Audrey Teago (1889-1974), Illustrator

Posted on Jun 01, 2026 in Illustrations

Bio

Born January 1889
Holford, Somerset, England
Died 30 August 1974 (aged 85)
Wellington, Somerset, England
Occupation Artist
Spouse Charles Duncan Teago
(m 1915, d 1924)
Children 2: Barbara Joan Teago (1916-2003) & Anthony Charles Teago (1920-1995)
Parents George Peake (father)
Laura Gertrude (Ainslie) Peake (mother)

Audrey Teago (24 January 1889 – 30 August 1974) was an English artist known for the illustrations she had published in books and magazines.

She was born Audrey Peake in Somerset, England in 1889. She married Charles Teago in 1915 [1] in what was decribed as a "war wedding" and gave birth to Barbara Teago in 1916. Her marriage begins in the same the year that her husband begins Army service. [2] This service later takes the family to live in Natal, South Africa. When they returned to England in 1923, he was listed as "retired." [3] She became a widow in 1924. [4] During her life, Audrey Teago had a successful career as an artist and many of her illustrations were published in books and magazines.

At the time Septimus Serpentine was published, author Joanna Giles and illustrator Audrey Teago are said to be fellow art students in London and "great friends". [5] [6] Teago's illustrations accompanied Sambo and Snitch, when it was first serialized in Merry-Go-Round and were also included in the later hardcover book. [7] Hugh Chesterman, who was also an artist, became editor of Merry-Go-Round after Sambo and Snitch was purchased but before its first publication. [7] Teago and Chesterton would go on to collaborate, as she illustrated some of his subsequent writings.

Audrey Teago died in 1974, in Somerset.

Reproductions of her work are still produced. [8]

References

[1]"Newcastle Officer Bridegroom - marriage between Audrey Peake of London and Mr Charles D Teago of Newcastle". Co-Curate. UK. 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
[2]"Captain Charles Duncan TEAGO The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)". The National Archives. UK. 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
[3]"Audrey Peake (1889 - 1974) • LBRK-GN6". Family Search. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2025. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
[4]"Audrey (Peake) Teago (1889 - 1974)". WikiTree. 2025. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
[5]"WOMEN'S SPHERE". Observer. Vol. LXXVIII, no. 5854. South Australia. 9 April 1921. p. 38. Retrieved 20 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
[6]"EVERY WOMAN". The Journal. Vol. LVI, no. 15491. South Australia. 2 April 1921. p. 12 (NIGHT EDITION). Retrieved 20 December 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
[7](1, 2) Ashley, Mike (2001). Algeron Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life. New York: Carroll & Graf. p. 275. ISBN .
[8]"You mean a magic lantern show like this?". Pixels. Chicago, IL. 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.

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Photographs

Newcastle Officer Bridegroom - marriage between Audrey Peake of London and Mr Charles D Teago of Newcastle Charles and Audrey Teago at Davos Villa Vecchia Aug 1915 Clipping: Wedding of Mr. Charles D. Teago, 1915 38 Margaretta Terrace Audrey and Charles Teago were married from here in 1915 Audrey and Naomi Peake (sister): Boer War Effort Charles, Audrey, and daughter Jane 1920 Newcastle Officer Bridegroom Audrey Peake with Jane Teago

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Books

Not Naughty Now by Joan Rundall (1919)

World Wide Web Icon Black and white icon for the Internet, a globe with the letters WWW. Not Naughty Now, chapbook, Etsy

A child, dog, and toys face a room’s corner. A child blows on a dandelion and a dog watches. A bird faces a worm in a hole. A fairy sits on the crescent moon and points at a star. A fairy plays a flute. Children play with a doll. A child sits on her mother’s lap. A face sits within a snail-like shape.

Septimus Serpentine by Joanna Giles (1919)

World Wide Web Icon Black and white icon for the Internet, a globe with the letters WWW. Septimus Serpentine chapbook, Michael Treloar, Bookseller

Fantasy creature with a long tail and beak. Fantasy creature dances with children. A dog. A fairy leaps over a mushroom as a creature watches. A rabbit. Fantasy creature watched as it rests on a hand.

Twelve Tales for Children by Basil Blackwell (1925)

World Wide Web Icon Black and white icon for the Internet, a globe with the letters WWW. You mean a magic lantern show like this?

A drake tells a story of pirates to a boy in pajamas getting ready for bed.

Seven for a Secret by Hugh Chesterman (1930)

hardcopy
hardcopy
listing

Two people, number seven, a castle, and the sun. A knight looks down at a boy.

Friends Across the Sea by Cyril J. Midgley (1935)

hardcopy

A Japanese woman.


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Periodicals

Hathi Trust Icon Orange and white icon for Hathi Trust, an elephant's face. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 2 (1924-1925)

Google Books Icon Blue and white icon for Google Books, a bookmark in a book in a triangle. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 3 (1925-1926)
Hathi Trust Icon Orange and white icon for Hathi Trust, an elephant's face. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 3 (1925-1926)

Grace by Walter de la Mar

• cartouche—pg9

Girl and boy pray at a table with bowls and a pitcher. Rabbits, chickens, and chicks are eating.

The White Mare by Hazel Murphy

• fig1—pg276

A crouching man among rocks watches a horse as it approaches over the lake before hills.

The Scotch Fir by Dorothy Kirkland

• fig1—pg463 • fig2—pg465

Woodland animals surround a tree. A bearded man next to a campfire throws a torch.

Google Books Icon Blue and white icon for Google Books, a bookmark in a book in a triangle. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 6 (1928)

The Blue Dragon by Violet M. Charlesworth

• fig1—pg186

A seated woman holds a handkerchief to her face as a dragon with a bandaged paw lies beside her.

Hathi Trust Icon Orange and white icon for Hathi Trust, an elephant's face. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 7 (1929-1930)

Looking Back Tableux by Audrey Teago

○ No. 1 Normans Hunting
• fig1—pg18 • fig2—pg18 • fig3—pg18 • fig4—pg19 • fig5—pg19 • fig6—pg19 • fig7—pg19

Hunter rides his horse with running dogs. Hunter runs, carrying a spear with a running dog. A child hides her face as another raises his hand. A deer with large antlers leaps. Archer is one of three running men. Hunter rides his horse as an archer runs alongside. A man sounds a horn.


○ No. 2 Trial by Ordeal
• fig1—pg58 • fig2—pg58 • fig3—pg58 • fig4—pg59 • fig5—pg59 • fig6—pg59 • fig7—pg59 • fig8—pg59

A king sits upon his throne with his sword. An orator speaks. Three armored soldiers with axes, swords and shield. A monk stand by a hot cauldron. A man stands, hand upon his hip. An armored solder stands with sword and shield. A woman with three girls. A monk stands.


○ No. 3 King John and the Great Charter
• fig1—pg98 • fig2—pg98 • fig3—pg99 • fig4—pg99 • fig5—pg99

A king on his throne rests his head upon his chin. A bishop reads from a scroll while a monk holds a crosier. Armed and armored men stand under banners. An armored man sits upon a horse. Two men stand by a table.


○ No. 4 The Canterbury Pilgrims
• fig1—pg136 • fig2—pg136 • fig3—pg137 • fig4—pg137 • fig5—pg137

Three men and two women sit on horses while children are below. A man sits on his horse as another faces away standing next to his. Two men ride horeses. A man with a large cross rides a horse. A man’s horse halts suddenly while a dog is underneath.


○ No. 5 A Siege in the Fifteenth Century
• fig1—pg174 • fig2—pg174 • fig3—pg174 • fig4—pg174 • fig5—pg175 • fig6—pg175 • fig7—pg175 • fig8—pg175

Wooden siege tower with scaling ladderd and drawbridge. Crossbowman. Crossbowman. Crossbowman. Armored man with closed helm and spear. Cannon. Catapult for hurling stones.


○ A Ship in the Time of Henry VII
• fig1—pg212 • fig2—pg213

A sailing ship. A sailing ship.


○ No. 7 A School in Tudor Times
• fig1—pg250 • fig2—pg250 • fig3—pg251 • fig4—pg251 • fig5—pg251

A seated man on a dais, holding a book, surrounded by seven children. Five children seated on a bench. A standing man surrounded by three standing children. Three standing children. A standing child reads over the shoulder of a seated child.


○ No. 8 A Nativity Play in Queen Mary's Reign
• fig1—pg288 • fig2—pg289 • fig3—pg289 • fig4—pg289 • fig5—pg289

Representation of the birth of Jesus. Spectators. Spectators. Spectators. Spectators.


○ A Holiday Fair in Stuart Times
• fig1—pg326 • fig2—pg326 • fig3—pg327 • fig4—pg327 • fig5—pg327

A man rings a bell at a market stall. A man presents a puppet show for children. A man plays the fiddle while people dance. A woman holds a basket. Children play.


○ A Highway Robbery
• fig1—pg364 • fig2—pg364 • fig3—pg364 • fig4—pg365

A masked horseman points a pistol. A man with hands up stand over his blunderbuss. A man runs. A horse-drawn coach is robbed.


○ Captain Cook Finding Australia
• fig1—pg402 • fig2—pg402 • fig3—pg402 • fig4—pg403 • fig5—pg403 • fig6—pg403

Captain Cook, a ship’s officer and two sailors. Two crouching Aboriginal men. Two Aboriginal women, one carrying a child. Aboriginal man wearing a headdress. English sailor and Aboriginal child. Three Aboriginal men.


○ The Great Exhibition
• fig1—pg440 • fig2—pg440 • fig3—pg440 • fig4—pg441 • fig5—pg441 • fig6—pg441

A man, woman, and young lady; with top hat, hoop skirts, bonnets and parasol. A man wearing a turban and kurta. A man and woman; with pipe and ruff. A man, woman, and girl with top hat, hoop skirts, and bonnet. Three children and a doll. A woman with a kimono and parasol, a man with a thawb and keffiyeh, and a man with a sub-saharan cloak.


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Hathi Trust Icon Orange and white icon for Hathi Trust, an elephant's face. The New Merry-go-round, Vol. 8 (1930-1931)

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