Franklin Booth was an American commercial illustrator working in the first half of the 20th Century. He developed his highly detailed pen-and-ink style consisting of thousands of lines of varying thickness and density by copying illustrations he saw in magazines.

Unknown to him at the time, the style he copied was produced by wood engraving rather than pen-and-ink. Wood engraving was a part of the process for producing prints in that period and the style had developed through a combination of artistic and practical considerations. Booth refined and developed this style in his chosen medium even as the printing technology moved forward.

Booth's art evokes the era in which he lived. Art Nouveau influences are apparent in the sweeping curves of the trees, clouds, and flowing fabrics that are so characteristic of his work. He had a real mastery over the viewer's sense of scale. His figures are often dwarfed by majestic trees, roiling skies, or epic architecture. Lovely.