British Book Illustration Collection

I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, c1840-1880, (1923). Artist: Hablot Knight Browne
I Make Myself Known to My Aunt. Etching from David Copperfield, 1840-1880, (1923). David Copperfield is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens

Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country, had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our

Tessa at Home. From George Eliots Romola, 1862-63, (1923). Artist: Frederic Leighton
Tessa at Home. From George Eliots Romola, 1862-63, (1923). Romola (1862-63) is a historical novel by George Eliot set in the fifteenth century

Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. c1850-1890, (1923). Artist: John Everett Millais
Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. c1850-1890, (1923). A parable of Jesus which appears in the Gospel of Matthew (18:21-35) illustrating it is important to forgive others as we are forgiven by God

Rosamond, Queen of the Lombards. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Rosamond, Queen of the Lombards. c1850-1900, (1923). Rosamund ( fl. 572) was a Lombard queen. She was the daughter of Cunimund, king of the Gepids, and wife of Alboin, king of the Lombards

Amor Mundi. From Christine Rossettis Poem. c1850-1900, (1923). Artist: Frederick Augustus Sandys
Amor Mundi. From Christine Rossettis Poem. c1850-1900, (1923). The tone of the poem in general describes in loss of hope and misery

Illustration from History of the Plague (Defoe), 1862, (1923). Artist: Frederic Shields
Illustration from History of the Plague (Defoe), 1862, (1923). Frederic James Shields (1833-1911) was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites

Riquet with the Tuft. From Charles Perraults Fairy Tales. Water-Colour Drawing, 1923. Artist: Harry Clarke
Riquet with the Tuft. From Charles Perraults Fairy Tales. Water-Colour Drawing, 1923. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio, Ltd. London, 1923]

The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar. 1923. The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar is a short story by American author Edgar Allan Poe about a mesmerist who puts a man in a suspended hypnotic state at

Illustration to Wordsworths Poem To The Daisy, No. 2, 1923. Artist: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale
Illustration to Wordsworths Poem To The Daisy, No. 2, 1923. William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 - 23 April 1850) was a major English Romantic poet

Lois and Her Nurse. From A Book of Quaker Saints. (L. V. Hodgkin. ), 1923. Artist: Frederick Cayley Robinson
Lois and Her Nurse. From A Book of Quaker Saints. (L. V. Hodgkin.), 1923. IA Book of Quaker Saints, was written for the instruction of Quaker children

Whispering Trees, From A Dish of Apples, 1917, (1923). Artist: Arthur Rackham
Whispering Trees, From A Dish of Apples 1917, (1923). A collection of poems written by Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) is written on a theme of nature and harvest

To Make My Small Elves Coats, 1908, (1923). Artist: Arthur Rackham
To Make My Small Elves Coats, 1908, (1923). From A Midsummer Nights Dream. Act II, Scene 2 (Shakespeare). From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme

Little Brother and Little Sister, 1917, (1923). Artist: Arthur Rackham
Little Brother and Little Sister, 1917, (1923). Tired of the cruel mistreatment they endure from their wicked stepmother, who is also a witch, a brother and sister run away from home

Don Quixote. Pen Sketch from Line: An Art Study, 1923. Artist: Edmund Joseph Sullivan
Don Quixote. Pen Sketch from Line: An Art Study, 1923. A Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Published in two volumes, in 1605 and 1615

The Legend of St. Cuthbert, Pen Drawing, 1891-1920, (1923). Artist: Robert Spencer
The Legend of St. Cuthbert, Pen Drawing, 1891-1920, (1923). Cuthbert, monk, hermit and Bishop of Lindisfarne, died on 20 March 687

The Rape of the Lock. (Alexander Pope. ) Pen Drawing, 1896, (1923). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
The Rape of the Lock. (Alexander Pope.) Pen Drawing, 1896, (1923). The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope with Art Nouveau illustration by Aubrey Beardesley

Christian Fighting Apollyon, 1895, (1923). Artist: William Strang
Christian Fighting Apollyon, 1895, (1923). From: The pilgrims progress, in the centre, Christian is falling back under the weight of Apollyon, a winged demon

The Poems of Ronsard. Original Woodcut, 1902, (1923). Artist: Lucien Pissarro
The Poems of Ronsard. Original Woodcut, 1902, (1923). Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585) was a French poet or, as his own generation in France called him, a prince of poets

Illustration from Morte D Arthur, 1893-1894, (1923). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Illustration from Morte D Arthur, 1893-1894, (1923). Le Morte d Arthur is a reworking of traditional tales by Sir Thomas Malory about the legendary King Arthur

Well, My Kate, I See You Have Changed Your Dress As I Bade You. 1912, (1923). Artist: Hugh Thomson
Well, My Kate, I See You Have Changed Your Dress As I Bade You. 1912, (1923). She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith that was first performed in London in 1773

The Letter. Unpublished Pen Drawing, 1890, 1923. Artist: Edwin Austin Abbey
The Letter. Unpublished Pen Drawing, 1890, 1923. Edwin Austin Abbey RA (1852-1911) was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter

The Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). Artist: Henry Holiday
The Crew Was Complete. From The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll), 1874-1876, (1923). The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by Lewis Carroll

Water-Colour Drawing for Colour Wood-Block Print, 1880-1890, (1923). Artist: Catherine Greenaway
Water-Colour Drawing for Colour Wood-Block Print, 1880-1890, (1923). Catherine Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) was an English childrens book illustrator and writer

Juvenile Party, From Punch, 1864, (1923). Artist: John Leech
Juvenile Party, From Punch, 1864, (1923). A work devoted to the serious glorification of juvenile aristocracy. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme

Boxing Night. Pen Drawing on Wood, c1890, (1923). Artist: Luke Fildes
Boxing Night. Pen Drawing on Wood, 1923. Sir Samuel Luke Fildes (1843-1927) was an English painter and illustrator born in Liverpool and trained at the South Kensington and Royal Academy schools

The Shepheards Calendar - March, 1898, (1923). Artist: Walter Crane
The Shepheards Calendar - March, 1898, (1923).. Cranes cover design for Spensers Shepheards Calender is bold in its blatantly illustrative style

Queen Catherine: Lord Cardinal, -To You I Speak c1890, (1923) Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Queen Catherine: Lord Cardinal, -To You I Speak. c1890, (1923). From King Henry The Eighth, Act II, Scene 4. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme

Vanity Fair. From The Pilgrims Progress (Bunyan), c1861, (1923). Artist: Frederic Shields
Vanity Fair. From The Pilgrims Progress (Bunyan), 1861, (1923). A 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature

The Trial Sermon, c1862, (1923). Artist: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
The Trial Sermon, 1862, (1923). James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American artist, active during the American Gilded Age and based primarily in the United Kingdom

Vanity Fair. From The Pilgrims Progress (John Bunyan), c1850-1890, (1923). Artist: John Dawson Watson
Vanity Fair. From The Pilgrims Progress (John Bunyan), c1850-1890, (1923). A 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan

Angelica Kaufman in Joshua Reynoldss Studio, c18560-1923, (1923). Artist: Helen Paterson Allingham
Angelica Kaufman in Joshua Reynoldss Studio, c18560-1923, (1923). She Had Wandered Off Into This Day-Dream, and Almost Forgotten Mr

The Passion Flowers of Life. c1860-1890, (1923). Artist: John Pettie
The Passion Flowers of Life. c1860-1890, (1923). John Pettie RA (1839-1893) was a Scottish painter who spent most of his career in England

The Escaped Convict. From Great Expectations (Dickens), c1830-1870, (1923). Artist: James Mahoney
The Escaped Convict. From Great Expectations (Dickens), c1830-1870, (1923). Great Expectations is the thirteenth novel by Charles Dickens

Joy. Frontispiece to Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains, 1867, (1923). Artist: Dalziel Brothers
Joy. Frontispiece to Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains, 1867, (1923). Fifty-two wood engravings by the Dalziel brothers; after Arthur Boyd Houghton

Illustration from poem A Becketts Troth. c1860-1875, (1923). Artist: George John Pinwell
Illustration from poem A Becketts Troth. c1860-1875, (1923). Gilbert a Becket. Romantic story of a 12th-century crusader, Gilbert O Becket, who is rescued by a Saracen woman

Elijah and the Widows Son, c1840-1890, (1923). Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Elijah and the Widows Son, c1840-1890, (1923).From the Book of Kings; God told Elijah to go to the town of Sarepta and to seek out a widow that would find him water and food (vv.7-9)

Illustration from Sister Annes Probation, c1850-1890, (1923). Artist: John Everett Millais
Illustration from Sister Annes Probation, c1850-1890, (1923). Harriet Martineau (1802-1876) was a British social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist

The Translator Presenting His Book to the Duke of Norfolk. c1500-1520, (1923). Artist: Richard Pynson
The Translator Presenting His Book to the Duke of Norfolk. c1500-1520, 1923. Alexander Barclays Version of Sallusts Jugurtha

Illustrations to The Vicar of Wakefield (Goldsmith). c1800-1860, (1923). Artist: William Mulready
Illustrations to The Vicar of Wakefield (Goldsmith). c1800-1860, (1923). The Vicar of Wakefield subtitled A Tale, Supposed to be written by Himself is a novel by Irish writer Oliver Goldsmith

The Concert. From Matthew Brambles Trip to Bath. c1780-1820, (1923). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Concert. From Matthew Brambles Trip to Bath. c1780-1820, (1923). Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), watercolour, pen & ink and pencil on paper laid on mount

The Lord Answering Job Out of the Whirlwind. From Job. c1780-1820, (1923). Artist: William Blake
The Lord Answering Job Out of the Whirlwind. From Job. c1780-1820, (1923). Job is the central figure of the Book of Job in the Bible

The Dystruccion of Jherusalem, by Vaspazian and Tytus, c16th century, (1923). Artist: Wynkyn de Worde
The Dystruccion of Jherusalem, by Vaspazian and Tytus, c16th century, (1923). The Siege of Jerusalem in the year AD70 was the decisive event of the First Jewish-Roman War

Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
Let Me Think of the Comfortable Family Dinners. 1862, (1923). Dreamthorp: a Book of Essays Written in the Country, had a running theme in an understanding that human finiteness contributes to our

From Christmas. Alexander Smiths Essays Dreamthorp, 1862, (1923). Artist: Charles Edmund Brock
From Christmas. Alexander Smiths Essays Dreamthorp, 1862, (1923). Charles Edmund Brock (1870-1938) was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator

But This Course Did Not Please His Subjects. 1899, (1923). Artist: Byam Shaw
But This Course Did Not Please His Subjects. 1899, (1923). (Griselda) From Tales from Boccaccio (Joseph Jacobs). A woman whose husband tests her loyalty by convincing her that he killed their

Viola: Yet A Barful Strife! Whoe er I Woo, Myself Would Be His Wife. 1923. Artist: W Heath Robinson
Viola: Yet A Barful Strife! Whoe er I Woo, Myself Would Be His Wife. 1923. From Twelfth Night, Act 1, Scene 4 (Shakespeare). A ship is wrecked on the rocks

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