Chapter XVIII
Reading edition
First Work of Richard Doyle.—Receives his Art Training from his Father.—Joins Punch.—The Peace-at-any-Price Party.—The Troubles of 1848.—The Sea-Serpent of Revolution Upsetting the Monarchical Cock-boats.—Lord Brougham.—Richard Doyle’s Dream of the Future of Ireland.—The Window Tax.—“Manners and Customs of Ye Englishe.”—“The Month” upon Exeter Hall.—Establishment of the Papal Hierarchy in England.—The Causes of Doyle’s Retirement from Punch Explained.—Unselfishness of His Conduct.—Ultimate Consequences on his Prospects.—Number of his Punch Illustrations.—Caricatures of Richard Doyle.—“Brown, Jones, and Robinson.”—Works Illustrated by Doyle.—Mr. Hamerton’s Criticism on his Illustrations to “The Newcomes.”—His Death.—John Tenniel.—Joins Punch at the Commencement of Troublous Times.—Death of the Duke of Wellington.—Battle of Oltenitza.—Lord Aberdeen as the “Courier of St. Petersburg.”—Lord Aberdeen tries to Hold in the British Lion.—England the Unready.—“Peace” Seated on the Garrison Gun.—Punch’s Low Estimate of the Third Napoleon.—An “International Poultry Show.”—“The Eagle in Love.”—“Playing with Edged Tools.”—“An Unpleasant Neighbour.”—Louis Closes his Firework Shop “to please Johnny.”—Miss Britannia Refuses to Dance again with Louis.—Mr. Tenniel one of the most Versatile of Modern Designers.—Examples of his Graphic Satire.—Notice of his Cartoons Closes with 1864, in Accordance with the Plan of the Work.—His Comic Powers.
pp. 381-400.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
ANONYMOUS.
PAGE
A Buzz in a Box Frontispiece
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
Grand Entrance to Bamboozlem 81
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
Leap Year; or, John Bull’s Peace Establishment 50
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
A Peep in the Pump Room 57
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
BENNETT, CHAS. H.
“Creeping Like a Snail” 371
From Original Woodblock in possession of the Publishers.
Old Enough to Know Better 372
From Original Woodblock in possession of the Publishers.
BROWNE, HABLOT K. (“PHIZ”).
The Departure 336
Dick Swiveller and the Lodger 340
The Rioters 346
Sam Weller and his Father 352
Woodcut Reproductions of the Original Sketches.
BUNBURY, W. H.
Interior of a Barber’s Shop 5
Salutation Tavern 11
Strephon and Chloe 11
By Permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
CROWQUILL, ALFRED.
Frozen Out Gardeners 368
“Swearing the Horns” at Highgate 369
Both by permission of Messrs. W. & R. Chambers.
CRUIKSHANK, GEORGE.
Absent-mindedness 175
Bat Boroo 175
The Braintrees 171
The Deaf Postilion 171
The Dentist 175
The Elves and the Cobbler 180
Above six by permission of Messrs. Geo. Bell & Sons.
The Gin Shop 184
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
The Old Commodore 182
By permission of Messrs. Geo. Routledge & Son.
Russian Condescension 133
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
A Scene in Kensington Gardens 152
From Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
“A Tall Figure her Sight Engrossed” 182
By permission of Messrs. Geo. Routledge & Son.
The Tête-a-Tête 175
The Waits of Bremen 180
The Witch’s Switch 175
Above three by permission of Messrs. Geo. Bell & Sons.
CRUIKSHANK, ROBERT.
John Bull Flourishing 99
Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
Cuts From “The Universal Songster” 110
By permission of Messrs. Geo. Routledge & Son.
DORÉ, GUSTAVE.
The Abbot of Marmoustiers 8
The Landlord of the Three Barbels 9
Monseigneur Hugon 9
Serjeant-of-the-Justice Taupin 8
Above four by permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
GILLRAY, J.
A Connoisseur 24
The Gout 5
A Lesson in Apple Dumplings 24
Napoleonic Caricatures 18, 20
The National Assembly 26
A Peep at Christie’s 14
Royal Affability 24
Above seven by permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
Shakespeare Sacrificed 12
Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
Twopenny Whist 16
By permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
HOGARTH, W.
Marriage à la Mode 7
Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Sketch.
LANE, THEODORE.
The Gallery 85
The Non-Paying Audience 85
Woodcut Reproductions of the Original Sketches.
LEECH, JOHN.
The Election 286
“I hope, Mr. Smug, you don’t Beat your Boys!” 292
The Mayor and Corporation of Swinestead 278
ROWLANDSON, T.
“All the Talents” 3
“Anything will do for an Officer” 2
The Cobbler’s Cure for a Scolding Wife 29
Desire 11
Spitfires 28
Trumpet and Bassoon 2
Above six by permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
SANDBY, PAUL.
A Mountebank Painter 7
By permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
SEYMOUR, ROBERT.
The Adelaide Mill 213
Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Caricature.
The Dying Clown 233
Woodcut Reproduction of the Original Sketch.
THACKERAY, W. M.
Angelica Arrives just in Time 379
By permission of Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co.
Brown, Jones, and Robinson 392
By permission of Messrs. Bradbury, Agnew & Co.
Gruffanuff 378
By permission of Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co.
Marginal Sketches (2) 375
By permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
Monks of the Order of Flagellants 378
Prince Bulbo 378
Both by permission of Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co.
WOODWARD, G. M.
Desire 11
“General Complaint” 11
Both by permission of Messrs. Chatto & Windus.
“The Farthing Rushlight.”
THE PRINCE OF WALES, WITH FOX, SHERIDAN, AND HIS WHIG ASSOCIATES, TRYING IN VAIN TO BLOW OUT POOR OLD GEORGE.
The author desires to express his sense of obligation to the several publishers who have courteously granted him permission to reproduce drawings, the copyrights of which are vested in themselves; and at the same time to state his regret that other publishers, similarly situated with respect to other works, have not seen their way to render it possible for him to supply specimens of the style of certain artists, two of whom in particular, John Leech and H. K. Browne, must needs be conspicuous by their comparative absence.
Such Caricatures and Book Illustrations as have seemed specially desirable—of which the copyrights have lapsed and no editions are at the present day in print—have been engraved for this work by Mr. William Cheshire.
ENGLISH CARICATURISTS.