E. B. Bensell Artist

Edmund Birckhead Bensell (June 11, 1842 – November 24, 1894) was an American artist and illustrator, usually known as E. B. Bensell. While an accomplished painter, he is best known for his ink drawings, particularly his illustrations for Charles F. Hazeltine's edition of Shakespeare.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 11, 1842
Birth place
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
Nationality
United States
Date of deathNovember 24, 1894
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Philadelphia

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Artist

Field of work
Illustration
Movement
Philadelphia Sketch Club
training at
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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E. B. Bensell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://archive.org/details/boyspercybeingo00bensgoog
  2. http://archive.org/details/greatfortunesan01mccagoog
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=7SxWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA230&lpg=PA230&dq=Edmund+Birckhead+Bensell&source=bl&ots=GZ6qTV7y6g&sig=MoEewDhOD_IodZxRwv3717n6mlM&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result#PPA230,M1
  4. http://books.google.com/books?id=DfgXAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP7&dq=E.+B.+Bensell&lr=&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1
  5. http://books.google.com/books?id=beIIDPiM-5YC&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=Edmund+Birckhead+Bensell&source=web&ots=2UgE1uVzeC&sig=IQACQulpA3u9qPpOb1p02WbffEQ&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPP11,M1
  6. http://www.askart.com/askart/b/edmund_birckhead_bensell/edmund_birckhead_bensell.aspx
  7. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/20836
  8. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/25031
  9. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15161
  10. http://www.sketchclub.org/PSC_ArchColl.html