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The Ghost of Christmas Present
Ebenezer Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Present, surrounded by festive food and gifts. Quentin Blake illustrated the 1995 edition published by Pavilion books, re-issued in 2008. -
The Counting
The Starkadder family gathered around the hearth, prepared for the Folio Society edition of 1977. This is an ‘alternative’ drawing, of which there are many examples in Quentin’s archive: alternatives are similar (many are almost identical) to the finished illustrations, except for some tiny detail.
Boxer
The Folio Society edition (1984) used Quentin Blake's illustrations which were produced using ink and chinagraph pencil. The book was re-issued in early 2013.
The four guilty pigs
The Folio Society edition (1984) used Quentin Blake's line drawings produced using ink and chinagraph pencil. The book was re-issued in early 2013.
Being trained by a mountebank
Full-page illustration showing Cyrano learning to perform tricks, in his 'Voyage to the Moon'. Used in The Folio Society edition (1991).
The Great Pontiff and his trumpet
Inset illustration, from Cyrano's 'Voyage to the Moon'. Published in The Folio Society edition (1991).
Don Quixote and Sancho Panza
Full-page illustration of the inimitable duo from Cervantes’ classic story. Quentin Blake produced sepia-toned illustrations for this Folio Society edition, published in 1995 (re-issued 2005).
Frontispiece, Don Quixote
Full-page illustration of the inimitable duo from Cervantes’ classic story. Quentin Blake produced sepia-toned illustrations for this Folio Society edition, published in 1995 (re-issued 2005).
Notre Dame by moonlight
Quentin illustrated the Folio Society edition (1998) in blue halftone throughout, except for the striking silhouette of Quasimodo against Notre Dame cathedral which appeared on the front cover.
Candide and Dr Pangloss in the garden of the Old Turk
A deluxe limited edition (published by The Folio Society in 2011) of the satirical French classic by eighteenth century humorist Voltaire. Quentin produced a mixture of full-colour plates and inset line drawings to chart Candide’s disastrous but ever-optimistic career.
Several original works from the book feature in the touring exhibition ‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’, touring the UK until 2017.
Candide meeting the Commodore
A deluxe limited edition (published by The Folio Society in 2011) of the satirical French classic by eighteenth century humorist Voltaire. Quentin produced a mixture of full-colour plates and inset line drawings to chart Candide’s disastrous but ever-optimistic career.
Several original works from the book feature in the touring exhibition ‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’, touring the UK until 2017.
Candide stabbing the Inquisitor
A deluxe limited edition (published by The Folio Society in 2011) of the satirical French classic by eighteenth century humorist Voltaire. Quentin produced a mixture of full-colour plates and inset line drawings to chart Candide’s disastrous but ever-optimistic career.
Several original works from the book feature in the touring exhibition ‘Quentin Blake: Inside Stories’, touring the UK until 2017.
The Milkmaid and the Milk Jug
The deluxe limited edition from 2013 (published by The Folio Society) comprised fifty tales - each with a moral - by the seventeenth century French poet and fabulist Jean de la Fontaine. Quentin selected the fifty poems in the collection, and produced at least one accompanying illustration for each of them.
The Cricket and the Ant
The deluxe limited edition from 2013 (published by The Folio Society) comprised fifty tales - each with a moral - by the seventeenth century French poet and fabulist Jean de la Fontaine. Quentin selected the fifty poems in the collection, and produced at least one accompanying illustration for each of them.
Goddess Isis comes to the rescue
The deluxe 2015 limited edition of ‘The Golden Ass’ (published by the Folio Society) tells the tale of a young man’s experiences of witchcraft, when he inadvertently transforms into the Ass of the title. Here, the Egyptian Goddess Isis emerges from the sea to restore Lucius to human form after his adventures.
The Ass Lucius enjoys a joke
The deluxe 2015 limited edition of ‘The Golden Ass’ (published by the Folio Society) tells the tale of a young man’s experiences of witchcraft, when he inadvertently transforms into the Ass of the title. Quentin produced full-page and inset illustrations (as here) for the book, both in colour and in halftone.
The witch transforms
The deluxe 2015 limited edition of ‘The Golden Ass’ (published by the Folio Society) tells the tale of a young man’s experiences of witchcraft, when he inadvertently transforms into the Ass of the title. This illustration comes from the beginning of the story, when the witch Pamphile demonstrates that she can turn herself into an owl.
A letter from Uncle Cosmo
Mrs Armitage and her redoubtable dog Breakspear at breakfast, at the beginning of their third adventure together. The pictures of the wall remind them of some of their other exploits ...
A daring rescue by Mrs Armitage
Mrs Armitage and Breakspear pull off a daring rescue on their customised surf board, in their second adventure.
‘Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave’ appears on stage in a tour of London venues in October 2016.
Transforming pigeons by violin
Pigeons are transformed into beautiful long-tailed birds by Patrick and his magic violin, in the first book both written and illustrated by Quentin. He wrote it specifically so it would have to be printed in full colour, as until that time (1968) he had only been commissioned to do black & white or simple colour work.
Original artworks from the books featured in the House of Illustration’s exhibition ‘Seven Kinds of Magic’ in 2016.
Mister Magnolia
Mister Magnolia has only one boot, but that didn’t stop him from winning the Kate Greenaway Medal for Quentin in 1980!
Aunt Fidget Wonkham Strong (and Tom)
Tom slinks along behind his formidable Aunt in her iron hat in this first collaboration between Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake.
In search of cockatoos
Quentin’s book about the mischievous cockatoos who decide to play hide-and-seek with Prof Dupont. They hide in all the rooms of a rural French house, including the kitchen, the attic - and the bathroom.
Checklist of cockatoos
This rough note, kept with the preliminary work for the book, helped Quentin remember the shape and colour of each of the birds as they appeared throughout the story. Find out more in ‘Words and Pictures’ (2013).
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