M & E Detmold

The Detmold brothers were twins that were very famous in Victorian times for their works. They illustrated books and were much sought after as artists. Their career started at an early age, and the brothers always worked together professionally. They were Edward and Maurice Detmold. Maurice tragically committed suicide at an early age and Edward continued to illustrate after his death, notably, he illustrated Aesop's Fables. They were a beautiful series of colourful and vibrant illustrations. 

The brothers worked together on the Jungle Bok and produced a total of 16 images. They are really beautiful. They are painted watercolours and look classically Victorian but there's also something very progressive in their aesthetic.

I like the composition in their images and it is something I need to work on in my own art. I have been looking at their compositional elements and flow and will try to apply it to my own work. 

I also like how the images are framed within the page. One thing though is that I'm not sure baboons or mandrils or whatever they are live in that region of India, not from what I can tell anyway, I may be wrong but the monkey species that I know is native to the Seoni region is the Langur monkey- image below, that is the species I will be illustrating