Edmund Dulac was a leading artist of the Golden Age of illustration. Born in Toulouse in 1882, Dulac moved to England at the age of 20 where he spent much of his career. From his first assignment his career flourished and he was in great demand by publishers. Dulac is best known for his enchanting illustrations of fairy tales and children's stories. His most famous works include illustrations for One Thousand and One Nights, Sleeping Beauty, and Stories of Hans Christen Anderson. (Davies, 2013)Dulac moved to London due to publishing opportunities and began working as an illustrator in the new genre of illustrated gift books. The luxury book publishing industry was thriving and the collecting and owning of these was a sign of wealth and taste in the period between 1905 and the First World War. (Rosenkrantz, 2010) He began his career just as new color separation technology was in vogue. making it possible to print color plates. With the introduction of the tricolor or trichromatic process, the technical means to faithfully reproduce and distribute images became available. (Parker, 2006) Dulac was attracted to these advances in printing technology which provided him with inspiration and opportunities and he was able to experience the best form of printing that England had to offer. (Upson, 2012) He had at his disposal the technical means and influences of the works of other illustrators of the time. For many of his early works Dulac began with a new, more careful process that allowed him to work without ink lines and he worked primarily in watercolor and gouache. It continued to use patterns to meet market expectations rather than as a technical limitation. (Parker, 2006) His images have been described......medium of paper......nt to produce theatrical posters, costumes and sets, portraits, bookplates, medals and chocolate boxes, the kind of work that dominated the last 20 years of his life. Dulac illustrated some of the greatest and best-known stories, from "Jane Eyre" to "The Tempest," and his works ranged from posters, books and magazines to postage stamps and banknotes. The importance of his work is evident as he contributed to the golden age of illustration, an influence that resonates today in cinema, design and modern fiction. (Upson, 2012) He is an example of an illustrator working in an ever-evolving industry, remaining recognizable in his different styles and areas of work. Dulac was described by Richard Dorment as "the last truly Romantic artist, whose beautifully decorative style encompassed both Orientalism and Rococo Revival" (Telegraph, 2007)