one of my greatest loves regarding artwork is the artwork that was produced in the 19th century for publications such as Punch and London Illustrated and such like. I really like the way these victorian satirists, most of them anonymous, draw with such simplicity yet the final product looks so complex. The way they feature other countries as beasts raelly do drive home the fact that Britain was an imperialist nation and that in the mind of the Brit nobody was as good and that this small Island really did rule the waves. whether or not, it did or in truth maybe didn't, is in fact irrelevant. As I am discussing the illustrators and not the history of England. These people were employed to take risks for the sake of journalism many of their satirical quips were aimed at the politions of the day and were very cutting even by today's standards. I feel that they convey a time taht was dark, hence the darkened effect that each illustration presents itself. I have attempted to reproduce that era with some ideas of my own and attemted to copy that style which is so unique. I hope you enjoy looking at them as I ENJOYED CREATING THEM.