What’s new
An Irishman in Paris?
4th December 2025
We have a mystery artist for you all today – the talented ‘R. Mac-Carthy’, who produced skilled lithographs for two books in the 1920s, but left no trace of their identity. See them by clicking here, and tell us if you can help us solve the enigma of who they were.
Remembered innocence
29th November 2025
Today’s new artist, Georges Léonnec, is best known for his hundreds of risqué illustrations of French women for the magazines of the 1920s and 30s, but late in life he also produced colour plates for a luxury edition of Longus’s Daphnis and Chloe. Tinged with innocent longing, you can see them all now by clicking here.
Nun but the best
27th November 2025
Thanks to the helpful folks at the British Library, we have now been able to complete the portfolio of the 1788 Amours et Galanteries des Capucins with the missing Volume 4 prints; now you can see all the goings-on of those naughty friars and nuns by clicking here. Enjoy!
All you need is love
25th November 2025
A chance today to (re)acquaint you all with the wonderful work of Gaston Goor – we have just added his 1953 illustrations for Ovid’s Les Amours by clicking here, but while you’re there make sure you check out all the rest of this artist’s groundbreaking homoerotic work.
Small is beautiful
21st November 2025
Today’s new artist, Henry Lemarié, is considered one of the great masters of French miniaturism in the mid-twentieth century, and you can see his work by clicking here. Make sure you explore both his Villon and his La Fontaine illustrations – enjoy the wonderful detail!
Power and vulnerability
19th November 2025
In the paintings of today’s new artist, Shozo Nagano, we see him embracing vulnerability through the prism of glorified male bodies, their physical strength and masculine beauty hinting at emotional vulnerability and a sense of danger. See his work now by clicking here.
Art as emotional honesty
16th November 2025
Today we bring you the unmistakable and deeply personal work of the British artist Tracey Emin, she of The Tent and The Bed. Emin completely redefines what is meant by ‘the erotic’. See a great collection of her drawings and paintings now by clicking here.
Clerical errors?
14th November 2025
In pre-revolutionary France it was considered fair game to portray friars and nuns enjoying flouting their supposed vows of chastity. The coloured plates in this 1788 volume of tales of intrigue are as explicit as they come, and you can see them all by clicking here.