William James Webbe: Chanticleer and the Fox, 1857

Born in Cornwall, William James Webbe (1830-1904) was an English Victorian painter and illustrator, known for his rustic, religious, and book paintings. His landscape style in particular links him to the Pre-Raphaelites, and after travelling to the Middle East in 1862 he painted many Biblical subjects in the spirit of Orientalism. He took part in exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the British Institution, and the Royal Society of British Artists from 1853 to 1878.

Webbe is known for his book illustrations for six volumes published by the London publishing house Raphael Tuck & Sons. More of his illustrations can be found in Biblical Stories for Children and in books by authors such as William Makepeace Thackeray. He drew his book illustrations using the pseudonym WJ Webb. 

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HC-1482: card size 6" x 6" (150mm x 150mm)