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Arabian Nights was one of my favorite stories as a child. It also happens to be one of the most fantastically illustrated stories of all time. I love the variety of interpretations of each story by a bevvy of illustrators, so I’ve collected a few to share. Here, you’ll see three stories portrayed by several illustrators from the 19th and 20th centuries in near chronological order. Enjoy the eye candy!
Scheherazade
Franz Helbing, 1870
Eric Pape, late 19th century
Edmund Dulac, 1907
Kay Nielsen, early 20th century
Virginia Frances Sterrett, early 20th century
Rene Bull, 1930
Tale of the Fisherman and the Genie
Will and Frances Brundage, 1893
H. J. Ford, 1898
Edmund DuLac, 1907
Rene Bull, 1912
Kay Nielsen, early 20th century
Frank Earle Schoonover, mid 20th century
Aladdin
John D. Batten, late 19th century
Walter Crane late 19th century
Max Liebert, early 20th century
Rene Bull, 1912
Charles Folkard, 1913
Thomas Mackenzie, 1919
Virginia Frances Sterrett, 1928
Errol le Cain, 1981
and for good measure…
Disney Illustration, 2011
Fierce:Fragile 