Staples, John C. (M)

Nationality: English.
Illustrator and landscape painter. Flourished 1876-1880. Married painter and illustrator Mary Ellen Edwards in 1872. Lived in Hedingham, Essex, and Brighton, Sussex. Illustrator of several works by Frederic Edward Weatherly, including *The Dream Star* (1888), *The Christ-Child* (1888), and *Told in the Twilight * (1883) which he co-illustrated with his wife. Biographical information: Wood 448; Johnson and Greutzner 478; BL; “Mary Ellen Edwards,” *Wikipedia* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Ellen_Edwards> (25 November 2021). (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 9
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Atalanta 1887-10 Atalanta Illustrator 1641
“My Lady Wakes” 1887-10 Atalanta Illustrator 1644
Up, Bonnie Bird! 1888-03 Atalanta Illustrator 1765
A Child Flower 1888-04 Atalanta Illustrator 1772
Ballads of All Countries. Ireland. Kincora 1888-06 Atalanta Illustrator 1776
Triolets 1888-09 Atalanta Illustrator 1788
The London Necropolis Woking 1890-08 Atalanta Illustrator 2043
Flowers at Easter 1891-04 Atalanta Illustrator 2075
Elderflower 1892-10 Atalanta Illustrator 2224