English illustrator Aubrey Beardsley was born on August 21, 1872. I don't know much about him, but I know his illustrations of the works of Poe are brilliant. These black and white images uniquely capture Poe's vision: strangely dark, yet slightly exotic, each is simple, yet hauntingly beautiful. The examples below date to 1901, so far as I can tell.
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They make me think of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey. (Not that I'm an expert on either, but still, they seem reminiscent to my untrained eye.)
I agree with you - and my eyes are probably just as untrained as yours!
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