Created by William Stobbs during the course of his career as an illustrator.
Original artwork for 'Chanticleer' (Bodley Head, 1979), adapted from Chaucer and illustrated by William Stobbs. The collection also contains a copy of the first edition of the book.
Donated to Seven Stories by Stobbs' widow, Joanna Stobbs, in two batches - the 'Chanticleer' dummy and printed book were donated in 2001, and the finished artwork was donated in 2007.
Accessible to all researchers, by appointment only.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink with a gauze overlay
Series containing a dummy version of 'Chanticleer', a complete suite of finished artwork for the book and a copy of the first edition of the printed book.
Watercolour, pencil, drawing ink and pastel
Bound, hard-backed dummy of 'Chanticleer', featuring rough pencil, watercolour, gouache and crayon illustrations, and typed text pasted into position. The text has been heavily annotated and revised by hand. The dummy includes original artwork on the front and back covers, hand-lettered title text on the front cover and title page, and a manuscript blurb about the story on the back cover.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink with a gauze overlay
Complete suite of finished artwork for 'Chanticleer', including the cover illustrations and both front and back endpapers. All of the illustrations have been painted onto textured paper which has then been surface-mounted on board. All of the illustrations are double-page spreads except the cover artwork.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, red biro, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustrations for the front and back covers of 'Chanticleer'. A transparent overlay, annotated with instructions for the printer, has been taped over the artwork. The board on which the paper has been mounted has a black-and-white photograph of Stobbs' wife, Joanna, and five of their children on the reverse.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, red biro, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for the front endpapers of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, arcylic paint, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 4 and 5 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 6 and 7 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 8 and 9 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 10 and 11 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers. The board on which the paper has been mounted has part of a black-and-white photograph of Stobbs' wife, Joanna, and five of their children on the reverse.
Watercolour, drawing ink, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 12 and 13 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, red biro, gauze, arcylic paint
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 14 and 15 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink, red biro, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 16 and 17 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, gauze, red biro
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 18 and 19 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, acrylic paint, drawing ink, red biro, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 20 and 21 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, gauze, red biro
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 22 and 23 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, red biro, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 24 and 25 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, red biro, gauze
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 26 and 27 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Watercolour, drawing ink, gauze, acrylic paint
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for pages 28 and 29 of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers. The artwork appears to have been surface-mounted directly onto a black-and-white photograph, which is in turn surface-mounted on a piece of board.
Watercolour, drawing ink, gauze, acrylic paint
Original watercolour, gouache and ink illustration for the back endpapers of 'Chanticleer'. Annotated with page numbers.
Offset print
First edition of 'Chanticleer' by William Stobbs (London: The Bodley Head, 1979).