Elsevier's geïllustreerd maandschrift
Elsevier's geïllustreerd maandschrift is a Dutch monthly literary and arts magazine published in Amsterdam in 1891, carrying serialised fiction and illustrations for a general educated readership. Its pictures are dark, tonal black-and-white scenes of interiors and figures in dark clothing, drawn with heavy shadow and soft modelling, offering a designer ideas for moody domestic composition, strong figure grouping and dramatic use of doorways and light.
