Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Used on the cover of some editions of The Silmarillion.
Category: The Silmarillion
Ted Nasmith Illustrations from The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Fingolfin Leads the Host Across the Helcaraxë
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
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The Light of Valinor on the Western Sea (1998)
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
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At Lake Cuiviénen
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for August.) Used on the cover of some editions of The Silmarillion.
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Illuin: Lamp of the Valar
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, and The Silmarillion Poster Collection, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also used as the cover for some editions of The Silmarillion. Illuin: Lamp of the Valar is an attempt to portray one of the more beautiful images Tolkien describes in his intriguing accounts of Middle-earth’s …
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The Sea
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, published by HarperCollins in 1998.
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Beren and Lúthien are Flown to Safety
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, and The Silmarillion Poster Collection, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for April.) Used as the cover for some editions of The Silmarillion.
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Maglor Casts a Silmaril into the Sea
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared on the cover of the illustrated edition of The Silmarillion, and in The Silmarillion Poster Collection, published by HarperCollins in 1998. Also appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for May.) Used on the cover of several editions of The Silmarillion.
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The Slaying of Glaurung
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the painting for December, and was featured on the cover.)
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Eärendil Searches Tirion
Media: Gouache on illustration board First appeared in the 2000 Tolkien Calendar, published by HarperCollins. (It was the centerfold painting.) Used on the cover of some editions of The Silmarillion.
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