S. Baring-Gould (ed.), illustrated by members of the Birmingham Art School under the direction of A. J. Gaskin

A Book of Nursery Songs and Rhymes

(Methuen, 1895)

Arthur Gaskin, an instructor at the Birmingham School of Art, oversaw publications that drew on the talents of his students.  Celia Levetus’s ‘Goosey, Goosey, Gander’ is typical of the Birmingham School, while ‘Little Jack Horner’ reflects the new ‘Decadent’ style, influenced by artists such as Aubrey Beardsley.