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)