Bernard J. Rosenmeyer

Bernard Jacob Rosenmeyer (1869 or 1870-1943?) was a Swedish-American painter who worked in a variety of media. Rosenmeyer specialized in depicting figures in both everyday and historical settings. 

Rosenmeyer illustrated a variety of books for both young and adult readers. His atmospheric tonal drawings were well suited to stories of romance and adventure. Rosenmeyer supplied the illustrations for Evaleen Stein's popular Christmas story "Félix," which first appeared in the children's magazine St. Nicholas before being included in Troubadour Tales in 1903.

View more books illustrated by Bernard J. Rosenmeyer:

Angellotti, Marion Polk. The Burgundian: A Tale of Old France. New York: The Century Co., 1912. Courtesy of HathiTrust.

Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam. The Imp and the Angel. New York: Scribner, 1901. Courtesy of HathiTrust.

French, Allen. The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1918. Courtesy of HathiTrust.

[Félix]

"The Christmas Eve Procession."

"'Heigh-Ho!' exclaimed the Count, 'what art thou — boy or goblin?'"

"'Well, little forest bird,' said the Count, 'who taught thee the carver's craft?'"

"'Bless thy little heart, Beppo!' Félix murmured."