The old book cover had an intriguing engraving depicting a a fabled creature lost in myths and legends...

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Khalij Bird.
This engraving is from William Kirkpatrick's 'An Account of the Mission to Nepal in 1793' first edition of 1811, at sale of 14th September.
To know more about William Kirkpatrick, read 's '#WhiteMughal'.

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These prints were printed directly from the original blocks and included in Howard Phipps’s article “A Painter's Approach to Wood-engraving” in 'Matrix 8,' Winter 1988, inserted as a separate 8-page signature between pages 80 and 81. Learn more: https://t.co/B462avWzLz

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Tonight's goodnight image is 'Stooking', a print from a wood engraving by the rather brilliant Clare Leighton, whose 'Four Hedges' has been re-issued by and contains many of her wood engravings.
Sleep tight.
https://t.co/7MhCl54uF4

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LOVE the fact that even with the close up, you can't really see the engraving... should've make it bigger. anyways, here are some closer-ups!

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Pardon My French, Faune is a very nice font created by , inspired by engravings of the animal world found in nineteenth century French history books.
Licence is CC BY-ND 4.0. (via )
Bonus: create your own cute chimera
https://t.co/e31U6jqZ0l

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Illustration to Bowyer’s edition of Hume’s History of England showing Boudica addressing a crowd of men. Etching and engraving, 1795.

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Memento mori engraving of a skeleton by Master IAM of Zwolle, late 1400's.

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Carle Vernet exhibited this drawing and its pendant, The Return from the Race, at the Salon of 1800, where they received wide acclaim. So popular were the scenes that another artist then produced engravings after them, which were exhibited at the Salon of 1808.

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Seven Wurundjeri seasons are described in Woiwurrung traditions. August is Guling, Orchid Season, a perfect time to highlight this 1613 hand-coloured engraving, Purple Orchid, by Basil Besler. Read more in an article by 👉https://t.co/3FS3G4jDmT

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Sold out of my first Blake piece, which is encouraging.
Another piece based on the Job engravings coming tomorrow!

Thank you to all the collectors.

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Hi everyone! I am a Thai illustrator. My arts were inspired by Victorian engraving. I love to draw tiny, tiny delicate things. And I hope to bring the imaginary land a bit closer to you.

>>https://t.co/4CJF0yZa6p

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Flammarion engraving colorized, me, acrylic on canvas, 2021 by Seence on Art

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'Engravings of the arteries' by Scottish surgeon Charles Bell, known for his anatomical art https://t.co/of487XOYSe

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The talking parrot and the daintily singing canary
With a rhyming poem about the subject matter in German. Augsburg, ca. 1730.
Since there is no canary bird, the engraving and the poem refers to the charming lady in the middle ground playing the flute.
https://t.co/bmSG1pfyS2

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For today’s challenge, draw a crown.

And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
— Exodus 39:30, KJV

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Craftsmanship (engraving Itadorimaru)

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