Pen and Ink Drawing
Robert Anning Bell, 1863-1933, artist.
Circa 1900
Found here.
Miranda is one of the principal characters of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. She is the only female character to appear on stage. Miranda is the daughter of Prospero, another of the main characters of The Tempest. Wikipedia
This drawing was done for Bell's decorated edition of Shakespeare's Tempest, published by Freemantle & Co. in 1901.
Click HERE to see more art by Robert Anning Bell.
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4 comments:
Thank you, Rosemary, for posting this charming picture by Robert Anning Bell. He's one of my favourite artists.
Tasha T -- Tasha, You are most welcome. I admire this artist too. Happy New Year! xo, Rosemary
Lovely--and such detail. If this was done in the early 1900s,the artist probably used dip pens for drawing. It had to be challenging to make such consistent markings. Thanks for the link, Rosemary. I enjoyed seeing his other works, too.
Pam -- The book this drawing appeared in was published in 1901. Thank you for calling to my attention you could see more of his artwork. I ADDED THE LINK TO THE LISTING. It's hard to imagine doing all of this intricate artwork by hand and have it work so well. We are spoiled by delete, copy and paste, aren't we. xo, Rosemary
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