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 "The sermon on the mount, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s 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 "Thou Art the Man (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Abraham and Isaac by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Priscilla, illustration from")
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.jpg "John the Baptist 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494494).jpg "New Testament: \"Sirs, what must I do?\" 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 Moon Chute, near Bala, Muskoka Lake District by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Open Doors Gave Us Glimpses of Domestic Serenity, a Living-Room in the Government")
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.jpg "The Brothers Cheeryble, illustration for")
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.jpg "\"Do You Love Me?\" John 21 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 "A Group of Bustling Housewives, the Kitchen of the Winnipeg Immigration Hall by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1661320).jpg "Christ")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502226).jpg "New Testament: Teach All Nations by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ruth Pinch makes a Pudding, illustration for")
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.jpg "Queen Gertrude, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "\"Come to Me\" Matthew by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1507334).jpg "New Testament:")
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.jpg "A Doukhobor House, Near Veregin by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Pickwick Addresses the Club, illustration for")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494513).jpg "New Testament: \"This is My Beloved Son\" 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496400).jpg "New Testament:")
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.jpg "Oliver Asks for More, illustration for")
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.jpg "Martha and Mary, illustration from")
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.jpg "A Prairie Town, Gleichen, Alberta by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496402).jpg "New Testament:")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1661444).jpg "Mary Anointing Jesus, Matthew 26:7 by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Widow of Nain, illustration from")
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.jpg "The Fate of the Canaanite Kings by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Centurion, Matthew 8 by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Pecksniff and Old Martin Chuzzlewit, illustration for")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene, illustration from")
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.jpg "Hamlet Reading, with Polonius Behind by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Naomi, wife of Paul, a Blackfoot Indian by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hagar, illustration from")
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.jpg "O, I am mocked, said he, And you are sent hither by some incensed god to make the world laugh at me by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The lost piece of silver, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Washing the disciples")
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.jpg "The transfiguration, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1467791).jpg "Trotty Veck and His Daughter Meg from")
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.jpg "The Log-Cabin Church, Lloydminster 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 "Dick Swiveller and the Marchioness, illustration for")
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.jpg "Visit of the Wise Men, Matthew 2 by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Woman Who Touched the Hem of the Garment, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Petruchio began to storm afresh, saying the cap was moulded in a porringer by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1064678).jpg "Christian climbing the hill difficulty by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Prodigal Son 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 "Nehemiah")
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.jpg "The pearl of great price, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Oh, Sir! They Do Care, Very, Very Much! by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Hamlet and the gravedigger, illustration from Hamlet 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 "The King and Queen with Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Annunciation, illustration from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1499537).jpg "Old Testament: Thou Art the Man by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Ruth, illustration from")
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.jpg "The loaves and the fishes, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The good Samaritan, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim, illustration for")
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.jpg "The Man Who Lapped (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Miss Crocker appeared, and said she")
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.jpg "The Flight to Egypt by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1496401).jpg "New Testament: The Walk to Emmaus by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Women at the Sepulchre, illustration from")
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.jpg "Jesus heals the little boy, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary and Jesus, illustration from")
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.jpg "Jezebel by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "But when he saw her asleep, he thought he would not shed her blood, nor scar that white skin? by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "The Smiting of the Rock (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) 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 "Peter and Jacob at the Beautiful Gate (Illustration from Pictures That Teach The Crown Series, 1920) 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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.jpg "Polonius, illustration from Hamlet by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Rachel, illustration from")
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.jpg "Sam Weller and his Father, illustrations for")
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.jpg "Neither do I condemn thee, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mr Pickwick in the Pound, illustration for")
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.jpg "The return from Egypt, illustration from Harold Copping Pictures: The Crown Series, c.1920s by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1494506).jpg "Old Testament: The Child Samuel by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene at the Sepulchre by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1319839).jpg "Life")
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.jpg "Little Nell in the Old Church, illustrations for")
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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 Woman of Canaan, Illustration from")
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.jpg "Come unto me, 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 "Fanny Squeers and Nicholas Nickleby, illustration for")
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.jpg "The lord blessing the children by Harold Copping")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1502867).jpg "Old Testament: The Selling of Joseph by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Mary Magdalene by Harold Copping")
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.jpg "Christ in the Pharisee")
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