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The life of a fox hound

Illustration
1910 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

William James Affleck Shepherd (1867-1946) was a keen huntsman and self-taught cartoonist who specialised in humorous anthropomorphic drawings of animals. He worked with the cartoonist Alfred Bryan on Moonshine, and contributed illustrations to Strand Magazine, London Illustrated News, Punch and Sporting and Dramatic News. He illustrated a number of children's books, including Zig Zag Fables (1897), Uncle Remus (1901), Wanders in Monsterland (1901), Nights with Uncle Remus (1903), The Three Jovial Puppies (1907), The Life of a Foxhound (1910) and The Story of Chanticleer (1913). He lived in Charlwood, Surrey and Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

This illustration is thought to be an original drawing for John Mills' The Life of a Foxhound, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1910.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title<u>The life of a fox hound</u> (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Ink and wash on paper drawing by James Affleck Shepherd, illustrating The life of a fox hound, by John Mills. London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1910].
Physical description
Ink and wash on paper. Illustration of a fox in human clothing. The fox has open jaws ready to eat a baby chicken which is falling into its mouth. In the background, a chicken.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.5cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J.A.S.' (Artist's signature in ink on the bottom right of the illustration.)
  • 'Have taken out and blacks emphasised and backgrounds severally kept as faint as possible. the blocks would be greatest improved. I am ... ... faithfully J.A. Shepherd' (Artist's signed note on a piece of blue paper which is pasted onto the mount of the illustration.)
  • 'Renier' (Inscription in ink on the front of the mount.)
  • '53' (Inscription in ink on the front of the mount.)
  • 'AR' (Inscribed in ink on the back of the mount.)
  • Illustration inside brown envelope annotated with Renier box shipment no: BA Box 382 and notes about the illustrator: '1867-1946: artist for 'Strand' magazine, 'Punch', 'London Illustrated News', etc., illustrated 'Zig Zag Fables' 1897; 'Uncle Remus' 1901; 'Wanders in Monsterland' 1901; 'Nights with Uncle Remus' 1903; 'The Three Jovial Puppies' 1907; 'The Life of a Foxhound' 1910; 'The Story of Chanticleer' 1913 etc.' Envelope also with notes about the drawing: 'Fine original, signed, drawing for illustration to a book, probably 'Life of a Foxhound' n.d., with end of A.L.S. containing instructions for making the blocks'.
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Literary reference<u>The life of a fox hound</u> by John Mills. London, Hodder & Stoughton, [1910].
Summary
William James Affleck Shepherd (1867-1946) was a keen huntsman and self-taught cartoonist who specialised in humorous anthropomorphic drawings of animals. He worked with the cartoonist Alfred Bryan on Moonshine, and contributed illustrations to Strand Magazine, London Illustrated News, Punch and Sporting and Dramatic News. He illustrated a number of children's books, including Zig Zag Fables (1897), Uncle Remus (1901), Wanders in Monsterland (1901), Nights with Uncle Remus (1903), The Three Jovial Puppies (1907), The Life of a Foxhound (1910) and The Story of Chanticleer (1913). He lived in Charlwood, Surrey and Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

This illustration is thought to be an original drawing for John Mills' The Life of a Foxhound, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1910.
Collection
Library number
RENIER.164

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Record createdMay 25, 2005
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