book illustrations

Place of birth: Scarborough, England Frederic Leighton gained worldly experience traveling across Europe in his early life. He studied in Frankfurt, Rome, and Paris before settling in England in 1859. He had gained a reputation four years earlier when his painting, Cimabue s Madonna Carried in Procession through the Streets of Florence was exhibited at the Royal Academy show. Queen ...

Louis Christophe Paul Gustave Dore (6 January 1832 - 23 January 1883), French Romantic painter, engraver, litographer, book illustrator. One of the most important and popular of the French artists, famous especially for his book illustrations, produced at the middle of the 19 th century. Born in Strasbourg , he became a respected and admired artist for his book illustrations, of ...