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An index of illustrators and artists to help you navigate our collection and enjoy some chance encounters along the way.
Artists whose names begin with 'D'
Frank Dadd (1851-1929), English illustrator for The Graphic and The Illustrated London News in the 19th century, and commercial artist. Nephew of fairy painter Richard Dadd who was committed to psychiatric hospital.
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Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825), French neoclassical painter, artist of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era. He painted portraits, historical and classical subjects, and idealised versions of contemporary events.
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George Horace Davis (1881-1963), special artist for the Illustrated London News for whom he worked from 1923 until his death. Specialised in diagrammatic drawings and detailed cross-sections.
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Muriel Dawson (1897-1974), Scottish artist who specialised in beautifully-observed sketches and paintings of children.
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Edgar Degas (1834-1917), French impressionist painter who saw himself as a realist, best known for his many paintings and drawings of ballerinas. Other subjects include portraits and horse racing; he also produced some bronze sculptures.
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Emil Doepler, the Younger (1855-1922), German Art Nouveau artist and illustrator.
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Donatello (Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, c.1386-1466), Italian renaissance sculptor of statues and reliefs. He was born and based in Florence, but was also active in Rome, Padua, Siena and elsewhere. He worked in stone, bronze, wood and other materials. His most famous work is the nude bronze statue of the Old Testament hero, the young David, standing with his foot on Goliath's head.
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Gustave Dore (1832-1883), Prolific French illustrator and printmaker working primarily with wood engraving.
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Richard Doyle (1824-1883), Victorian-era illustrator and caricaturist. Noted fairy artist and staff artist for Punch. Uncle of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes.
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Ernst Dryden (1887-1938), Austrian commercial and poster artist and costume designer.
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George du Maurier (1834-1896), Franco-British satirical cartoonist and artist for Punch. Wrote the novel Trilby, published in 1894, which introduced the sensational character of Svengali.
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Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528), versatile printmaker and artist of the German Renaissance.
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