Charles Ricketts Swiss-English writer and illustrator Charles Ricketts was BOTD in 1866. Born in Geneva, Switzerland to an English father and a French mother, he was raised in France. At 16, he moved to London to s…

Swiss-English writer, illustrator and Hot Bear Charles Ricketts, one half of celebrity gay couple with painter #CharlesShannon, was BOTD in 1866. #charlesricketts #hotbear #bornonthisday #supergays

Charles Haslewood Shannon English artist Charles Haslewood Shannon was BOTD in 1863. Born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, the son of a vicar, he studied at the Lincoln School of Art before moving to London in 1882 to study wood …

English artist Charles Haslewood Shannon was BOTD in 1863. #charleshaslewoodshannon #charlesshannon #bornonthisday #supergays