English engraving — Gardner, William Biscombe

William Biscombe Gardner (1847 - 1919). 

William Biscombe Gardner was a British painter and wood-engraver. Working in both watercolour and oils, he exhibited widely in London in the late 19th century at venues such as the Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery.
However, it was as a superlative wood-engraver that he was mainly known in his lifetime.  His prints were widely published in many British magazines of the day such as The Pall Mall Gazette, The Illustrated London News, The English Illustrated Magazine and The Magazine of Art. He was a firm advocate of traditional wood-engraving considering it to be the most versatile in comparison to the more conventional methods of engraving and etching, or more recent methods including "process illustration".