Monthly Archives: April 2016

William Stobbs Illustrator

Posted on 22/04/2016 by ronald972

Recently, it seems that I have found a number of pieces by book illustrators.  Especially those involved in children’s literature.  This week’s chapter is from another illustrator and his name is #WilliamStobbs (1914 – 2000).  He was born in June … Continue reading →

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William Blake revisited

Posted on 06/04/2016 by ronald972

#WilliamBlake illustrated Dante’s Divine Comedy around 1823.  John Linnell (Blake’s patron and great supporter) and Samuel Palmer (a follower and student of Blake) record visiting Blake as he convalesced from a scalding accident in October of 1824.  At that time Blake … Continue reading →

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