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 "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 "Moses on Pisgah by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Shunammite Woman, illustration from")
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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 woman who touched the hem of his garment by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Lydia of Thyatira 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 "Jezebel, illustration from")
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.jpg "The woman who bowed down, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hagar, 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 "The Pharisee and the publican, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502065).jpg "Old Testament: Abraham and Isaac by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Priscilla, illustration from")
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.jpg "Hiawatha and Minehaha by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and Uriah Heep, illustration for")
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.jpg "The call of Andrew and Peter, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ophelia, drowned by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ruth, illustration from")
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.jpg "Caleb Plummer and His Blind Daughter, illustration for")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Head of Indian Child, Blackfoot Reservation, Alberta by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ophelia, mad by Harold Copping")
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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 "The unmerciful servant, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485509).jpg "New Testament: The Nativity by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Pharaoh")
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.jpg "Mr Micawber Conducts David Home, illustration from")
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.jpg "Naomi, wife of Paul, a Blackfoot Indian by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Call of Andrew and Peter by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman Who Touched the Hem of His Garment by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Widow of Zarephath, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Tom put his arm around Arthur")
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.jpg "The Woman of Canaan, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Polonius, from Shakespeare")
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.jpg "Bartimaeus, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502730).jpg "Old Testament: The Burning Bush by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ophelia with the king and queen, illustration from Hamlet 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 "St Paul preaching in the synagogue at Antioch, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "David Copperfield and the Friendly Waiter, illustration for")
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.jpg "Arthur Clennam Tells the Good News, illustration for")
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.jpg "Rebekah, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Wist ye not?, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496403).jpg "New Testament: Healing the Sick by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Indian Burial Ground, Blackfoot Reservation, Alberta by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ganymede and Aliena were strangely surprised to find the name of Rosalind carved on the trees? by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Ascension by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502226).jpg "New Testament: Teach All Nations by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "David Summoned Before Samuel (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The wicked husbandman, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman Who Touched the Hem of the Garment, Illustration from")
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.jpg "The temptation, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1066808).jpg "Mr. Pecksniff and Old Martin Chuzzlewit by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The meeting with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Rachel, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Fate of the Canaanite Kings (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ghost, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Naomi, illustration from")
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.jpg "Ruth Pinch makes a Pudding, illustration for")
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.jpg "Mr. Micawber Makes Punch, Scene from Charles Dickens")
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.jpg "The Widow of Nain, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496411).jpg "Old Testament: Noah Building his Altar by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496409).jpg "Old Testament: Deborah and Barak by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "A Prairie Town, Gleichen, Alberta by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Woman of Samaria, illustration from")
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.jpg "Banks Drives David to Yarmouth, Illustration for")
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.jpg "The great invitation, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Upon a heath, exposed to the fury of the storm in a dark night, did King Lear wander out? by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Moon Chute, near Bala, Muskoka Lake District by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The good shepherd, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Fat Boy, Illustration for")
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.jpg "Hiawatha and Minnehaha by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "St John on the isle of Patmos, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and the gravedigger, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1066179).jpg "They spent the afternoon playing rounders on the common by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Meeting of Jacob and Esau, Illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1485498).jpg "Old Testament: Water from the Rock by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mount Mackenzie, from the Quarry near Revelstoke by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Fish Market, Vancouver, the Mosquito Fleet by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496401).jpg "New Testament: The Walk to Emmaus by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and the King, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Queen Gertrude, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1064692).jpg "Wackford Squeers and the New Pupil by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Brothers Cheeryble, illustration for")
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.jpg "By this hand, Claudio shall render me a dear account! by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496406).jpg "Old Testament: Carried Away Captive by Harold Copping")
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