The original watercolor illustration of a young wizard boarding the Hogwarts Express was artist Thomas Taylor's first ...
Children's book author and illustrator Thomas Taylor created the original cover art for J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone" at age 23, according to auction house Sotheby's.
ToplineAn original watercolor work that was later used as the cover for the first book in the Harry Potter series is expected ...
Sotheby's June 26 auction of Thomas Taylor's watercolor illustration for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is ...
Interestingly, Taylor reportedly completed the original cover art within two days while working at a bookstore. His ...
The watercolor cover art was created by author and illustrator Thomas Taylor. The image features young wizard Harry Potter – ...
J.K. Rowling's 1997 novel "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" was the beginning of what would become a worldwide phenomenon. Now, the original illustration for the first edition of the book ...