Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) was a French book illustrator prominent in what is known as the "Golden Age of Illustration" (the first quarter of the 20th century). He began his career by studying law at the University of Toulouse, while also taking classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. After becoming bored with law, he switched full time to art. In 1904, he moved to London, where he was picked up by J.M. Dent and given a commission to illustrate some works by the Bronte sisters. Other books illustrated by Dulac include
Stories from the Arabian Nights (1907) (including 50 color images), an edition of Shakespeare's
The Tempest (1908) (including 40 color images),
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1909) (including 20 color images),
The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales (1910),
Stories from Hans Christian Andersen (1911),
The Bells and Other Poems by Edgar Allen Poe (1912) (including 28 colour images and many monotone illustrations) and
Princess Badoura (1913).
During World War I, he contributed to a few relief books, including
King Albert's Book, Princess Mary's Gift Book, and even
Edmund Dulac's Picture Book for the French Red Cross. However, after the war, the deluxe edition illustrated book became a rarity and Dulac's career was over. His last books were
Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book (1916), the
Tanglewood Tales (1918) (including 14 colour images) and
The Kingdom of the Pearl (1920). Though he didn't illustrate books anymore, he did do caricatures for newspapers, portraiture, costume and set design, bookplates, chocolate boxes, and other things. Eventually he also started to make some stamps. He also did a few more illustrated books (though containing not as many images as the others), until his death.
(This one totally reminds me of Spirited Away for some reason, haha)
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