René Bull

He went to Paris to study engineering, but embarked on an artistic career after meeting and taking drawing lessons from the French satirist and political cartoonist Caran d'Ache (Emmanuel Poiré).

[1] Bull returned to Ireland to contribute sketches and political cartoons to various publications, including the Weekly Freeman.

Moving to London in 1892, Bull drew for "Illustrated Brits" and created cartoons in the style of Caran d'Ache for Pick-Me-Up from 1893.

Other major titles he illustrated included The Arabian Nights (1912), Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (1913), The Russian Ballet (1913), Carmen (1915), Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Paul’s’ (1894), ‘Lika Joko’ (1894), ‘English Illustrated Magazine’ (1894–96), ‘Pick-Me-Up: The New Budget’ (1895), ‘The Sketch’ (1895-1918), ‘The Ludgate Monthly’ (c. 1896), ‘The Bystander’ (1904), Punch (1906–07).

Cover of The Arabian Nights , illustrated by René Bull (1917 version)
A red poster with text in black type, giving details about René Bull's illustrated lecture on the South African Campaign, being given at the Theatre Royal in Exeter on 20 October 1900.
Playbill for René Bull's illustrated lecture at the Theatre Royal in Exeter on 20 October 1900.
Illustration for The Arabian Nights , Andrew Lang