Fairy Costume Illustrations by William Charles John Pitcher (1858 – 1925 English)

William Charles John Pitcher (1858 – 1925 English), otherwise known as C. Wilhelm was an English watercolor artist, and theater set and costume designer.

He started designing sets and costumes beginning about 1877 for various music halls, theaters, ballets, pantomimes, comic operas, and Edwardian musical comedies with his most notable years of success being 1887 – 1915 working at the Empire Theater in London. His costumes were known for both their fine attention to detail and robust and novel use of color.

He was an imaginative and prolific designer of all types of costumes, and prints of his works are consistently available and sold via modern auction houses.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Wilhelm

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