J. R. Skelton
Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton (active between 1888 and 1927), also known as J. R. Skelton, was a painter and illustrator. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Skelton exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, and he was elected a member of the Royal West of England Academy. Skelton lived in London.
Further Reading
Johnson, Jane and A. Greutzner. British Artists 1880-1940. Vol. 5. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1994. 463. Print.
Waters, Grant M.. “Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe, R.W.A. (fl. 1920s).” Dictionary of British Artists Working 1900- 1950. Eastbourne: Eastbourne Fine Art, 1975. 303. Print.
Illustrations by J. R. Skelton
A cruel-looking knife and a naked arm projected through the panelling. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907
A cruel-looking knife and a naked arm projected through the panelling.. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st UK edition. 1907
A dove, compadres!— A dove!. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st UK edition. 1907
'A dove, compadres!— A dove!' He shouted. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907
'A dove, comrades— a dove!'. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. Alternate Edition. 1907
Castell declares himself a jew. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907
Castell declares himself a jew.. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st UK edition. 1907
Fair Margaret. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. Reprint. 1923
He returned presently with a letter. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907
'I cut him down, and by misfortune killed him'. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907
'I cut him down, and by misfortune killed him'. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st UK edition. 1907
In another moment that steel would have pierced his heart. Fair Margaret [Margaret]. 1st US edition. 1907