Charles Ricketts & Charles Shannon

A separate section within James Dunn's collection, whose core consisted of the eighteenth-century illustrated books and rococo prints, c...

There are many types of book collectors. Some strive for completeness; others settle for a representative selection; some follow fashions, o...

Firsts, London’s Rare Book Fair  (Saatchi Gallery, 15-18 September 2022) featured a presentation copy of Oscar Wilde's play Lady Winderm...

Early paintings and studies by Charles Shannon have regularly turned up at local auction houses in Britain in recent years. Now, at Reeman D...

Following the blog about an early portrait of Charles Ricketts by Charles Shannon - see blog  578. An Early Portrait of Charles Ricketts by ...

After the publication of last week's blog, ' A Sketch by Charles Shannon ', the new owner of Shannon's drawing contacted me....

Last Monday, in the Gorringe's Weekly Antiques Sale, a not very large and apparently unsigned or dated sketch by Charles Shannon was sol...

For the first issues of the weekly Black and White a masthead (or nameplate in American English) was designed by Charles Ricketts in 1891. ...

A year ago, an enigmatic painting was auctioned at Christie's. At the time, I missed its advertisement as the 'property of a gentlem...

In February and March 1905, Ricketts and Shannon enjoyed vacations in Rome and Florence, and in August of that year they kept it closer to h...

During the summers, art historian Mary Berenson, who lived with her husband Bernhard Berenson at Villa I Tatti near Florence, visited her mo...

Ricketts and Shannon visited Venice at least three times, beginning in 1899, then in 1903 and in 1908; on the latter occasion staying at the...

On August 9, 1911, a heat record was set in the United Kingdom: a temperature of 36.7 degrees Celsius was recorded for the first time in his...

The summer of 1911 was hot. Edith Cooper and her aunt and lover Katharine Bradley - their nom de plume was Michael Field - had fled London a...

Heat waves and holiday traffic jams - it's time for an anthology of Charles Ricketts's letters with references to heat, summer and h...

In 1928  Robes of Thespis: Costume Designs by Modern Artists,  a book on modern costumes for plays, revues, operas and ballet, was published...

For the 1894 edition of Hero and Leander by Christopher Marlowe, completed by George Chapman, Charles Shannon produced one wood-engraving; ...