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Woodville Jr, Richard Caton
Person · 1856-1927

Richard Caton Woodville Jr was an English artist and illustrator, who is best known for being one of the most prolific painters of battle scenes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Tenniel, John, Sir
Person · 1820-1914

Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893. He is remembered mainly as the principal political cartoonist for Punch magazine for over 50 years and for his illustrations to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

Tadema, Lawrence Alma-, Sir
Person · 1838-1912

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873

Swan, Cuthbert Edward
Person · 1870-1931

Cuthbert Edward Swan was an artist and teacher of drawing at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, especially animals

Sambourne, Edwin Linley
Person · 1844-1910

Edward Linley Sambourne was an English cartoonist and illustrator

Rivière, Briton
Person · 1840-1920

Briton Rivière was a British artist of Huguenot descent. He exhibited a variety of paintings at the Royal Academy, but devoted much of his life to animal paintings

Prior, Melton
Person · 1845-1910

Melton Prior was an English artist and war correspondence for the Illustrated London News from the early 1870s until 1904. Prior was one of the leading illustrators of late Victorian Britain, noted for his ability to quickly sketch scenes. His pencil sketches were sent back to London where they were re-drawn by studio artists and engraved on wood-blocks for printing in the Saturday issues of the Illustrated London News. In addition to covering conflicts around the world, he also travelled on a number of Royal tours including accompanying the Prince of Wales to Canada in 1901