Stewart Orr

William Stewart Orr (21 January 1872 – 1944) was a Scottish watercolour artist and book illustrator.

[1] In 1907, The Studio reviewed his work and commented "Stewart Orr, one of the younger men, is an artist with that rare quality, a sense of humour.

This characteristic will be applicable in the role of book illustrator, in which the artist is actively engaged at the present time.

"[2] Orr married Mary Stuart Douglas and was elected a member of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour[3] in 1925.

In a book on Arthur Rackham, Fred Gettings says "Along with Neilson, we may list Stewart Orr and Harry Rowntree... Neilson, and indeed a whole host of Victorian draughtsmen who told animal moralities and fairy stories, portray their animals in clothing...