1. Randolph Caldecott

2. Life
Randolph Caldecott (22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was a British artist and illustrator, born in Chester. He was the eponym of the Caldecott Medal.

3. Life
He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognized by the Royal Academy.

4. Life
Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published each Christmas for eight years.

5. Life
Caldecott's output, however, ranged wider than this: he illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel,

6. Life
made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the famous Parliament inside and out,

7. Life
and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries.

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