H. M. Brock facts for kids

Henry Matthew Brock (born July 11, 1875 – died July 21, 1960) was a British artist who drew pictures for books and painted landscapes. He was one of four brothers, all artists, who worked together in their family studio in Cambridge, England.

About H. M. Brock

H. M. Brock was born in Cambridge, England. His father, Edmund Brock, worked with Asian languages for the Cambridge University Press. H. M. Brock was the younger brother of another famous artist, Charles Edmund Brock. They even shared an art studio starting in 1894. H. M. Brock studied art at the Cambridge School of Art. Like his brother, he also drew for Punch magazine, which was a very popular magazine at the time.

H. M. Brock created illustrations for many books, including famous stories like Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol. He also drew pictures for Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, The Adventure of the Red Circle, in 1911. He even illustrated "What Katy Did at Home and at School" by Susan Coolidge.

Brock often showed his artwork in exhibitions. He drew many pictures for classic books from the Victorian era and Edwardian period. He also did a lot of work for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, creating posters and advertisements for their shows. His drawings and watercolours were often displayed at important art places like the Royal Academy of Arts and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. He became a full member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1907.

From the 1930s, H. M. Brock also started drawing for comic books. He drew stories like "The Mystery of Study 13" for Sparkler in 1937, and "Breed of the Brudenells" for Knockout in 1949. He even adapted the classic story Lorna Doone for Princess comic in 1960.

In 1912, H. M. Brock married his cousin, Doris Joan Pegram. Her father, Henry Alfred Pegram, was a sculptor, and her uncle, Fred Pegram, was also an illustrator. H. M. Brock passed away in Cambridge in July 1960 when he was 85 years old.

Today, the University of Reading has a special collection of H. M. Brock's work. It includes about 2000 books with his illustrations, many magazines, and over 70 of his original drawings.

Images for kids

• 

  H. M. Brock's 1919 poster for The Sorcerer

• 

  Illustration of the ghost scene from Ruddigore (1921)

• 

  Illustration of the ghost scene from Ruddigore (1921)