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Charles Edmund Brock
(5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938)
(5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938)
He was the eldest of four artist brothers,
including Henry Matthew Brock,
including Henry Matthew Brock,
also an illustrator.
Biography
He was born on 5 February 1870 in Holloway, London.
The family later settled in Cambridge.
Charles studied art briefly under sculptor Henry Wiles.[1]
He got his first book commission at the age of 20 in 1890.
He became a very successful illustrator of books authors
such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen,
such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen,
and George Eliot. He is best known for his line work,
initially working in thetradition of Hugh Thomson,
but he was also a skilled colourist.
initially working in thetradition of Hugh Thomson,
but he was also a skilled colourist.
He and his brothers maintained a Cambridge studio
filled with various curios, antiques, furniture,
and a costume collection. Using these,
filled with various curios, antiques, furniture,
and a costume collection. Using these,
family members would model for each other.
He died on 28 February 1938 in Cambridge.
The approach of C.E. Brock's work varied with the
sort of story he was illustrating.
sort of story he was illustrating.
Some was refined and described as "sensitive to
the delicate, teacup-and-saucer primness and feminine
outlook of the early Victorian novelists
the delicate, teacup-and-saucer primness and feminine
outlook of the early Victorian novelists
," while other work was "appreciative of the healthy,
boisterous, thoroughly English characters" – soldiers, rustics,
and "horsey types."[2]Other illustrations were grotesqueries
drawn to amuse children looking at or reading storybooks.
boisterous, thoroughly English characters" – soldiers, rustics,
and "horsey types."[2]Other illustrations were grotesqueries
drawn to amuse children looking at or reading storybooks.
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