Walter Paget (illustrator)

Walter Paget
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Walter Paget
Born(1862-01-26)26 January 1862
Clerkenwell, London, England
Died29 January 1935(1935-01-29) (aged 73)
Fockbury, a small hamlet near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesWal Paget
OccupationIllustrator
Years active1882–1933
Known forThe illustration of Henty's first ten juvenile novels
Notable work120 illustrations for Cassell's Fine Art edition of Robinson Crusoe

Walter Stanley Paget (26 January 1862 – 29 January 1935)[note 1] was an English illustrator of the late 19th and early 20th century, who signed his work as "Wal Paget". Paget held a gold medal from the Royal Academy of Arts,[2] and was the youngest of three brothers, Henry M. Paget (eldest) and Sidney Paget (middle brother), all illustrators.

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  2. ^ "A Biographical Sketch of Illustrator Walter Paget (1863–1935)" by Philip V. Allingham, Victorian Web


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