Rue du Gros-Horloge. Rouen.
Richard Parkes Bonington, from "Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Ancienne Normandie," vol. 2 by A. de Cailleux, C. Nodier, J. Taylor, Paris: 1825 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gros-horloge-rouen/
The clock tower, Évreux.
Richard Parkes Bonington, from "Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Ancienne Normandie," vol. 2 by A. de Cailleux, C. Nodier, J. Taylor, Paris: 1825 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/gros-horloge-evreux/
I finished this piece earlier today, For the Love of Doves 🩶🕊️
featuring pigeons and doves found across the UK: feral pigeons, stock dove, rock dove, woodpigeon and collared dove 🪶
signed prints are available in aid of the brilliant EJ’s Pigeon & Dove Rescue & Rehab 🪽
April fools.
J.-J. Grandville, from "Un autre monde" by Taxile Delord, Paris: 1844 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/april-fools/
Pas de trois (They performed the Hammer Dance and the first act ended).
J.-J. Grandville, from "Un autre monde" by Taxile Delord, Paris: 1844 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pas-trois/
Masked ball.
J.-J. Grandville, from "Un autre monde" by Taxile Delord, Paris: 1844 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/masked-ball/
A café chantant.
Charles Dana Gibson, from "About Paris" by Richard Harding Davis, New York: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/cafe-chantant/
She looked down upon our street.
Charles Dana Gibson, from "About Paris" by Richard Harding Davis, New York: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/looked-down/
The man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.
Charles Dana Gibson, from "About Paris" by Richard Harding Davis, New York: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/broke-bank/
Three spirits mad with joy
Come dashing down on a tall wayside flower.
Warwick Goble, from "The Book of Fairy Poetry," Bombay, Calcutta, London: 1920 #art #illustration #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/three-spirits/
Down to the rocks where the serpents creep.
Warwick Goble, from "The Book of Fairy Poetry," Bombay, Calcutta, London: 1920 #art #illustration #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/serpents-creep/
What form she pleased each thing would take
That e'er she did behold.
Warwick Goble, from "The Book of Fairy Poetry," Bombay, Calcutta, London: 1920 #art #illustration #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/form-pleased/
Some bonus #paleoart to throw coal on my reignited Mastodon fire: this is Callovosaurus, a Middle Jurassic (possible) dryosaurid from Britain, in front of various Bennettitales. I have a ton of new British dinosaur art to share, as I'm currently illustrating a book on this topic. If you'd like to see what's been produced so far, check out my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/markwitton
(Once again, I'm indebted to @Palaeojules for plant references in this piece.)
A long fusiform object floated on the surface of the water.
Jules Férat, from "L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne, Paris: n.d. #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/fusiform-object/
He breathed, and heaving himself up to the chains…
Jules Férat, from "L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne, Paris: n.d. #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/heaving-himself/
Pencroff ran immediately to his wheat field.
Jules Férat, from "L'île mystérieuse" by Jules Verne, Paris: n.d. #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pencroff-ran/
#Erotic #GracyGimp from Benoît Feroumont (https://www.instagram.com/gracygimp/)
Rub, rub, rub!
Now the mittens are clean.
From "Three little kittens, Chicken Little" by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick, Boston, Chicago, New York: [1905?] #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/rub/
