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 "Priscilla, illustration from")
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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 "John the Baptist by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Widow of Nain, illustration from")
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.jpg "Mary and Jesus, illustration from")
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.jpg "Ruth Pinch makes a Pudding, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Shunammite Woman, illustration from")
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.jpg "The woman who touched the hem of his garment 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1319519).jpg "Christ the Comforter: Jesus consoling a grieving British war widow by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Jezebel, illustration from")
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.jpg "Lydia of Thyatira by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Women at the Sepulchre, illustration from")
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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 "Polonius, from Shakespeare")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and Uriah Heep, illustration for")
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.jpg "Arthur Clennam Tells the Good News, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Call of Andrew and Peter by Harold Copping")
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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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.jpg "The poor woman")
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.jpg "Hiawatha and Minehaha by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Prodigal Son by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Well of Sychar by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Micawber Conducts David Home, illustration from")
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.jpg "Rachel, illustration from")
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.jpg "Hagar, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496400).jpg "New Testament:")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496407).jpg "Old Testament: Samson by Harold Copping")
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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 "Woman of Samaria, illustration from")
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.jpg "Oliver Asks for More, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Woman of Canaan, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Ascension by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Naomi, wife of Paul, a Blackfoot Indian by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman with the Box of Ointment, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Banks Drives David to Yarmouth, Illustration for")
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.jpg "Joe Willet and Dolly Varden, illustrations for")
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.jpg "Elizabeth, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063222).jpg "The Woman at the Sepulchre (Colour Lithograph) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Daniel in the Lion")
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.jpg "The rich man and Lazarus, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Rebekah, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The Annunciation, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Flight into Egypt by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Deborah and Barak (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene, illustration from")
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.jpg "Martha and Mary, illustration from")
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.jpg "The remorse of Judas, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Jeroboam")
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.jpg "Mr Bumble and Oliver Twist, Illustration for")
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.jpg "The Burning Bush (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Queen Gertrude, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The foolish virgins, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485497).jpg "Old Testament: \"A Land Flowing with Milk and Honey\" by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Fat Boy, Illustration for")
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.jpg "Moses on Pisgah by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Peter")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and Little Em")
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.jpg "Joseph Known to His Brethren (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Delilah, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Temptation by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494502).jpg "Old Testament: The Finding of the Book by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The meeting with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502226).jpg "New Testament: Teach All Nations by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1503477).jpg "New Testament: \"I Have Fought a Good Fight\" by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Pickwick Addresses the Club, illustration for")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and the Friendly Waiter, illustration for")
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.jpg "Trotty Veck and his Daughter Meg, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Healer by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and His Father")
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.jpg "By the Rivers of Babylon by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Fish Market, Vancouver, the Mosquito Fleet by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485510).jpg "New Testament: The Shepherds of Bethlehem by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The walk to Emmaus, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Jacob Before Pharaoh (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Naomi, illustration from")
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.jpg "Captain Cuttle")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485509).jpg "New Testament: The Nativity by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter, illustration for")
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.jpg "Winnipeg, from the Union Bank Buildings by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Go ye therefore and teach all the nations, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Lovest thou me?, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The raising of Jairus")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1063232).jpg "David and Little Em")
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.jpg "Portrait of Hamlet, prince of Denmark by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Valentine told them, that he was a man crossed by adversity, that he was going into banishment? by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and the ghost, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1505306).jpg "Old Testament: Moses on Mount Pisgah by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1064117).jpg "Illustration for A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-311386).jpg "The Healer by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485504).jpg "New Testament: Burning the Books by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman Who Touched the Hem of the Garment, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Ruth, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496404).jpg "New Testament: The Little Children 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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