Alfred Henry Forrester
Alfred Henry Forrester was a writer, illustrator, comics creator, painter and caricaturist (1804–1872). He was born at London.
Also recorded as Alfred Crowquill; Alfred Henry Forrester Crowquill.
Alfred Henry Forrester in brief
- Born
- 1804
- Died
- 1872
- Known for
- writer, illustrator, comics creator, painter and caricaturist
- Place of birth
- London
Contents
Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Alfred Crowquill. The authorities additionally record the headings Alfred Crowquill and Alfred Henry Forrester Crowquill. His recorded language was English.
Catalogued works
43 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1838 to 1903.
The Guards and the Line, dated 1851, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.21(1). Original Frontispiece for 'Book of Ballads' (Bon Gaultier), dated 1845, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.22. Calendar Design - January, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1984.31.25. Calendar Design - October, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1984.31.26. The World is Folly's Toy, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15043. The Follies of Costume, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15044. Very Fresh Fish, dated 1840, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15045. Zoological Education, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15046. Alfred Crowquill's Christmas, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15047. Why... Because..., held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15048. Wrapper for six prints from Alfred Crowquill's Christmas Pieces, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.15049. A guide to the watering places. The tutor's assistant. Pickwick abroad, or, The tour in France. Merry pictures. The posthumous papers of the Pickwick Club. Sketches of pumps. How he reigned and how he mizzled. Tom, Thumb. Seymour's sketches. Pictures picked from the Pickwick papers. The Electric telegraph of fun. Wanderings of a Pen and Pencil, by F. P. Palmer and Alfred Crowquill. Picture fables. Fairy tales, comprising. Patty and her pitcher. Tiny and her vanity. The giant and the dwarf. The selfish man. Peter and his goose. The giant hands. A goodnatured hint about California. A guide to the watering places; with illustrations. Fairy footsteps. Fairy tales. The Pickwickians. Comic arithmetic. Fairy tales, written and illustr. by Alfred Crowquill. A few words about pipes, smoking & tobacco. The tutor's assistant, or Comic figures of arithmetic, by Alfred Crowquill. Caricature of Man, Woman and Dog, dated 1869, pen and brown ink on gray wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1218. Seymour's Humorous Sketches, dated 1888, book with eighty-six etchings in black on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2014.343. Visiting Card with Draped Monument, Artist's Inscription, dated 1852, pen and black ink, on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1219. A guide to the watering places; with illustrations / By Alfred Crowquill [i.e. A.H. Forrester]., dated [1845?], held by Wellcome Collection. Clover, Joseph Thomas (1825-1882) and Buxton, Dudley Wilmot (1855-1931), anaesthetists, dated 1862-1912, held by Wellcome Collection. Buxton, Dudley Wilmot (1855-1931), anaesthetist, dated 1875-1922, held by Wellcome Collection. Clover, Joseph Thomas (1825-1882), dated 1838-1883, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 13, dated March - June 1903, held by Wellcome Collection. Burroughs Wellcome & Co, Private Letter Book 1, dated December 1881 - May 1897, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 3 named public collections.
Yale Center for British Art: 23 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Forrester, Alfred Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Forrester, Alfred Henry, artist, best known under the name of Alfred Crowquill (1804–1872), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. <i>A Few Words about Pipes Smoking & Tobacco</i>. Alfred Henry Forrester , Alfred Crowquill, The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1947.
Digitised editions and texts
10 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Three Designs for Decorated Cups and Two Designs for a Candlestick (1845) — Internet Archive. The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table (1843) — Internet Archive. Designs for Four Mirrors and a Two Handled Vase (1845) — Internet Archive. Seven Designs for Decorated Cups (1845) — Internet Archive. Seven Designs for Decorated Plates (1845) — Internet Archive. Five Designs for Decorated Plates (1845) — Internet Archive. Designs for Two Ewers, Two Bottle-shaped Vases and a Covered Tureen (1845) — Internet Archive. Six Designs for Decorated Plates (1845) — Internet Archive. Eight Designs for Decorated Cups, including Boabdil Pattern (1845) — Internet Archive. Four Lithographed Bookcovers, One for Our Antipodes (1845) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is English.
The field of work recorded is illustration and comic.
Places of work recorded in the authority are England. Membership is recorded of Alfred Crowquill.
Work by Alfred Henry Forrester is recorded in the collections of Yale Center for British Art.
Chronology
- 1804Alfred Henry Forrester born at London.
- 1843The Comic Album: A Book for Every Table digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1845Original Frontispiece for 'Book of Ballads' (Bon Gaultier) (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1845Three Designs for Decorated Cups and Two Designs for a Candlestick digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1845Designs for Four Mirrors and a Two Handled Vase digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1845Seven Designs for Decorated Cups digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1845Seven Designs for Decorated Plates digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1845Five Designs for Decorated Plates digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1851The Guards and the Line (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1872Alfred Henry Forrester died at London.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
<i>A Few Words about Pipes Smoking & Tobacco</i>. Alfred Henry Forrester , Alfred Crowquill, The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1947
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 2.
Forrester, Alfred Henry, artist, best known under the name of Alfred Crowquill (1804–1872), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
Forrester, Alfred Henry, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 4.
Open Library author record for Alfred Henry Forrester (Internet Archive), 16 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 5.
Internet Archive, 86 digitised items catalogued under Alfred Henry Forrester as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 6.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Alfred Henry Forrester.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 7.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 11 works naming Alfred Henry Forrester.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q4722823: Alfred Henry Forrester
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“Alfred Henry Forrester”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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