He became well-known in the late 1800s for producing stereotypical images of attractive fair-haired white children, and racist representations of dark-skinned sub-humans.In the early 1900s he illustrated The Ring, the stories which were the basis of the Wagner opera. This book contains many anti-semitic images of the Niebelungen.
These houses were built for well-off people at the height of the Empire. Originally there would have been a basement kitchen and servants quarters, on the top floor, for a cook and maids.
Someone (who clearly is not aware of Rackham's beliefs or does not object to them) has now put up a blue plaque on the front of the house!
Below is a view of the north side of the square.
11 Jul 2005