James, Gilbert (M)

Surname: James
Forename(s): Gilbert Penrose
b. 1865. d. 2 March 1941. Nationality: English.
Illustrator and painter (specialising in figure and still life work). Flourished 1895-1926. Born in Everton, Liverpool, moving to London by 1891 to work as a magazine illustrator. Illustrated many books, such as an 1898 edition of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Contributed illustrations to a wide range of magazines including The Butterfly, the Pick-Me-Up, and The Sketch. Died at Epsom. Biographical information: Houfe 353; 1871 and 1891 England Census, Ancestry; The Times (London), Late London Edition, 7 March 1941, p. 1. (AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 36
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
To Dianeme 1894-09 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19501
Cupid and Campaspe 1894-10 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19502
To a Lady. Singing a Song of His Composing 1894-11 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19506
On Chloris Walking in the Snow 1894-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19512
Insulting Beauty, You Mis-Spend 1894-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19508
Lycoris 1895-01 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19515
A Song 1895-02 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19516
The Mad Maid’s Song 1895-03 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19517
Song 1895-04 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19525
On a Brede of Divers Colours Woven by Four Ladies 1895-05 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19529
“I call, I call. Who do ye call?” 1895-07 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19532
To Phillis 1895-08 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19537
“Phyllis is my only joy” 1895-09 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19540
Song 1895-10 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19542
Christmas Eve 1895-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19547
Constancy 1896-07 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19576
Song 1896-08 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19580
Sorrows of Werther 1896-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19603
The Twa Corbies 1896-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19604
Think Not by Disdain 1897-01 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19607
Song 1897-04 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19625
Daphne to Strephon 1897-05 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19628
To Amarantha, That She Would Dishevel Her Hair 1897-06 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19637
To Chloris 1897-09 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19642
To Althea from Prison 1897-10 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19644
Lancelot and Elaine 1897-10 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19643
Queen Isolt of Ireland 1897-11 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19645
Gareth Fights for the Lady Lynette 1897-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19647
The Vision of the Holy Grail 1898-01 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19651
Enid in the Ruined Hall 1898-02 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19654
The Madness of Sir Pelleas 1898-03 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19655
The Weeping Shepherdess 1898-05 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19657
Sir Lancelot and the Eagle’s Nest 1898-06 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19659
King Arthur Is Sorely Wounded 1898-07 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19660
Come, Sweet Lass 1898-10 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19671
The Passing of Arthur 1900-09 The English Illustrated Magazine Illustrator 19711