The Table Book of Art

Front Cover in blue and gold.

The front cover of this luscious illustrated Victorian book has a crest and the names of various artists in gold, all embossed onto blue cloth. The spine is similarly gilt. [more...]

Declaration of Independence

This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. There is also a cropped version for use as a laptop of desktop computer background. [more...]

Declaration of Independence

This, it turns out, is a very famous painting in America. This version is cropped to make a screen background: there is also a widescreen version which has the full painting as reproduced in the book. [more...]

The Dancing Dolls

Burnett’s The Dancing Dolls [more...]

Girl cuddling dog

This Victorian girl is sitting on a stool and cuddling her pet dog, perhaps a spaniel, who sits on her apron, on her lap, as she smiles: a picture of affection and [...]The Dancing Dolls, an engraving after a painting by John Burnett [more...]