Endpaper with Animals

About this work

This is a bright yellow page packed with black animal pictures. Each square shows a different creature—tigers, cows, deer, and even a camel. The animals stand on simple grass or water lines. Some look fierce, others calm, all drawn in bold, clean shapes. The artist carved these images into wood, then stamped them. That’s why the lines are so sharp and the colors so flat. This style was popular in the early 1800s. Try looking up woodcut to see how it works.