Henry Justice Ford

Many of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books were illustrated by Henry J. Ford, with Lancelot Speed also contributing some illustrations. Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) was a prolific and successful English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. Sometimes known as H. J. Ford or Henry J. Ford, he came to public attention when he provided the numerous beautiful illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, which captured the imagination of a generation of British children and...See more

Many of Andrew Lang's Fairy Books were illustrated by Henry J. Ford, with Lancelot Speed also contributing some illustrations. Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) was a prolific and successful English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. Sometimes known as H. J. Ford or Henry J. Ford, he came to public attention when he provided the numerous beautiful illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, which captured the imagination of a generation of British children and were sold worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s. Lancelot Speed (13 June 1860 - 31 December 1931) was a Victorian illustrator of books, usually of a fantastical or romantic nature. He is probably most well known for his illustrations for Andrew Lang's fairy story books. [Wikipedia] See less