'Sailor fed with a spoon'
Illustration
ca.1900 (made)
ca.1900 (made)
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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 Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
This illustration by Eveline (or Evelyn) Lance appears alongside a story entitled 'Soldier and Sailor' by R. Dene in Happy Playtimes (no.755), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co.
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 Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick.
This illustration by Eveline (or Evelyn) Lance appears alongside a story entitled 'Soldier and Sailor' by R. Dene in Happy Playtimes (no.755), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by Eveline Lance, 1900; commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing of a girl wearing a lilac dress, sitting on a garden bench holding a puppy in her lap. A boy wearing blue sits on the bench to the girl's right and feeds the puppy with a spoon from a dish beside him. In the background is a neat lawn and flower bed. Mounted on card. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. |
| Object history | Drawn by Eveline Lance ca.1900 for Ernest Nister. Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection |
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| 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 Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick. This illustration by Eveline (or Evelyn) Lance appears alongside a story entitled 'Soldier and Sailor' by R. Dene in Happy Playtimes (no.755), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co. |
| Other number | Nister - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | RENIER.318 |
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| Record created | February 28, 2008 |
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