The Bronze Ring 3 The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang 1889
Summary
An illustration by H. J. Ford for the story 'The Bronze Ring' from the 1889 edition of 'The Blue Fairy Book' edited by Andrew Lang
Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941) was a prolific and successful artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. Sometimes known as H. J. Ford or Henry J. Ford, he came to public attention when he provided the numerous beautiful illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, which captured the imagination of a generation of British children and were sold worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s. In 1892, Ford began exhibiting paintings of historical subjects and landscapes at the Royal Academy of Art exhibitions.
Date
1889
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain