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WILLIAM HATHERELL (1855-1928)

William Hatherell was a Victorian era illustrator who worked for magazines such as The Graphic , Harpers , Scribner's and the Century ...

ONE LOVELY DRAWING, part 30

I love this sweet combination of art and science: Henry Hexham illustration for The Principles of the Art Militaire , 1637 For me this draw...

WILLIAM COTTON (1880-1958)

William Cotton trained as a fine artist at the Academie Julien in Paris. He exhibited at the Luxembourg Museum and other esteemed institutio...

ART vs. LIFE

Art is a double edged sword. It enhances our experience of life, but also obstructs and diminishes it. We spend most of our time here at the...

FRANK BRANGWYN (1867-1956)

Frank Brangwyn had a special talent for depicting grand structures such as cathedrals, bridges and ships. He drew individual human beings th...

EVERY TRIANGLE HAS A THOUSAND ANGLES

Civilizations can be judged by how their illustrators portray the story of St. George and the Dragon . The basic facts of the eternal triang...