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George Dunlop Leslie (2 July 1835 – 21 February 1921) 

English genre painter, author and illustrator.

From our stacks: Illustration “’Phyllis’ Drawn by G. Leslie. Engraved by W. J. Linton.” from Two Centuries of Song; or, Lyrics, Madrigals, Sonnets, and Other Occasional Verses of the English Poets of the Last Two Hundred Years. With Critical and Biographical Notes by Walter Thornbury. Illustrated by Original Pictures of Eminent Artists, Drawn and Engraved Especially for this Work. With Coloured Borders, Designed by Henry Shaw, F.S.A., etc. etc. London: Sampson, Low, Son, and Marston, 1867.

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From our stacks: Illustration ““The touch of crafty feet upon the carpet” W. J. Hennessy” from Kathrina, Her Life and Mine in a Poem By J. G. Holland. Illustrations by W. J. Hennessy, and C. C. Griswold. Engraved by W. J. Linton. New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1869.

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From our stacks: Illustration ““And mocking me” W. J. Hennessy” from Kathrina, Her Life and Mine in a Poem By J. G. Holland. Illustrations by W. J. Hennessy, and C. C. Griswold. Engraved by W. J. Linton. New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1869.

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William John Hennessy (July 11, 1839 – December 27, 1917) 

Irish artist. He gained admittance to the National Academy of Design in 1854 and exhibitioned his first works there. Hennessy developed a skill in wood engraving and was hired to illustrate the works of renowned poets, including that of Tennyson, Longfellow and Whittier. As an American he became the co-founder of the Artists’ Fund Society, and an honorary member of the American Society of Painters in Watercolours. In 1870 he moved to London where he became a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1902. Between 1879 and 1907 the Royal Hibernian Academy displayed eight of his paintings. (Wikipedia)

From our stacks: Illustration ““One with her work, the other with her book” W. J. Hennessy” from Kathrina, Her Life and Mine in a Poem By J. G. Holland. Illustrations by W. J. Hennessy, and C. C. Griswold. Engraved by W. J. Linton. New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1869.

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From our stacks: Illustration ““Slow in the golden twilight” W. J. Hennessy” from Kathrina, Her Life and Mine in a Poem By J. G. Holland. Illustrations by W. J. Hennessy, and C. C. Griswold. Engraved by W. J. Linton. New York: Charles Scribner & Company, 1869.