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Also Known As Arthur Eric Rowton Gill
Born February 22, 1882 • Brighton • England
Died November 17, 1940 (aged 58) • England • (Anniversary in 4 days)

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“Mankind,” Hoptonwood stone torso by Eric Gill, 1928; in the Tate Gallery, London
Woodblock created by Eric Gill for the Four Gospels, published by Golden Cockerel Press, 1931.
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Flaxman, John: The Fury of Athamas
John Flaxman
British sculptor
Illustration by Walter Crane for The Frog Prince (1873).
Walter Crane
British illustrator and painter
Edward Burne-Jones: The Love Song
Edward Burne-Jones
British painter
Thomas Bewick: The Tawny Owl
Thomas Bewick
British artist
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Belorussian-born French artist
Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger
German painter
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Georges Rouault
French artist
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Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel
Russian artist
“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
Isamu Noguchi
American sculptor
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Leonard Baskin
American sculptor
Maillol, Aristide: L'Air
Aristide Maillol
French sculptor
Fraktur fonts
Rudolf Koch
German artist
“The Calling of the Hounds,” tapestry by Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1742–45; in the Pitti Palace, Florence
Jean-Baptiste Oudry
French artist
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Sonia Delaunay
Russian artist
Remington, Frederic: The Bronco Buster
Frederic Remington
American artist
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German painter
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William Mulready
British painter
Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child
Michael Wolgemut
German artist
Gustave Doré
Gustave Doré
French illustrator
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E. H. Shepard
English artist

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