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Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) - 1890s Christmas card for the family

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Location: Pre Raphaelite art
Title: Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941) - 1890s Christmas card for the family*
Artist:  Henry Justice Ford (All)
Media Type: Paint - Watercolor
Art Type: Illustration
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 15
Likes on CAF: 1
Comments: 4
Added to Site: 5/20/2026

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An artist on my favourites list, so nice to get these very personal artworks by him.

Artist: Henry Justice Ford (1860-1941)
Title: 1890s Christmas card for the family
Medium: watercolour on board
Size: image size 190mm x 170mm
Inscription: Hullalulla lilo! Here comes Father Christmas 
Signed: yes, from Henry
Notes: This is a very special drawing [that comes from a family source], clearly to a close family member. In amongst all the presents carried there is one for Christine and one marked Tea. It looks the same family members as the other card.

Henry Justice Ford (1860–1941) was a prolific English artist and illustrator, active from 1886 through to the late 1920s. He came to public attention when he provided the illustrations for Andrew Lang's Fairy Books, sold worldwide in the 1880s and 1890s. His precise illustrations were influenced by the work of Walter Crane and the Pre-Raphaelites, especially the ethereal figures and idealised classical and mediaeval settings of Edward Burne-Jones.
 

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Corey Rust Member Since 2023
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Posted On 5/20/2026

Scared everyone in the room. Guy is going to hit him

Baby's face on the left is funny

Steel Shredder Member Since 2022
Posted On 5/20/2026

Corey Rust wrote:
" Scared everyone in the room. Guy is going to hit him
Baby's face on the left is funny "

Yes, these are obviously either family or friends, and the same people are in the other card I've put up. Have a look at H.J. Ford's other illustartive work, from Lang's Fairy tale books to other fantasy work. He is a slightly lesser known Arthur Rackham and Walter Crane at that period.

Marcus Wai Member Since 2005
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Posted On 5/20/2026

This is great!  Santa wasn't always the commercialized version we saw in cartoons and coke commercials.  An oddly jolly stranger at night breaking into your home would cause grave concerns.

Steel Shredder Member Since 2022
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Posted On 5/20/2026

Marcus Wai wrote:
" This is great!  Santa wasn't always the commercialized version we saw in cartoons and coke commercials.  An oddly jolly stranger at night breaking into your home would cause grave concerns. "

Yes the festive period has certainly changed over time to the massive commercial monstrosity it is now.