Harold Copping (1863-1932) was an English artist from London, also known as an illustrator. In addition to his talent, he enjoyed a university education at the Royal Academy of Arts. His artistic work consisted primarily of illustrations of biblical scenes and motifs from the novels of Charles Dickens. Besides well-known novels by Dickens such as Oliver Twist, David Copperfield or A Christmas Carol, which belong to the Victorian literature, he illustrated other literary works, such as John Bunyan's The Pilgrims Progress.
As a member, his artistic work was influenced by the London Missionary Society as well as the Religious Tract Society (RTS), for which he created twelve pictures a year with a religious theme. The Bible and Jesus were among his greatest sources of inspiration. His pictures are characterized above all by authentic features that are close to reality. In order to get a picture of himself, Copping went on study trips to Egypt and Palestine. Just as Dickens authentically fictionalized the social discrepancies of Victorian society in the age of industrialization in his novels, Copping's aim was to make his illustrations realistic. But it was not only religion, travel and reality that inspired him. His methods also included using people from his family and circle of friends as models for his works. Especially for this purpose he was equipped at home with appropriate costumes and props. Many of his works depict a variety of people.
Most of Copping's illustrations were circulated as color lithographs. Among his most famous works of art is The Hope of the World (1915), which depicts Jesus surrounded by children from all over the world. In 1910, Copping illustrated a special edition of the Bible, known as The Copping Bible, which underlined his religious motivation. He also created illustrations for magazines such as Pearsons Magazine and The Royal Magazine. His Canadian Pictures, created with watercolours as a result of his trip to Canada, are also worth mentioning and show his motives for depicting reality.
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496636).jpg "The Hope of the World by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Abraham and Isaac by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "John the Baptist by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary Anointing Jesus (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Priscilla, illustration from")
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.jpg "Thou Art the Man (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Healing of the Leper by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502065).jpg "Old Testament: Abraham and Isaac by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Esther, illustration from")
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.jpg "Mr Pickwick in the Pound, illustration for")
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.jpg "Jezebel, illustration from")
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.jpg "Naomi, illustration from")
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.jpg "The question of the Sadducees, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Question of the Sadducees by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The lost sheep, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Sleep, then, said the Queen, And I will wind you in my arms, oh, how I love you! how I dote upon you! by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Queen Gertrude, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Shunammite Woman, illustration from")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and Uriah Heep, illustration for")
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.jpg "Isaac Blessing His Son Jacob (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The return from Egypt, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Elijah and Ahab (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Moses of Pisgah (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "David")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063236).jpg "Mr. Bumble and Oliver Twist (Colour Lithograph) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Micawber Conducts David Home, illustration from")
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.jpg "Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness, illustration for")
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.jpg "Martha and Mary, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Woman with the Box of Ointment, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Mr Pickwick sliding on the ice, scene from Charles Dickens")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494513).jpg "New Testament: \"This is My Beloved Son\" by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Fish Market, Vancouver, the Mosquito Fleet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Widow of Nain, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1319519).jpg "Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1064689).jpg "David Copperfield and Uriah Heep by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Temptation by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Pharaoh")
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.jpg "Mr Boffin and Silas Wegg, illustration for")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502543).jpg "The Man with the Muck Rake by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Faith of Martha (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The finding of Moses by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Sam Weller and his Father, illustrations for")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494494).jpg "New Testament: \"Sirs, what must I do?\" by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr. Micawber Makes Punch, Scene from Charles Dickens")
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.jpg "Delilah, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1064688).jpg "Mr. Boffin and Silas Wegg by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman Who Touched the Hem of His Garment by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Puck by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Tom put his arm around Arthur")
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.jpg "The Prodigal Son by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The good shepherd, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "A lesson in humility by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The woman who touched the hem of his garment by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "But when he saw her asleep, he thought he would not shed her blood, nor scar that white skin? by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "You come to me, and say, Shylock, lend me monies by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ruth Pinch makes a Pudding, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Woman of Canaan, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Why Persecutest Me by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter, illustration for")
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.jpg "Polonius, from Shakespeare")
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.jpg "The Women at the Sepulchre, illustration from")
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.jpg "Oliver Asks for More, illustration for")
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.jpg "St Paul stoned, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Captives of Babylon (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Transfiguration by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Widow of Zarephath, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The healing of the leper, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1515745).jpg "The Murder of Abel by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The good Samaritan, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and the gravedigger, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The wicked husbandman, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Lady Macbeth by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The well of Sychar by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Selling of Joseph by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Illustration for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Christ preaching from the boat, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Return of the Spies (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "She Hid Her Face in the Folds of a Certain Dear Old Gown, and Made Her Little Moan by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Pharisee and the publican, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1499779).jpg "New Testament: The Hem of His Garment by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Jeroboam")
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.jpg "A Kitchen Garden at Veregin by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485498).jpg "Old Testament: Water from the Rock by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Little Children by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485510).jpg "New Testament: The Shepherds of Bethlehem by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Arrival at Quebec of a Party of Women Immigrants Conducted by the Salvation Army by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Naomi, wife of Paul, a Blackfoot Indian by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hagar, illustration from")
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.jpg "The man let down through the roof, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Rachel, illustration from")
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.jpg "Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, illustration for")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1495392).jpg "The Home of Martha and Mary by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Jacob")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1054324).jpg "Trotty Veck and His Daughter Meg by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Captain Cuttle")
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.jpg "The unmerciful servant, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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