Whale
Illustration
ca.1900 (made)
ca.1900 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
This watercolour drawing of a whale by Charles Collins was published in 'Baby's Big Book of Pictures' (no. 3218a.), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It may also have been published in The Book of the Sea.
Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
This watercolour drawing of a whale by Charles Collins was published in 'Baby's Big Book of Pictures' (no. 3218a.), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It may also have been published in The Book of the Sea.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Title | <u>Whale</u> (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
Brief description | Watercolour drawing by Charles Collins, ca.1900; commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
Physical description | Watercolour drawing in stiff card of a whale in the sea with five men in a rowing boat (one standing) in the background. A sailing ship on the horizon. Inscribed in bottom left corner: 'CCollins RBA'. Mounted on card. |
Dimensions |
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Production type | Unique |
Marks and inscriptions |
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Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
Object history | Drawn by Charles Collins, ca.1900 to illustrate Baby's Big Book of Pictures (and possibly The Book of the Sea) published by Ernest Nister. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection. |
Subjects depicted | |
Literary reference | Commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
Summary | Ernest Nister (1842-1909) began his publishing career in 1885 when he acquired a lithographic workshop in Nürnberg and printed books for London publishers. In 1888 he became a publisher in his own right with offices at 24 St. Bride Street, London. He appointed the writer and editor, Robert Ellice Mack, as director. Nister specialised in high quality colour printing for children in the last quarter of the 19th century. Movable books with various mechanisms became his speciality after 1890 (when be published his first stand-up book) but he also produced numerous picture books, annuals, poetry, nursery rhymes, calendars and greetings cards. He worked with a core of writers, including Clifton Bingham and Robert Ellice Mack, and illustrators, in particular Eveline Lance, Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick. This watercolour drawing of a whale by Charles Collins was published in 'Baby's Big Book of Pictures' (no. 3218a.), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E. P. Dutton & Co. It may also have been published in The Book of the Sea. |
Other number | Nister - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
Collection | |
Library number | RENIER.259 |
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Record created | February 18, 2008 |
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