We forget how much invention has gone into the magazines we leaf through oh so casually. Lithography, developed around 1800, made it possible to meet the demands of 19th-century book production, which was part of industrialization. New technologies allowed printers to produce large editions of prints from single drawings, spreading them through the urban markets of London, Paris, and New York. The rising demand for illustrations in books and publications created opportunities for new artists and allowed established ones, such as Édouard Manet and Eugène Delacroix, to reach larger audiences. “Fairy Tales and Fables” examines the evolution of illustration between 1750 and 1950 with more than 50 artworks; they range from sketches and finished drawings to prints and printing blocks. —Jeanne Malle