Leonard
Raven-Hill,
the son of a stationer, was born in Bath on
10th March, 1867. Educated at Bristol Grammar
School and the Kennington Art School, he worked in Paris until being
appointed as art editor of Pick-Me-Up.
His drawings first began to appear in Punch
Magazine in December, 1895.
By 1901 Raven-Hill had joined the staff of Punch
where he succeeded Linlay Sambourne as
junior political cartoonist under Bernard Partridge.
During this period he also illustrated Stalky
and Co
for Rudyard Kipling and Kipps
for H. G. Wells.
Raven-Hill was a strong advocate of British Imperialism, and like his
main colleague at Punch Magazine, Bernard
Partridge, was a strong supporter of the Conservative
Party.
His peak-period was during the First World War,
but unfortunately, failing eyesight made most of his later work disappointing.
However, he continued to comment on life in Nazi
Germany and the outbreak of the Second World War.
Leonard
Raven-Hill
died at Ryde, Isle of Wight, on 31st March, 1942.
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