.
Illustration published in 'A Christmas Carol', Philadelphia. J.B. Lippincott Co., 1915

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2020-12-24

Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, is the land of the Jötnar, often wrongly translated as giants in Anglo-Saxon culture.

The Jötnar refers to entities that range from gorgeous to grotesque.



Illus. by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-11-26

Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe.

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-11-02

Halloween theme....who’s better than one of the Masters...
Arthur Rackham...love his work.

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2020-10-31

Odin vs Fenrir by Arthur Rackham. Odin is devoured by the monster wolf Fenrir during Ragnarök, the final battle between gods & giants that almost destroys all known worlds. Fenrir is in turn killed by Odin’s son Vidar, after which the world is renewed.

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2020-10-22

I hadn't come across her and she certainly warrants further enquiry! Her fairy work puts one in mind of both Rackham and Ida Rentoul Outhwaite. 1 Rackham. 2 Wallis Coates 3. Rentoul Outhwaite. Another for the list. Cheers!

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2020-09-16

One of my favorite mythical creatures is the legendary satyr, the lustful, drunken woodland god. And he definitely has hooves.
Enjoy these whimsical depictions by a god of the art world, Arthur Rackham. He did NOT have hooves.

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2020-09-15

Irish Fairy Tales (1920) is a retelling of ten Irish stories by the Irish author James Stephens, with beautiful artwork by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-09-02

A watery undine can acquire an immortal soul by marrying a human...

Illustration by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-08-25

The Origin and Lore of Fairies and Fairy Land- image ‘The Goblin Market’ by Arthur Rackham.
https://t.co/IsOzkryiKC

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2020-08-13

Excellent.. somebody once likened my drawings to Arthur Rackham.. which, as he's my favourite illustrator, sort of made my year!

For these illustrations I did for a book five years ago

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2020-07-30

Illustration from 'Alice in Wonderland'. Arthur Rackham. 1907.

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2020-06-25

Arthur Rackham. Frontispiece illustration to Christina Rossetti, Goblin Market (1933)

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2020-06-16

“Irish Fairy Tales" by James Stephens, first published in 1920, features beautiful art by Arthur Rackham.
Happy ☘️ to all!

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2020-03-17

Incredible illustrations for ‘Hansel and Grethel’ by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-02-18

Hello! I’m Sasha, an artist from Canada. I love to paint magickal women with watercolours and ink. My biggest historical art influences are Alphonse Mucha, Arthur Rackham. 😊

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2020-02-12

Really tricky to pick just one, so we're going with a few childhood faves for



1. Arthur Rackham.
2. Jiří Trnka.
3. Kay Nelson.
4. Edmund Dulac.

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2020-02-11

Frontispiece to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Arthur Rackham.

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2020-02-05