Joseph Pennell | An archive of original pen-and-ink drawings used for Charing Cross to Saint Paul's, circa 1890

Joseph Pennell.

An archive of original pen-and-ink drawings used as illustrations in his book Charing Cross to Saint Paul's. London: circa 1890

18 pen-and-ink drawings, various sizes, each mounted to card, twelve signed, housed within a black morocco backed box.

ATTRACTIVE DRAWINGS OF LONDON BY A NOTED ARTIST AND ILLUSTRATOR. Philadelphia-born Pennell was appointed the Century’s European correspondent in 1884, and lived in London until 1917. Pennell and his wife Elizabeth became influential members in the aesthetic movement, and were friends with many of its members, including James McNeil Whistler. Pennell, a prolific artist and writer, experimented with new graphic techniques and sought to draw critical attention to book illustration. The present pen-and-ink drawings were done to be used as illustrations within Pennell and Justin McCarthy's book Charing Cross to Saint Paul’s (New York: MacMillan, 1891).