Randolph Caldecott
(1846 - 1886)
Randolph Caldecott was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honor. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy.
Caldecott greatly influenced the illustration of children’s books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years.
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The Limping Pilgrim on His Wanderings (1883)
A collection of travel pieces, including one on the Island of Rum.
Lob Lie-by-the-Fire (1885)
John Broom is found under a bush as a baby and adopted by two maiden ladies. After running away to sea he at last returns home. Read online at archive.org.
London Lyrics (1881)
Poems by a friend of Thackeray, frequently with a satiric twist. Read online at archive.org.
Kate Greenaway
London Lyrics (1883)
Poems by a friend of Thackeray, frequently with a satiric twist. This edition has three illustrations by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.
Kate Greenaway
The Milkmaid (1882)
This is an old song of a milkmaid and a young gentleman, here exhibited and explained in many designs. Read online at archive.org.
Mrs. Mary Blaize (1885)
A humorous rhyme about a pawnbroker. Read online at archive.org.
North Italian Folk: Sketches of Town and Country Life (1878)
A travel book of Italy. Read online at archive.org.
Nouvelles Scènes Humoristiques (1887)
A selection of the “Graphic” pictures with captions in French.
Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall (1886)
An omnibus edition of Old Christmas and Bracebridge Hall, illustrated by Caldecott. Read online at archive.org.
Old Christmas: Selections from the Sketch Book (1875)
A book about Christmas in England by an American, best known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Read online at archive.org.
The Owls of Olynn Belfry (1885)
The story of two owlets who are kidnapped from their nest when their parents drive off two church burglars. Read online at RCSA.
The Panjandrum Picture Book (1885)
This final omnibus contains the last four of R. Caldecott’s Picture Books:
- Come Lasses and Lads (1884)
- Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross (1884)
- An Elegy on the Glory of Her Sex, Mrs. Mary Blaize (1885)
- The Great Panjandrum Himself (1885)
Read online at archive.org.
Poems and Songs (1883)
Dialect poems by the “Lancashire Burns.” Read online at archive.org.
Et al
The Queen of Hearts (1881)
The King was in his counting house …
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R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)
This first omnibus volume contains:
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)
- The House That Jack Built (1878)
- The Babes in the Wood (1879)
- Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)
Read online at archive.org.
William Cowper
R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 2 (1881)
This second volume of the omnibus edition contains:
- Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)
- The Three Jovial Huntsmen (1880)
- The Farmer’s Boy (1881)
- The Queen of Hearts (1881)
Read online at archive.org.
Rambles in the Lake Country and Other Travel Sketches (1882)
Essays and travel sketches of the English Lake Country. Read online at Hathitrust.
Et al
Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 (1986)
A checklist of the original illustrations held by the Harvard College Library
Randolph Caldecott 1846-1886 An Appreciation (1946)
A brief biography of the British illustrator.
Randolph Caldecott: a Personal Memoir of His Early Art Career (1886)
A biography of the British artist and illustrator for whom the Caldecott Medal is named. Read online at archive.org.