Category: The Hobbit

Ted Nasmith Illustrations from The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

Rivendell Looking West

Rivendell Looking West. 29 x 21” (private commission)

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Bilbo Awakens in the Eyrie

Private commission. (8″ x 10″)

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Rhosgobel

Rhosgobel

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Butterflies Over Mirkwood

Butterflies Over Mirkwood

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Smaug Atop Erebor

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The Arkenstone (Hobbit Card Game)

Artwork for The Hobbit Card Game; Sophisticated Games, Cambridge UK 2012. All works gouache on board, 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” “That stone of all the treasure I name unto myself, and I will be avenged on anyone who finds it and withholds it.“― Thorin[1] “The Arkenstone was discovered by Thráin I soon after the establishment of the dwarf-kingdom …

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Dáin Ironfoot

Artwork for The Hobbit Card Game; Sophisticated Games, Cambridge UK 2012. All works gouache on board, 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” “Dáin II or Dáin Ironfoot (Third Age 2767 – 3019, aged 252 years) was the Lord of the Iron Hills and King under the Mountain. In his life, he fought in the Battle of Azanulbizar, the Battle of Five Armies and the Battle of Dale. He was renowned as a …

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Orcrist, The Goblin Cleaver

Artwork for The Hobbit Card Game; Sophisticated Games, Cambridge UK 2012. All works gouache on board, 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” Made in Gondolin for the “Goblin Wars” according to master Elrond.  Whatever the history, a usably fine blade no doubt. “Exactly what happened to Orcrist at Thorin’s funeral isn’t completely clear. The Hobbit tells us that the sword …

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When the Thrush Knocks

Artwork for The Hobbit Card Game; Sophisticated Games, Cambridge UK 2012. All works gouache on board, 3 ¾” x 5 ¾” “Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks, and the setting sun with the last light of Durin’s Day will shine upon the key-hole.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit “Thrushes are large speckled brown birds with a …

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The Riddle Game (Early Work)

Media: Acrylic Dimensions: 11 in × 11 in This is an early example of my work, part of a number of acrylic works painted in the ’70s. It shows a tendency to treat the characters as more ‘cartoonish’ as I progressed towards a more comprehensive, realistic approach to Tolkien illustration.

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