John Lockwood Kipling

Here is John Kipling with his son Rudyard Kipling

John Lockwood Kipling was the father of Rudyard Kipling. He was also an artist, art teacher and a museum curator. He was the original illustrator of the Jungle Book. He lived and worked in India many years, and helped his son with the context of his novel. 

He was born in 1837 and died 1911

His works include 

"Beast and Man in India: A Popular of Indian Animals in their Relations to the People"

"Inezilla: A Romance in Two Chapters"

"Tales of the Punjab Told by the People"

Below are some examples of his illustrations for the Jungle Book

His work is in black and white because that was the only option for publishing back then,