He illustrated children's books including Hans Christian Andersen's The Ice-Maiden (Richard Bentley, 1863), as well as tales of adventure such as African Hunting and Adventure... by William Charles Baldwin. He also worked for magazines. He is however best known for his artwork for natural history books including Alfred Russel Wallace's The Geographical Distribution of Animals.[1] His greatest work was to illustrate John George Wood's Popular Natural History (Routledge, 1871) in three volumes.[2]
Among his works are The Hartebeest, 1862; Arrival at the Depôt at Cooper's Creek, 1862; Ostrich Hunting, 1862; and A Race for Life in a Jungle, 1862.[3] He produced the first surviving image of the Icelandic Fjallkonan ('lady of the mountains').
This was the first children's book written by G. A. Henty. The four main characters are named after his own children. It was published in 1870, even though the title page says 1871, a common marketing tactic for children's books at the time.
Newbolt, Peter (1996). "Books written by Henty: 4. Out on the Pampas". G.A. Henty, 1832-1902: a bibliographical study of his British editions, with short accounts of his publishers, illustrators and designers, and notes on production methods used for his books. Brookfield, Vt.: Scholar Press. pp.5–6. ISBN9781859282083. Retrieved 2020-05-02.