https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/ Recent Illustrations ]]> /illustrations/circular-re-sawing-machine/ 2026-07-19 9:16 am GMT + 2 ]]> Side view of a band-resawing machine housed in a curved cast-iron frame. Two large, multi-spoked wheels are mounted at the upper and lower extremities /illustrations/re-sawing-machine-4/ 2026-07-19 6:47 am GMT + 2 ]]> Three-quarter view of a double surfacing planer, with a spoked driven wheel visible on the near side, and a roller assembly above the planer bed /illustrations/endless-bed-surface-planer/ 2026-07-17 8:15 am GMT + 2 ]]> A full-length figure stands with its back to the viewer, its right arm is raised, the hand delicately holding a six-pointed star framed by fine radiating lines /illustrations/new-star/ 2026-06-22 1:54 am GMT + 2 ]]> A circle of aristocratic figures in eighteenth-century attire gathers for tea. A man holding small scissors prepares to snip a lock of hair from a woman /illustrations/rape-lock/ 2026-06-15 7:58 pm GMT + 2 ]]> A figure in elaborate costume is shown in profile, standing before a bed draped in patterned curtains. The attire includes a skirt, a plumed hat, and a wand /illustrations/dream-lock/ 2026-06-01 12:44 am GMT + 2 ]]> A heated exchange unfolds between a woman, shown in profile, and a man kneeling beside an overturned chair, while three onlookers stand in the background /illustrations/battle-beaux-belles/ 2026-05-15 8:54 pm GMT + 2 ]]> A fantastical scene unfolds in a crowded interior filled with elaborately dressed figures including a male character wearing a turban addressing a seated woman /illustrations/cave-spleen/ 2026-05-15 6:42 am GMT + 2 ]]> A woman in a fur-trimmed dressing gown sits in profile, gazing into the mirror of a crowded dressing table. Behind her, a maid attends to her hair /illustrations/toilet-lock/ 2026-05-15 2:52 am GMT + 2 ]]> An ornate barge carries four figures, framed by heavy drapery. At the center, a seated woman faces the viewer, holding a large, decorated fan /illustrations/barge/ 2026-05-06 3:23 pm GMT + 2 ]]> A woman reclines in a large bed framed by an elaborately scrolled headboard. Propped against pillows, she gazes at a folded letter held in her right hand /illustrations/billet-doux/ 2026-05-05 8:20 am GMT + 2 ]]> A man in a nightcap and a dressing gown kneels in left profile, hands clasped in prayer. He faces a stack of books, visible behind a candlestick holding a taper /illustrations/barons-prayer/ 2026-05-04 7:53 pm GMT + 2