Thursday, June 30, 2011


A glimpse behind the veil, from a 1905 issue of Pall Mall.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011


The Star, from Pall Mall magazine, 1901

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Alexander coercing the Delphian oracle: an illustration from Century Illustrated, 1898

Tuesday, June 21, 2011


Strength: from Harper's magazine, 1915.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

The Devil: an illustration from a 1900 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine.

Thursday, June 16, 2011


"The Queen of Spades denotes ill-luck": from The Strand magazine, 1891

Monday, June 13, 2011

The Wheel, from an 1858 issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Requiescat in pace, Jean-Claude.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Death: a magazine illustration from 1896.

Saturday, June 4, 2011


The Hermit, from The Strand Magazine (1891).

Thursday, June 2, 2011


Two swords of insight, from Cosmopolitan magazine, 1901.