#english illustrator

[enchantedbook]

'Jack Frost' by Helen Jacobs, (1888 – 1970)

[caedmonofwhitby]

Liberty Caps and Other Mushrooms, 1803

James Sowerby (1757-1852)

from Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms

Mertz Library, New York Botanical Garden

[frogmuse]

[sassafrasmoonshine]

Arthur Rackham (British English, 1857-1939) • Illustrations for Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll • Published by Heinemann, London • 1907

A Mad Tea Party

Advise from the caterpillar Vintage book cover

Check out a lovely article in The Marginalian about Rackham and his "Alice" illustrations

[ein-bleistift-und-radiergummi]

William Heath Robinson ‘Aerial Life‘ ca.1925.

(print via venturapacific)

[moda365]

Maxwell Armfield 'The Leopard' 1914

[thewondermentofillustration]

Ronald Lampitt - Winter Landsacape Ronald George Lampitt (1906 - 1988) was an English artist and illustrator. He is best known for illustrating children's books and railway posters. He was born in Worcester, and grew up in Kent and Sidcup, where he lived his whole life. Limpart never received any formal art training.

Lampitt often illustrated the Kent countryside. He would often spend weekends sketching with his friend Rowland Hilder. In 1938, Lampitt married Mona Deverson before commencing work for British Intelligence during the Second World War. This experience might have developed Lampitt's technical drawing and topographical accuracy.

Lampitt's friend and brother-in-law, Harry Deverson was a Fleet Street journalist. He was connected with publishers and was able to find illustrating work for Lampitt such as the popular weekly magazine, 'John Bull'. The two also worked collaboratively to produce two children's books: "The Map that Came to Life" (1948) and "The Open Road" (1962).

During the 1950s and 60, Lampitt illustrated railway posters for British locations including Bexhill-on-Sea, Harlech Castle and St Michael's Mount in Cornwall.

[fleurdulys]

Caprice. Verso: Masked Woman with a White Mouse - Aubrey Beardsley

1894