# forgottenchildrensbooks bookillustrationoftheday fairytaletuesday edmunddulac oc originalcharacters toi demian alexandre hegonnaavengetheclanbolthredulac artnouveau

An alphabet full of Illustrators...W is for...Dugald Stewart Walker a US artist... described upon his debut... as... "an artist of remarkable talent, suggesting Rackham and Dulac but entirely original in spirit and execution"....#ForgottenChildrensBooks

2 2
2020-07-23

Mermaids, selkies, sirens & water nymphs appear in myths, legends & fairy tales the world over. Portrayed equally as cold & predatory, luring mortals to their death, or kind & helpful creatures.

🎨Tristan Elwell, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, JW Waterhouse.

26 81
2020-07-21

The Little Mermaid - The Prince Asked Who She Was

23 97
2020-07-20

The Beast's Castle - from Beauty and the Beast

4 23
2020-07-10

Human or Divine, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

15 35
2020-07-10

"The Nightingale" by HC Andersen
An emperor prefers the tinkling of a bejeweled mechanical bird to the song of a real nightingale. When he is near death, it is the nightingale's song that restores his health showing things of value are not always gold.
🎨Dulac

42 109
2020-07-07

The Eastwind flew faster still (from The Garden of Paradise) https://t.co/n3e5ObJr2R

2 24
2020-07-07

The Potter, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

2 21
2020-07-07

The Pearl of the Warrior, from The Kingdom of the Pearl

4 14
2020-07-07

Princess Orchid's Party - illustration to Fairies I Have Met

9 50
2020-07-06

エドマンド・デュラック挿絵の様々な「碧」を私的に「Dulac-blue」と呼んでいます。デュラックの碧の世界、あえて「碧」と呼びたいのには「人魚姫」で例えられる海底の矢車菊の青はサファイアブルーにも例えられ、ブルーサファイアは和名で「碧玉」とも♡　https://t.co/DkcY4JOBCT

29 84
2020-07-03

Came shining through the Dusk an Angel Shape, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

4 19
2020-07-02

Vision, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

12 63
2020-06-29

The Sleeve of Night, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam https://t.co/87aLajdUFp

7 21
2020-06-28

Cinderella - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross https://t.co/NUuigF4Ooz

3 16
2020-06-26