book illustrations
These lovely color offset lithographs celebrate the Tall Ships of the Golden Age of Sail. A time when sea trade was the norm, and cargo ships were the method by which international trade was conducted. A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and […]
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Pictures of children at school, at play, and doing chores. These fine steel engravings were made from paintings in the late 19th century by Illman Brothers for Peterson’s Magazine in Philadelphia, PA. Peterson’s Magazine was a popular American magazine designed for women and focused on fashion and etiquette during the Victorian era. Most of
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From stories of your childhood, or maybe your parents’ childhood, we love collecting illustrations from The Golden Age of Illustration. A time during the late 1800s through the mid 1900s. Cicely Mary Barker was probably best known for her “flower fairies” but I enjoy the old storybook illustrations that are found in old picture books.
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