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  1. Pellegrini, Carlo Carlo Pellegrini (1839-1889), also known as Ape, was an Italian caricaturist and illustrator. He was born in Caprese, Tuscany, on March 25, 1839, and later moved to London, where he gained fame for his work. Pellegrini was best known for his caricatures in the British magazine Vanity Fair, where he depicted prominent figures of the Victorian era. His caricatures, characterised by their bold strokes and exaggerated features, captured the essence of his subjects while adding a touch of humour. ...
  2. Orr, Stewart William Stewart Orr (1872-1944) was a Scottish watercolour artist and book illustrator. Born in Glasgow, the son of William Orr, a merchant there, the young Orr was educated at the Glasgow School of Art. In 1907, The Studio reviewed his work and commented "Stewart Orr, one of the younger men, is an artist with that rare quality, a sense of humour. This characteristic will be applicable in the role of book illustrator, in which the artist is actively engaged at the present time." Orr m...
  3. Nicholls, George F. George Frederick Nicholls (1857-1939) was a watercolour artist and book illustrator who contributed to many travel books in the early 20th century. Born in Staines, Middlesex, UK, Nicholls' early career was as a bookkeeper and accountant. He married Lucy Fitzgerald Best Tarleton in 1879 and the couple lived in Worcestershire. In 1911, the census shows that Nicholls had turned to painting as a career, probably before this, as his earliest book credits are from 1908. Nicholls exhibited 1885...
  4. Nosworthy, Florence Florence Pearl England Nosworthy (1872-1936) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Nosworthy studied with Tarbell and Benson at Boston Museum School of Fine Art and with K. Cox and Barse at Art Students League, New York. She was a member of the Copley Society, Southern FA. Her work was exhibited at the Salons of America in 1934. She illustrated Great Musicians, Miss Theodora, Bunny Brown books, Tommy Tinker's books, Betty of Wye, Land of Play (1911) and covers for women's and children...
  5. Ogilvy, James James Spence Ogilvy (1863-1917) was a Scottish landscape painter who specialised in watercolours recording British heritage homes and villages at the turn of the century. The 1911 census shows that he was living in Kensington, London. His finely detailed work was used for book illustrations and enjoyed immense popularity with his Edwardian audience.
  6. Reinagle, Philip Philip Reinagle RA (1749-1833) was an English painter of animals, landscapes and botanical scenes. The son of a Hungarian musician living in Edinburgh, Reinagle came to London in 1763 and after serving an apprenticeship, later became a member of the Royal Academy. Philip Reinagle entered the schools of the Royal Academy in 1769, and later became a pupil of Allan Ramsay, whom he assisted on his numerous portraits of George III and Queen Charlotte. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 177...
  7. Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher, whose profound impact on art history is undeniable. Born in 1606 in Leiden, Netherlands, Rembrandt was the ninth child of a miller. His early education began at the Latin School in Leiden, and he later enrolled at the University of Leiden, though his passion for art soon led him to apprentice with local painters, including Jacob van Swanenburgh and Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. Rembrandt's early works were influenc...
  8. Reed, Ethel Ethel Reed (1874-1912) was an American graphic artist. In the 1890s, her works received critical acclaim in America and Europe. In 2016, they were on exhibit in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City. Reed was born in Newburyport, M...
  9. Reid, Robert Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1929) was an American Impressionist painter and muralist. His work tended to be very decorative, much of it centred on the depiction of young women set among flowers. He later became known for his murals and designs in stained glass. Robert Reid was born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and schooled at the Philips Academy from 1880 to 1884. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston under Otto Grundmann, where he was later an instructor. In 1884 he moved ...
  10. Reinagle, Ramsay Richard Ramsay Richard Reinagle RA (1775-1862) was an English portrait, landscape, and animal painter, and son of Philip Reinagle. Ramsay Richard Reinagle was a pupil of his father Philip Reinagle, whose style he followed, and he exhibited at the Royal Academy as early as 1788. He afterwards went to Italy, and was studying in Rome in 1796. Subsequently, he visited Holland in order to study from the Dutch masters. After his return home he painted for a time at Robert Barker's panorama in Leicester...
  11. Remington, Frederic Frederic Remington (1861-1900) was an American painter, illustrator, sculptor and writer, renowned for his depictions of the American West. Born in 1861 in Canton, New York, Remington's fascination with the West began early, fuelled by his family's stories and his own experience during trips to the frontier. Remington attended the Yale School of Art but left after his father's death, subsequently drifting through various jobs before committing to art. His career took off in the mi...
  12. Redouté, Pierre-Joseph Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840), was a painter and botanist from the Austrian Netherlands, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large coloured stipple engravings. He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redouté collaborated with the greatest botanists of his day and participated in nearly fifty publications depicting both the fam...
  13. Rehm, Fritz Fritz Rehm (1871-1928) is a German illustrator of the fin de siècle era. Unfortunately, not much is known about his personal life. He studied art in Munich and opened up his own studio there at the end of the 19th century. His earliest known poster dates to 1896, and he was one of the few German artists represented in the Mâitres de l'Affiche for his 1898 poster. His earlier works were in Jugendstil style, but he gradually moved towards plakatstil, in which his talent flourished.
  14. Schiele, Egon Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (1890-1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterise Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism. Gustav Klimt, a figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor to Schiele. Schiele was born in 1890 in ...
  15. Rowlandson, Thomas Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as a large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. Rowlandson also produced highly explicit erotica for a private clientele; th...
  16. Sandys, Frederick Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829-1904), born Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands, usually known as Frederick Sandys, was a British painter, illustrator and draughtsman, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also associated with the Norwich School of painters. Frederick Sandys was born in Norwich and received his earliest lessons in art from his father, Anthony Sands, who was himself a painter. His early studies show that he had a natural gift for careful and beautiful drawing. He was...