Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Illustrator and painter. Born near Bath. Moved to London in 1886. Regularly contributed to The Strand. Married artist Ida Mary Wilton Clarke on 28 July 1888. Exhibited at the Royal Academy. Specialized in illustrating novels and children’s magazines. Biographical information: Wood 203; Houfe 333; Artists of The Strand Magazine, The Strand Magazine, vol. 10, July-December 1895, p. 786; Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Hardy_(illustrator) (19 September 2021). (AC, CC)