Felix Octavius Carr “F. O. C.” Darley
BiographyFelix Octavius Carr ("F. O. C.") Darley (June 23, 1822–March 27, 1888) was an American illustrator known for his illustrations in works by well-known 19th-century authors, including James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Mary Mapes Dodge, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, George Lippard, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Donald Grant Mitchell, Clement Clarke Moore, Francis Parkman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Calvin Henderson Wiley, and Nathaniel Parker Willis.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a self-taught and prolific artist who started out as a staff artist for a Philadelphia publishing company where he was given a wide variety of assignments. After he moved to New York, his work began to appear in magazines such as Harper’s Weekly and in books by various publishers. Among his lithographic illustrations are those for Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle.” The swing and vigor of his style, his facility and versatility, and the high average merit of his numerous works make him one of the most noteworthy of American illustrators.
Darley married Genny G. Colburn in 1859. He died in 1888 at his home in Claymont, Delaware, and is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His Victorian mansion, located in Claymont, is now known as the Darley House and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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