Horus Engels
Illustration — Engels's design for the dustjacket of The Hobbit (1946) • Illustration — Gravestone Richard 'Horus' Engels (1914–1991) was a German painter, sculptor and illustrator. Engels was born in London, England, to German parents. In his youth Engels lived in Berlin and studied in Paris.
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Horus Engels
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- 1914 · London.
- Died
- 1991 · Wolfsburg.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- illustrator · painter
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Engels's design for the dustjacket of The Hobbit (1946) • Illustration — Gravestone Richard 'Horus' Engels (1914–1991) was a German painter, sculptor and illustrator. Engels was born in London, England, to German parents. In his youth Engels lived in Berlin and studied in Paris.
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Born at London in 1914, died in Wolfsburg in 1991.
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