Romantic Encounter (1864) by Mihály von Zichy (Hungarian artist, lived 1827-1906). Lucifer and Princess Tamara, a mortal with whom he falls in love. #satan #devil

Alice in Wonderland (c. 1879) by George Dunlop Leslie (English artist, lived 1835–1921). Brighton & Hove Art Galleries. The bond between mother and daughter, innocence, the shortness of life - and the value of a shared story. #books #reading

The Crystal Ball (1902) by John William Waterhouse (English artist, lived 1849-1917). The painting has been restored to show the skull that a previous owner had covered up. #Edwardian #PreRaphaelite

Illustration for Dante's Divine Comedy (1868) by Gustave Dore (French artist, lived 1832-1883). #spider #arachnid

Discovering History Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ I like to think if my Scottish Grandmother had lived this would have been our bonding. Apparently she loved to read as l have always loved to. l just feel both of us would have shared our magical imaginations which only we could understand.💃🦋🌲🌱🌳🌷🌿🍀🍁

The Goethe Monument (1832) by Carl Gustav Carus (German artist, lived 1789-1869). #gothic

Pan (1592) by Annibale Carracci (Bolognese artist, lived 1560–1609). #mythology #goat

Vampire (1894) by Edvard Munch (Norwegian artist, lived 1863–1944). #gothic #dracula

Lamia and the Soldier (1905) by John William Waterhouse (English artist, lived 1849–1917). Private collection. Pre-Raphaelite style.

Harwich Lighthouse (exh. 1820) by John Constable (English artist, lived 1776–1837). #marine #Essex

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches by William Holbrook Beard (American artist, lived 1824-1900). #witchy #gothic

Love Among the Ruins (1894) by Edward Burne-Jones (English artist, lived 1833–1898). #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2023

Faust In His Study (1852) by Carl Gustav Carus (German artist, lived 1789-1869). #student #writer

A Favour (1898) by Edmund Blair Leighton (English artist, lived 1852–1922). A Regency era scene painted in the late Victorian period. The only error seems to be the high'ish heels - which surely should be flat (?). 🤔

Pauline in the Yellow Dress (1944) by Herbert James Gunn (Scottish artist, lived 1893–1964). The artist's wife - he painted her many times. The ‘Mona Lisa of 1944’.

The Bath (1873-74) by Alfred Stevens (Belgian artist, lived 1823–1906). I declare there is no enjoyment like reading!

Guppy Neon Echo there's going above and beyond, too x.com/longvictorian4…

Homeless (1890) by Thomas Benjamin Kennington (English artist, lived 1856–1916). #Victorian #London.