Eileen Soper
Irish · 1905–1990 · Printmaker, Illustrator
Eileen Alice Soper was an English etcher and illustrator of children's and wildlife books. She produced a series of etchings, mainly of children playing, and illustrated books… (Wikipedia)
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Twenty-Five Original Drawings Of AnimalsElstob & Elstob · £650≈ $788≈ €768Sign up to see
The Donkey RaceToovey's · £480≈ $786≈ €578Sign up to see
The FairToovey's · £420≈ $688≈ €506Sign up to see
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Eileen Alice Soper was an English etcher and illustrator of children's and wildlife books. She produced a series of etchings, mainly of children playing, and illustrated books for other writers, notably for Enid Blyton and Elizabeth Gould. She also wrote and illustrated her own children's books. Some of her illustrations of children and animals were used in a china series for children by Paragon China in the 1930s. Later in life she concentrated on writing and illustrating wildlife books. She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers (RMS) in 1972.
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Also known as Eileen Alice Soper
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