'Illustration from 'History of the Plague' (Defoe)', 1862, (1923). Frederic James Shields (1833-1911) was a British artist, illustrator and designer closely associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. His designs for Daniel Defoe's History of the Plague (1862) were very successful. From British Book Illustration - Yesterday and To-day edited by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio, Ltd., London, 1923]. (Colorised black and white print).