illustratorillustratorE. K. JohnsonE. K. Johnsonhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/haggard/editions/images/000/000/60/original/facsimilieOfHarperFrontispiece.jpg?1485100717Edward Killingworth Johnson (1825 – 1896), also known as E. K. Johnson, was an illustrator, engraver, and photographer. He was born on 30 May 1825 in Stratford-le-Bow, England. In 1839 Johnson was apprenticed to wood ...Edward Killingworth Johnson (1825 – 1896), also known as E. K. Johnson, was an illustrator, engraver, and photographer. He was born on 30 May 1825 in Stratford-le-Bow, England. In 1839 Johnson was apprenticed to wood<em> The</em>...Edward Killingworth Johnson (1825 – 1896), also known as E. K. Johnson, was an illustrator, engraver, and photographer. He was born on 30 May 1825 in Stratford-le-Bow, England. In 1839 Johnson was apprenticed to wood engraver John Orrin Smith (1799–1843) and later his partner William James Linton (1812 – 1897). Smith and Linton worked on many commissions for The Illustrated London News throughout the 1840s. The Pre-Raphaelites inspired Johnson’s artistic style. Johnson exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Painters in Water Colours, the American Society of Painters in Water Color, and the British Fine Art sections from the Philadelphia Exhibition and Paris Universal Exhibition. He is possibly best remembered today for executing the earliest illustrations for Haggard’s She, serialized in The Graphic between October 1886 and January 1887. Johnson married Hannah Reynolds (b. 1851) in November 1871, and they had three children, Gyles Alington (b. 1872), Hannah Barbara (b.1875), and Richard Spencer Johnson (b. 1875). Johnson died on 7 April 1896. Further Reading Christie, Manson & Woods. Catalogue of the remaining works and artistic accessories of that eminent water-colour painter Edward Killingworth Johnson, deceased ... : and drawings, the property of a gentleman, deceased and a few old drawings, from different sources. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1897. Print. “Edward Killingworth Johnson.” The Meadows Family Tree. 16 Oct. 2013. Web.
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E. K. Johnson
Edward Killingworth Johnson (1825 – 1896), also known as E. K. Johnson, was an illustrator, engraver, and photographer. He was born on 30 May 1825 in Stratford-le-Bow, England. In 1839 Johnson was apprenticed to wood engraver John Orrin Smith (1799–1843) and later his partner William James Linton (1812 – 1897). Smith and Linton worked on many commissions for The Illustrated London News throughout the 1840s. The Pre-Raphaelites inspired Johnson’s artistic style. Johnson exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Society of Painters in Water Colours, the American Society of Painters in Water Color, and the British Fine Art sections from the Philadelphia Exhibition and Paris Universal Exhibition. He is possibly best remembered today for executing the earliest illustrations for Haggard’s She, serialized in The Graphic between October 1886 and January 1887. Johnson married Hannah Reynolds (b. 1851) in November 1871, and they had three children, Gyles Alington (b. 1872), Hannah Barbara (b.1875), and Richard Spencer Johnson (b. 1875). Johnson died on 7 April 1896.
Further Reading
Christie, Manson & Woods. Catalogue of the remaining works and artistic accessories of that eminent water-colour painter Edward Killingworth Johnson, deceased ... : and drawings, the property of a gentleman, deceased and a few old drawings, from different sources. London: Christie, Manson & Woods, 1897. Print.
“Edward Killingworth Johnson.” The Meadows Family Tree. 16 Oct. 2013. Web.
27 Illustrations by E. K. Johnson
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Illustrations from She, A History of Adventure
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A tall man of about thirty, with the remains of great personal beauty, came hurrying in, staggering beneath the weight of a massive iron box
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 879
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At last the lock yielded, and the casket stood before us
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The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 880
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The top of the peak, which was about eighty feet high by one hundred and fifty feet thick at its base, was shaped like a negro’s head and face
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The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 881
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I drew my revolver, and fired it by a sort of instinct straight at the diabolical woman who had been caressing Mahomed
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 882
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I took this cold fragment of mortality in my hand, and looked at it in the light of the lamp with feelings which I cannot describe
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 883
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'Behold the house of She-who-must-be-obeyed,' said Billali. 'Had ever a queen such a throne before?' 'It is wonderful, my father,' I answered
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 884
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The hand grasped the curtain, and drew it aside
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 885
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When the lamps were held up I saw that it was nothing but one vast charnel-house
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 886
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Next second her tall and willowy form was staggering back across the room
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The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 887
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Even now, mayhap, She heareth us
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The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 888
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As we were returning Billali met us
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 889
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'It is safe,' she called
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The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 890
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Ayesha turned towards it, and stretched out her arms to greet it
She, A History of Adventure
The Graphic, vol. 34, no. 891
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A beam from the setting sun pierced the stygian gloom, and smote upon the point of rock whereon we lay.
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As we were returning, Billali met us.
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Holly explores the silver casket.
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I sprang to my feet with a yell of horror, and, drawing my revolver, fired it.
She, A History of Adventure
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I took this cold fragment of mortality in my hands and looked at it.
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Next second her tall and willowy form was staggering back across the room, as though she had been shot or stabbed.
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'Oh, my lord,' I heard her whisper, 'so I have found thee.'
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One and all of us, save She, who stood up and stretched her hands towards the fire, sank down before it, and hid our faces in the sand.
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The curtain was drawn, and a tall figure stood before us.
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The next instant I felt Leo seize me by the right wrist with both hands.
She, A History of Adventure
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When the lamps were held up I saw that it was nothing but one vast charnel-house.
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'Why did you keep me standing there in the cold?' he asked.
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There were the thick lips, the fat cheeks, and the squat nose standing out with startling clearness.
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Next instant I felt Leo seize me by the right wrist with both hands
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The Graphic, vol. 35, no. 892