The pseudonym "Alfred Crowquill" is something of an oddity in the world of Victorian illustration and satire, since it was used jointly by two brothers, Alfred Henry Forrester (1804-72), who specialized in witty publications such as Comic Arithmetic (London: Richard Bentley, 1844) and humorous sketches in Punch, The Illustrated London News and other illustrated periodicals prior to mid-century, and his sibling, Charles Robert Forrester (1803-50). Both illustrators were born in London, and began as journalists before branching out into children's books, verse, burlesques, and comic sketches. By the end of 1843, Alfred Henry Forrester apparently ceased published by the close of the year 1843, so that his pantomime sketches with humorous verses beneath (as seen in The Illustrated London News during the Christmas season of that year) must have been among his last works for the public.
References
Comic Arithmetic, attributed to Forrester, Alfred Henry. "Book Detail." http://www.ilab.org/db/book1767_ST10616c.html
Cambridge Biographical Dictionary, ed. Magnus Magnusson and Rosemary Goring. Cambridge, New York, etc.: Cambridge U. P., 1990.
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