The Lady Of The Lake ILLUSTRATIONS

ILLUSTRATIONS from: The Lady of the Lake Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Illustraions byHoward Chandler Christy copyright 1910 Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (1771 – 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Old Mortality, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor. Although primarily remembered for his extensive literary works and his political engagement, Scott was an advocate, judge and legal administrator by profession, and throughout his career combined his writing and editing work with his daily occupation as Clerk of Session and Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Scott] Howard Chandler Christy (1872 – 1952) was an American artist and illustrator, famous for the "Christy Girl" – a colorful and illustrious successor to the "Gibson Girl" – who became the most popular portrait painter of the Jazz Age era. [source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Chandler_Christy]