Edmund Dulac Fairy Artist Extroidinaire

Another artist from the Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration is Edmund Dulac (1882-1953). He might not be as well known as his counterparts Aubry Beardsley and Arthur Rackham, but his work is equal and in many ways superior to theirs.

Edmund Dulac was born in Toulouse France, but moved to London in the early 20th Century, where he received his first major commission at the age of 22 - to illustrate an edition of Jane Eyre. He had a prolific career in book illustration until the end of WWI, when deluxe illustrated books went out of style. He turned his talents to creating artwork for newspapers, magazines, postage stamps and product packaging (such as chocolate boxes).

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