Linley Sambourne (1844 - 1910)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Edward Linley Sambourne was an English cartoonist and illustrator most famous for being a draughtsman for the satirical magazine Punch for more than forty years and rising to the position of “First Cartoonist” in his final decade.

Although he worked principally for Punch, he also illustrated books, including The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley (1885) and The Real Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by F.C. Burnand (1893).