Monkey Bell Ringer

Monkey Bell Ringer, originally uploaded by cpmcdill.

c. 1884

Pug?

Pug , originally uploaded by cpmcdill.

Wild Children

Victorian illustrations of children with wild animals and wild children with animals.

The Bear Children

The Wolf Child

A Good Natured Bear

A Fight With An Eagle

Skull & Shrooms

sewing-kit-pages-7-detail2, originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

Interesting detail at the foot of the cross. Illustration is a page from an 18th century (1724?) devotional. Loose pages found in an old sewing kit.

My pigs never say grace.

My pigs never say grace. , originally uploaded by cpmcdill.

Amusing illustration with hilarious caption, 1890s

A Greedy Puss

A Greedy Puss, originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

It is my dainty fare you know,
that makes my coat like silk;
I've had a lovely plate of fish,
a saucer too, of milk.

But something more I want today,
(A secret I will tell)
Like Mistress in the dining room,
I'll have desert as well.

A Greedy Puss (detail), originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

A Greedy Puss (detail), originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

Baa Baa Black Sheep 1879

Baa Baa Black Sheep 1879, originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

These children do not look frightened. I'd be running if I saw a sheep that looked like this.

Flying Balloon Cat (inside back cover)

Flying Balloon Cat (inside back cover), originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

Contemporary artists dream of achieving such a balance of composition and innocence.

Mad Mother Goose

Mother Goose (detail), originally uploaded by cpmcdill.

Mother Goose, originally uploaded by cpmcdill.

A Trip to Fairy Land

A Trip to Fairy Land, originally uploaded by Aria Nadii.

The cover of a gorgeous book from 1905, illustration by Will Carquelle.