Randolph Caldecott had a childhood that was probably typical of the Victorian era. He grew up in a family that today is described as having many children. The father was a businessman and gave the family a secure economic framework. Randolph's love of drawing and design developed at a very young age. His favorite motifs were animals, which he depicted pictorially as well as carved out of wood. In the personal environment of the family Rudolph was considered a child prodigy. Rheumatic fever thwarted the talented boy's plans for the future. Under the influence of his father, Randolph Caldecott accepted a position in a bank. As much as the after-effects of the illness allowed, Randolph studied art in the evenings. Commissioned work for magazines and journals quickly followed, earning the artist much positive response. More artist than banker, Randolph turned his back on the financial world and devoted himself to the world of illustration.
Social developments during the Romantic period had an impact on the picture book. The growing curiosity of the reading public led to elaborately illustrated books and the art was expanded to include a field of activity: professional illustrators. Picture books for children in particular underwent a transformation. The first books for children were educational guides that reflected the notion of pedagogy of the time. Childhood was subject to strict ideas of idealization. With the Romantic period, picture books became narrative. Single pictures and picture sequences first increased the expressiveness of non-fiction books and became more and more the narrative element in the book. The texts became poetic in a manner suitable for children. Rhymes, songs and especially fairy tales became the focus. Illustrations lost their austerity and the texts were accompanied by cheerful children's characters and animals in human form. Randolph Caldecott found himself in this medium. At the beginning of his artistic career, his clients consisted of prestigious magazines and informational media; later, they were writers of children's literature and successful publishing houses.
The artist's most famous works have lit up numerous children's eyes. Caldecott's illustrations stood out from the great mass of publishing media. The characters in Randolph's world appear friendly, seemingly always with a smile on their face. The animals with human features and often in human form are a figurative representation of children's fantasies made figurative. The artist's wealth of ideas seems inexhaustible. He had the knack of fashioning a picture book out of a four-line rhyme. Caldecott was an artist who retained a view into the imaginative world of children in adulthood. Randolph Caldecott was aware of his abilities. He is considered the first illustrator to take a share of the profits as a reward for his work. One penny per copy sold is said to have been awarded to him as a royalty, according to his contract. Unfortunately, the late effects of his illness kept catching up with him, and in his first steps into the American world, the artist died before he reached the age of forty.
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.jpg "The House that Jack Built, accumulative nursery rhyme. This is the Cock that crowed in the morn ... by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Illustration from Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross (Bringing Horses to the Children) by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "A Fine Lady on a White Horse from Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Sore Sicke They Were and Like To Die, c1878 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "A Fine Lady from Ride-a-cock-horse to Banbury Cross by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The King of Hearts, Called for Those Tarts, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "So she went into the garden by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Bird Trap by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Master Bill Primrose preparing to sing the story by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Rat Ate the Malt... by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Maid was in the Garden, Hanging out the Clothes, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (Illustration by Randolph Caldecott) by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Queen of Hearts, She Made Some Tarts, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Two Young Lovers in a Lane by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Their Parents Being Dead & Gone, The Children Home He Takes by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Dog That Worried the Cat, c1878 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Pray, Miss Mouse, Will You Give Us Some Beer by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The dog it was that died, c1879 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Knave of Hearts, Brought Back Those Tarts, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Bath time, c1881 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Neighbours Dressing the Good Man of Islingtons Bite by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Everyday life, England: inhabitants of the countryside going to a Christmas celebration, held in a nearby farm, around 1800 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Baby Bunting wrapped in the Rabbit Skin, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Frontispiece, The Diverting History of John Gilpin, 1878 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith. Neighbours Rushing to Help the Good Man of Islington. Illustration by Randolph Caldecott by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "John Gilpin Gallops Past the Bell Inn as His Wife and Children Wave from the Balcony by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The King was in his counting-house, Counting out his Money, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "A lily-white Duck came and gobbled him up, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "This is the Rooster that Crowed in the Morn, that Woke the Judge All Shaven and Shorn, Illustration from The House that Jack Built by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Two Women and a Man Sitting in a Clearing Near the Coast. Floral Border. by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "And Beat the Knave Full Sore by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "John Gilpin gallops through a village, 1878, c1918 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Pray, Mr Rat Will You Go with Me by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Shall I marry you, my pretty maid by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Now, Brother, said the dying man, Look To My Children Dear, c1878 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Oh! Never despise the soldier lad though his station be but low by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Good Man of Islington Dressing, Illustration from An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog by Oliver Goldsmith by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Hey, Diddle, Diddle, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Neighbours rushing to help the good man of Islington by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Away They Went The Pretty Babes, Rejoicing At That Tide by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "A cat and her kittens came tumbling in by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "John Gilpin is Reunited with His Wife and Children by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Stray dog befriended by good man of Islington by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "And He That Was of Mildest Mood, Did Slay the Other There, Illustration from Babes in the Wood by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "John Gilpin is found by the postboy from the Bell Inn by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Bye Baby Bunting by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Scene from The Babes Children in the Wood, 1878 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Picninnies, and the Joblillies, and the Garyulies, c1885, 1934 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (Illustration by Randolph Caldecott) by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Huntsman Blows his Horn, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Good Man of Islington Dressing by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "A Christmas meal by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Was Not That a Dainty Dish to Set Before the King, 1880 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The House that Jack Built (Illustration by Randolph Caldecott) by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "With Lips as Cold as Any Stone, They Kiss the Children Small, Illustration for Babes in the Wood, 1885 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Soldier and his Bride, from The Hey Diddle Diddle Picture Book, pub.1882 by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (Illustration by Randolph Caldecott) by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Bystanders watch as John Gilpin gallops past by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "The Parents Being Dead and Gone, the Children Home He Takes, Illustration for Babes in the Wood by Randolph Caldecott")
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.jpg "Hey diddle diddle by Randolph Caldecott")
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