Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), English illustrator and watercolor painter, born in London. He studied at the Lambeth Art School, where he specialized in illustrating fantasy, and eventually became one of the foremost illustrators of his time. His work appeared in such periodicals as Punch and, especially, in new editions of literary classics. He first won success with his illustrations for Fairy Tales (1812), by the German authors the Grimm brothers, in 1909. Other books followed, including Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, by Sir James M. Barrie, in 1906; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), by Lewis Carroll, in 1907; A Christmas Carol (1843), by Charles Dickens, in 1915; The Compleat Angler (1653), by the English essayist Izaak Walton, in 1931; and several works by Shakespeare. Rackham's style—delicate, charming, fanciful, and rich in detail—also has a pervading element of the slightly sinister.
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