"IT" — Surreal Cosmic Entity Illustration, Symbolist Fantasy c.1910s

Bearing hallmarks of the Symbolist illustration tradition — likely Sydney Sime or a close contemporary — this haunting black-and-white wash drawing depicts a robed, star-crowned cosmic entity seated atop a volcanic mountain peak, an open book before it, a cratered moon looming behind, and flamingos crossing a darkened sky. The foreground teems with luminous flora and circular medallions, evoking a dreamlike alien world. The caption "IT" below suggests a cosmicist or proto-Lovecraftian literary source, mysterious and ineffable.