John Austen - Hamlet Pl.12
John Austen

John Archibald Austen was a British book illustrator.

Austin moved to London in 1906, where he studied art. His early works, including an illustrated Hamlet were Beardsleyesque in style. After 1925 he was influenced by Art Deco. Books Austen illustrated in this manner include Daphnis and Chloe and a printed version of As You Like it. His work for Radio Times includes the cover of the Easter 1934 edition.

Austen used several techniques in his illustrations, including wood engraving and scraperboard, and changed styles to suit the text he was illustrating. He was also involved in advertising, producing adverts, several posters & numerous dust jacket designs. He was a friend of Alan Odle and Harry Clarke and exhibited with them at the St George's Gallery in 1925.

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King Henry 6th (second pr), Mother Jourdain, Hume, Bolingbroke, &c, act I, scene IV

King Henry 6th (second pr), Mother Jourdain, Hume, Bolingbroke, &c, act I, scene IV (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
Second part of King Henry the Fourth, act IV, scene IV the palace at Westminister

Second part of King Henry the Fourth, act IV, scene IV the palace at Westminister (19th century)

William Francis Starling (English, active 1833 - 1845)
Tales from Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb with numerous illustrations by Louis Rhead

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles & Mary Lamb with numerous illustrations by Louis Rhead (1917-1918)

Louis Rhead (American, 1857-1926)
Scenes from Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet 1

Scenes from Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet 1

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Illustrations to Shakespeare’s Falstaff plays Pl.04

Illustrations to Shakespeare’s Falstaff plays Pl.04 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.07

Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.07 (19th Century)

E.J.S. (English, 19th Century)
‘It is ten o’clock. Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘how the world wags’ Act II, scene vii

‘It is ten o’clock. Thus we may see,’ quoth he, ‘how the world wags’ Act II, scene vii (1887)

Edwin Austin Abbey (American, 1852 - 1911)
As you like it, scenes of the seven ages of man Pl.3

As you like it, scenes of the seven ages of man Pl.3

John Augustus Atkinson (English, 1775-1830)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.001

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.001 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
William Shakespeare, poeta, philosophus, actor

William Shakespeare, poeta, philosophus, actor (1876)

Charles William Sherborn (English, 1831 – 1912)
The tempest, II, 1, Mr. Lionel Brough as Trinculo, Mr. Louis Calvert as Stephano, Viola Tree as Ariel

The tempest, II, 1, Mr. Lionel Brough as Trinculo, Mr. Louis Calvert as Stephano, Viola Tree as Ariel (1904)

Frederick Henry Townsend (English, 1868 – 1920)
Cymbeline; Act I, Scene IV

Cymbeline; Act I, Scene IV (1890s)

Walford Graham Robertson (English, 1866-1948)
Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.012

Illustrations to Shakespeare Pl.012 (19th century)

John Massey Wright (English, 1777–1866)
Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.01

Costumes for Merchant of Venice, Merry wives of Windsor, and Twelfth night Pl.01 (19th Century)

E.J.S. (English, 19th Century)
Mr. Cooke in Shakespeare’s King Richard 3rd

Mr. Cooke in Shakespeare’s King Richard 3rd

Anonymous
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