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Greetings Cards from Caldecott's pictures
Many of Randolph Caldecott's pictures have been used in Christmas (and other
greetings) cards. Cards using his illustrations have been published by (among others)
the Caldecott Foundation, The Victoria & Albert and other Museums: if you
wish to buy pre-printed cards, contact them to see what is available this year.
If you would like to produce your own, you may copy these:
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(One of Randolph's illustrations from
Old Christmas, by
Washington Irving.)
For a larger version, without border or artist's name, click here. |
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[Click on this picture for a larger version.]
(From "Diana Wood's
Wedding", published
in The Graphic and also in More Graphic Pictures, 1887.) |
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The text under this picture (which you may wish to
include on your card) is:
"With the prospect of a happy and delicious future, when he
can have pictures copied and geese minded in the sweetest manner as
often as he may wish, he recovered his spirits, and gave his last
bachelor's party. (This scene is drawn from recollection
only.)"
- Randolph hints that he was present but in no fit state to be drawing
pictures! His bearded face is just visible 3rd left, behind the
host's upraised arm.
[Click on this picture for a larger version.]
(From "Mr. Oakball's Winter in
Florence", published in The Graphic, Dec 1882, |
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[Click on this picture for a larger version.]
(From "The Curmudgeons' Christmas", published
in The Graphic, Dec 1885, just 2 months before Randolph Caldecott
died.) |
A number of other Christmassy scenes appear in Randolph's story "Mr
Carlyon's Christmas". The whole story, with all its pictures, is
on this website: start here.
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