Mythical and Literary Illustrations

Dramatic illustrations from classic literature, depicting themes of romance and fantasy, characterized by expressive figures and intricate details in a darkened aesthetic.

Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire

The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 1857-1903 After Dante Gabriel Rossetti British Rossettis 1857 illustrations of Tennyson—reissued here in 1903—incorporate startling effects derived from medieval and early Renaissance art. Space collapses, forms are cut off, and narrative details are inserted without concern for conventional perspective. The Lady of Shalott is a night scene dramatized by flaming candles and set on the river below Camelot. Rossetti criticized the engravers and insisted on many changes, delaying the publication.. The Lady of Shalott (from Tennyson's Poems, New York, 1903) 642975

Calypso takes pity on homesick Odysseus and agrees to allow him to return to his wife, Penelope.

Titania and Bottom (Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 1) 1825-40 Charles Heath, the elder. Titania and Bottom (Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, Scene 1). After Philip Francis Stephanoff (British, London 1787/1790-1860 Hanham, Gloucestershire). 1825-40. Etching and engraving. Charles Heath, the elder (British, London 1785-1848 London). Prints

The Magi. Dated: c. 1910. Dimensions: sheet: 37.8 × 26.6 cm (14 7/8 × 10 1/2 in.). Medium: woodcut on wove papaer. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Christian Rohlfs.

Blindfolded woman between two figures. A woman with a canvas over her head is between two figures. On the left a woman in a white robe that decreases her headscarf. On the right a man in a black robe with a zeis and a bat.

Ernst Barlach, The Divine Beggar, 1921 The Divine Beggar

Simson destroys the columns of the temple. Simson pulls two columns of the Temple of the Philistines, making the building collapse and all attendees, including Simson, are killed.

Nine fantastic female figures, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1897 print Bottom left a woman with wings, to the right of the middle a gorgin, a woman with snakes instead of her. Above the middle a woman on a throne. Japanese paper (handmade paper) Gorgons. woman (showing herself) undressed, quasi-nude. fabulous beings with wings

Dido Killing Herself. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer (German, Regensburg ca. 1480-1538 Regensburg). Dimensions: Sheet: 2 9/16 × 1 15/16 in. (6.5 × 4.9 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Methinks, a million fools in choir are raving and will never tire

Leiden, Vliet, Jan Georg van, Passion of Christ, Capture of Christ, verso lower left - stamped, print, prints, height 218 mm, width 170 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1610 - 1668, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1637, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)

Leonhard Beck's 1517 depiction of Saint Leo IX from the Sipp series, painted on a wooden stick for Emperor Maximilian I.

Archangel from the altar in Koronowo. Wyczółkowski, Leon (1852-1936), graphic artist

Simson destroys the columns of the Temple, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1881 - 1934 print Simson pulls two columns of the temple of the Philistines, so that the building collapses and all those present, including Samson, are killed. paper Samson breaks the pillars; the temple of Dagon collapses, killing all that are in it. man (showing himself) undressed, quasi-nude

Woman with lute. Hiding woman in dress with a lute in her left hand.

Bella, Stefano della, Five Deaths, Death Leads an Old Man to His Grave, verso - stamped, Death as a skeleton leads an old man to his grave. In the grave a second skeleton in a toga and with a saddle-walker., print, prints, height 185 mm, width 152 mm, Italian, 1610-05-18 - 1664-07-27, print maker, printmaker, 1620 - 1664, paper, papier, etching, etchings, Expression creation

A 1521 white line woodcut by Urs Graf the Elder depicting Appenzell, reflecting detailed engraving and early Renaissance print techniques.

John Baptist Jackson after Jacopo Bassano, The Entombment (recto), 1739 The Entombment recto

Death of Saint Jerome. Etching by J. Lievens.

This drawing by Karl Rahl the Younger is an unknown illustration executed in brown ink, emphasizing line, form, and composition.

A young man plays a harp and an old man plays a violin as two girls dance under a tree watched by fruit pickers. Etching by John Thompson after D. Maclise.

Frontispice. Vérité , Composers, Fictitious characters, Supernatural beings, Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869, Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883, Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897, Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints

Kyōsai's Intoxicated Drawings, Vol. 2. Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japan, 1831-1889). Japan, 1883, July 26. Books. Color woodblock printed book; volume 2 of 2

Ideal Pastoral Life (reproduced for Calver's "Memoir") 1904 After Edward Calvert British. Ideal Pastoral Life (reproduced for Calver's "Memoir"). After Edward Calvert (British, Appledore, Devon 1799-1833 Hackney (London)). 1904. Reprint. Prints

Running man and wife, Rob Graafland, 1936 print the Bosch paper etching walking. female sex; woman. adult man

Saul and the Witch of Endor, Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Dore (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

Odilon Redon (French, 1840 - 1916). And he had in his right hand seven stars, and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword (Et il avait dans sa main droite sept etoiles, et de sa bouche sortait une epee aigue a deux tranchants), 1899. From Apocalypse de Saint-Jean par Odilon Redon. Lithograph on thin grey wove chine collé on heavy wove paper. Image: 290 mm x 218 mm (11.42 in. x 8.58 in.).

Don Quijote de la Mancha. El caballero queda sorprendido por la belleza de su amada Dulcinea. Grabado de 1920. Author: Netty Heyligers.

Let the Day Perish Wherein I Was Born, from Illustrations of the Book of Job William Blake (British, 1757-1827). , 1825. Engraving, 8 5/16 x 6 7/16 in. (21.1 x 16.3 cm). European Art 1825

Gabriel Huquier after François Boucher (French, 1695 - 1772), Triton and Nymph, in or after 1736, etching

Odin in a winged helmet with spear and freja () - illustration; Angrer C. & Göschl (Vienna; Fotochemigraphy Plant; 1870-); 1880-1900 (1880-00-00-1900-00-00);

Atlas supports the heavens on his shoulders, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

John Baptist Jackson after Jacopo Bassano, Christ on the Mount of Olives, 1743 Christ on the Mount of Olives

Cartoon - Britannia, Watchful Waiting Arthur George Racey (1870-1941)

The fairies go off with the farmer's wife. (Irish story).

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Gérard (19th century), engraver. "The salvation of the Moyne Amador." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101789-18 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Walking woman and winged figure, Mathieu Lauweriks, 1935 print A woman with a walking stick runs along a river on which the word 'reason' stands. She wears a cloak with human faces. On the other side of the river, a road leads through the mountains to a radiant winged figure surrounded by four people. Japanese paper (handmade paper) crossing a river. walking-stick, staff. Truth; 'Verití' (Ripa). Freedom, Liberty; 'Libertà' (Ripa). Reason; 'Ragione' (Ripa)

A pen and ink drawing by Domenico Cresti depicting Saint Francis resisting temptation, with blooming roses, executed in laved technique.

Antwerp, Aertssens, Hendrik, Bloemaert, Abraham, Bolswert, Boëtius Adamsz., Amsterdam, Sichem, Christoffel van (II), Anima mea desideravit te in nocte, verso bottom center - stamped, An angel with a lantern and a woman walking in the night (Isa. 26)., print, book illustration, prints, height 113 mm, width 72 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1581 - 1658-07-02, print maker, printmaker, 1628 - 1628, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1580 - 1633-03-25, after print by, 1566-12-25 - 1651-01-27, intermediary draughtsman, after drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1622 - 1663, publisher

Drawing of Samson fighting a lion. By Ephraim Moses Lilien (18741925) an art nouveau illustrator and printmaker particularly noted for his art on Jewish themes. He is sometimes called the "first Zionist artist

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Eugène Pred'homme (1813-1886), engraver. "The kiss." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101790-9 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Shields with Rabbit and Moor's Head, Held by Wild Man. Dated: c. 1480/1490. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 7.7 x 7.9 cm (3 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.). Medium: engraving on laid paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Martin Schongauer.

Offer van Gideon.

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Charles Carbonneau (1815-1871), engraver. "The well -guided girl." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101783-28 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Saberna, Print made by Thomas Park, ca. 1760-1834, British, after Johann Gerhard Huck, ca. 1759-1811, German, 1786, Mezzotint on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper, Sheet: 16 7/8 × 12 13/16 inches (42.9 × 32.5 cm), Plate: 14 9/16 × 10 7/16 inches (37 × 26.5 cm), and Image: 13 3/16 × 10 3/8 inches (33.5 × 26.4 cm)

Croque-Mitaine; 1863 illustration, by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883); French artist, printmaker, illustrator. Croque-Mitaine (The bogeyman) a maleficent character presented to children to scare them and thus make them wiser.

Geniuses of good and evil. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and Jean Gauchard (1825-1872), engraver. "Procession and celestial voice in the woods." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101790-14 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Woman looks shocked at a sleeping man who covers a narrow mountain path on a donkey, Jan Luyken, 1687 print Amsterdam paper etching riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman. sleeping; unconsciousness. mountains

Joachim Embracing Anna. Dated: c. 1513. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Albrecht Altdorfer.

Study for a Lunette. Dated: 1890/1897. Dimensions: sheet: 25 × 48.9 cm (9 13/16 × 19 1/4 in.). Medium: gouache and black conté crayon on greenish-tan wove paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Sprague Pearce.

Théâtre Français. Dated: in or after 1756. Dimensions: sheet: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.). Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin.

'Hark! The Lark', 1895. Artist: Unknown

Thomas Rowlandson, Modern Antiques, probably 1811 Modern Antiques

Copper engraving by Meister E.S. from the second third of the 15th century depicting the Madonna standing on a crescent moon holding a lily of the valley, showing detailed figure and symbolic elements.

A bare-breasted wife pays her tithe to lustful Friar Gerard under a tree .while her husband watches. The monks of Catalonia. Les cordeliera de Catalogne. Lithograph after an illustration by Charles Martin from Jean de la Fontaines Contes et Nouvelles en Vers, Tales and Novellas in Verse, Libraire de France, Paris, 1930.

undefined. 1913 - 1921. NARA's Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle, WA). Negative. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Fisheries. Division of Alaska Fisheries. 1913-7/1/1939. Pribilof Islands Glass Plate Negatives

The Angel and the Shepherds (L'ange et les bergers) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Angel and the Shepherds (L'ange et les bergers), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 9/16 x 7 9/16 in. (14.1 x 19.2 cm). In Lukes Gospel, the shepherds in the hills and valleys surrounding Bethlehem first learn of the miraculous event from an angel who announces the birth of the Savior. The accompanying angels joyously sing their praise of God and urge good will to men, a passage that gives its name to a well-known hymn, “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” (Glory to God in the Highest). In the text he wrote to accompany this image, Tissot explains the local practices for pasturage in the Middle East, noting that small bands of shepherds gathered around campfires and alternated watches to care for their flocks. Attentive to this practical detail, Tissot casts the faces of his shepherds in the orange glow of their warming fire—a striking contrast to the verdant surrounding

Gustave Doré (1832-1883), designer and HélioDore Pisan (1822-1890), engraver. "Connestable cholera." Illustration for Honoré de Balzac, "Les Contes Drolatiques", Paris: Société Générale de Librairie, 1855 ". Wood engraving. Paris, Maison de Balzac. 101783-16 Wood engraving, illustration of literary work, 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th 19th century, engraving

Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543-613). Queen of Austrasia. Wife of Merovingian King Sigebert I. Torture and death of the queen.

Reproduction of a painting: Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902), Za przykładem bogów According to the example of the gods; from: `Kłosy` 1889, no. 1241 (April 11th), p. 232-233. Köhnlein, C. (Berlin ; zakład graficzny ; ca 1890), printing house, unknown, graphic artist, Kłosy (Warszawa ; drzeworytnia ; 1865-1890), publisher

Design for an illustration: boy with a fish tail under water between fish and plants. Measurements: h 240 mm × w 165 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Illustration by Gustave Dore (1832-1883) for Dante's Inferno, the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri Canto, Inferno, Hell, Paradise, Angel, Damnation, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century, Record date not stated..

Wichtigste königliche englische und französische Kostüme vom Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts, Geschichte der Mode, Kostümgeschichte, Historisch, digitale Re...

Orpheus in a forest, charming nymphs and fauns with the the music from his golden lyre.

Sir Launcelot in the Queen's Chamber. Artist: Dante Gabriel Rossetti

The coronation of the Virgin, (vision of John the Baptist), Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866. In 1866, the French artist and illustrator Gustave Doré (18321883), published a series of 241 wood engravings for a new deluxe edition of the 1843 French translation of the Vulgate Bible, popularly known as the Bible de Tours. This new edition was known as La Grande Bible de Tours and its illustrations were immensely successful.

Cupid leading a lame boy through a forest, watched by demons and animals. Watercolour by H.M. Brock, 1907.

The Shepheardes Calender Conteyning Twelve Aeglogues, Proportionable to the Twelve Monethes, 1896. Artist: Arthur Joseph Gaskin. Artist: William Morris. Printer: Kelmscott Press .

Paris, Blanchard, France, Redon, Odilon, Revelation of John, Apocalypse of Saint-Jean, And he had in his right hand seven stars, and from his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword., Christ holding stars in his hand, verso center - stamped, Illustration of Bible verse Rev 1:16, 'In his right hand he Christ had seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword.' Proof of the first print from a series of twelve, made for an album., print, prent, prints, height 296 mm, width 209 mm, French, 1840-04-22 - 1916-07-06, print maker, printmaker, 1899 - 1899, fourth quarter 19th century, chine collé, lithography (technique), printer

Fickleness Giotto di Bondone (ca. 1266-1337/Italian) Fresco Arena Chapel, Cappella degli Scrovegni, Padua, Italy

Den Haag, Nijhoff, Martinus, Krauss, J., Netherlands, Schmidt Crans, Johan Michaël, Silvester 1885, Cartoon at the end of the year 1885, The Hague, Cartoon at the end of the year 1885. Father Time sweeps away old affairs of the past year. Plate published in the weekly De Nederlandsche Spectator, no. 52, 1885., print, picture, cartoon, prints, pictures, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 275 mm, width 215 mm, Dutch, 1830-04-30 - 1907-11-14, print maker, printmaker, 1885 - 1885, paper, papier, lithografie (techniek), printer, drukker, Publication (Event), Publicatie, 1826-12-26 - 1894-09-24, publisher

A copper engraving by Israhel van Meckenem from the late 15th century depicting a husband in a subjugated position, highlighting social roles, interaction, and Northern Renaissance engraving techniques.

Historical steel engraving from England, 19th Century, young woman smelling white lilacs, circa 1894

THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH The guests of Prince Prospero, on seeing the Red Death, drop one by one in the 'blood - bedewed halls of their revel', beneath the ebony clock. Date: First published: 1842

On the Brocken

Lazio Roma Rome S. Andrea della Valle5. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Architecture, frescoes, stucco, painting, sculpture, architectural sculpture, sculptural relief Object Notes: Exhibiting the passage from Counter-Reformation to Baroque, it is one of the most vast churches in Rome (the most vast with one nave), and its cupola, which measures 80 meters in heighth is the heighest after that of S. Peter's. Construction was initiated in 1591 by Olivieri, the cupola was completed in 1625 by Maderno. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, si

An early sighting of the aurora Date: 1718

Cartoon commenting on Benjamin Disraeli's speech to the Oxford Union during the debate on evolution. Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) a British statesman of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of Great Britain. Dated 19th century

The Magician (Dermogorgon in the Cave of Eternity). Hendrik Goltzius (Netherlands, Mülbracht now Bracht-am-Niederrhein, 1558-1617). Holland, circa 1588-1589. Prints; woodcuts. Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in tan, black, and green)

Alarmed, she sprang from her seat, and almost flew out of the ball-room; the Prince pursued her, and in the hurry she dropped one of her glass slippers, which he picked up - Cinderella

Benjamin Disraeli, British Conservative, cartoon from 'Punch', 1864. Artist: John Tenniel

Italian nobleman of the 15th century. Engraving after number 5 of E-series Tarocchi Cards, ca. 1460. "Moeurs, usages et costumes au moyen-age et a l'epoque de la Renaissance", by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1878.

In the tale of William of Palermo, Queen Braunde turns her stepson Alphouns into a werewolf - here helping William and Melior.

Franz von Bayros pencil and gold design circa 1920 for Dante's Divine Comedy, showing a study for Paradiso, Canto XVI, 25.

Apollo pursuing Daphne by Beardsley, Aubrey (1872_1898) / Private Collection / 1896 / Great Britain / Lithograph / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / Art Nouveau

Salvator Rosa. Pen and ink drawing after J. H. Mortimer.

William Blake, The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea, c 1805 The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea

La Mort et les Passions vont fondre sur le Monde (Death and Discord will Rain on the Earth), from La Guerre de 1914, first series, no.7. Artist: Auguste Lepère, French, 1849-1918

The Reign of Antichrist From "Liber Chronicarum Mundi" (Nuremberg Chronicle) by Hartmann Schedel 1493, Woodcut by Michel Volgemuth

The witch of Endor with a candle. Engraving by J. Kay, 1805, after A. Elsheimer.

Christ Delivered to the People Enameler Suzanne de Court French late 16th-early 17th century One of a series depicting the life of Christ, this plaque is a close copy of a woodcut illustration for the French poet Charles Fontaine's verses titled Les figures du Nouveau Testament, published in Lyon by Jean de Tournes in 1554.

No burial these pretty babes, Of any man receives, But gentle Robin Redbreast, He covers them with leaves - The Babes in the Wood

Margaret Wilson by Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Yale University 1862 Great Britain Lithograph Graphic arts Mythology, Allegory and Literature

After the failure of their SIEGE OF SYRACUSE (414-413 BC) 7,000 men, the remnants of the defeated Athenian army, were crowded into the Syracusian stone quarries with no shelter and minimal food and water. After 10 weeks, those who had not died of wounds or disease, were sold into slavery. Such was the inglorious end of the Athenian campaign in Sicily. PELOPONNESIAN WAR (Second, or Great) 431-404 BC between Athens and Sparta. Illustration by W. Gordon Mein 1910

Escena ilustrada de la ópera de Richard Wagner, El anillo de los Nibelungos, editada por Ediciones Diana, de Barcelona. Sigfrido forja la espada Nothung. Grabado de 1926. Author: Joan Llaverias Labro.

John Oster, Textile, c 1937 Textile

Von der Arznei beider Glück, from Hans Weiditz Petrarkas Glücksbuch, 1532, Petrarcameister, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th cent...

Fabius and the ARP, Patricq Kroon, 1920 drawing Paul Fabius sweats the ARP in the form of death. Sketch for a political cartoon. Netherlands paper. pencil. ink pen political caricatures and satires

Iphigenia was the daughter of Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces against the Troy in the Trojan War. To appease the goddess Artemis (the Roman Diana), Agamemnon was told to sacrifice Iphigenia, seen in this illustration at Aulis, the port town in eastern Greece, where Agamemnon's fleet was prevented by Artemis from sailing until he had sacrificed her. When the sacrifice was about to take place, Iphigenia was whisked away to Taurus and an animal sent in her place.

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