John Archibald Austen ( 5 January 1886 – 27 October 1948) was an English book illustrator. His early works, including a fine Hamlet, were Beardsleyesque in style, but after 1925 he was influenced by the Art Deco movement. Books which he illustrated in this manner include Daphnis and Chloe and As You Like it. Austen used several techniques in his illustrations, including wood-engraving and scraperboard, and changed styles to suit the text he was illustrating. He was also involved in advertising, producing adverts and several posters.
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THE BLOODY-MINDED LOVER AND THE AMOROUS GIRL
GAMELIN IN HIS GARRET
HE CLASPED HER TO HIS HEART
CITIZEN BROTTEUX IN THE BREAD LINE
MARAT IS DEAD
THE WIDOW GAMELIN
WRETCH, IT IS YOU HAVE KILLED HIM!
VIVE LE ROI! VIVE LE ROI! SHE YELLED
JULIE IN DISGUISE
HAVE ME GUILLOTINED, CAIN! I AM YOUR SISTER! AND SHE SPAT IN HIS FACE
THE REPUBLIC PERISHES. I DIE WITH HER
GOOD - BYE; IT IS THE HOUR MY FATHER WILL BE COMING HOME
