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Randolph Caldecott: Quick Facts

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Born March 22, 1846 • Chester • England
Died February 12, 1886 (aged 39) • St. Augustine • Florida

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“Gavotte,” illustration by Randolph Caldecott from Bretonfolk
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A Footnote (self-portrait), ink on board by Aubrey Beardsley, 1896.
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du Maurier, George: Study at a Quiet French Watering-Place
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Illustration by Walter Crane for The Frog Prince (1873).
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The Pied Piper of Hamelin
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Macbeth and Banquo encounter the Three Witches, illustration by John Gilbert for an edition of Shakespeare's works, 1858–60.
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Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors
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