book illustration

  • Hark! Hark! (1880s)

    Hark! Hark! (1880s)

    Francis Donkin Bedford (English, 1864–1954)

    Two children lean in, wide-eyed, as one whispers urgently over an open book. The glow of the page lights their faces—something sacred or secret hangs between them. A hush falls, the air thick with unspoken wonder. What story could hold them so rapt?