Lovely old illustrations

I love the clear, delicate lines; the graceful patterns of leaf and flower; the billowing curves and circles; and the soft colors on aging, brownish paper of these Paul Vincent Woodroffe illustrations. 

Go slow when you get to The Fairy Ship. It's my favorite.

I found these illustrations on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website. I wouldn't have known to look for them there if I had not first seen some of them at A Polar Bear's Tale, a blog full of beautiful and interesting images.