Arthur Rackham was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator.
Self-portrait, 1934
One of Rackham's illustrations to Das Rheingold, 1910, depicting Fasolt and Fafner seizing Freia
Photograph of Rackham by Emil Hoppé
Cinderella silhouette illustration, 1919
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a novel by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, and published by Hodder & Stoughton in late November or early December 1906; it is one of four major literary works by Barrie featuring the widely known literary character he created, Peter Pan. Most of the text originally appeared as chapters 13–18 of Barrie's 1902 novel The Little White Bird.
First edition
Illustration by Arthur Rackham of Peter in a bird's nest, floating under the bridge
Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens, London