1. Dorothy Lathrop ~ The Little Mermaid ~ 1939 ~ via She had never seen such magic fires. Great suns whirled round, gorgeous fire-fish hung in the blue air, and all was reflected in the calm and glassy sea.

    Dorothy Lathrop ~ The Little Mermaid ~ 1939 ~ via

    She had never seen such magic fires. Great suns whirled round, gorgeous fire-fish hung in the blue air, and all was reflected in the calm and glassy sea.

  2. arthistoryx:

    Christmas Greets from Andy Warhol.
    These were done very early in his career as a commercial artist for Tiffany’s!  

  3. iconoclassic:

    c86: Alice and Martin Provensen - The 12 Days of Christmas, c. 1960s

    Silkscreen printed Christmas cards, recently for sale on eBay via Cuckoo for Coconuts

  4. djevojka:

     Lisbeth Zwerger, The Gift Of The Magi

  5. xixdegrees: J. C. Leyendecker, The Magi

    xixdegrees:

    J. C. Leyendecker, The Magi

  6. heracliteanfire: The Simoniac Pope (from Illustrations to Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’). William Blake, 1824-7 (via Tate)

    heracliteanfire:

    The Simoniac Pope (from Illustrations to Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’). William Blake, 1824-7 (via Tate)

  7. fairytalemood: “Hansel and Gretel” by June Leeloo

    fairytalemood:

    “Hansel and Gretel” by June Leeloo

  8. fuckyeahvintageillustration:

    ‘Comus’ by John Milton, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Published 1921 by Doubleday, Page & Co.

    See the complete book here.

  9. rfairytalemood: “Cupid and Psyche” by Rebecca Guay

    rfairytalemood:

    “Cupid and Psyche” by Rebecca Guay

  10. oldbookillustrations: Greenland Gyrfalcon. Archibald Thorburn, from Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands vol. 1, by Thomas Littleton Powys (Lord Lilford), London, 1885. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Greenland Gyrfalcon.

    Archibald Thorburn, from Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands vol. 1, by Thomas Littleton Powys (Lord Lilford), London, 1885.

    (Source: archive.org)

  11. oldbookillustrations: Poet and Pegasus. Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887. (Source: archive.org)

    oldbookillustrations:

    Poet and Pegasus.

    Walter Crane, from The magazine of art vol. 10, London, 1887.

    (Source: archive.org)

  12. enchantingimagery: Then came her unknown husband and lay with her A gorgeous illustration for Cupid and Psyche by the exceptional Errol Le Cain. My scan.

    enchantingimagery:

    Then came her unknown husband and lay with her

    A gorgeous illustration for Cupid and Psyche by the exceptional Errol Le Cain. My scan.

  13. muirgilsdream: Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, by Hans Hoffmann, circa 1530- 1591.

    muirgilsdream:

    Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, by Hans Hoffmann, circa 1530-
    1591.

  15. The November Meteors by E.L. Trouvelot, 1868 A chromolithograph of the November meteors. As observed between midnight and 5 a .m. on the night of November 13-14 1868.Also

    The November Meteors by E.L. Trouvelot, 1868

    A chromolithograph of the November meteors. As observed between midnight and 5 a .m. on the night of November 13-14 1868.

    Also