These are beautiful images that could be incorporated into collages or in some other way inspiration for your work. They span different periods – Hudson River, Egypt, American Indian, Fairies and more.
As I come across more inspiring images I will share them here and little bit of their background. So check back.
Enjoy!
Richard Doyle Fairy Rings. Richard “Dickie” Doyle (1824 – 1883) often illustrated for Punch magazine. He is known for the Victorian era book Fairy Land. He was the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes.
Edmund Dulac (French) Fairies. Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953) was a French-born, British illustrator. He was born in Toulouse where he studied law but later became an artist and moved to London, He was the illustrator for the Bronte sisters novels.
Maffett Ledger Collection. These works are from a book of 105 drawings created by over 22 Northern and Southern Cheyenne warrior artists. George West Maffet Sr. (1856–1924) who was an editor and owner of a newspaper in Oklahoma acquired the drawings. He had them bound in 1884. The collection is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Hudson River School The Hudson River School was an American art movement of landscape painters. Formed in the mid-19th century by artists, such as Bierstadt, Cole, Durand, Church, who had been trained in Europe and sought to distinguish themselves from European influences. Their paintings depicted the majesty of the Hudson River Valley and later expanded to include other locations such as New England and the American West and South America.
MET Egyptian This is an eclectic group of Egyptian illustrations from the Metropolitian Museum of Art.