Old ink illustrations

A knight in armor holds in his arms a young woman whose head emerges from the body of a lifeless dragon showing a dangling tongue and eyes rolled upwards

Moonlight Mirror Crow quill dip pen and ink drawing A3 size

The great Joseph Clement Coll (1881-1921) drew like he was conducting a symphony orchestra. From the Kelly Collection of American Illustration Note in the following close up the range of effects Coll employed-- the difference between the fine pen lines and the broad brush strokes; the difference between the accuracy of the eyelashes and the almost abstract wiping of a dry brush on the cloak; and notice how Coll achieved the value he wanted for the background by first painting it with ink…

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Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink 1906_08_Everybody Mag ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm The Franklin Booth Project: outsidelogic.com/franklinbooth/ Franklin Book | Comic Book Stories…

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A large twisted hollow willow with a few branches on the right, against a neutral background, two flowers on the left; artist's proof Etching with plate tone and surface tone

Henry Justice Ford - The pink fairy book, edited by Andrew Lang, 1897 (illustration 15)