Randolph Caldecott (1846 - 1886)
Randolph Caldecott
Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years.
Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries.
| Date and place of birt: | 22 march 1846, Chester, United Kingdom |
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| Date and place of death: | 12 february 1886, Saint Augustine, USA |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom, USA |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Painter |
| Genre: | Animalistic, Genre art |
