Moon Knight
4 x 8"
Rapunzel
4 x 8"
Henry Justice
Ford (1860-1940)
H. J. Ford is best known for his illustrations in Andrew Lang's series of
twelve Colored Fairy Books (1889-1910). Born in
London,
Ford received a degree in classics from Cambridge.
After graduation, he studied at the Slade
school
of
Art.
He was a friend of Edward Burne-Jones, one of the pre-eminent
Pre-Raphaelites. The tiles on this page were
inspired by Ford's illustrations in the Colored Faerie Books, published
between 1886 and 1910. In addition Ford also illustrated Lang's
The Red True Story Book (1895), The Arabian Nights
Entertainments (1895) and Pilgrim's Progress (1921).
Dragon Kiss
6 x 6"
Small Lovers
4 x 4
Princess Waiting
Two 6 x 6" Tiles
6 x 12" total
Woman and Baby
4 x 8"
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