SERIES OVERVIEW:
This series attempts to showcase material by artists whose work might be described as 'decadent' in its style or subject matter.
It does not intend to give anything other than the briefest of biographical overviews (though references for such are given within each entry). It instead aims to present a short selection of illustrations which are either typical of the artists work or perhaps illustrate a text or theme that falls within the remit of the series.
We welcome suggestions or contributions to this ongoing series.
William Brown MacDougall (1868-1936) was a contemporary of, and influenced by, William Morris. His book illustrating career spans a very short time frame within the 1890s and was under ten titles.
A spectacular book is his "Book of Ruth' (1896) which was recently put up for up for auction. A more affordable collection of illustrations are to be found in the strange story collection "The Eerie Book" (1898) edited by Margaret Armour. Below are samples from the former and all of the latter title
THE EERIE BOOK
(J. SHEILLS & CO. 1898)
(Cover)
(Tha Masque Of The Red Death)
(The Iron Coffin)
(The Mother And The Dead Child)
(The Mother And The Dead Child-2)
(Tregeagle)
(The Dutch Officers Story)
(The Cask Of Amontillado)
(Earl Beardie's Game Of Cards)
(Frankenstein)
(The Guard Chasse)
(The Mysterious Horseman)
(The Story Of Major Weir)
(Mashal Blucher)
(Undine)
(The Masque)
It does not intend to give anything other than the briefest of biographical overviews (though references for such are given within each entry). It instead aims to present a short selection of illustrations which are either typical of the artists work or perhaps illustrate a text or theme that falls within the remit of the series.
We welcome suggestions or contributions to this ongoing series.
W. B. MacDougall
INTRODUCTION
William Brown MacDougall (1868-1936) was a contemporary of, and influenced by, William Morris. His book illustrating career spans a very short time frame within the 1890s and was under ten titles.
A spectacular book is his "Book of Ruth' (1896) which was recently put up for up for auction. A more affordable collection of illustrations are to be found in the strange story collection "The Eerie Book" (1898) edited by Margaret Armour. Below are samples from the former and all of the latter title
W. B. MacDougall
SOME ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
THE BOOK OF RUTH
(J. M. DENT 1896)
SOME ILLUSTRATIONS FROM
THE BOOK OF RUTH
(J. M. DENT 1896)
(Cover)
THE EERIE BOOK
(J. SHEILLS & CO. 1898)
