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Illustration Technique Collection (#2)

"Exploring the Art of Illustration: From Vintage War Posters to Extraterrestrial Landscapes" Step back in time with a vintage World War II poster

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Susanna in the Bath (Dan. 13:1-26), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866

Susanna in the Bath (Dan. 13:1-26), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665445 Susanna in the Bath (Dan. 13:1-26), Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Susanna in the Bath (Dan. 13:1-26), Illustration from the Dore Bible 1866

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: engraving depicting the French colony of Guyana in South America 1850

engraving depicting the French colony of Guyana in South America 1850
3665787 engraving depicting the French colony of Guyana in South America 1850 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French postcard with floral elements, 1900

French postcard with floral elements, 1900
3665716 French postcard with floral elements, 1900 by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: French postcard with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French postcard with floral elements, 1900

French postcard with floral elements, 1900
3665704 French postcard with floral elements, 1900 by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: French postcard with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French postcard with floral elements, 1900

French postcard with floral elements, 1900
3665703 French postcard with floral elements, 1900 by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: French postcard with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French birthday card with floral elements, 1900

French birthday card with floral elements, 1900
3665764 French birthday card with floral elements, 1900; (add.info.: French birthday card with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French birthday card with floral elements, 1900

French birthday card with floral elements, 1900
3665752 French birthday card with floral elements, 1900; (add.info.: French birthday card with floral elements 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: illustration showing Saint Simon and Saint Paul

illustration showing Saint Simon and Saint Paul
3666073 illustration showing Saint Simon and Saint Paul.; (add.info.: French 19th century, coloured woodblock illustration showing Saint Simon and Saint Paul.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French 19th century, coloured illustration showing the Virgin Mary

French 19th century, coloured illustration showing the Virgin Mary
3666098 French 19th century, coloured illustration showing the Virgin Mary; (add.info.: French 19th century, coloured illustration showing the Virgin Mary.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: French postcard depicting a young woman, 1900

French postcard depicting a young woman, 1900
3665667 French postcard depicting a young woman, 1900; (add.info.: French art-deco, postcard depicting a young woman 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Corps of Siberian Amazons: Female Cossacks

Corps of Siberian Amazons: Female Cossacks
2603895 Corps of Siberian Amazons: Female Cossacks; (add.info.: A corps of Siberian Amazons: Female Cossacks on military exercises on the plain of Nikolsk - Oussourisk, Russia)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Peddler selling prints in street, 17th century, London

Peddler selling prints in street, 17th century, London
2603869 Peddler selling prints in street, 17th century, London; (add.info.: Peddler selling printed ballads in the street. 17th century London)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658), 19th century (engraving)

Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658), 19th century (engraving)
2603847 Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658), 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658) English soldier and statesman, with his wife, standing in front a portrait of Charles I

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Unrest in Russia, Isolation of Tsar

Unrest in Russia, Isolation of Tsar
2603821 Unrest in Russia, Isolation of Tsar; (add.info.: Unrest in Russia. Isolation of the Tsar. Exploding official telling the Tsar that everything in Russia is quiet)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: March: Gardening, 16th century (miniature)

March: Gardening, 16th century (miniature)
2603787 March: Gardening, 16th century (miniature); (add.info.: Early 16th century life. March: Gardening. Noblewoman in a fur - trimmed robe and carrying pet dog)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Henry Campbell - Bannerman (1836 - 1908)

Henry Campbell - Bannerman (1836 - 1908)
2603920 Henry Campbell - Bannerman (1836 - 1908); (add.info.: Henry Campbell - Bannerman (1836 - 1908) Scottish - born British statesman. Leader of the Liberal Party, 1899

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Unrest in Russia, Revolutionary uprisings in 1905

Unrest in Russia, Revolutionary uprisings in 1905
2603897 Unrest in Russia, Revolutionary uprisings in 1905; (add.info.: Unrest in Russia: Revolutionary uprisings in 1905. The arrest of a strike leader in St Petersburg at the end of the 1905)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533297 Map of Azores Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Azores Islands (Portuguese), circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Italy, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Italy, c.1900 (engraving)
532986 Map of Italy, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of northern Italy, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, c.1900 (engraving)
532974 Map of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing historical boundaries of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of the northern part of the German Empire, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of the northern part of the German Empire, c.1900 (engraving)
532959 Map of the northern part of the German Empire, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the northern part of the German empire, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of England, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of England, c.1900 (engraving)
532917 Map of England, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of England, with Oxford, Buckingham, Hertford, Essex, Middlesex, Berkshire, Hampshire, parts of Bedford and Wiltshire, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of the northern part of Missouri, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of the northern part of Missouri, c.1900 (engraving)
533200 Map of the northern part of Missouri, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the northern part of Missouri with inset maps of Kansas City and St)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Nebraska with inset of Omaha, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Nebraska with inset of Omaha, c.1900 (engraving)
533197 Map of Nebraska with inset of Omaha, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Nebraska, United States, with an inset map of Omaha, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Rochester, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Rochester, c.1900 (engraving)
532845 Map of Rochester, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Rochester, New York, circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Kentucky, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Kentucky, c.1900 (engraving)
533143 Map of Kentucky, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Kentucky, United States, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving)
533115 Map of Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of eastern Pennsylvania with inset map of Philadelphia, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving)
533109 Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of western New York State, with inset map of Buffalo, Niagara Frontier, and Rochester, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving)
533104 Map of New York State, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of southern New York State, United States, insets map of New York City, the Hudson River, and the Catskill Mountains, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of North America and Central America, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of North America and Central America, c.1900 (engraving)
533069 Map of North America and Central America, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of North America and Central America, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Southern Africa, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Southern Africa, c.1900 (engraving)
533065 Map of Southern Africa, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of colonial southern Africa, with insets of Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Ladysmith, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Cincinnati, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Cincinnati, c.1900 (engraving)
532743 Map of Cincinnati, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Cincinnati, Ohio, circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Chattanooga, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Chattanooga, c.1900 (engraving)
532737 Map of Chattanooga, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Charleston, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Charleston, c.1900 (engraving)
532734 Map of Charleston, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1900, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Valparaiso and Santiago, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Valparaiso and Santiago, c.1900 (engraving)
533503 Map of Valparaiso and Santiago, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Valparaiso and Santiago, Chile, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, c.1900 (engraving)
533500 Map of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Inset map of Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay), circa 1902

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Trinidad and Martin Vas, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Trinidad and Martin Vas, c.1900 (engraving)
533494 Map of Trinidad and Martin Vas, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Trinidad and Martin Vas, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Barbados, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Barbados, c.1900 (engraving)
533469 Map of Barbados, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map showing the parish boundaries of Barbados, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of the Bermudas, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of the Bermudas, c.1900 (engraving)
533466 Map of the Bermudas, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the Bermudas, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of the Catskill Mountains, New York, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of the Catskill Mountains, New York, c.1900 (engraving)
533423 Map of the Catskill Mountains, New York, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Catskill Mountains, New York, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Ladysmith, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Ladysmith, c.1900 (engraving)
533405 Map of Ladysmith, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Ladysmith, South Africa, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Johannesburg, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Johannesburg, c.1900 (engraving)
533402 Map of Johannesburg, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Johannesburg, South Africa, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Saint Helena Island, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Saint Helena Island, c.1900 (engraving)
533393 Map of Saint Helena Island, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Saint Helena Island, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Solomon Islands, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Solomon Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533372 Map of Solomon Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Solomon Islands, Bougainville, South Pacific, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of islands in the South Pacific, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of islands in the South Pacific, c.1900 (engraving)
533367 Map of islands in the South Pacific, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of New Hebrides Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, Loyalty Islands, and New Caledonia, circa 1902)

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Guam, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Guam, c.1900 (engraving)
533357 Map of Guam, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Guam or Guajan Island (U.S.), circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of the north extension of Kurile Islands, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of the north extension of Kurile Islands, c.1900 (engraving)
533332 Map of the north extension of Kurile Islands, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of the north extension of Kurile Islands (then part of Japan), circa 1902

Background imageIllustration Technique Collection: Map of Sicily, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of Sicily, c.1900 (engraving)
533317 Map of Sicily, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of Sicily, Italy, circa 1902, from the 10th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica.); Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG




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"Exploring the Art of Illustration: From Vintage War Posters to Extraterrestrial Landscapes" Step back in time with a vintage World War II poster, where a fedora and an Army helmet symbolize courage and resilience. Witness the power of solidarity through "Labours May Day, " a captivating illustration depicting the unity of workers. Intrigue meets artistry as big fat cockroaches take an unexpected lunch break, showcasing the whimsical side of illustration. Delve into Italian opera history with Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece "Otello, " brought to life through a mesmerizing oleograph. Auguste Roubille's print, "Le Smart Carman, " transports us to an era where diamonds adorned carriages, capturing both elegance and opulence. Relive the Russian Revolution of 1905-1906 through thought-provoking illustrations that encapsulate its tumultuous spirit. Journey into prehistoric times as an Alvarezsaurid bird fearlessly cleans the mouth of a Giganotosaurus carolinii dinosaur - illustrating unlikely alliances in nature's ancient tapestry. Marvel at Julien Bougle's intricate depiction of the human body, superimposed with vibrant colored plates that unveil its marvelous complexity. Immerse yourself in another world as you join a lone Star Fighter pilot exploring an alien landscape after crash landing - witness their awe-inspiring surroundings through masterful strokes. Experience primal instincts unfold before your eyes as Tyrannosaurus Rex devours carrion from a fallen Triceratops - reminding us of nature's unyielding cycle. Prepare for intergalactic adventures when udder-shaped spaceships grace illustrations, merging imagination with cosmic exploration. Lastly, relive history through an American Civil War print featuring the Battle of Missionary Ridge - capturing bravery amidst chaos on canvas. Illustration technique transcends time and subject matter; it breathes life into stories untold and sparks our imagination.