EXTRACTS: Illustrators issue 19 © 2017 The Book Palace (96 PAGES in Full edition)

62 Job ( Jacques Onfroy de Bréville) Diego Cordoba revisits the life and times of one of the greatest historical artists, whose majestic artistry and love of history spearheaded a revolution in children’s illustrated books. ABOVE: Napoleon Bonaparte and his troops in the desert during the Egyptian Campaign, illustration for ‘Bonaparte’ (1908), written by Georges Montorgueil. FACING PAGE: Reichshoffen , illustration for ‘Allons, Enfants De La Patrie’ (1920), a series of poems based on historical French events written by Jean Richepin.