[Letter] 1875 August 12, Shepherd's Bush, W. [to] J[oseph] Swain [manuscript] / Walter Crane.

Crane, Walter, 1845-1915

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Walter Crane was born in Liverpool on 15 Aug 1845, second son of the portrait painter Thomas Crane and his wife Marie née Kearsley. The family moved first to Torquay, and in 1857 to London. From 1859-62 Crane was apprenticed to the wood engraver William James Linton, although he studied painting at the same time. In 1862 his painting 'The Lady of Shalott' was accepted by the Royal Academy. By the mid-1860s, Crane was illustrating children's books including coloured picture books desi...

Molesworth, Mrs., 1839-1921

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Swain, Joseph, 1820-1909

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Swain was a wood-engraver. He did engravings for Punch and for many other British magazines. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1864-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122297606 From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1864-1915., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...