A Midsummer Night's Dream is well known comedy written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616). It's loaded with typical situations where one intrigue leads to another, errors are unavoidable, everything bursts with passion and the spectators get a happy ending after all. Although main characters are mainly humans, fairies play extremely important roles. But our intention is not an analysis. We'll rather focus on illustrations produced by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), one of leading artists of his…

Kay Nielsen, a Danish fairy tale illustrator, born in 1886. Discover and explore the life and art of illustrator Kay Nielsen...

"Phantastes" Written by George Macdonald - A Fairy Tale From Scotland (1871)

Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.

The Illustrated Press, Inc. is raising funds for The Golden Age on Kickstarter! This new hardcover book showcases some of the finest artworks from the Golden Age of Illustration, circa 1880-1950.

Kay Nielsen is among the greatest artists associated with what is known as "The Golden Age of Illustration" and his works are associated with classic fairy tales, in addition to myths and fables.

John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own. His penandink drawings have become identif