Eileen Soper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eileen Soper

English etcher and illustrator of children's and wildlife books

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1905

Place of Birth: Municipal Borough of Enfield, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1990

Profession: illustrator, etcher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Eileen Alice Soper (Municipal Borough of Enfield, 26 March 1905 – 18 March 1990) was an English etcher and illustrator of children's and wildlife books.
She produced a series of etchings mainly of children playing and illustrated books for other writers, notably for Enid Blyton and Elizabeth Gould, and wrote and illustrated her own children's book.
Some of her illustrations of children and animals were used in a china series for children by Paragon China in the 1930s.
Later in life she concentrated on writing and illustrating wildlife books.
She was a founder member of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA) and was elected a member of the Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers (RMS) in 1972.