Background
Edmund Dulac was born on October 22, 1882 in Toulouse, France.
Edmund Dulac was born on October 22, 1882 in Toulouse, France.
Dulac initially studied law at the University of Toulouse. He soon grew tired with the law however, and after wining prizes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, realised his true passion for illustration. Dulac consequently switched to the Académie Julian in Paris (where he spent a brief period), before moving to London in 1904.
During Edmund's stay in London, he was commissioned to illustrate Jane Eyre and nine other volumes of works by the Brontë sisters. Some time later, the painter started to contribute to The Pall Mall Magazine. At that time, Dulac also joined the London Sketch Club, which introduced him to the foremost book and magazine illustrators of the day.
Edmund contributed to relief books, such as King Albert's Book and Princess Mary's Gift Book during World War I.
Dulac's career in the field of illustration was over, when the war came to the end. His last illustrated books were Edmund Dulac's Fairy Book, the Tanglewood Tales and The Kingdom of the Pearl. But the painter continued to create newspaper caricatures, theatre costume and set design, medals, and even postage stamps – including those issued to celebrate the coronation of King George VI (1937) and the Summer Olympics (1948).
Edmund also created illustrations for The American Weekly, a Sunday newspaper supplement published by the Hearst Corporation.
Edmund Dulac was famous for his illustrations for books and magazines. He was a well-known stamp designer, one of those who created the Wilding series stamps, which were the first definitive stamps of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Edmund Dulac also designed stamps (Marianne de Londres series) and banknotes for Free France during World War II and prepared a project for a Polish 20-zlotych note for the Bank of Poland.
My zenith doth depend upon a most auspicious star - from The Tempest
Daughters of the Stars, by Mary Crary
The Eastwind flew faster still (from The Garden of Paradise)
The Pearl of the Warrior, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Beast's Castle - from Beauty and the Beast
The Little Mermaid: The Merman King
Layla - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross
Dreamer of Dreams by the Queen of Romania
Psyche and Cerberus
Cinderella - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross
That Spring Should Vanish with the Rose, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Death Listened to the Nightingale - The Nightingale
The Music Master - The Nightingale
All the Newspapers in the World
All are but Stories, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Perseus and Andromeda
They began to scream and chatter, from Beauty and the Beast
A Higher Destiny - from Beauty and the Beast
The Face of wretched Man, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Fairy of the Garden (from The Garden of the Paradise)
The Pearl of the Fish, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
Princess and the Pea (The Real Princess), illustration to the Princess and the Pea
Selene and Endymion
The Little Mermaid - The Prince Asked Who She Was
Hidden within their Depths (from The Garden of Paradise)
The Emperor's New Clothes
Blowing Rose, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Bright Liquid
The Big Spider's Diamonds - illustration to Fairies I Have Met
A Loaf of Bread, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Tempest: Ariel and the Bee
Bluebeard - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross
The Bells
The Fairies who Changed Places - illustration to Fairies I Have Met
He Dropped the Rose - from Beauty and the Beast
Human or Divine, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Gerda and the Reindeer
A Palace of Wonder - from Beauty and the Beast
Out of This World (Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania)
The Snow Queen Flies Through the Winter's Night
The Arabian Nights: The Queen of the Ebony Isles
Abysm of Time - from The Tempest
Where I made One, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Fisherman - The Nightingale
His grandmother had Told Him (from The Garden of Paradise)
The Arabian Nights: Daylight Faded from View
Elves and Fairies, illustration for The Tempest
Miranda - from The Tempest
The Alchemist
Eldorado
A New Marriage, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Pearl of the Bamboo, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Bird of Shadow and the Sunbird - illustration to Fairies I Have Met
The Woman He Could Not Leave (Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania)
Jason Appointed Tiphys the Stargazer
The Sleeve of Night, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Fairy-Land
Came shining through the Dusk an Angel Shape, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Venus in her Chariot - from The Tempest
The Pearl of the Elephant, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Pearl of the Talisman, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Snow Queen on the Throne of Ice
Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania
Cerburus, the Black Dog of Hades - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross
The Pearl of the Serpent, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
Lone Dove, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Hour of Grace, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Princess Orchid's Party - illustration to Fairies I Have Met
A Brave Heart - from Beauty and the Beast
Medea (Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur)
Morning, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Little Mermaid Saved the Prince
A Circle of Mist (Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania)
Daughters of the Stars, by Mary Crary
The Pearl of the Cloud, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Wind's Tale
I will marry you - from Beauty and the Beast
The Gentleman-in-Waiting - The Nightingale
Little Girl in a Book - illustration to Fairies I Have Met
The Same Gurgling - The Nightingale
Such Stuff as Dreams are Made on - from The Tempest
Asenath - from the Picture Book for the Red Cross
Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania
The Angel of the drink of Darkness, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Alone
Arabian Nights, Maidens on White Horses
Mohammad, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Arabian Nights: The ship struck upon a rock
The Pearl of Love, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Potter, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
The Little Mermaid: Dissolving into Foam
Birth of the Pearl, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
The Pearl of the Boar, from The Kingdom of the Pearl
Vision, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Pluto and Persephone
Prospero in Secret Studies - from The Tempest
Dulac was a member of London Sketch Club.
Edmund Dulac was married to Helen Beauclerk, who was an author.
