19th century illustration

Very fun advertising project to work on. My task was to create a few pen & ink characters that would resemble late 19th century and early 20th century illustrations.

Gaston de Latouche 1854-1913 Frankrijk

Manuel Bujados, illustration for La Esfera, June 1929.

Caricature, 'The Fashions of 1830: A Further Degree of Perfection' (Modes de 1830: Encore un dégré de perfection), depicting an exaggerated version of the fashionable styles of the time: puff sleeves and shorter hemlines for women's dresses and elaborate hairdos, and broad shoulders, bell-shaped trousers, and large bow ties for men

19th century engraving

A blog of old books and interesting items we have in our antiquarian bookshop in Whitehaven, Cumbria. We have been finding new homes for old books for FIFTY years 1970-2020. 99.9% of the photos are of our own old books maps and prints, all of which are for sale [unless sold]

Live Haddock, from the series 'Etchings of Remarkable Beggars, Itinerant Traders, and other Persons of Notoriety in London and its Environs' by John Thomas Smith, John Thomas Smith 1815. A work from the collections of the de Young and Legion of Honor museums of San Francisco, CA.

Here they are, ten party posters created by geniuses of 19th century art that will make you feel like dancing! Enjoy!