James Affleck Shepherd

William James Affleck Shepherd (1866–1946) was an English illustrator and cartoonist, known mainly for anthropomorphic animal drawings. He rarely used his first forename – most of his works are simply signed "J.A.S." Life Shepherd, the son of a cigar importer, was born on 29 November 1866 in Pimlico, London and died in Cirencester, Gloucestershire in 1946. Shepherd did not receive any formal art training. For three years he worked under the direction of Alfred Bryan on the Moonshine satirical magazine. In 1893 he joined the staff of Punch. He also worked for The Strand magazine, the Illustrated London News and other periodicals.