The original illustrations are by Henry Bursill and were originally published in 1859-60 as part of a parlour game set of shadow puppets.
The self-portraits (a creatively weird touch, I think)  were added by saintplan@flickr who is responsible for many other quirky photosets.

The original illustrations are by Henry Bursill and were originally published in 1859-60 as part of a parlour game set of shadow puppets.

The self-portraits (a creatively weird touch, I think)  were added by saintplan@flickr who is responsible for many other quirky photosets.