Notices by Old Book Illustrations (oldbookillustrations@mastodon.social), page 2

The mighty fight betwixt Little John and the cook.
From "The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood" written & illustrated by Howard Pyle, New York: 1892 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/little-john-cook/

A group of carnations.
Peter Charles Henderson, from "New Illustration Of The Sexual System Of Carolus Von Linnaeus... " By R. J. Thornton, London: 1807 #Illustration #Art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/carnations/

Calliandra houstoniana.
Philip Reinagle, from "New Illustration Of The Sexual System Of Carolus Von Linnaeus... " By R. J. Thornton, London: 1807 #Illustration #Art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/calliandra-houstoniana/

How do you like butterfly hunting?
J.-J. Grandville, from "Vie Privée et Publique des Animaux," collective work, Paris: 1867 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/grandville-butterfly-hunt/

Pompadour cotinga on the branch of a pond apple.
From "Oiseaux brillans du Brésil" written & illustrated by Jean-Théodore Descourtilz, Paris: 1834 #illustration #art #bird https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/pompadour-cotinga/

The largest elephant twisted his trunk round the tree and tore it up by the roots.
Louis Rhead, from "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," New York: [1916?] #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/elephant-tore-tree/

He saw a hideous beast.
Walter Crane, from "Beauty and the Beast" London, New York: n.d. #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/hideous-beast/

Another illustration of centrifugal force.
Louis Poyet, from "Les récréations scientifiques" by Gaston Tissandier, Paris: [1884] #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/centrifugal-force/

The praxinoscope theatre.
C. Gilbert, from "Les récréations scientifiques" by Gaston Tissandier, Paris: [1884] #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/praxinoscope-theater/

Erythropus vespertinus.
John Gould & Henry Constantine Richter, from "The Birds of Great Britain," vol. 1 by John Gould, London: 1873 #illustration #art #bird https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/red-footed-falcon/

Chaharbagh School, Isfahan.
From "Voyage en Perse (Perse moderne, volume of plates)," written & illustrated by Eugène Flandin, Paris: 1851-1854 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/chaharbagh-school/

Flying gurnards.
From "Brehms Tierleben," vol. 8 by Alfred Edmund Brehm, Leipzig, Vienna: 1900 #illustration #art #animals https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flying-gurnards/

Then old Mrs. Rabbit […] went through the wood to the baker’s.
Virginia Albert, from "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, Chicago, New York: 1916 #illustration #art #ChildrensBook https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/through-wood/

Pauvre Trilby.
From "Trilby, a Novel" written & illustrated by George du Maurier, New York: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/poor-trilby/

Ilyssus.
From "Trilby, a Novel" written & illustrated by George du Maurier, New York: 1895 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ilyssus/

Act III. Scene I.
Clown. No, sir, I live by the church.
William Heath Robinson, from "Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night; or, What You Will" by William Shakespeare, New York: [1908?] #illustration #art #Shakespeare https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/live-by-church/

Act I. Scene IV.
Viola. Yet, a barful strife!
Whoe'er I woo, myself would be his wife.
William Heath Robinson, from "Shakespeare's Comedy of Twelfth Night; or, What You Will" by William Shakespeare, New York: [1908?] #illustration #art #Shakespeare

Courtyard of the Jameh Mosque, Isfahan.
From "Voyage en Perse (Perse moderne, volume of plates)," written & illustrated by Eugène Flandin, Paris: 1851-1854 #illustration #art https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/courtyard-jameh-mosque/

Eduard Müller, plate 5 from "Flore pittoresque," Berlin, Liège, Paris: 1872 #illustration #art #flowers https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flore-pittoresque-v/

Eduard Müller, plate 2 from "Flore pittoresque," Berlin, Liège, Paris: 1872 #illustration #art #flowers https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/flore-pittoresque-ii/