Reginald Francis Hallward, after a private education, attended the Slade School of Art and then the Royal College of Art. In 1887 he married Adelaide Bloxam the artist, illustrator and writer of children’s books. He founded the Woodlands Press principally to issue his own and his family’s books and illustrated works, most notably, “Vox Humana” a series of six volumes of pictures and verses of which some eighty sets were published. A number of exhibitions of his work took place at the Rowley Gallery and especially at the Dowdeswell Gallery including a major exhibition there in 1913. He exhibited regularly at the New English Arts Club and at the Royal Academy and the Royal Society of British Artists. More recently, an exhibition of his work (and of his close family) was held at the Christopher Wood Gallery in May 1984. He was known principally as a painter and designer of stained glass and church decorations but also as a fine illustrator in the arts and crafts style especially with his black and white “scratchwork” which he re-introduced. He was well regarded in his day and formed friendships with the avant-garde including Oscar Wilde and James Guthrie (of the Pear Tree Press) who was, at one time, his studio assistant and became a life long friend and promoter of his work.