Illustration for Doucet’s ‘Contes de Haute-Lisse’
Alfred Garth Jones
1899
Wood engraving
13 x 10 inches
Jérôme Doucet, Contes de Haute-Lisse, no page numbers.
This book is an interesting showcase of Jones’s talent as an illustrator and decorative artist. The illustrations embody his accomplished draughtsmanship and dramatic storytelling, while his ornamental borders are interesting examples of Art Nouveau in the manner of the Glasgow School, which emphasises verticality rather than curvilinearity.