John D Batten

The Demon With The Matted Hair, Illustration from "Indian Fairy Tales," 1892

The Sea Maiden, illustration from "Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Illustration from The Story Of Aladdin, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

The Lambton Worm,  illustration from "More English Fairy Tales" 1894

Illustration from "More Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Connal Yellowclaw, illustration from "Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

The Seven Headed Dragon, Illustration from "Europa's Fairy Book," 1916

Illustration from Prince Camaralzaman and the Princess of China, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

Illustration from The Story Of Aladdin, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

Illustration from The Story Of The Fisherman And Genie, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

Thetis Saves The Argonauts From Scylla, Illustration from "The Book Of Wonder Voyages," 1919

Illustration from The Story Of THe Speaking Bird, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

Illustration from The Story Of Zobeide Told By Herself, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

The Prince Wants His Lunch, Illustration from "Europa's Fairy Book," 1916

The Sprightly Tailor, illustration from "Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Mr Miacca, illustration from "English Fairy Tales," 1902

The Little Bull-Calf,  illustration from "More English Fairy Tales," 1894

Illustration from "More Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Illustration from The Story Of The King's Son, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

Tom Hickathrift, illustration from "More English Fairy Tales," 1894

The Monster Of The Feats, Illustration from "The Book Of Wonder Voyages," 1919

Morraha, illustration from "More Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Illustration from Page 12 of "More English Fairy Tales," 1894

The Witch, Illustration from "Europa's Fairy Book," 1916

Orpheus And Medea Charm The Snake That Guards The Golden Fleece, Illustration from "The Book Of Wonder Voyages," 1919

The Master And His Pupil, English Fairy Tales, 1902

Illustration from "English Fairy Tales," 1902

The Cauld Lad Of Hilton, illustration from "English Fairy Tales," 1902

Second Illustration from "Indian Fairy Tales," 1892

Guleesh, illustration from "Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

The Giant Tries To Drink The Stream, Illustration from "Europa's Fairy Book," 1916

Jack With His Invisible Coat, illustration from "English Fairy Tales," 1902

Illustration from "Indian Fairy Tales," 1892

The Wounded Dragon, Illustration from "Europa's Fairy Book," 1916

Illustration from The Fifth Voyage Of Sinbad The Sailor, "Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights," 1915

The Horned Women, illustration from "Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892

Third illustration from "More Celtic Fairy Tales," 1892


"John Dickson Batten (8 October 1860 – 5 August 1932), born in Plymouth, Devon, was a British painter of figures in oils, tempera and fresco and a book illustrator and printmaker. He was an active member of the Society of Painters in Tempera, with his wife Mary Batten, a gilder.

 As a student at the Slade School of Fine Arts under Alphonse Legros he exhibited until 1887 at the Grosvenor Gallery with Sir Edward Burne-Jones. He indulged in mythological and allegorical themes. Among Batten's paintings are The Garden of Adonis: Amoretta and Time, The Family, Mother and Child, Sleeping Beauty: The Princess Pricks Her Finger, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, and Atalanta and Melanion.

In the 1890s, he illustrated a series of fairy tale books by Joseph Jacobs who was a member of the Folklore Society, notably English Fairy Tales (1890), Celtic Fairy Tales (1892 anthology), More Celtic Fairy Tales (1894) and More English Fairy Tales (1894). Then they turned to fairy tales collected from continental Europe : Indian Fairy Tales (1912), European Folk and Fairy Tales (also known as Europa's Fairy Book) (1916). He also illustrated English versions of Tales from the Arabian Nights and Dante's Inferno.

At the end of the 1890s he turned to the painting technique of egg tempera and played an important part in its revival with Birmingham artists such as Arthur Gaskin. He served as a Secretary to the Society of Painters in Tempera and published in 1922 an article on The Practice of Tempera Painting." - quote source

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