Fantasy Collection (page 17)

Boudoir Beauty by Charles Robinson
A lady at her toilette is brought yet more bottles and boxes to add to the rather lavish collection already in her dressing room

Fantasy Card - Women riding a Goldfish - entitled Pearl - tracing her hand across the horizon and the late evening light

The Princess of the Castle by Hilda Cowham
Lovely illustration by Hilda Cowham showing a princess in a flounced, floral trimmed dress watching from the steps of her castle as a knight rides past and raises his flag or standard in her direction

Olwen by Daphne Allen
Scene from The Mabinogion showing Olwen, wearing a robe of flame-coloured silk, with cascades of yellow hair and anenome white skin

Fantasy Landscape with Lake and Reeds - Left
A view through lakeside reeds across the still water toward distant hills and mountains. Fantasy Diptych painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Alices Adventures Underground: Alice swims
Alice swims in the pool of tears, followed by birds and animals. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground, his story that pre-dated Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Alices Adventures Underground: Alice grows
Alice after she has grown large in the house of the white rabbit. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground, his story that pre-dated Alices Adventures in Wonderland

Alices Adventures Underground: the croquet game
The croquet game, complete with hedgehogs, playing cards and misbehaving flamingoes. Hand drawn illustrations by Lewis Carroll from Alices Adventures Underground

The Nymph of the Tree Top
A nymph, naked except for diaphanous drapery, stands above the tree tops surveying the forest below

Tentacles by Raymond Sheppard. An abstract fantasy painting featuring tentacle-like growths in a strange landscape, perhaps under the sea

Toothache by Raymond Sheppard - an abstract depiction of a drill boring into teeth and the fiery pain it causes

Star Creatures abstract by Raymond Sheppard - a series of intertwined organic growths in the shape of stars

Dream by Raymond Sheppard. Fantastical abstract painting of a cavernous structure with river-like features flowing through interconnecting organic growths

Throat by Raymond Sheppard - an abstract, fantastical depiction

June Rose-Buds by A. K. Macdonald
Series of delicate vignettes by A. K. Macdonald featuring lithe young ladies in various states of undress, picking or enjoying the fragrance of voluptuous June roses

A train of thought
This is Mrs. Tymmeruss notion of what goes on in a railway tunnel A popular notion of what happens when a train goes into a railway tunnel

Modern Life in Silhouette by Pierrot
Interesting illustration depicting various people of 1924, including a soldier, a couple in evening dress and a newsboy, following a line which eventually transforms into a group of dancing nymphs

L Apres Midi D Un Faun by Frank M. Lea
A rather ugly faun sleeps off a big lunch while a nymph like waitress, naked but for her apron and hat carries away a tray

The Uninvited Serenader by A. K. Macdonald
Fantasy illustration showing a group of 18th century maidens in various states of undress distressed to be interrupted in their bathing by the figure of Pan playing his pipes across the lake

What the Angler Saw by A. K. Macdonald
An angler, coming to fish at a salmon pool at dawn is astonished to see a group of lithe and naked nymphs cavorting above the water to a tune played on pipes by Pan

Summer Nightmares
A Good Suggestion For Stuffy Summer Nights. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

A Kingdom for a Night by Charles Robinson
A colourful, busy scene showing a selection of fairies, elves and woodland folk bringing various gifts and toys to " two little mortals" who are sitting in the highest branches of a tree

The Lure of Spring by Edmund Blampied
Coloured fantasy illustration by Edmund Blampied showing a soldier being lured by a cupid and fairy like girls against a spring background

Turkish Sheepdog
A fantasy impression of what Turkish sheepdog looks like - issued as a coffee advertising card - they don t look like this in real life!

The Frost Queen by Dudley Hardy
Fantasy Christmas illustration by Dudley Hardy showing an ethereal fairy-like figure appearing in a snowy landscape watched by two small rabbits

A Fantasy by Edwin Morrow
A young woman imagines a rich suitor in her hands, and thinks, " He loves me, he loves me not..." as coins and money notes fall to the ground instead of petals

Algerian Fantasy card depicting Mecca

My Lady Misrule
A fantasy illustration by Charles Robinson showing a woman dressed in a Twelfth Night costume, presumably about to attend a fancy dress party

Fantasy card - flying over Constantinople
Wonderful fantasy card depicting British soldiers flying over the distinctive skyline and rooftops of Constantinople in a very early aeroplane (seemingly held together by string and luck)

The Futurists Dream of Paradise by Leslie Butler
A futurist artist, sleeps in his bed dreaming of a paradise filled with stylised futurist figures and landscapes for him to paint. Humorous illustration by Leslie Butler

March: The Candle Burns a Little Lower by Mackenzie
A black and white illustration of a fantasy scene depicting the month of March

The Shampoo Chair
A new invention for the convenience of those who prefer to do their own dry shampooing. Robinson was a regular contributor to the Sketch, the Bystander and other ILN titles during his lifetime

Pumping Strokes of Genius
An intelligent forecast of the growth of wayside pumps. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

For this Relief, Much Tanks
Flu tank, self contained vehicle Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evan"

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing III
Sleeping arrangements during Spring Cleaning showing a family asleep in makeshift beds. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Spring-Cleaning in Full Swing
Women spring clean the house around a man who is eating breakfast. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

The Catch by Charles Robinson
An illustration by Charles Robinson (1870-1937) of a fantasy scene showing a baby mermaid sat on the shore of a rock pool surrounded by two female bathers

Mountain Lake - Fantasy Landscape
A Fantasy landscape with two ducks taking flight from the still water. Airbrush painting by Malcolm Greensmith

The Power of Imagination
A Grandfather laughs to himself as he reads aloud to his two grandchildren, both of whom have fallen asleep in his arms. The imagined fantasy world of the story unfolds behind him

Fairy leaves her home amid the roots
A small fairy leaves her house set in the roots of a tree. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth
A young elfen sprite standing in the undergrowth near a speckled toadstool. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith set in a circular border

Songbird and Mount Fuji
A colourful songbird perched amid the bamboo blossoms in this fantasy Japanese landscape painting by Malcolm Greensmith. The distinctive peak of Mount Fuji dominates the horizon

White cat on a table by an open window
A stylised airbrush picture by Malcolm Greensmith, showing a white cat on a table by an open window

Dancing Grasshoppers - Russian Postcard
A novelty Russian postcard depicting a green grasshopper couple dancing to the tune of a fellow grasshopper playing a fiddle

The Sensitive Plant

Fantasy Aircraft 1907
In the early days of flight, the necessity for wings to provide lift is not fully appreciated

Seven Ages of Man
The Seven Stages of Man as described by Shakespeare in As you like it

Stages of Man (German)
Eleven stages in a mans life, from the pram to the armchair

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