Artist

Caldecott

Portrait of Caldecott
Portrait of Caldecott

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Caldecott is an United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Impressionism artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Randolph Caldecott ( KAWL-də-kot; 22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a prolific British artist and illustrator who illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons, made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy. He is most famous for his illustrations of children's books, for transforming the style of book illustration, and for his continuing influence on illustrators of children's books.

Works by Caldecott

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