Records of Bernard Sleigh on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bernard Sleigh and the Sleigh Family History

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Some Famous People called Bernard Sleigh

Bernard Sleigh

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Bernard Sleigh (1872 – 7 December 1954) was an English mural painter, stained-glass artist, illustrator and wood engraver, best known for An Ancient Mappe of Fairyland, Newly Discovered and Set Forth, which depicts numerous characters from legends and fairytales. There is a copy of The Ancient Mappe in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. He was a member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists between 1923 and 1928. As a young man, Sleigh was greatly inspired by the work of George MacDonald and William Morris.

Source: Bernard Sleigh, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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