John Philipps Emslie (1839 – 1913) was a British topographical artist and

folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...

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Alfred Edward Emslie Alfred Edward Emslie (London 1848–1918) was a British genre and portrait painter, and photographer, living at The Studio, 34, Finchley Road, N. W. Emslie was born in London, and was the son of the engraver, John Emslie (1813–1875), ...

, another artist. Family grave of John Philipps Emslie in Highgate Cemetery

Biography

He was the son of engraver

John Emslie John Emslie (18131875) was a British cartographer, artist & bookplate engraver. Emslie was responsible for the design, hand colouring and engraving of education artworks. His art featured on teaching cards, educational posters, published through ...

. From 1854, Emslie studied at The Working Men's College, and was a student of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. J. F. C. Harrison ,''A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954)'', Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954 He became a topographical artist, and illustrated ''The Illustrated topical record of London vol. 9.'' in 1900. He wrote and illustrated the ''New Canterbury Tales'' (Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh) ca.1887. Emslie was an original member of The Folklore Society and was a council member for that Society. He gathered local folklore from around England, making notes and topographical drawings.Scraps of Folklore Collected by John Philipps Emslie, C. S. Burne, ''Folklore'', Vol. 26, No. 2. (Jun. 30, 1915), pp. 153-170.

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1839 births 1913 deaths Burials at Highgate Cemetery English illustrators English topographers English folklorists {{UK-illustrator-stub