About
British illustrator and author best known for his black-and-white, Art Nouveau drawings. He emulated Japanese woodcuts in his work, zeroing in on grotesque, decadent, and erotic imagery. Foremost member of the Aesthetic movement.
Before Fame
He worked in an architect's office as an illustrator in 1888; later, he held a position at Guardian Life and Fire Insurance Company.
Trivia
He contributed greatly to the Art Nouveau movement, despite his early death from tuberculosis.
Family Life
He was born to a father who did not work, but rather lived off money inherited from his maternal grandmother.
Associated With
He and renowned author Oscar Wilde were both part of the Aesthetic Movement.
