The illustrations in books and stories are the pictorial representation of the writer's imagination. They accompany the reader into a world of fantasy or underline the events of the world in their expressiveness. As early as the 18th century, the desire of bourgeois society arose to add illustrations to the world of books and magazines. This desire marked the beginning of the cultural-historical development of literary illustration. A form of art that became commonplace. An art form that was considered more of a craft than an art until the Arts and Craft movement in the mid-19th century. The Arts and Craft movement sought the natural beauty of things and the aesthetics of craft in an age of advancing industrialization. The painters William Morris and John Ruskin began to create a connection between art, society and production. The book moved to center stage and the era of artfully illustrated publishing editions began.
At the birth of William Hatherell, the English kingdom was led by Victoria. A regent who stood one for progress and made England the center of industrialization. In the arts, an antithesis was awakening. A longing for magical creatures and fantastic worlds developed, which could be realized in the legendary stories of King Arthur and in Shakespeare's novel heroes. The artist Hatherell lost himself in this magic. Often his models had to pose for hours in his courtyard until he captured the message of his work. Regardless of whether Juliet was waiting on the balcony or current events were to be clarified by an illustration. Hatherell did not allow himself to drift and consistently followed through on his aspirations for art. Contrary to the opinions of his contemporaries and those of his patrons, the artist did not place productivity and profit above aesthetics.
The spirit of the age and the state of technology stripped Hatherell's works of much of their original quality. The paper, the ink, and ultimately the print quality turned great art into an inferior consumer product. To the reading public, the subtle shading and expressive gestures of the figures in William's works remained hidden. Malicious tongues were of the opinion that bourgeois society would not recognize quality anyway. Crude illustrations, far from Hatherell's artistic sensibility, were quite sufficient for the consuming middle classes. Hatherell accepted the discrepancy between his work and the printed result. The artist continued his work undeterred, knowing that his viewers would never be able to see the real art that was in his work. Modern technology gives William's illustrations a new glow and allows him to receive the artistic honor that was once denied him. Perhaps Hatherell once thought, on a long afternoon in his yard, that no one would ever know the difference. Just a few generations later, however, the time has come and the beauty of the original paintings is authentically replicated.
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.jpg "The Princess of Wales Opening the Press Bazaar in Aid of the London Hospital, the Royal Party Visiting the Stalls by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Abraham offering Isaac by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "With the Channel Squadron, Torpedo Practice on Board a Gunboat by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Pharaoh Tells His Dream by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Chums, English and French Sailors on leave at a French Port by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Then came Jesus and stood in the midst by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Handy Man Afloat and Ashore, Bluejackets on H M S Doris, off Simon")
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.jpg "The Funeral of Sir John Everett Millais at St Paul")
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.jpg "The Battle of Omdurman, the Rush for Sunday Papers in the Southern Camp in Wiltshire by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Diamond Jubilee Procession, Panoramic view of the Queen")
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.jpg "Sleepers, Wake!, an Early Morning Scene on the Ophir by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Heroine of Fifty Years Ago: Miss Florence Nightingale in the Hospital at Scutari by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Naval Manoeuvres, an Evening off Duty on Board a Battleship by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Prince and Princess of Wales")
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.jpg "Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Peace is Proclaimed, the Scene Outside the Mansion House on Sunday Evening by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Paul and Silas in Prison by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Evacuation of Crete, British Bluejackets Removing Dismounted Turkish Guns at Candia by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Reception of the Queen")
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.jpg "The Reception at the India Office, the Prince of Wales receiving the Indian Officers by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Opening of Parliament, the King")
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.jpg "Crossing the Line, the Duke of Cornwall and York submitting to the Ordeal at the Court of Neptune by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Evacuation of Tirah, the Rear-Guard Action on 13 December during the March down the Bara River Valley, the Baggage in Difficulties by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Visit of the German Emperor, His Majesty Landing at Port Victoria by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Saul and David by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Royal Luncheon in the Guildhall, the Second Toast by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Looking at the Wreaths in the Cloisters of St George")
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.jpg "The Queen and The Women")
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.jpg "Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Crisis in Crete, a new duty for British Bluejackets by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Sir Walter Scott being introduced to the Queen, then Princess Victoria by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Royal Tour, the Duke of Cornwall inspecting Veterans at Dunedin by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "A Grand Court Ceremony in St Petersburg by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Then Came Jesus and Stood in Their Midst by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Queen")
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.jpg "Mafeking: The Wolf That Never Sleeps, 1901 by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Thanksgiving for Peace, the King Receiving the City")
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.jpg "Caught Flirting, a Tale of the Thames by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Peace is Proclaimed: The Scene Outside the Mansion House by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Vandyck Tercentenary at Antwerp, the Vandyck Car in the Grand Procession by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Coronation of Charles I, his Progress to the Abbey by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Summer on the Thames, Five O")
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.jpg "Twelfth Night in the City, the Children")
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.jpg "The Stoning of Stephen by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "With Sir Charles Warren")
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.jpg "Shakespeare Watching Children Play near Temple Bar, from My Magazine by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Majuba Avenged, a Scene on Talana Hill After the Battle by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Shakespeare Notes the Foolish Fashions of the Fops on Ludgate Hill, from My Magazine by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The First Race Meeting on the New Course at Phoenix Park, Dublin by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Shakespeare Sees a Party of Apprentices with Their Bows and Arrows Going to the Archery Grounds at Moorfields, from My Magazine by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Prince of Wales in Edinburgh, Receiving the Freedom of the City by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Eleanor Cobham refused sanctuary at Westminster by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Herald of the Dawn, the First Shot of the Day fired by a Naval Gun at Ladysmith by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Queen and her Sailors, Her Majesty inspecting the Powerful Contingent of the Ladysmith Naval Brigade by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The French President")
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.jpg "The Return of Queen Guenevere and Sir Lancelot, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Queen and the Wounded, Her Majesty Visiting a Ward in Netley Hospital by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Russian Royal Family at Zarskoe Selo, the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch taking the Oath on Coming of Age by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "H.R.H. the Prince of Wales")
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.jpg "The Marquis of Salisbury")
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.jpg "The Cruise of the King and Queen, the Return of His Majesty from a Deer Drive at Kinlochmore to the Victoria and Albert, Anchored in Loch Leven by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "John looking upon Jesus as he walked, said, behold the Lamb of God by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Illustration for Swallow, A Tale of the Great Trek, by H Rider Haggard by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "With the Allies in China, a Deputation of Officials from Pao-ting Fu Asking for a Few Day")
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.jpg "Paul Before Agrippa by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "In Aid of the Soldiers and Sailors Help Society, Madame Melba Singing at the Concert in Dublin by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Return of the Procession, rounding the Corner of Piccadilly and Constitution Hill by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Her Majesty Embarking at Holyhead for Kingstown by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "Through the Swamp, the Relief Force on the Road to Kumassi by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "In Aid of the Officers")
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.jpg "En Route for the Gold Fields, Australia, 1887 by William Hatherell")
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.jpg "The Funeral of the Queen of the Belgians, the Funeral Procession on the Way to the Church at Laeken by William Hatherell")
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