Helen Hoppner Coode
English illustrator
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Helen Hoppner Coode (c. 1831 - 1915) was an English illustrator, watercolourist and short story writer. She was the first known female contributor to Punch Magazine.
Helen Hoppner Coode | |
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| Born | c. 1831 (after 1830, before 1834) Lambeth |
| Died | 30 November 1915 Lyme Regis |
| Known for | Illustrator, painter, watercolourist, writer |
Biography
Coode was born in Lambeth, London and was the daughter of a barrister.[1] Coode contributed nineteen drawings to Punch Magazine and is recognised as its first woman contributor.[2][3] Her work first appeared in the magazine in November 1859 and continued through to January 1861.[4] These included illuminated letters or small sketches accompanying articles.[5] She signed her illustrations with a monogram.[6] During this time she also contributed illustrations to Once a Week,[7] this included drawings for the poem "Fairy May" written by C. W. Goodhart which was printed in the magazine in 1859.[6] She was a member of the Society of Female Artists and her work was often included in their exhibitions.[8] Coode also had her work exhibited in Manchester, at the British Institution, and at the Royal Academy between 1859 and 1882.[7]
Coode published at least one book, which included the short stories The Strange Story of Eugenia, The Necromancer's Hand and Martin Sans-Tête. These were described in Public Opinion (1885) as 'three highly spiced sensational tales by Miss H. H. Coode'.[9]
Awards
- Royal Academy Exhibition Prize in 1867[10]
Selected works
- The Strange Story of Eugenia, The Necromancer’s Hand (1885) [written and illustrated] [11]
- "By Act of Parliament, 6 & 7 Edw. XV., A.D. 2041" in Belgravia Christmas Annual (1893)
- "Fairy May" by Charles Woide Goodhart in Once a Week, Series 1, 1 (1859) [illustrated]
- "Little Rogue!" by Reverend J. Steadman in Once a Week, Series 1, 2 (1860) [illustrated]