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Being called the "illustrator of heroes" says a lot about a painter. And indeed, the English painter, illustrator, and lithographer Henry Courtney Selous has made a name for himself for his detailed and finely engraved illustrations of numerous heroes from literary fiction and real life, including Venus, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, and Julius Caeser. Historical motifs of important events and portraits of famous personalities became his life's work and still enjoy great popularity among art connoisseurs today. Unusually for a painter of his time, Selous was able to develop his creativity to the fullest at an early age, due to his success and the wealth and reputation of his family, and there were no limits to his creativity.
Henry Courtney Selous was born in London in 1803 into a wealthy and long-established family. His father was already a well-known painter of portraits and miniatures, which meant that Selous himself came into contact with art at an early age and was completely absorbed by it. His whole family was extremely art-loving, cosmopolitan and culturally open-minded, and Selous and his two siblings received a very liberal education in music, literature and painting from an early age. Selous' nephew was later to become a famous explorer and conservationist and his sister was to marry a popular writer. For Selous himself, it was not long before he entered the arts. At the age of 14 - seldom for those times - he was accepted into the renowned Royal Academy of Arts. It was here that Selous discovered his love of antiquity and history and his high level of artistry, which enabled him to win prizes and scholarships at an early age.
His talent to be able to illustrate the human body almost perfectly made him a sought-after painter and his works were exhibited internationally, including "Jerusalem in Her Grandeur", which received much recognition, especially in the USA. Further successful works, prizes and exhibitions followed and in 1843 he won a tender to design frescoes for the rebuilt Westminster Palace, the then and now political power centre of England. Due to his own success and the wealth of his family, Selous was able to do what many of his contemporaries lacked: to concentrate entirely on his art and create what he wanted to create at his whim. In his later years he concentrated more and more on illustrations of historical figures and events. His works on the opening of the Great Exhibition of Industrial Nations in London are among his best and most famous works. He also tried his hand as an author and published several books for children under a pseudonym. Henry Courtney Selous died in London in 1890, leaving his four children a considerable fortune and the art world an invaluable legacy.
Being called the "illustrator of heroes" says a lot about a painter. And indeed, the English painter, illustrator, and lithographer Henry Courtney Selous has made a name for himself for his detailed and finely engraved illustrations of numerous heroes from literary fiction and real life, including Venus, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, and Julius Caeser. Historical motifs of important events and portraits of famous personalities became his life's work and still enjoy great popularity among art connoisseurs today. Unusually for a painter of his time, Selous was able to develop his creativity to the fullest at an early age, due to his success and the wealth and reputation of his family, and there were no limits to his creativity.
Henry Courtney Selous was born in London in 1803 into a wealthy and long-established family. His father was already a well-known painter of portraits and miniatures, which meant that Selous himself came into contact with art at an early age and was completely absorbed by it. His whole family was extremely art-loving, cosmopolitan and culturally open-minded, and Selous and his two siblings received a very liberal education in music, literature and painting from an early age. Selous' nephew was later to become a famous explorer and conservationist and his sister was to marry a popular writer. For Selous himself, it was not long before he entered the arts. At the age of 14 - seldom for those times - he was accepted into the renowned Royal Academy of Arts. It was here that Selous discovered his love of antiquity and history and his high level of artistry, which enabled him to win prizes and scholarships at an early age.
His talent to be able to illustrate the human body almost perfectly made him a sought-after painter and his works were exhibited internationally, including "Jerusalem in Her Grandeur", which received much recognition, especially in the USA. Further successful works, prizes and exhibitions followed and in 1843 he won a tender to design frescoes for the rebuilt Westminster Palace, the then and now political power centre of England. Due to his own success and the wealth of his family, Selous was able to do what many of his contemporaries lacked: to concentrate entirely on his art and create what he wanted to create at his whim. In his later years he concentrated more and more on illustrations of historical figures and events. His works on the opening of the Great Exhibition of Industrial Nations in London are among his best and most famous works. He also tried his hand as an author and published several books for children under a pseudonym. Henry Courtney Selous died in London in 1890, leaving his four children a considerable fortune and the art world an invaluable legacy.
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.jpg "How Hereward was caught in a trap, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Romeo and Juliet by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII, Act 3, Scene 2 by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward Turned Berserker, Illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, Engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "The Opening of the Great Exhibition, 1851-52 by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Joan of Arc and Charles, Henry VI, Act I, Scene VI by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Fine Arts, Exhibition of the British Institution by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Richard and Bolingbroke, King Richard II, Act IV, Scene I by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Ophelia by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401932).jpg "Greatheart Kills Giant Grim by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian, the pilgrim of the title, in combat with Apollyon, the Destroyer, the Angel of the Bottomless Pit by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401936).jpg "Secret Delivering the Letter by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401935).jpg "The Escape from the Net by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward rescues Alftruda (illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis) by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401937).jpg "Prejudice, Illwill and Godlyman by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Two Lovers on a Bank with a Harp by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian weeps and prays by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Othello by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Torfrida teaches Hereward to pray, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian in sight of the Cross by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian and Hopeful Chastised by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401938).jpg "Christiana Receives the Message by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Antony and Cleopatra by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christiana Knocks at the Interpreter")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401933).jpg "Giant Despair by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Martin Lightfoot over-takes Hereward, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "King Henry VIII by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Greatheart Rescues Feeble-mind from Giant Slay-Good by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401929).jpg "Christian and Evangelist by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "What Does the Sea Say by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward Cleared Bourne of Frenchmen, Illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, Engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "King Lear by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "King John by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Hereward Guards Alftruda to a Place of Safety, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Hereward informs his uncle the Prior that he is about to be outlawed, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian, the pilgrim of the title, kneels in wonderment as he and his companion arrive within sight of the Holy City by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Queen Philippa interceding for the Burgesses of Calais by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Within Sight of the Holy City by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Giant Maul intercepts the Pilgrims by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "The Tempest by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward Came to the King (Illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis) by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward Played the Potter and Cheated the King, Illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "How Hereward slew the bear, illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, pub. 1870, engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Alftruda Recognises Hereward, Illustration from Hereward the Great by Charles Kingsley, Engraved by C.G. Lewis by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Illustration for The Pilgrim")
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.jpg "King Richard III by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "Christian and Faithful in Vanity Fair by Henry Courtney Selous")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-401939).jpg "Christian Kills Apollyon by Henry Courtney Selous")
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.jpg "The Tempest by Henry Courtney Selous")