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« The black arrow sped straight from the string... », 1975
by Lìvia Rusz (Romanian children illustrator, 1930-2020)
Illustration for JRR Tolkien's "O poveste cu un Hobbit", first Romanian edition, Editura Ion Creangã, Bucuresti , 1975
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #LiviaRusz #jrrtolkien #middleearth #thehobbit #hobbit #bilbo #smaug #dragon #Bard #blackArrow
« Andrômeda », c. 1862
by Gustave Doré (French illustrator and painter, 1832-1883)
Plate #1 from "Andromède et Persée", Goupil et Cie éditeurs, 1862
Pen and lithography, 30 x 22 cm
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #GustaveDore #neogothicism #romanticism #Andromeda #Perseus
« Dungeon Mastering Styles », c. 1982-83
by Russ Nicholson (Scottish illustrator, c. 1953-2023)
Interior illustration for "An Introduction to D&D" by Lewis Pulsipher, in "Best of White Dwarf Articles - Volume II", 1983
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #RussNicholson #GamesWorkshop #ttrpg #frpg #whitedwarf #ADnD #DungeonsAndDragons
« The Burial of Thorin Oakenshield », 1997
by Alan Lee (British painter and illustrator, born 1947)
Watercolor illustration for JRR Tolkien 's "The Hobbit", Harper Collins, London, 1997
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #alanlee #jrrtolkien #middleearth #theHobbit #Bilbo #Hobbit #ThorinOakenshield #dwarves #Erebor
« Merlin », c. 1985
by Gino d'Achille (British artist, born in Rome, 1935-2017)
Illustration for "King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table" - unpublished
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #GinodAchille #Merlin #KingArthur #RoundTableMyth
« The black arrow sped straight from the string... », 1976
by Mikhail Belomlinsky (Russian children illustrator, 1934-2020)
Illustration for JRR Tolkien's "The Hobbit", first Russian version, translation by Natalia Rakhmanova, 1976
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #MikhailBelomlinsky #jrrtolkien #middleearth #thehobbit #hobbit #bilbo #smaug #dragon #Bard #blackArrow
« The Princess Cymoril », 1970
by Philippe Druillet (French comics artist and painter, born 1944)
Illustration for "La saga d'Elric le nécromancien", French comics from Michael Moorcock Elric saga, Éditions Pellucidar, 1971
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #darkFantasy #PhilippeDruillet #MichaelMoorcock #ElricOfMelnibone #Cymoril #EternalChampion
« Dagon », c. 1978
by Philippe Druillet (French comics artist and painter, born 1944)
Features as cover illustration for HP Lovecraft's "Dagon" (French Ed.), J'ai Lu, 1978
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #darkFantasy #psychedelicFantasy #PhilippeDruillet #HPLovecraft #Dagon #Cthulhu
« Nikita and the Dragon », c. 1950-60
by Nikolaï Mikhaïlovitch Kotcherguine (Russian artist, 1897-1974)
Illustration for "Микита Кожум'яка" (Nikita The Tanner), russian/ukrainian fairy tale, c. 1965
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #NikolaiKochergin #NikitaKozhemyaka #bogatyr #byline #UkrainianFairyTale #RussianFairyTale
« King Arthur Pendragon », 1985
by Lisa A. Free (American illustrator)
Advertising illustration for "Pendragon" RPG, Chaosium, 1985
Appears in #DragonMagazine #104, Dec. 1985
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #LisaAFree #frpg #ttrpg #Chaosium #Pendragon #KingArthurPendragon
« THOU SHALL NOT PASS ! », c. XIVth
Unknown artist
Brave knight protecting a damsel from a giant snail attack
Marginalia illumination from unknown book, probably XIVth century
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #MedievalFantasy #GiantSnails #Marginalia #MedievalIllumination
« Dragon », 1952
by Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch artist, 1898-1972)
Wood engraving, 32x24 cm
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #MCEscher #woodEngraving #Dragon
« Buck Rogers », 1953
by Frank Frazetta (American master, 1928-2010)
Ink and pen cover illustration for "Famous Funnies" #213, Eastman Color, Sept. 1954
#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #FrankFrazetta #BuckRogers #ScienceFantasy