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Images from The Magazine of Art. Illustrated (1883), published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris and New York.
This was a monthly periodical, or magazine, that ran from 1878 to 1948; some later volumes included colour plates.
I have volumes three and six (this one).
The images i am posting from the book are out of copyright to the best of my knowledge, based on careful research.
Title: Magazine of Art Illustrated Vol 6
Published by: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
Date: 1883
Total items: 3
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Don Quixote in his Study]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-MagazineOfArt-Vol6/wm/big/221-don-quixote-in-his-study-q75-163x200.jpg "[picture: Don Quixote in his Study]")
![[picture: Cupid’s Hunting Fields]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-MagazineOfArt-Vol6/wm/big/458-cupids-hunting-ground-q75-156x200.jpg "[picture: Cupid’s Hunting Fields]")
![[picture: The Catapult, Painted by E. J. Poynter, R.A.]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Cassell-MagazineOfArt-Vol6/wm/big/245-the-catapult-q75-200x171.jpg "[picture: The Catapult, Painted by E. J. Poynter, R.A.]")
The Catapult, Painted by E. J. Poynter, R.A.
Roman soldiers, some fully clothed and some entirely naked, some shirtless, are using ther strength to turn a windlass prepare a giant catapult to fire a huge arrow (I think), with the bare-legged and barefoot man atop the steps perhaps doing the aiming. In the painting, the end of the arrow is red hot, and the man is also shirtless. Archers return [...] [more...] [$]
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