Harry George Theaker (1873 - 1954) was a British illustrator, painter, designer, decorator for pottery, calligrapher, and principal of art school.
he was a successful illustrator, particularly of children's books. His first known published works date from about 1911, and most of his illustrations date from the 1920s and 1930s. Amongst the books he illustrated are The Ingoldsby Legends by Sir Thomas Ingoldsby, London, 1911; Children's Stories from The Arabian Nights, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, 1914 (and later editions); The Adventures of Don Quixote, c.1920 and 1929; Gulliver's Travels, 1928; The Water Babies, 1930; Grimm's Fairy Tales, 1930; Stories of King Arthur, 1925 and Long, long ago: stories from the classics both retold by Blanche Winder, the latter probably in the 1930s . Theaker also made hand-coloured plates from Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations to Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass for editions published between 1911 and 1930. (This record includes information submitted by Cathy Corbett.)
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he was a successful illustrator, particularly of children's books. His first known published works date from about 1911, and most of his illustrations date from the 1920s and 1930s. Amongst the books he illustrated are The Ingoldsby Legends by Sir Thomas Ingoldsby, London, 1911; Children's Stories from The Arabian Nights, by Rose Yeatman Woolf, 1914 (and later editions); The Adventures of Don Quixote, c.1920 and 1929; Gulliver's Travels, 1928; The Water Babies, 1930; Grimm's Fairy Tales, 1930; Stories of King Arthur, 1925 and Long, long ago: stories from the classics both retold by Blanche Winder, the latter probably in the 1930s . Theaker also made hand-coloured plates from Sir John Tenniel's original illustrations to Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass for editions published between 1911 and 1930. (This record includes information submitted by Cathy Corbett.)
Into the ocean Jupiter plunged, and away he swam
Her name was Diana
The wonderful baby struck the silver strings
The wood-nymphs who danced in the sunlight and the moonlight
For a moment Narcissus gazed delighted
As Proserpine danced a great King watched her
Proserpine sitting on a great black throne
A little, sweet, soft breeze lifted Psyche on its fragrant wings
The fairy Prince was no other than Cupid himself
Away sailed Danae and her little son
Perseus struck off the Gorgon's head with a single blow
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Cerberus, a terrible dog with three heads
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Pan
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A beautiful youth in a wonderful car drawn by wild beasts
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Hero ran down to the beach
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There lay the sword and sandals
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Up sprang Icarus
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They suddenly caught sight of poor, lost, weeping Aradne
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The monster came swimming through the sea
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This extraordinary baby caught the snakes and strangled them
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Hercules rushed towards the monster
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It was Juno herself he had carried across the stream
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Orpheus tried to catch it in his arms
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Pandora could restrain herself no longer
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There in the silence of the woods Medea would stand
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Jason sowed the dragon's teeth
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Midas was not able to keep the secret from his barber
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Prometheus chained to a rock
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Atalanta saw it fall
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They were inhabited by beautiful maidens
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Out of the ground leapt a beautiful horse
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It was a huge wooden horse
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He gave the apple to Venus
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She held him by one heel
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Penelope did her best to bring up her little son
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Sea-fairies heap silver dishes with fragrant fruits
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The Cyclops glared at them out of his huge eye
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Circe had turned them all into pigs
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Up through the water came the Sea-King
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Ulysses watched the nobles
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The silver-winged horse swept downward
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Down, down Phaeton fell
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Life came into her beautiful face
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She saw a queer old woman
