You will find the following quote on the web site for the Victoria and Albert Museum Ernest Aris: Beatrix Potter's 'Second String' (20 September 2004 - 10 January 2005) In 1916 Beatrix Potter commissioned a well-known book illustrator, Ernest Aris, to execute her designs for an illustrated story, Th...

My favourite is Ernest Aris -if he was good enough to be commissioned to illustrate for Beatrix Potter then the guy has some style. He drew specifically with childen in mind and saw the story as something to hang around the pictures !

Ernest Aris worked on a whole variety of books and mags for Enid. He authored and illustrated some 120 books in his own name & illustrated even more for some of the popular authors of the time. When accused of plagiarism he also wrote as Robin A Hood and Dan Crow. You will note on the V&A si...