Herbert Cole

British, 1867 - 1930

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A squire came galloping up to the king  by Herbert Cole
A squire came galloping up to the king
The Green Knight  by Herbert Cole
The Green Knight
The Knight was filled with envy  by Herbert Cole
The Knight was filled with envy
The Three Bears  by Herbert Cole
The Three Bears
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BIOGRAPHY

Book illustrator and portraitist; influenced by Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Walter Crane. Cole illustrated volumes of poetry, literature and children's books published by John Lane, J.M. Dent, and other notable publishers, during the period circa 1890s-1920s. Worked primarily in ink, pencil and watercolour.

Works in public collections: Sylvia Pankhurst (National Portrait Gallery, London).

Some of the works which Cole provided illustrations for include:

  • The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
  • Froissart's Chronicles
  • Bayard: The Good Knight Without Fear and Without Reproach
  • English Fairy Tales
  • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
  • Gulliver's Travels
  • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
  • White Lilac
  • Southward Ho!
  • Heraldry and Floral Forms as Used in Decoration
  • Tales for Children from Many Lands
  • The Wind Among the Reeds (W.B. Yeats)

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