J. J. Grandville was the pseudonym of  French caricaturist and illustrator Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard. His early carreer consisted of regular contributions of highly satirical political caricatures for a [...] Continue Reading…

Frank Cheyne Papé was a British illustrator of the “Golden Age” of book illustration. Born in 1878, there appears to be very little information available to us about his life and [...] Continue Reading…

For those of you who don’t know, the Library of Congress recently took the unusual but comendable step of uploading an initial 3000 (and counting – now over 6,500) [...] Continue Reading…

Sorry for the lack of posts recently – I’ve been rather busy with other stuff so have neglected the blog somewhat. Anyway, today I have some amazing illustrations from [...] Continue Reading…

Virginia Frances Sterrett was an American illustrator best known for her work for the 1928 publication of  The Arabian Nights. I have been an admirer of her brilliant illustrations [...] Continue Reading…

Sidney H Sime was an illustrator of the “Golden Age” (late 19th & early 20th centuries) best known for his work for Irish story teller Lord Dunsany. His carreer [...] Continue Reading…

Giambattista della Porta was an Italian scholar and playwright perhaps best known for his esoteric work Natural Magic. The illustrations I have for you today are taken from his [...] Continue Reading…

Journal des Dames et des Modes was a French fashion periodical published in the 1910′s and illustrated by some of the finest illustrators of the Art Deco period. Featured here [...] Continue Reading…

Browsing the Internet Archive this week, I came accross an Italian book with the magnificently long title: Le guerre festiue delle reali nozze de’ serenissimi e cattolici re di [...] Continue Reading…

I found these magnificent posters on the Library of Congress’ ‘Prints & Photographs Online Catalog’ They were commissioned by the Austrian government during World War One to encourage Austrian citizens to [...] Continue Reading…