William Makepeace Thackeray's historical novel The History of Henry Esmond was originally published in 1852. In 1970, as part of their 'Literary Heritage Collection', Heron Books published an edition which included eight illustrations by Janina Ede. Below are shown five of the published illustrations, side by side with original artwork preparatory for those illustrations.
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'The History of Henry Osmond' p.7
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| Sketch for clock on p.7 |
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'The History of Henry Osmond' p.49
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| Alternative artwork for p.49 |
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'The History of Henry Osmond' p.149
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| Alternative artwork for p.149 |
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'The History of Henry Osmond' p.197
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| Alternative artwork for p.197 |
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'The History of Henry Osmond' p.311
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| Sketch for p.311 |
These are wonderful. I have both of the Yvonne Mitchell children's books, 'Cathy Away' and 'Cathy At Home' with drawings by Janina Ede. Been a joy looking at Janina's other illustrations via your blog postings.
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