Martian Machine Over the Thames | Henrique Alvim Corrêa | 1906 18th Century Circe exudes quiet power and

Circe exudes quiet power and mystery

Blynken and Nod (1902) by Maxfield Parrish is a luminous and whimsical illustration inspired by Eugene Field’s beloved bedtime poem

inspired by Gustave Doré's illustration

Set in a somber

Martian Machine Over the Thames | Henrique Alvim Corrêa | 1906 18th Century Circe exudes quiet power andThis haunting illustration by Henrique Alvim Corra depicts a scene from H. G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," showcasing one of the Martian machines towering over the River Thames. Created around 1906, it's part of a series of drawings Corra did for a special edition of the novel. The image conveys a sense of otherworldly invasion and menace, as the tripod's silhouette looms ominously against a dark, textured sky, while streetlamps and the rippling