Undine, a water spirit, marries a knight named Huldebrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages.
Arthur would first sketch an outline of his
drawing, then lightly block in shapes and details. Afterwards he would add
lines in pen and India ink, removing the pencil traces after it had dried. With
colour pictures, he would then apply multiple washes of colour until
translucent tints were created.
Undine appeared around 1811 And I can only assume it was made in london. Arthur's Illustrations are for published books such as Undine this is not the only book hes illustrated but mainly they are fairy tale style stories.
Rackham's work is often described as a
fusion of a northern European 'Nordic' style strongly influenced by the
Japanese woodblock tradition of the 19th century.In 1909 he finished his illustrations for the book Undine By Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué.
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