ILLUSTRATION FROM "MISS MOUSE AND HER BOYS." BY L.
LESLIE BROOKE. (MACMILLAN AND CO. 1897)
The special full-page illustrations
which appear in this number must not
be left without a word of comment. In
place of re-issuing facsimiles of actual
illustrations from coloured books of the past which
would probably have been familiar to many
readers, drawings by artists who are mentioned
elsewhere in this Christmas Number have been
specially designed to carry out the spirit of the
theme. For Christmas is pre-eminently the time
for children's books. Mr. Robert Halls' painting
of a baby, here called "The Heir to Fairyland"—the
critic for whom all this vast amount of
effort is annually expended—is seen still in the
early or destructive stage, a curious foreshadowing
of his attitude in a later development should he
be led from the paths of Philistia to the bye-ways
of art criticism. The portrait miniatures of child-life
by Mr. Robert Halls, if not so well known as
they deserve, cannot be unfamiliar to readers of
The Studio, since many of his best works have
been exhibited at the Academy and elsewhere.
The lithograph by Mr. R. Anning Bell, "In
Nooks with Books," represents a second stage of
the juvenile critic when appreciation in a very
acute form has set in, and picture-books are no
longer regarded as toys to destroy,
but treasures to be enjoyed
snugly with a delight in
their possession.
ILLUSTRATION FROM "BABY'S LAYS" BY E. CALVERT (ELKIN MATHEWS. 1897)
Mr. Granville Fell, with
"King Love, a Christmas
Greeting," turns back to the
memory of the birthday whose
celebration provokes the gifts
which so often take the form of
illustrated books, for Christmas
is to Britons more and more
the children's festival. The
conviviality of the Dickens'
period may linger here and
there; but to adults generally
Christmas is only a vicarious
pleasure, for most households
devote the day entirely to pleasing
the little ones who have
annexed it as their own special
holiday.
The dainty water-colour by
Mr. Charles Robinson, and the
charming drawing in line by M.
Boutet de Monvel, call for no
comment. Collectors will be
glad to possess such excellent
facsimiles of work by two illustrators
conspicuous for their
work in this field. The figure
by Mr. Robinson, "So Light of
Foot, so Light of Spirit," is extremely
typical of the personal
style he has adopted from
the first. Studies by
M. de Monvel have appeared
before in The
Studio, so that it would
be merely reiterating the
obvious to call attention
to the exquisite truth of
character which he obtains
with rare artistry.
G. W.
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The Editor's best
thanks are due to all those
publishers who have so
kindly and readily come
forward with their assistance
in the compilation
of "Children's Books and
their Illustrators." Owing
to exigences of space reference
to several important
new books has necessarily
been postponed.
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ILLUSTRATION FROM "NATIONAL RHYMES." BY GORDON BROWNE (GARDNER, DARTON AND CO. 1897)
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Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Varied hyphenation was retained: woodcuts, wood-cuts and today, to-day and folklore, folk-lore.
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