Henry Ryland (British, 1856-1924) (17 works)

Henry Ryland - British painter, decorator and designer, born in Biggleswade in 1856. Studied in London at South Kensington Art School and Hatherley's. He also studied in Paris, where he was taught by Benjamin Constant, and at the Académie, where he was mentored by Gustave Boulanger and Lefebvre.

The author first exhibited his work at the Grosvenor Gallery, and from 1890 participated in exhibitions held at the Royal Academy. His work was exhibited at the New Gallery and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour, of which he later became an honorary member.

The author's most famous works are illustrations for the English fairy tale "Henny-Penny".

Sometimes Ryland painted in oils, but more often he worked in watercolors. The work's style and themes had previously been popularized by Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Albert Moore. Unlike Moore, the author rarely painted nudes. Ryland's watercolors became the basis for posters and reproductions.

Ryland also created stained glass windows and engravings that were used in a number of magazines, including English illustrated periodicals of the 1880s and 1890s.