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Richard "Dickie" Doyle (18 September 1824 – 10 December 1883) 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.
Dicky Doyle, though successful in his caricatures and cartoons, is often remembered as a fairy-tale illustrator from the many fantasy books he illustrated throughout his career. He made a name for himself in 1846 with The Fairy Ring , a new translation from The Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
Richard Doyle (born September 1824, London—died Dec. 11, 1883, London) was a caricaturist, painter, and illustrator who, together with his father, John (1797–1868), introduced into British art a moderate style of caricature, opposed to the savage satire of James Gillray and Thomas Rowlandson.
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Mar 19, 2024 · Richard Doyle (1824-83), also nicknamed "Dicky" Doyle, had an exceptional talent for illustrating Victorian social issues while also bringing life to fantasies and fairytales. He made his first publication, The Tournament, at age 16, which acted as a showcase of his talent as a blossoming artist.
Nov 5, 2009 · Simon Cooke, PhD. [ Victorian Web Home —> Visual Arts —> Illustration —> Richard Doyle] Known, variously, by the nickname 'Dicky' and the pseudonym 'Dick Kitcat', Richard Doyle was one of the most popular illustrators of his time. A natural heir to George Cruikshank, Doyle was a humourist whose work ranged from social satire to ...
Biography. The Doyles; A Talented Victorian Family of Artists and Writers. Doyle as a Satirist and Parodist. New Readings in the Art of Richard Doyle. Doyle and the Conventions of Fairy Art. Works. Principal Books illustrated by Doyle. Lithographs. Watercolors. Bookcover designs. The Chimes by Charles Dickens (1843) The Dinner on the Steps.
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Richard "Dickie" Doyle (18 September 1824 – 10 December 1883) 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.
