Charles Buchel

Charles Buchel (1872-1950, born Karl August Büchel) was the artist who may have produced the first visual depiction of Peter Pan. He painted a poster (65x90cm) to promote the first production of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up in 1904.

He was a theatre enthusiast, and painted numerous actors of the late Victorian and early Edwardian era, often in stage costume. Some of his oil paintings can today be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London. He illustrated theatre programs, posters, and stage magazines. His poster illustrations were published as advertising postcards for the associated stage production.