Anonymous Illustrators

The Peahen at Home, or, The Swan’s Bridal Day. Baltimore: Wm. Raine, ca. 1850.

The Butterfly’s Ball. Baltimore: Wm. Raine, ca. 1850.

Dog’s Party. New York: Strong, ca. 1850.

The Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin. London: Dean and Son, 1854.

The Wonderful Performing Dogs. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1883.

Dame Wiggins of Lee. Sunnyside, Kent: George Allen, 1885.

Three Little Kittens and Mr. Fox. New York: McLoughlin Brothers

Most of the illustrators of children's books in the Victorian Era remained anonymous. In some cases they were identified on the illustrations themselves by a penname or initials and subsequently became difficult or impossible to trace.