Edward Linley Sambourne
Edward Linley Sambourne ( born January 4, 1844 in London, † August 3, 1910 ) was a British artist, cartoonist and illustrator.
Life and work
Linley Sambourne was the son of businessman Edward Mott Sambourne and his wife Marion, a daughter of William Bird Herapath ( 1820-1868 ). He was educated at the City of London School and College in Chester. 1861, at the age of 17, he began training as an engineer at the ship Maschinenfabrik John Penn & Son. The beginning of 1867 came by chance one of his sketches into the hands of Mark Lemon, the editor of the satirical magazine Punch. On April 27, 1867 Sambournes appeared first drawing entitled " Pros and Cons" in the magazine Punch. Sambourne turned completely to the drawing and since that time regularly published cartoons. He illustrated many books, including the new edition of Charles Kingsley's The Water - Babies from the year 1885. 1883 he was responsible for the design of the diploma for the International Fisheries Exhibition in London. In April 1896 Sambourne was included in the Athenaeum Club. From 1 January 1901, he worked as the successor of John Tenniel as chief cartoonist of The Punch.
Illustrated Works (selection)
- Francis Cowley Burnand: The New History of Sandford and Merton. 1872
- Edward Dyne Fenton: Military men I have met. 1872
- James L. Molloy: Our autumn holiday on French rivers. 1874
- Arthur William Beckett: Our Holiday in the Scottish Highlands. 1876
- Charles Kingsley: The Water Babies. 1885