Walter Crane is in Painters.
In 1840 [his father] Thomas Crane (age 31) and [his mother] Marie Kearsley were married.
On 15th August 1845 Walter Crane was born to [his father] Thomas Crane (age 37) and [his mother] Marie Kearsley in Liverpool, Lancashire [Map] at Maryland Street, Liverpool [Map]. Her father was a "maltster," a prosperous man in a good position in Chester. His mother seems to have died early, and her father married a second time.
1846. [his father] Thomas Crane (age 37). Portrait of his son Walter Crane.
In July 1859 [his father] Thomas Crane (age 51) died.
Between 1861 and 1871. Walter Crane (age 15). "The Enchanted Boat". This drawing illustrates an episode from Shelley's Prometheus Unbound, Asia's song, Act II, sc. V: "My soul is like an enchanted boat, Which, like a sleeping swan, doth float Upon the silver waves of thy sweet singing; And thine doth like an angel sit Beside a helm conducting it, Whilst all the winds with melody are ringing."
1862. Walter Crane (age 16). "The Lady of Shalott". Exhibited at the Royal Academy.
1865. Walter Crane (age 19). "La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats".
On 6th September 1871 Walter Crane (age 26) and Mary Frances Andrews (age 25) were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. See An Artist's Reminiscences.
In 1873 [his daughter] Beatrice Crane was born to Walter Crane (age 27) and [his wife] Mary Frances Andrews (age 27) in Rome.
On 6th May 1876 [his son] Lionel Francis Crane was born to Walter Crane (age 30) and [his wife] Mary Frances Andrews (age 30). He married (1) July 1913 Gertrude Sandes, daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" (2) 1921 Winifred Gertrude Sandes, daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive".
Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall
The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall (Chronicon Anglicanum) is an indispensable medieval history that brings to life centuries of English and European affairs through the eyes of a learned Cistercian monk. Ralph of Coggeshall, abbot of the Abbey of Coggeshall in Essex in the early 13th century, continued and expanded his community’s chronicle, documenting events from the Norman Conquest of 1066 into the tumultuous reign of King Henry III. Blending eyewitness testimony, careful compilation, and the monastic commitment to record-keeping, this chronicle offers a rare narrative of political intrigue, royal power struggles, and social upheaval in England and beyond. Ralph’s work captures the reigns of pivotal figures such as Richard I and King John, providing invaluable insights into their characters, decisions, and the forces that shaped medieval rule. More than a simple annal, Chronicon Anglicanum conveys the texture of medieval life and governance, making it a rich source for scholars and readers fascinated by English history, monastic authorship, and the shaping of the medieval world.
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1877. Walter Crane (age 31). "The Renaissance of Venus".
1878. Walter Crane (age 32). "The Fate of Persephone".
In 1880 [his son] Lancelot Crane was born to Walter Crane (age 34) and [his wife] Mary Frances Andrews (age 34).
1882. Walter Crane (age 36). "The Roll of Fate".
1882. Walter Crane (age 36). "The Bridge of Life".
1883. Walter Crane (age 37). "Diana and Endymion".
1885-86. Walter Crane (age 39). "The Apotheosis of Italian Art". Models for the central Florentine Group: Lisa Romana Stillman (age 19) as Fiammetta, the artist Walter Crane as Cimabue [in the white costume], the artist's [his wife] wife (age 39) as Beatrice, and their son the young Giotto. See An Artist's Reminiscences.
Lisa Romana Stillman: On 2nd December 1865 she was born to William James Stillman and Marie Spartali aka Stillman. On 11th February 1946 she died.
Mary Frances Andrews: In 1846 she was born. On 6th September 1871 Walter Crane and she were married at All Souls, Marylebone [Map]. See An Artist's Reminiscences. On 18th December 1914 Mary Frances Andrews committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. Her death was attributed to temporary insanity.
1886. Walter Crane (age 40). "Laura Reading". Laura was a young woman for whom the poet Petrarch nursed an unrequited passion. The story has obvious parallels with that of Dante and Beatrice, but it attracted far less attention from artists working in the romantic tradition.
1886. Frederick Hollyer (age 47). Photograph of Walter Crane (age 40).
1887. Walter Crane (age 41). Illustration for Baby's Own Aesop.
1892. Walter Crane (age 46). "The Horses of Neptune".
1893. Walter Crane (age 47). "The Union Street Fire".
1895. Walter Crane (age 49). "Lohengrin".
Jean de Waurin's Chronicle of England Volume 6 Books 3-6: The Wars of the Roses
Jean de Waurin was a French Chronicler, from the Artois region, who was born around 1400, and died around 1474. Waurin’s Chronicle of England, Volume 6, covering the period 1450 to 1471, from which we have selected and translated Chapters relating to the Wars of the Roses, provides a vivid, original, contemporary description of key events some of which he witnessed first-hand, some of which he was told by the key people involved with whom Waurin had a personal relationship.
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1895. Walter Crane (age 49). "A Garland for May Day 1895".
1900. Walter Crane (age 54). "Britomast". Spenser's Fairie Queene, Book III. See The Faerie Queene by Spenser.
Before 1904. George Frederick Watts (age 86). Portrait of Walter Crane (age 58).
1905. Walter Crane (age 59). "The Briar Rose".
1909. Walter Crane (age 63). "The Mirror". Illustration for Arthur Kelly's The Rosebud and Other Tales.
In July 1913 [his son] Lionel Francis Crane (age 37) and [his daughter-in-law] Gertrude Sandes (age 41) were married. an example of Married to Two Siblings - following her death in 1920 he married her sister [his future daughter-in-law] Winifred Gertrude Sandes (age 42). She the illegitmate daughter of Frederick Sandes and Mary Emma Jones aka "Miss Clive" (age 68). He the son of Walter Crane (age 67) and [his wife] Mary Frances Andrews (age 67).
On 18th December 1914 [his wife] Mary Frances Andrews (age 68) committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. Her death was attributed to temporary insanity.
On 14th March 1915 Walter Crane (age 69) died at Horsham Hospital, West Sussex. His body was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium, where his ashes remain.