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Children's writers and illustrators


Richard Adams

Richard Adams

1920-2016
Novelist
Sitter in 2 portraits
John Agard

John Agard

1949-
Poet, playwright, performer and anthologist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

1805-1875
Writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Edward Ardizzone

Edward Ardizzone

1900-1979
Artist and illustrator
Sitter in 6 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Daisy Ashford

1881-1972
Child author
Sitter in 1 portrait
W.V. Awdry

W.V. Awdry

1911-1997
Clergyman; author of 'Thomas the Tank Engine' series
Sitter in 1 portrait
Enid Algerine Bagnold ('Lady Jones')

Enid Algerine Bagnold ('Lady Jones')

1889-1981
Novelist and playwright; member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY); wife of Sir Roderick Jones; daughter of Arthur Bagnold
Sitter in 10 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Robert Michael Ballantyne

Robert Michael Ballantyne

1825-1894
Author of 'Stories for Boys'
Sitter in 2 portraits
J.M. Barrie

J.M. Barrie

1860-1937
Writer and author of 'Peter Pan'
Sitter in 20 portraits | Artist associated with 37 portraits
Nina Mary Bawden

Nina Mary Bawden

1925-2012
Writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Nicola Mary Bayley

Nicola Mary Bayley

1949-
Artist and illustrator
Sitter in 2 portraits
Hilaire Belloc

Hilaire Belloc

1870-1953
Author and poet
Sitter associated with 17 portraits
Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman

1962-
Children's writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir Quentin Blake

Sir Quentin Blake

1932-
Freelance artist and illustrator
Sitter in 2 portraits
Rose Blake

Rose Blake

1987-
Artist and illustrator
Sitter in 1 portrait
William Blake

William Blake

1757-1827
Visionary poet and painter
Sitter in 10 portraits | Artist associated with 5 portraits
Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton

1897-1968
Children's writer
Sitter in 7 portraits
Michael Bond

Michael Bond

1926-2017
Children's writer and creator of 'Paddington Bear'
Sitter in 1 portrait
Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne

Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabourne

1829-1893
Children's story writer and Liberal politician; MP for Sandwich
Sitter in 4 portraits
Angela Brazil

Angela Brazil

1868-1947
Writer
Sitter in 4 portraits
Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

1934-2022
Author and illustrator
Sitter in 4 portraits
Robert Browning

Robert Browning

1812-1889
Poet; husband of Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sitter in 53 portraits
Anthony Buckeridge

Anthony Buckeridge

1912-2004
Children's writer; author of the 'Jennings' series
Sitter in 1 portrait
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

1849-1924
Children's writer
Sitter in 2 portraits
Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

1832-1898
Photographer and author of 'Alice in Wonderland'
Sitter in 9 portraits | Artist associated with 62 portraits
Kate Charlesworth

Kate Charlesworth

1950-
Cartoonist
Sitter in 1 portrait
Richard Thomas Church

Richard Thomas Church

1893-1972
Poet, critic and novelist
Sitter in 20 portraits
Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

Dinah Maria Craik (née Mulock)

1826-1887
Novelist
Sitter in 7 portraits
Walter Crane

Walter Crane

1845-1915
Illustrator, designer, painter and socialist
Sitter in 17 portraits
George Cruikshank

George Cruikshank

1792-1878
Caricaturist and illustrator
Sitter in 34 portraits | Artist associated with 29 portraits
Ivor Cutler

Ivor Cutler

1923-2006
Poet, comedian, musician and children's writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

1916-1990
Writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe

1660-1731
Novelist, journalist and author of 'Robinson Crusoe'
Sitter in 5 portraits
Walter de la Mare

Walter de la Mare

1873-1956
Poet and writer
Sitter in 64 portraits
Monica Enid Dickens

Monica Enid Dickens

1915-1992
Novelist, autobiographer and children's writer
Sitter in 14 portraits
Edmund Dulac

Edmund Dulac

1882-1953
Artist and illustrator
Sitter in 17 portraits | Artist of 1 portrait
Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas

1802-1870
Novelist
Sitter in 9 portraits
Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth

1768-1849
Novelist; daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Sitter associated with 9 portraits
T.S. Eliot

T.S. Eliot

1888-1965
Poet
Sitter in 68 portraits
Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty)

Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty)

1841-1885
Children's writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ian Falconer

Ian Falconer

1961-
Children's book author, illustrator, theatre costume and set designer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Anne Fine

Anne Fine

1947-
Writer and children's Laureate
Sitter in 1 portrait
Ian Fleming

Ian Fleming

1908-1964
Author
Sitter in 17 portraits
Roy Broadbent Fuller

Roy Broadbent Fuller

1912-1991
Poet
Sitter in 4 portraits
No individual image available for this person

Rose Amy Fyleman

1877-1957
Writer for children
Sitter in 14 portraits
Jamila Gavin

Jamila Gavin

1941-
Children's writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Rumer Godden

Rumer Godden

1907-1998
Novelist, autobiographer and children's writer
Sitter in 5 portraits
Kenneth Grahame

Kenneth Grahame

1859-1932
Author
Sitter in 2 portraits
Kate Greenaway

Kate Greenaway

1846-1901
Artist
Sitter in 2 portraits
Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard

Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard

1856-1925
Novelist
Sitter in 21 portraits
Anna Maria Hall (née Fielding)

Anna Maria Hall (née Fielding)

1800-1881
Writer; wife of Samuel Carter Hall
Sitter in 6 portraits
Sophie Hannah

Sophie Hannah

1971-
Poet, novelist and children's writer
Sitter in 1 portrait
Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804-1864
Writer
Sitter in 6 portraits
George Alfred Henty

George Alfred Henty

1832-1902
War correspondent and writer for boys
Sitter in 3 portraits
Silas Kitto Hocking

Silas Kitto Hocking

1850-1935
Novelist and preacher
Sitter in 3 portraits
Barbara Hofland (née Wreaks)

Barbara Hofland (née Wreaks)

1770-1844
Children's writer and novelist
Sitter in 3 portraits
Henry Holiday

Henry Holiday

1839-1927
Artist
Sitter in 5 portraits
William Dean Howells

William Dean Howells

1837-1920
Author
Sitter in 1 portrait
Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes

1832-1915
Painter
Sitter in 3 portraits | Artist associated with 3 portraits
Ted Hughes

Ted Hughes

1930-1998
Poet Laureate
Sitter in 15 portraits