Ronald Egerton Balfour
Ronald Egerton Balfour | |
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Born | 6 August 1896 |
Died | 1 January 1941 | (aged 44)
Occupation | Illustrator |
Known for | Illustrating Rubaiyat (1920) |
Ronald Egerton Balfour (1896–1941) or professionally as Ronald Balfour was a British Illustrator and costume designer, best remembered for being the husband of Deirdre Hart-Davis and his Beardsleyesque depiction of the well known Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam published in 1920.[1][2]
Biography
Balfour was born at Hamilton, Lanarkshire in Scotland to the wealthy
Balfour appears to have begun sketching during his time in the Navy between 1916 and 1919.
Illustrated works
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Constable & Co (1920, 1922, 1930)
- Christopher Marlowe Ernest Milton, Constable & Co (1924)
- Thin air: A Himalayan Interlude Constance Bridges, Brewer & Warren Inc (1930)
Reprinted material
- The Rubaiyat MAAR-sha (2005)
References
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, Winter 2005-Spring 2006, No. 31-32, p.34–37, Imaginative Book Illustration Society
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, 2007, Issue 36, pp.23–25, IBIS
- ^ National Archives, ADM/337/119/676
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, Winter 2005-Spring 2006, No. 31-32, p.34–37, Imaginative Book Illustration Society
- ^ The Passing Shows, The Tatler, February 26, 1919, p.92
- ^ Westminster Gazette, 2 April 1921, p.4
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, 2007, Issue 36, pp.23–25, IBIS
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, Winter 2005-Spring 2006, No. 31-32, p.34–37, Imaginative Book Illustration Society
- ^ Studies in Illustration, Martin Steenson, 2007, Issue 36, pp.23–25, IBIS
- ^ The Sketch, Marie Gold, 30 May 1934, p17
- ^ Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number E.3165-1934
- ^ Society, Daily Mirror, Saturday 29 February 1936, p.9
- ^ Artist Officer Dead After Accident, April 19, 1941, p.3, Manchester Evening News