Raua K. (Kristjan Raud, 1865-1943)

Painter and illustrator of folklore characters and bizarre mystical phenomena such as flying lakes (given the country’s average rainfall, perhaps not that mythological at all). Best known for his depictions of the Kalevipoeg, see Kalevipoja. The 1935 edition being (then) an almost must-have in every Estonian home. His cheery face adorned the 1-kroon note (for information on Estonian currency, see Krooni).