Frank Reynolds

Who was Frank Reynolds?

Frank Reynolds was a British artist. Son of an artist, he studied at Heatherley's School of Art.

Reynolds had a drawing called A provincial theatre company on tour published in The Graphic on 30 November 1901. In 1906 he began contributing to Punch Magazine and was regularly published within its pages during World War I. He was well known for his many illustrations in several books by Charles Dickens, including David Copperfield, The Pickwick Papers and The Old Curiosity Shop. He succeeded F.H. Townsend as the Art Editor for Punch. He was also a prolific watercolour painter and was a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours from 1903.

One of his more notable works is entitled Jingle.

His journal contributions included

London Magazine

The Sketch

Windsor Magazine

The Illustrated London News