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Richard Doyle (illustrator)

October 14, 2023

Richard "Dickie" Doyle (18 September 1824 – 10 December 1883)[1] was a British illustrator of the Victorian era. His work frequently appeared, amongst other places, in Punch magazine; he drew the cover of the first issue, and designed the magazine's masthead, a design that was used for over a century.[2][1]

Richard Doyle
Born(1824-09-18)18 September 1824
London, England
Died10 December 1883(1883-12-10) (aged 59)[1]
London, England
NationalityEnglish
Known forChildren's literature

Biography Edit

Born at 17 Cambridge Terrace, London, one of seven children of Irish cartoonist John Doyle[1] (known as 'H.B'), a noted political caricaturist, Doyle had three brothers, James, Charles and Henry Edward Doyle,[1] who were also artists. The young Doyle had no formal art training other than his father's studio, but from an early age displayed a gifted ability to depict scenes of the fantastic and grotesque. Throughout his life he was fascinated by fairy tales. He produced his first complete illustrated book, Home for the Holidays, when he was twelve; it was published posthumously in 1887.[3]

He joined the staff of Punch in 1843[1] aged 19, remaining there for seven years.

He was the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes stories.[4]

Career Edit

Doyle's first published illustrations appeared in The Eglinton Tournament (1840), a humour book set in the Middle Ages, which met with commercial success.[3]

Doyle collaborated with John Leech, W. C. Stanfield and other artists to co-illustrate three Charles Dickens Christmas books, The Chimes (1844), The Cricket on the Hearth (1845) and The Battle of Life (1846).

In 1846 Doyle's illustrations for The Fairy Ring (a new translation of Grimm's tales), first made his name as a fairytale illustrator. Following this in 1849 he produced Fairy Tales from All Nations (compiled by 'Anthony R. Montalba', which proved a tremendous success. Doyle was able to fully explore his love of fairy mythology with his many illustrations and borders filled with elves, pixies and other mythical creatures.[5]

Following this success Doyle illustrated a string of fantasy titles: The Enchanted Doll by Mark Lemon (1849), The Story of Jack and the Giants[1] (1850), and John Ruskin's The King of the Golden River[1] (1850), which went through three editions in its first year of publication.

Edward Ellice was a serial host for notable visitors to Scotland. In 1859 Doyle was invited and Katherine Ellice, an amateur artist, served as host when he visited. Katherine was given an illustrated diary of a journey to the islands of Rona and Skye and this is extant.[6]

He also wrote for Punch a series of articles entitled Manners and Customes of ye Englyshe.[1] A devout Roman Catholic, he resigned his position on the staff of Punch in 1850 in response to its hostility to what was termed "papal aggression", and spent the remainder of his career in preparing drawings for book illustration and to painting in watercolour. Doyle published works of his own, which helped establish his reputation with a large readership: Manners and Customs of Ye Englishe (1849)[1] and Bird's Eye View of Society (1864).

His chief series of illustrations were those for The Newcomes, The King of the Golden River, and The Foreign Tour of Brown, Jones and Robinson.[7] In 1844, Doyle designed the cover of Punch's sixth issue. It became the basis of the magazine's masthead until 1954, and was based on Titian's "Bacchus and Ariadne".[3]

His masterpiece is indubitably In Fairyland, a series of Pictures from the Elf World, with a poem by William Allingham, printed by Edmund Evans and published by Longman in time for Christmas 1869 (dated 1870). In the 16 colour plates and 36 line illustrations plus title page, Doyle was given a completely free hand. The folio was richly bound in green cloth, and has been described as one of the finest examples of Victorian book production (Richard Dalby, The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration, 1991 p. 12). The illustrations were used in the publication of another book as well, The Princess Nobody by Andrew Lang (1884).[3]

Doyle was generally regarded as being brilliant but unreliable.[1] For example, he was consistently late with his illustrations for The Newcomes, only meeting his commitments when Thackeray threatened to give the work to another artist. Doyle's excuses were often ridiculous, and the Dalziel brothers reported that on one occasion he failed to meet a deadline because he had 'not got any pencils'.[8] Such amateurism hampered Doyle's success. Several books he had been commissioned to illustrate did not appear because he lacked the application needed to finish them, and completed work was often uneven in quality and 'deplorably pedestrian'.[9]

Doyle signed many of his drawings with the depiction of a small bird standing on the initials 'RD', a reference to his nickname "Dickie" (as in "dickie bird").

Gallery Edit

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    Doyle's design for the cover of Punch showing his monogram of a "dickie bird" perched on the initials 'RD' (lower left)

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    Doyle's monogram of a "dickie bird" perched on the initials 'RD'

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    An elf and a fairy kissing, from In Fairy Land (1870)

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    The prince thanking the Water Fairy, image from Princess Nobody (1884), illustrated by Doyle, engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans

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    Poor little birdie teased, illustrated by Doyle, engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans

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    Fairy Rings and Toadstools (1875)

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    Under the Dock Leaves: An Autumnal Evening Dream (1878)

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    "Manners and Cvstoms" from the illustrated work Manners and customs of ye Englyshe

References Edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Möller, Joachim (2001). Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon (in German). Vol. 29. München, Leipzig: De Gruyter Saur. p. 277. ISBN 978-3-598-22769-1.
  2. ^ "Richard Doyle". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d Souter, Nick and Tessa (2012). The Illustration Handbook: A guide to the world's greatest illustrators. Oceana. p. 24. ISBN 9781845734732.
  4. ^ Christopher Roden. "Arthur Conan Doyle, a brief biographical study". Retrieved 6 November 2007.
  5. ^ Hambourg, Daria. English Masters of Black and White: Richard Doyle, His Life and Work (1948)
  6. ^ The Log of the Ladye, Scan.org, Retrieved 20 June 2017
  7. ^ Doyle on the Catholic Encyclopedia online
  8. ^ The Brothers Dalziel, A Record of Work, 1840–1890 Foreword by Graham Reynolds. 1901; reprinted London: Batsford (1978) p. 58
  9. ^ Muir, Percy Victorian Illustrated Books London: Batsford, 1971; revised ed., (1985) pg 102

External links Edit

 
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Richard Dickie Doyle 18 September 1824 10 December 1883 1 was a British illustrator of the Victorian era His work frequently appeared amongst other places in Punch magazine he drew the cover of the first issue and designed the magazine s masthead a design that was used for over a century 2 1 Richard DoyleBorn 1824 09 18 18 September 1824London EnglandDied10 December 1883 1883 12 10 aged 59 1 London EnglandNationalityEnglishKnown forChildren s literature Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBorn at 17 Cambridge Terrace London one of seven children of Irish cartoonist John Doyle 1 known as H B a noted political caricaturist Doyle had three brothers James Charles and Henry Edward Doyle 1 who were also artists The young Doyle had no formal art training other than his father s studio but from an early age displayed a gifted ability to depict scenes of the fantastic and grotesque Throughout his life he was fascinated by fairy tales He produced his first complete illustrated book Home for the Holidays when he was twelve it was published posthumously in 1887 3 He joined the staff of Punch in 1843 1 aged 19 remaining there for seven years He was the uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle author of the Sherlock Holmes stories 4 Career EditDoyle s first published illustrations appeared in The Eglinton Tournament 1840 a humour book set in the Middle Ages which met with commercial success 3 Doyle collaborated with John Leech W C Stanfield and other artists to co illustrate three Charles Dickens Christmas books The Chimes 1844 The Cricket on the Hearth 1845 and The Battle of Life 1846 In 1846 Doyle s illustrations for The Fairy Ring a new translation of Grimm s tales first made his name as a fairytale illustrator Following this in 1849 he produced Fairy Tales from All Nations compiled by Anthony R Montalba which proved a tremendous success Doyle was able to fully explore his love of fairy mythology with his many illustrations and borders filled with elves pixies and other mythical creatures 5 Following this success Doyle illustrated a string of fantasy titles The Enchanted Doll by Mark Lemon 1849 The Story of Jack and the Giants 1 1850 and John Ruskin s The King of the Golden River 1 1850 which went through three editions in its first year of publication Edward Ellice was a serial host for notable visitors to Scotland In 1859 Doyle was invited and Katherine Ellice an amateur artist served as host when he visited Katherine was given an illustrated diary of a journey to the islands of Rona and Skye and this is extant 6 He also wrote for Punch a series of articles entitled Manners and Customes of ye Englyshe 1 A devout Roman Catholic he resigned his position on the staff of Punch in 1850 in response to its hostility to what was termed papal aggression and spent the remainder of his career in preparing drawings for book illustration and to painting in watercolour Doyle published works of his own which helped establish his reputation with a large readership Manners and Customs of Ye Englishe 1849 1 and Bird s Eye View of Society 1864 His chief series of illustrations were those for The Newcomes The King of the Golden River and The Foreign Tour of Brown Jones and Robinson 7 In 1844 Doyle designed the cover of Punch s sixth issue It became the basis of the magazine s masthead until 1954 and was based on Titian s Bacchus and Ariadne 3 His masterpiece is indubitably In Fairyland a series of Pictures from the Elf World with a poem by William Allingham printed by Edmund Evans and published by Longman in time for Christmas 1869 dated 1870 In the 16 colour plates and 36 line illustrations plus title page Doyle was given a completely free hand The folio was richly bound in green cloth and has been described as one of the finest examples of Victorian book production Richard Dalby The Golden Age of Children s Book Illustration 1991 p 12 The illustrations were used in the publication of another book as well The Princess Nobody by Andrew Lang 1884 3 Doyle was generally regarded as being brilliant but unreliable 1 For example he was consistently late with his illustrations for The Newcomes only meeting his commitments when Thackeray threatened to give the work to another artist Doyle s excuses were often ridiculous and the Dalziel brothers reported that on one occasion he failed to meet a deadline because he had not got any pencils 8 Such amateurism hampered Doyle s success Several books he had been commissioned to illustrate did not appear because he lacked the application needed to finish them and completed work was often uneven in quality and deplorably pedestrian 9 Doyle signed many of his drawings with the depiction of a small bird standing on the initials RD a reference to his nickname Dickie as in dickie bird Gallery Edit nbsp Doyle s design for the cover of Punch showing his monogram of a dickie bird perched on the initials RD lower left nbsp Doyle s monogram of a dickie bird perched on the initials RD nbsp An elf and a fairy kissing from In Fairy Land 1870 nbsp The prince thanking the Water Fairy image from Princess Nobody 1884 illustrated by Doyle engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans nbsp Poor little birdie teased illustrated by Doyle engraved and coloured by Edmund Evans nbsp Fairy Rings and Toadstools 1875 nbsp Under the Dock Leaves An Autumnal Evening Dream 1878 nbsp Manners and Cvstoms from the illustrated work Manners and customs of ye EnglysheReferences Edit a b c d e f g h i j k Moller Joachim 2001 Allgemeines Kunstlerlexikon in German Vol 29 Munchen Leipzig De Gruyter Saur p 277 ISBN 978 3 598 22769 1 Richard Doyle Catholic Encyclopedia Retrieved 6 November 2007 a b c d Souter Nick and Tessa 2012 The Illustration Handbook A guide to the world s greatest illustrators Oceana p 24 ISBN 9781845734732 Christopher Roden Arthur Conan Doyle a brief biographical study Retrieved 6 November 2007 Hambourg Daria English Masters of Black and White Richard Doyle His Life and Work 1948 The Log of the Ladye Scan org Retrieved 20 June 2017 Doyle on the Catholic Encyclopedia online The Brothers Dalziel A Record of Work 1840 1890 Foreword by Graham Reynolds 1901 reprinted London Batsford 1978 p 58 Muir Percy Victorian Illustrated Books London Batsford 1971 revised ed 1985 pg 102External links Edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Richard Doyle nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Doyle illustrator Detailed biography on Victorianweb Works by Richard Doyle in the University of Florida Digital Collections including Princess Nobody Works by Richard Doyle at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Richard Doyle at Internet Archive Fairy tales from all nations illus Richard Doyle Manners and customs of ye Englyshe by Percival Leigh and illustrated by Doyle Richard Doyle at Library of Congress with 57 library catalogue records Grant F Scott ed The Illustrated Letters of Richard Doyle to His Father 1842 1843 Athens OH Ohio University Press 2016 https www ohioswallow com book 9780821421857 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Doyle illustrator amp oldid 1176589202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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