Kate Greenaway

A lovingly assembled tribute gathers together the delicate water‑colours, sketchbooks and forgotten illustrations that first marked Kate Greenaway’s artistic journey. Readers will wander through early cottage scenes, tiny thumbnail drawings that once adorned her personal letters, and a handful of rare plates produced for private patrons. The reproductions are rendered in a careful three‑colour process, allowing the soft palette and graceful lines that made her work a staple in children’s rooms to shine once more.

Interwoven with the images are selections of Greenaway’s correspondence, most notably her warm, often witty exchange with the eminent critic John Ruskin. These letters reveal a modest yet confident voice, offering glimpses of her creative method and the deep affection that linked two of Victorian art’s most celebrated figures. Together, the visual and textual material paints an intimate portrait of an illustrator whose legacy endures far beyond the pages of her celebrated picture books.