Today’s image comes from A Versailles Christmas-tide, by Mary Stuart Boyd, available as a public domain e-text on Project Gutenberg . Originally published in 1901, it was illustrated with sketches and drawings by Boyd’s husband, A. S. Boyd. The book is full of delightful line drawings of life in France at the turn of the 20th century.

This particular drawing is of a nun carrying an oil lamp, but it stands as its own as an enigmatic drawing. As always, click to see it full-sized.

"L'Envoi", illustration by A.S. Boyd, from _A Versaille Christmas-tide_ by Mary Stuart Boyd, 1901.

Peace,

Bekka

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Here are two images featuring fashionable ladies and automobiles drawn by Edward Penfield (1866-1925). Penfield was a prolific artist at the beginning of the 20th c., and drew numerous magazine covers for publications such as Harper’s and Collier’s.

Today’s pictures are two of Penfield’s designs, from 1903 and 1905 respectively. I found them at the Library of Congress’ Digital collections. The LOC reference number is included in the captions. Click to see the full sized image.

Collier's Automobile Number, 1903, by Edward Penfield. LOC#LC-USZC4-13165

1906 Automobile Calendar, published 1905, by Edward Penfield. LOC# LC-USZC2-521

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