William wrote and illustrated three highly successful children’s books (The Adventures of Uncle Lubin 1902, Bill the Minder 1912, Peter Quip in Search of a Friend 1933) as well as illustrating numerous others.
In the run up to WW1, Robinson became known for a series of drawings in magazines such as The Sketch and The Tatler, many of which I will be featuring in this comprehensive look at his work.
This is part 8 of a 20 – part series on the works of W. Heath Robinson
1912 Bill the Minder (continued from part 7 of this series):
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| The Doctor |
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| Far Sooner Have the Mumps |
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| The Puff Baker |
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| Treated with Delicious Jalaps |
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| The Lord Mayor Held a Long Council |
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| As Some Patients Prepared his Dose |
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| The Very Sparrows Grew Thin |
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| Bowing Politely to the Pillar Boxes |
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| The Church Steeple Had Been Removed |
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| Standing Alone Upon the Walls |
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| Dangling by His Legs |
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| The Respectable Gentleman |
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| The Sicilian Char-Woman |
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| I Took Leave of my Sorrowing Father |
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| Hardly Disguising His Efforts to Ignore Me |
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| Basil Herbert Develops a Chilblain |
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| They Were Compelled to Send for a Physician |
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| The Improvement was Maintained |
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| Discovered a Clove Kernel |
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| I Fell on to the Parsnip |
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| They All Once More Started... |
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| …On their Adventurous Journey |
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| And Left Him to Have His Cry Out |
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| The Whole Camp Was Fast Asleep |
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| The Real Soldier pen and ink and watercolour (subsequently coloured by the artist) 28.6 x 21.6 cm |
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| The Real Soldier |
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| The Real Soldier |
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| 87 'But Hold!' Cried the President |
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| Reginald Completely Lost His Temper |
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| 'Your Fate be Upon Your Own Head' |
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| Floundering About in the Sea |
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| In Expectation of Their Leader |
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