'Don't be frightened'
Illustration
1901 (made)
1901 (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 Helena J. Maguire accompanies verses in Nister's Holdiay Annual for 1902 (no.746), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co.:
'Don't be frightened: I am here;
I will help you over, dear.'
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 Helena J. Maguire accompanies verses in Nister's Holdiay Annual for 1902 (no.746), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co.:
'Don't be frightened: I am here;
I will help you over, dear.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Don't be frightened' (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour drawing by Helena J. Maguire, 1901; commissioned by Ernest Nister. |
| Physical description | Watercolour drawing on card of a little boy standing on a rock in the middle of a stream assisting a girl across the stream. The girl, holding a doll in her left arm, stands on another rock in the stream and holds the boy's hand. A dog stands on a third rock behind the girl. 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 Helena J. Maguire 1901 for 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 Harriett M. Bennett, Edith A. Cubitt and Rosa Petherick. This illustration by Helena J. Maguire accompanies verses in Nister's Holdiay Annual for 1902 (no.746), published in London by Ernest Nister and in New York by E.P. Dutton & Co.: 'Don't be frightened: I am here; I will help you over, dear.' |
| Other number | Nister - Previous Renier Collection pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | RENIER.324 |
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| Record created | February 29, 2008 |
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