Arrival in the Shire.
Category: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ted Nasmith Illustrations from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
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The Fellowship Approaches Moria
Private commission. Gouache, 13″ x 8″ Incorporates an interpretation of the Swiss mountain at Lake Oeschinen which Tolkien would have seen in 1911, which later inspired the Middle-earth version.
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Durin’s Crown and the Mirrormere
Private commission.
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Gwaihir the Windlord Bears Gandalf from Isengard
Private commission. (Sorry, it looks like there were some streaks on the glass when I scanned this one.)
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Rivendell
Media: Gouache on illustration board Dimensions: 66 cm × 54.5 cm (495 limited edition prints were produced, but they have since sold out.) First appeared in the 1990 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for June.) Used as the cover for some editions of The Hobbit. Painted over many months (off and …
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Riders at The Ford
Media: Gouache on illustration board Dimensions: 47½ cm × 31 cm Limited edition prints are available First appeared in the 1990 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for February.) Also used on the cover of some editions of The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Leaving the Shire
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1987 Tolkien Calendar, published by Unwin Paperbacks. (It was the painting for May.)
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Under the Spell of the Barrow-wight
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 1987 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for January.)
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