tulip mania
Day thirty-one of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Tulips by Philip Reinagle from New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus: and the temple of Flora, or garden of nature
Gun club meeting by Henri de Montaut from De la terre à la lune
queen of the night
Day thirty of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Woman, time and death by an unknown artist from Puck on Pegasus
Selenicereus grandiflorus by Philip Reinagle from New illustration of the sexual system of Carolus von Linnaeus: and the temple of Flora, or garden of nature
madonna, lily
after the deluge
Day twenty-eight of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Figures in water by Gustave Doré from La sainte Bible, volume one
lift your spirits
Day twenty-seven of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
may day
Day twenty-six of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Tulip, toads and rabbit by J. J. Grandville from Les fleurs animées, volume one
new growth
Day twenty-five of The 100 Day Project.
I'm a quarter of the way through the project! w00t!
Illustrations:
Sunflower by J. J. Grandville from Les fleurs animées, volume one
Landscape by Auguste Cardone from L'Illustration (Issue 772)
and so he set off under cover of night
Day twenty-four of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Gate by Randolph Caldecott from Old Christmas
Wanderer by Arthur Rackham from Siegfried and the twilight of the gods
public display of affection
Day twenty-three of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Bull and goat kissing by Wilhelm von Kaulbach from Reineke Fuchs
summer lovin'
Day twenty-two of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Lions kissing while a monkey entwines their tails by Wilhelm von Kaulbach from Reineke Fuchs
seeking refuge
Day twenty-one of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Garden gate by A. Chapon from Autour de la Méditerranée
Satan by Édouard de Beaumont from Le diable amoureux
Ad astra by an unknown artist from Once a week, volume 13 (June-December 1865)
Man riding a three-headed vulture by Gustave Doré from Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und Lande, feldzüge und lustige Abentheuer des Freyherrn von Münchhausen wie er dieselben bey der Flasche im Zirkel seiner Freunde zu Erzählen pflegt. Aus dem Englischen nach der neuesten Ausgabe übersetzt, hier und da erweitert und mit noch mehr Küpfern gezieret
flowers in the attic
Day twenty of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
The attic by Aimé de Lemud from Œuvres complètes de Béranger, volume two
Camellia Grande Duchessa D’Estruria by an unknown artist from Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, volume two
Cultivated tulip by Pierre-Joseph Redouté from Choix des plus belles fleurs et des plus beaux fruits
Countess of Orkney camellia by an unknown artist from Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe, volume four
Datura metel cornucopia by Pierre Joseph de Pannemaeker from L'Illustration horticole, volume 42
royal portrait
Day nineteen of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Caverswall Castle by Henry Lark Pratt from The baronial halls, and ancient picturesque edifices of England, volume one
Stolas and Abraxas by Louis Le Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal
bog plants
sick ada
Day seventeen of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Woman by W. St John Harper from The day dream
Tacua speciosa by Edward Donovan from An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India
flea course meal
Day sixteen of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
Old man by John Dickson Batten from Celtic fairy tales
Chigoe fleas by an unknown artist from Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
i'll tumble 4 ya
Day fifteen of The 100 Day Project.
This guy caught my eye on the Old Book Illustrations website pretty early on in the project.
I wasn’t sure at that point what part he would play, but I knew he would appear in my 100 Day Project.
This morning I thought of a perfect setting for him (and his mates) and went about creating this image this afternoon.
It wasn’t until I’d finalised the image that I read the description of Buer:
‘Depiction of Buer, described as a second-class demon and president of hell. He teaches philosophy, logic and the properties of medicinal plants. He claims to provide good servants and cure the sick. He has fifty legions under his command.’
I LOL’ed at the description when I read it. Because yesterday I became caught up in trying to discourage friends on social media from sharing conspiracy theories and misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic, and to instead take a course in critical thinking.
I feel like Buer would have been a handy friend to have around yesterday.
He’s depicted in the Dictionaire Infernal, a wood engraving by Louis Le Breton.
The landscape I’ve set him against was taken by me in Oxford just over four years ago and now seems even more appropriate for such a learned fellow.
I’m kind of confused about why he was deemed a demon, but my atheist self has some ideas...
Illustrations:
Buer by Louis Le Breton from Dictionnaire Infernal
butterfly clips
Day fourteen of The 100 Day Project.
Illustrations:
T-shaped incision by Max Brödel from Diseases of the kidneys, ureters and bladder
Blue mountain swallowtails and ornithoptera priamus by Edward Donovan from An epitome of the natural history of the insects of India