{"title":"Prater, Ernest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErnest Prater (1864-1950)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a noted English artist and book illustrator, notable also for his work as a war correspondent and reportage artist during the Anglo-Boer War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrater was born in Islington in London, of Cornish descent; his father was Joseph Prater of Crantock, Cornwall. He attended Dr. Devonshire's school in London, and began his working life as a publisher's clerk and took up drawing. His listing in Who's Who in Art for 1929 stated that his recreations included all rigorous sports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe served for a period with the 3rd Middlesex Artillery. He became a Boer War correspondent for The Sphere, attached to General Buller's column, sending back illustrations from the battlefield. He also worked for the Black \u0026amp; White Budget and The Graphic newspapers. As well as being an illustrator, he was an adept photographer. He contributed illustrations to the Strand Magazine, Pall Mall Gazette and Boy's Own Paper and for books published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, the Religious Tract Society, Carey Press, Sheldon Press and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrater specialised in illustrating boys' adventure stories. Among the well-known authors whose works he illustrated were G.A. Henty, R.M. Ballantyne, W.H.G. Kingston, Percy F. Westerman, Frank T. Bullen, Tom Bevan, Herbert Hayens and Bessie Marchant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was noted for his painting 'The Last Pass: A Thrilling Moment in a Rugby Match' and also '\u003cstrong\u003eA Jump into Touch\u003c\/strong\u003e', also with a rugby theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also collaborated with Sidney Paget, the illustrator for the Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. One such drawing was the funeral for Queen Victoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1911 he was living at Newquay, The Leas, Westcliff in the parish of Prittlewell. His occupation is Artist Illustrator B and W. Living in the household are his wife Florence Alice Prater (née Norris) and their children Gladys Alma (11), Marie Lilian Marguerite (9), Minnie Winifred (6), Ruby Albina (3) and Raleigh Brandon (1). He died in London on Sunday 11 June 1950, aged 86. A photograph of him appeared in The Sphere on 27 January 1900, and in The Year's Art in 1901.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"prater-ernest-1864-1950-a-jump-into-touch-1927","title":"Prater, Ernest (1864-1950) - A Jump into Touch 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis picture by Ernest Prater features boys playing in a rugby match.  It's taken from Blackie \u0026amp; Sons 'The Boys' Budget' from 1927.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download consists of 1 image, in jpeg format, that is 600dpi and 2800 pixels wide by 4137 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca title=\"Ernest Prater\" href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/prater-ernest\"\u003eErnest Prater\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51129136775498,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Prater_Ernest_1864-1950_-AJumpintoTouch_main.jpg?v=1751629707"},{"product_id":"head-of-the-school-1912-ernest-prater-1864-1950-5-images","title":"Head of the School 1912 - Ernest Prater (1864-1950) - 5 images","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese are the illustrations by Ernest Prater from 'Head of the School', a 1912 book written by Harold Avery and published by S.W Partridge \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 5 hi-res images in JPEG format, scanned by us from an original edition of the book. They are all 600dpi and range in size from 2528 pixels wide to 4698 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features a nice football illustration, and there is also a cricket illustration on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/prater-ernest\" title=\"Ernest Prater\"\u003eErnest Prater\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 5 images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62904020042058,"sku":null,"price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Prater_Ernest_1864-1950_-HeadoftheSchool1912_main.jpg?v=1786256890"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Prater_Ernest_1864-1950-4678679.jpg?v=1768959047","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/prater-ernest.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}