Francis Donkin Bedford

Francis Donkin Bedford ( born May 21, 1864 in Kensington, London, † 1954 there ) was a British painter and illustrator who became famous for his many book illustrations, especially children's books.

Life

Frank Bedford was the sixth of ten children of Edwin Solicitors Bedford and Caroline Donkin. After attending Westminster School, he graduated in 1881, first to study architecture at the South Kensington School. In 1885 he moved to the Royal Academy and suggested there is a training to become a painter and illustrator. 1885 to 1891 he made his Grand Tour several trips to the continent. In 1895 he married the painter Helen Carter ( 1874-1949 ), with whom he had four daughters.

In the 1890s, Bedford illustrated his first book of nursery rhymes and received various other orders. With his illustrations for the novel Peter and Wendy (1911 ) by James Matthew Barrie Bedford contributed to the success of Peter Pan from the readers significantly.

In the 1920s, became its Victorian style out of fashion, but he still received orders to illustrate reissues known works of Charles Dickens, as The Magic Fishbone ( 1921), A Christmas Carol (1923 ) and The Cricket on the Hearth (1927 ). For reprints of other works of the 19th century, so by Charlotte Brontë, his illustrations were in demand.

Works

Note: The reproduction of the works of Bedford in Germany is subject to the seventy-year period of protection.

• Illustrations for JM Barrie: Peter Pan and Wendy, authorized school edition, first published in 1915 With Project Gutenberg.