Book Illustration Collection

Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-Tail had bread and milk and blackberries for dinner, 1916
Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-Tail had bread and milk and blackberries for dinner, from The Tale of Peter Rabbit, pub. 1916 (colour lithograph), 1916

The Fumigation of Osiris, the Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, Egyptian, 19th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long... c1908
Yellow Horse-Yanktonai, half-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, with long braids, two eagle feathers in hair, wrapped in buffalo skin, c1908

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian, facing front, c1903. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Head-and-shoulders portrait of Shiwawatiwa, a Zuni Indian, facing front, c1903

Red Hawk (Che-tan Luta)-Oglala, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Red Hawk (Che-tan Luta)-Oglala, c1907. Red Hawk, Oglala Sioux Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing feather headdress

Pose-a yew, 1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Pose-a yew, 1905. Pose-a ye, "Dew Moving", Nambe, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left

Camp in the cottonwoods-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Camp in the cottonwoods-Cheyenne, c1910. Tepee in a grove of trees

Three Eagles, a Nez Percé Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Three Eagles, a Nez Perce Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, c1910

Apsaroke War Group, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Apsaroke War Group, c1905. Print shows three Crow Indians, Uphaw, Which Way, and Packs The Hat, on horseback

The Outlook, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The Outlook, c1905. Packs The Hat and Which Way, two Crow Indians on horseback, Montana

Woman's primitive dress-Tolowa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Woman's primitive dress-Tolowa, c1923. Ada Lopez Richards, full-length portrait, standing near the shore wearing hat, necklaces, and dress

The mountain sheep hunter-Sioux, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The mountain sheep hunter-Sioux, c1905. Man standing holding a rifle and a bow

Red Wing-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Red Wing-Apsaroke, c1908. Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, streaks of white paint on cheeks and hair

Sù^-Donii ("Osier-Willow Blossom")-Pyramid Lake Paviotso, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Su^-Donii ("Osier-Willow Blossom")-Pyramid Lake Paviotso, c1924. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Native American

Walvia ("Medicine Root")-Taos, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Walvia ("Medicine Root")-Taos, c1905. Half-length portrait of young woman facing front wearing flowered shawl

Medicine Crow-Apsaroke, c1908. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Medicine Crow-Apsaroke, c1908. Medicine Crow, Crow Indian, Montana, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, hawk hide headdress, two earrings in right ear, disc ornaments, shell beads

Walvia ("Medicine Root")-Taos, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Walvia ("Medicine Root")-Taos, c1905. Head-and-shoulders portrait of young woman facing front with shawl on head

A Skokomish Indian chief's daughter, half-length portrait, seated on canoe, facing left, c1913

Wishham young woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham young woman, c1910. Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Head-and-shoulders portrait of young Wishham Indian woman, facing right, wearing braids, shell bead choker

The whaler-Clayoquot, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The whaler-Clayoquot, c1910. Nootka Indian standing on shore with spear

Navajos, 1904, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Navajos, 1904, c1905. Group of Pueblo Indians, three men in front holding snakes, two Caucasian men in center

A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A Desert Cahuilla woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, c1924

On Shoalwater Bay, c1913. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
On Shoalwater Bay, c1913. Four canoes on large body of water

The tule gatherer, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The tule gatherer, c1910. Cowichan woman putting tule on boat

Ogalala[sic] girls, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Ogalala[sic] girls, c1907. Two girls on horseback

Kalispel scene, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Kalispel scene, c1910. Canoes in water, buildings along shore, mountains in background

Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front... c1910
Kashhila-Wishham. Male Chinookan Indian, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, with pompadour, fur wrapped braids, bead choker around neck, beaded buckskin shirt, fur sash over left shoulder

The chief and his staff, Apsaroke Indians, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The chief and his staff, Apsaroke Indians, c1905. Rear view of four Apsaroke Indians on horseback

Holiday trappings, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Holiday trappings, c1910. Cayuse woman on horseback, wearing beaded buckskin dress; horse has long fringe and beaded trappings, Oregon

Nez Percé matron, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nez Perce matron, c1910

Watching for salmon-Hupa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Watching for salmon-Hupa, c1923. Hupa man with spear, standing on bank gazing into stream

Datsolali, Washo basket-maker, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Datsolali, Washo basket-maker, c1924. Datsolali, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right

Wishham woman, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Wishham woman, c1910. Chinookan Indians: Tlakluit; Washington. Landscape, portrait, woman, full length, facing right, standing, wearing beaded buckskin dress

Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Tsawatenok girl, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, c1914

Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Preparing salmon-Wishram, c1910. Tlakluit Indian woman, sitting on ground, placing salmon fillets on wood plank, woven reed mat in background, Washington State

Principal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Principal female shaman of the Hupa, c1923. Hupa woman, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front

Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house, c1923. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Entrance to a Yurok Sweat-house, c1923. Sheltered hole in mound of earth lined with boards, large rocks in foreground

Gathering hasen-Qahatika, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Gathering hasen-Qahatika, c1907. Woman using long pole to harvest cactus fruit, Arizona

Saguaro fruit gatherers-Maricopa, c1907. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Saguaro fruit gatherers-Maricopa, c1907. Three women, two of them with baskets on their heads, standing by cactus plant, Arizona

Nez Percé sweat-lodge, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Nez Perce sweat-lodge, c1910. Landscape, lashed pole framed with blanket, large smooth stones in dry river bed, house, fence and hills in background

Sun dance in progress-Cheyenne, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Sun dance in progress-Cheyenne, c1910

Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Whale ceremonial - Clayoquot, c1910. Nootka indian taking ceremonial bath, before whale hunt

Maricopa Woman Mealing, 1907 Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Maricopa Woman Mealing, 1907 Photograph shows a maricopa woman kneeling, grinding meal

Paviotso house at Walker Lake, c1924. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Paviotso house at Walker Lake, c1924. Paviotso woman sitting outside thatched hut with baskets, possibly for winnowing, in foreground

The snake priest, c1906. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
The snake priest, c1906. Photograph shows a Native man wearing a headdress and carrying several snakes in his left hand

Spokan camp, c1910. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Spokan camp, c1910. Five tipis and a tent in clearing among pine trees

A visitor, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
A visitor, c1905. Hopi adults gather outside doorway, children on roof, dogs and horse in foreground

Joseph Dead Feast Lodge-Nez Percé, c1905. Creator: Edward Sheriff Curtis
Joseph Dead Feast Lodge-Nez Perce, c1905

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Book illustration is a captivating art form that has been cherished throughout history. From the intricate depictions in ancient Egyptian texts like "The Fumigation of Osiris" and "The Book of the Dead of Neb-Qued, " to the whimsical scenes brought to life by Randolph Caldecott in works such as "The Maid was in the Garden, Hanging out the Clothes" and "The Knave of Hearts and the Queen of Hearts, " these illustrations transport us into different worlds. Caldecott's imaginative creations continue to enchant readers with his playful portrayal of characters like "The Knave of Hearts" who mischievously brings back those tempting tarts. In contrast, his poignant illustrations like "With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small" and "Now, Brother, said the dying man, Look To My Children Deare" evoke deep emotions through their tender storytelling. Other notable illustrators have also left their mark on this art form. Helena J. Maguire's powerful depiction of "The Tiger" captures its majestic yet fierce nature while Amy Cruse's illustration from "The Book of Myths, " featuring Thoth and the Chief Magician, immerses us in a world filled with wonder and magic. Even historical events find expression through book illustrations; Louis Blanc's lithograph depicting Condorcet's death during the French Revolution reminds us how images can convey significant moments in time. From ancient civilizations to modern times, book illustration continues to captivate our imagination and bring stories to life. Whether it be exploring fantastical realms or reliving historical events, these visual narratives enrich our reading experience by adding depth and beauty to every page they grace.