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John Bauer’s illustrations are a breathtaking example of Swedish folklore art of the early 20th century. They are whimsically beautiful and marked by tragedy.

By Kerigan Pickett

https://www.thecollector.com/john-bauer-swedish-master-fairy-tale-art/

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Self-portrait, 1908, oil on canvas.

The painting portrays a man with a contemplative and intense gaze, wearing a light-colored hat with a dark band. His face is detailed, with a well-defined beard and mustache, and he holds a pipe in his mouth.

The inscription "VOLTERRA AUG 1908" in red suggests the painting was created in Volterra, Italy, in August 1908.

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David the Dreamer: Ralph Bergengren’s Children’s Book Illustrated by Tom Seidmann-Freud, 1922

David the Dreamer tells the far-out story of young boy who in planning his dog's birthday parts ends up in a number of surreal landscapes

https://flashbak.com/david-the-dreamer-474846/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=david-the-dreamer

Ralph Bergengren at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/25875

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Tom Seidmann-Freud, Ralph Bergengren’s David the Dreamer: His Book of Dreams, 1922.

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See the Imaginative Illustrations on the Endpapers of Children's Books Like 'The World of Pooh' and 'Blueberries for Sal'

A new exhibition celebrates the often-overlooked endpapers of more than 50 works of children’s literature ranging from the mid-20th century to the present day

By Lillian Ali

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-imaginative-illustrations-on-the-endpapers-of-childrens-books-like-the-world-of-pooh-and-blueberries-for-sal-180986574/

E.H. Shepard at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=E.+H.+Shepard&submit_search=Search

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Ernest Howard Shepard

Howard Coster - Original publication: 1932 Immediate source: https://www.exploringsurreyspast.org.uk/themes/people/artists/eh-shepard-1879-1976/

The image is a classic black-and-white studio portrait showing Shepard in a contemplative pose, seated with a calm and thoughtful demeanor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._H._Shepard#/media/File:Ernest_Howard_Shepard.jpg

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Explore an Online Archive of 2,100+ Rare Illustrations from Charles Dickens’ Novels

via @openculture (from the archives)

https://www.openculture.com/2024/12/explore-an-online-archive-of-2100-rare-illustrations-from-charles-dickens-novels.html

Charles Dickens books illustrations are available to download for free here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=charles+dickens+books+Illustrations&title=Special%3AMediaSearch&type=image

Charles Dickens at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/37

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David Copperfield, The ominous River by Phiz.

The image depicts the River Thames near the London docklands, a recurring symbol of both mystery and menace in Dickens’s novels.

Rendered in delicate line work and shadowed crosshatching, the river dominates the foreground, dark and still, bordered by ragged boats, leaning piers, and warped structures shrouded in fog. The water’s surface reflects the silhouettes of ships and industrial detritus, while in the distance, indistinct human figures suggest clandestine activity or silent tragedy.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:David_Copperfield#/media/File:David_Copperfield,_The_ominous_River.jpg

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The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche, 1923

Marcia Lane Foster & Aubrey Beardsley illustrate a Nobel Laureate's book of witty morality tales

https://flashbak.com/the-merrie-tales-of-jacques-tournebroche-1923-477400/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-merrie-tales-of-jacques-tournebroche-1923

Marcia Lane Foster & Aubrey Beardsley at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/36901
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/41820

The Merrie Tales at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25407

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"The Merrie Tales of Jacques Tournebroche"
(https://archive.org/details/TheMerrieTalesOfJacquesTournebroche)

written by Anatole France, translated by Alfred Allinson, illustrated by Marcia Lane Foster, endpages illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Merrie_Tales_of_Jacques_Tournebroche_-_endpaper_01.png

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Athanasius, Underground

By John Glassie

With his enormous range of scholarly pursuits the 17th-century polymath Athanasius Kircher has been hailed as the last Renaissance man and "the master of hundred arts". John Glassie looks at one of Kircher's great masterworks Mundus Subterraneus and how it was inspired by a subterranean adventure Kircher himself made into the bowl of Vesuvius.

About Volcanoes at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1050

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