Old book 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

It was in the 19th century that book and magazine illustration began its golden age. Illustrations by artists like George Cruikshank (see his “’Monstre’ Balloon” above”) were so distinctive as to make their creators famous.

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

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"Old Fashioned Fairy Tales" Illustrated by Margaret Ely Webb, 1909

Fleuron ornament. Could probably be used as a standalone or a border element. Used as tailpiece in a nineteenth century book.

Two wolves in lawyer's robes are congratulating each other in front of an eating place serving cold food.