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Henry Marriott Paget
Born (1857-12-31)December 31, 1857
Clerkenwell, London, England
Died March 27, 1936(1936-03-27) (aged 78)
Hampstead, London, England
Known for Portraits and illustrations of historic events

Henry Marriott Paget RBA (1856 – 1936) was a British painter and illustrator, who signed his work "HMP".

Paget, along with his brothers, Sidney Paget and Walter Paget, provided illustrations for works by Arthur Conan Doyle.

Work

Examples of newspaper illustration

The way in which illustrated papers like the Illustrated London News treated illustrations from correspondents overseas was that they often had an artist rework the material to produce a drawing from which the engraving could be prepared. This was particularly the case with rough sketches and initially with photographs. The following examples, are with one exception, by courtesy of the Wellcome Collection. They show how Paget prepared sketches and photographs from the Greco-Turkish War (1897) and the Boer War by war-correspondents for publication. Hodgson notes that almost all the illustrations published by The Sphere during the Boer War were redrawn in London.

  • Greek retreat from Domokos - Crown Prince Constantine and entourage

    Greek retreat from Domokos - Crown Prince Constantine and entourage

  • Boer War- soldiers in camp driving off a swarm of locusts with anything to hand. Halftone, c. 1900, after H. Paget. By Couresy of the Wellcome Collection

    Soldiers in camp driving off a swarm of locusts with anything to hand.

  • Boer War- soldiers in packed train carriages receive tea from women and children on the ground. Halftone, c.1900, after H. Paget after M. Ellis. By courtesy of Wellcome Collection

    Soldiers in packed train carriages receive tea from women and children on the ground. Form original photo by M Ellis

  • Boer War- a full military hospital ward housed in a church in Ladysmith, South Africa. Halftone, c.1900, after H. Paget after H. McCormick. by courtey of Wellcome Collection

    A full military hospital ward housed in a church in Ladysmith (original sketch by H McCormick)

Examples of newspaper illustrations turned into paintings

Paget sometimes also turned the sketches into brush and wash or watercolour paintings, as in these examples also from the Boer War, by courtesy of the Wellcome Collection.

  • Boer War- removing the wounded after battle from Skion Kop. Brush and wash drawing by H.M.Paget, 1900. By courtesy of Wellcome Collection

    Removing the wounded after battle from Skion Kop

  • Boer War- British soldiers tending the wounded Boers after a battle at Potgieter's Drift. Watercolour by H.M. Paget, 1900. By courtesy of Wellcome Collection

    British soldiers tending the wounded Boers after a battle at Potgieter's Drift

  • Boer War- Major B Forde RAMC bandages a wounded man at Paardeberg Drift. Wash drawing with gouache by H. M. Paget, c.1900 Based on a photo by Reinhold Thistle-Courtesy of Wellcome Collection

    RAMC Officer bandages a wounded man at Paardeberg Drift (after a photo by Reinhold Thistle)

Portrait painting

In addition to his work as an illustrator, he was best known in England as a portrait painter and painter of scenes from history and Greek mythology.

Book illustration

Kirkpatrick lists over fifty books illustrated by Paget.

Henry Paget provided illustrations for the 1890 edition of Doyle's story, "Micah Clarke," published by Longmans, Green, and Company.

Example of book illustration

The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson had first been published as a serial in Young Folks in 1883 and it was a huge success. Cassell & Co. published the story as a book in 1888, and it was such a success that the first printing sold out to the book trade even before it was published. Cassell brought out a new edition with illustrations by Paget in 1891. The illustrations below are from the 1897 edition by Cassell, from scans at the British Library.

  • 10 The burning torch he carried in his hand made him a better mark-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    The crossbow man aimed at the unsuspecting target

  • 02 The horse neighed and trampled-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    The horse neighed and upset the ferry

  • 03 Suddenly the leper sprang into the open and ran straight-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    The person dressed as a leper rushed into the open and attacked

  • 05 Here a few kept up the form of revelry-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    A few kept drinking and making merry

  • 06 The bridegroom lay stone dead; the bride had fainted-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    The bride fainted after the bridegroom was killed by an arrow to the heart

  • 07 The Duke deliberately drew his sword and dubbed Richard a knight-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    The Duke dubs Richard a knight

  • 08 And there lies the lay of mine enemy-Illustration by H. M. Paget (1856-1936) for The Black Arrow by RL Stevenson - courtesy of British Library

    His enemy finally lies dead, pierced through the heart by an arrow

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