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MY CARICATURE OF MR. GLADSTONE.
THE CONFESSIONS OF A CARICATURIST
BY
HARRY FURNISS
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME I
NEW YORK AND LONDON:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.
1902.
BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS,
LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.
[All rights reserved.]
December, 1901.
If, in these volumes, I have made some joke at a friend's expense, let that friend take it in the spirit intended, and—I apologise beforehand.
In America apology in journalism is unknown. The exception is the well-known story of the man whose death was published in the obituary column. He rushed into the office of the paper and cried out to the editor:
"Look here, sur, what do you mean by this? You have published two columns and a half of my obituary, and here I am as large as life!"
The editor looked up and coolly said, "Sur, I am vury sorry, I reckon there is a mistake some place, but it kean't be helped. You are killed by the Jersey Eagle, you are to the world buried. We nevur correct anything, and we nevur apologise in Amurrican papers."
"That won't do for me, sur. My wife's in tears; my friends are laughing at me; my business will be ruined,—you must apologise."
"No, si—ree, an Amurrican editor nevur apologises."
"Well, sur, I'll take the law on you right away. I'm off to my attorney."
"Wait one minute, sur—just one minute. You are a re-nowned and popular citizen: the Jersey Eagle has killed you—for that I am vury, vury sorry, and to show you my respect I will to-morrow find room for you—in the births column."
Now do not let any editor imagine these pages are my professional obituary,—my autobiography. If by mistake he does, then let him place me immediately in their births column. I am in my forties, and there is quite time for me to prepare and publish two more volumes of my "Confessions" from my first to my second birth, and many other things, before I am fifty.
London, 1901.
[The Author begs to acknowledge his indebtedness to the Proprietors and the Editor of Punch, the Proprietors of the Magazine of Art, the Graphic, the Illustrated London News, English Illustrated Magazine, Cornhill Magazine, Harper's Magazine, Westminster Gazette, St. James' Gazette, the British Weekly and the Sporting Times for their kindness in allowing him to reproduce extracts and pictures in these volumes.]
CONTENTS.
Page
CHAPTER I.
CONFESSIONS OF MY CHILDHOOD—AND AFTER. Introductory—Birth and Parentage—The Cause of my remaining a Caricaturist—The Schoolboys' Punch—Infant Prodigies—As a Student—I Start in Life—Zozimus—The Sullivan Brothers—Pigott—The Forger—The Irish "Pathriot"—Wood Engraving—Tom Taylor—The Wild West—Judy—Behind the Scenes—Titiens—My First and Last Appearance in a Play—My Journey to London—My Companion—A Coincidence pp. 1—29
CHAPTER II.
BOHEMIAN CONFESSIONS. I arrive in London—A Rogue and Vagabond—Two Ladies—Letters of Introduction—Bohemia—A Distinguished Member—My Double—A Rara Avis—The Duke of Broadacres—The Savages—A Souvenir—Portraits of the Past—J. L. Toole—Art and Artists—Sir Spencer Wells—John Pettie—Milton's Garden pp. 30—53
CHAPTER III.
MY CONFESSIONS AS A SPECIAL ARTIST. The Light Brigade—Miss Thompson (Lady Butler)—Slumming—The Boat Race—Realism—A Phantasmagoria—Orlando and the Caitiff—Fancy Dress Balls—Lewis Wingfield—Cinderella—A Model—All Night Sitting—An Impromptu Easel—"Where there's a Will there's a Way"—The American Sunday Papers—I am Deaf—The Grill—The World's Fair—Exaggeration—Personally Conducted—The Charnel House—10, Downing Street—I attend a Cabinet Council—An Illustration by Mr. Labouchere—The Great Lincolnshire Trial—Praying without Prejudice pp. 54—87
CHAPTER IV.
THE CONFESSIONS OF AN ILLUSTRATOR—A SERIOUS CHAPTER. Drawing—"Hieroglyphics"—Clerical Portraiture—A Commission from General Booth—In Search of Truth—Sir Walter Besant—James Payn—Why Theodore Hook was Melancholy—"Off with his Head"—Reformers' Tree—Happy Thoughts—Christmas Story—Lewis Carroll—The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—Sir John Tenniel—The Challenge—Seven Years' Labour—A Puzzle MS.—Dodgson on Dress—Carroll on Drawing—Sylvie and Bruno—A Composite Picture—My Real Models—I am very Eccentric—My "Romps"—A Letter from du Maurier—Caldecott—Tableaux—Fine Feathers—Models—Fred Barnard—The Haystack—A Wicket Keeper—A Fair Sitter—Neighbours—The Post Office Jumble—Puzzling the Postmen—Writing Backwards—A Coincidence pp. 88—130
CHAPTER V.
A CHAT BETWEEN MY PEN AND PENCIL. What is Caricature?—Interviewing—Catching Caricatures—Pellegrini—The "Ha! Ha!"—Black and White v. Paint—How to make a Caricature—M.P.'s—My System—Mr. Labouchere's Attitude—Do the Subjects Object?—Colour in Caricature—Caught!—A Pocket Caricature—The Danger of the Shirt-cuff—The Danger of a Marble Table—Quick Change—Advice to those about to Caricature pp. 131—153
CHAPTER VI.
PARLIAMENTARY CONFESSIONS. Gladstone and Disraeli—A Contrast—An unauthenticated Incident—Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons—My Serious Sketch—Historical—Mr. Gladstone—His Portraits—What he thought of the Artists—Sir J. E. Millais—Frank Holl—The Despatch Boxes—Impressions—Disraeli—Dan O'Connell—Procedure—American Wit—Toys—Wine—Pressure—Sandwich Soirée—The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."—Walking—Quivering—My Desk—An Interview—Political Caricaturists—Signature in Sycamore—Scenes in the Commons—Joseph Gillis Biggar—My Double—Scenes—Divisions—Puck—Sir R. Temple—Charles Stewart Parnell—A Study—Quick Changes—His Fall—Room 15—The last Time I saw him—Lord Randolph Churchill—His Youth—His Height—His Fickleness—His Hair—His Health—His Fall—Lord Iddesleigh—Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone—Bradlaugh—His Youth—His Parents—His Tactics—His Fight—His Extinction—John Bright—Jacob Bright—Sir Isaac Holden—Lord Derby—A Political Prophecy—A Lucky Guess—My Confession in the Times—The Joke that Failed—The Seer—Fair Play—I deny being a Conservative—I am Encouraged—Chaff—Reprimanded—Misprinted—Misunderstood pp. 154—214
CHAPTER VII.
"PUNCH." Two Punch Editors—Punch's Hump—My First Punch Dinner—Charles Keene—"Robert"—W. H. Bradbury—du Maurier—"Kiki"—A Trip to the Place of his Birth—He Hates Me—A Practical Joke—du Maurier's Strange Model—No Sportsman—Tea—Appollinaris—My First Contribution—My Record—Parliament—Press Gallery Official—I Feel Small—The "Black Beetle"—Professor Rogers—Sergeant-at-Arms' Room—Styles of Work—Privileges—Dr. Percy—I Sit in the Table—The Villain of Art—The New Cabinet—Criticism—Punch's Historical Cartoons—Darwen MacNeill—Scenes in the Lobby—A Technical Assault—John Burns's "Invention"—John Burns's Promise—John Burns's Insult—The Lay of Swift MacNeill—The Truth—Sir Frank Lockwood—"Grand Cross"—Lockwood's Little Sketch—Lockwood's Little Joke in the House—Lockwood's Little Joke at Dinner—Lewis Carroll and Punch—Gladstone's Head—Sir William's Portrait—Ciphers—Reversion—Punch at Play—Three Punch Men in a Boat—Squaring up—Two Pins Club—Its One Joke—Its One Horse—Its Mystery—Artistic Duties—Lord Russell—Furious Riding—Before the Beak—Burnand and I in the Saddle—Caricaturing Pictures for Punch—Art under Glass—Arthur Cecil—My Other Eye—The Ridicule that Kills—Red Tape—Punch in Prison—I make a Mess of it—Waterproof—"I used your Soap two years ago"—Charles Keene—Charles Barber—Punch's Advice—Punch's Wives pp. 215—302
CONFESSIONS OF MY CHILDHOOD—AND AFTER. Introductory—Birth and Parentage—The Cause of my remaining a Caricaturist—The Schoolboys' Punch—Infant Prodigies—As a Student—I Start in Life—Zozimus—The Sullivan Brothers—Pigott—The Forger—The Irish "Pathriot"—Wood Engraving—Tom Taylor—The Wild West—Judy—Behind the Scenes—Titiens—My First and Last Appearance in a Play—My Journey to London—My Companion—A Coincidence pp. 1—29
CHAPTER II.
BOHEMIAN CONFESSIONS. I arrive in London—A Rogue and Vagabond—Two Ladies—Letters of Introduction—Bohemia—A Distinguished Member—My Double—A Rara Avis—The Duke of Broadacres—The Savages—A Souvenir—Portraits of the Past—J. L. Toole—Art and Artists—Sir Spencer Wells—John Pettie—Milton's Garden pp. 30—53
CHAPTER III.
MY CONFESSIONS AS A SPECIAL ARTIST. The Light Brigade—Miss Thompson (Lady Butler)—Slumming—The Boat Race—Realism—A Phantasmagoria—Orlando and the Caitiff—Fancy Dress Balls—Lewis Wingfield—Cinderella—A Model—All Night Sitting—An Impromptu Easel—"Where there's a Will there's a Way"—The American Sunday Papers—I am Deaf—The Grill—The World's Fair—Exaggeration—Personally Conducted—The Charnel House—10, Downing Street—I attend a Cabinet Council—An Illustration by Mr. Labouchere—The Great Lincolnshire Trial—Praying without Prejudice pp. 54—87
CHAPTER IV.
THE CONFESSIONS OF AN ILLUSTRATOR—A SERIOUS CHAPTER. Drawing—"Hieroglyphics"—Clerical Portraiture—A Commission from General Booth—In Search of Truth—Sir Walter Besant—James Payn—Why Theodore Hook was Melancholy—"Off with his Head"—Reformers' Tree—Happy Thoughts—Christmas Story—Lewis Carroll—The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—Sir John Tenniel—The Challenge—Seven Years' Labour—A Puzzle MS.—Dodgson on Dress—Carroll on Drawing—Sylvie and Bruno—A Composite Picture—My Real Models—I am very Eccentric—My "Romps"—A Letter from du Maurier—Caldecott—Tableaux—Fine Feathers—Models—Fred Barnard—The Haystack—A Wicket Keeper—A Fair Sitter—Neighbours—The Post Office Jumble—Puzzling the Postmen—Writing Backwards—A Coincidence pp. 88—130
CHAPTER V.
A CHAT BETWEEN MY PEN AND PENCIL. What is Caricature?—Interviewing—Catching Caricatures—Pellegrini—The "Ha! Ha!"—Black and White v. Paint—How to make a Caricature—M.P.'s—My System—Mr. Labouchere's Attitude—Do the Subjects Object?—Colour in Caricature—Caught!—A Pocket Caricature—The Danger of the Shirt-cuff—The Danger of a Marble Table—Quick Change—Advice to those about to Caricature pp. 131—153
CHAPTER VI.
PARLIAMENTARY CONFESSIONS. Gladstone and Disraeli—A Contrast—An unauthenticated Incident—Lord Beaconsfield's last Visit to the House of Commons—My Serious Sketch—Historical—Mr. Gladstone—His Portraits—What he thought of the Artists—Sir J. E. Millais—Frank Holl—The Despatch Boxes—Impressions—Disraeli—Dan O'Connell—Procedure—American Wit—Toys—Wine—Pressure—Sandwich Soirée—The G.O.M. dines with "Toby, M.P."—Walking—Quivering—My Desk—An Interview—Political Caricaturists—Signature in Sycamore—Scenes in the Commons—Joseph Gillis Biggar—My Double—Scenes—Divisions—Puck—Sir R. Temple—Charles Stewart Parnell—A Study—Quick Changes—His Fall—Room 15—The last Time I saw him—Lord Randolph Churchill—His Youth—His Height—His Fickleness—His Hair—His Health—His Fall—Lord Iddesleigh—Sir Stafford and Mr. Gladstone—Bradlaugh—His Youth—His Parents—His Tactics—His Fight—His Extinction—John Bright—Jacob Bright—Sir Isaac Holden—Lord Derby—A Political Prophecy—A Lucky Guess—My Confession in the Times—The Joke that Failed—The Seer—Fair Play—I deny being a Conservative—I am Encouraged—Chaff—Reprimanded—Misprinted—Misunderstood pp. 154—214
CHAPTER VII.
"PUNCH." Two Punch Editors—Punch's Hump—My First Punch Dinner—Charles Keene—"Robert"—W. H. Bradbury—du Maurier—"Kiki"—A Trip to the Place of his Birth—He Hates Me—A Practical Joke—du Maurier's Strange Model—No Sportsman—Tea—Appollinaris—My First Contribution—My Record—Parliament—Press Gallery Official—I Feel Small—The "Black Beetle"—Professor Rogers—Sergeant-at-Arms' Room—Styles of Work—Privileges—Dr. Percy—I Sit in the Table—The Villain of Art—The New Cabinet—Criticism—Punch's Historical Cartoons—Darwen MacNeill—Scenes in the Lobby—A Technical Assault—John Burns's "Invention"—John Burns's Promise—John Burns's Insult—The Lay of Swift MacNeill—The Truth—Sir Frank Lockwood—"Grand Cross"—Lockwood's Little Sketch—Lockwood's Little Joke in the House—Lockwood's Little Joke at Dinner—Lewis Carroll and Punch—Gladstone's Head—Sir William's Portrait—Ciphers—Reversion—Punch at Play—Three Punch Men in a Boat—Squaring up—Two Pins Club—Its One Joke—Its One Horse—Its Mystery—Artistic Duties—Lord Russell—Furious Riding—Before the Beak—Burnand and I in the Saddle—Caricaturing Pictures for Punch—Art under Glass—Arthur Cecil—My Other Eye—The Ridicule that Kills—Red Tape—Punch in Prison—I make a Mess of it—Waterproof—"I used your Soap two years ago"—Charles Keene—Charles Barber—Punch's Advice—Punch's Wives pp. 215—302
HARRY FURNISS'S (EGYPTIAN STYLE). From "Punch."
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
My Caricature of Mr. Gladstone
Frontispiece.
Initial "In." Writing my Confessions. A Visitor's Snapshot
1
My Mother
3
My Father
5
Harry Furniss, aged 10
6
A Caricature, made when a Boy (never published). Dublin Exhibition.
Portrait of Sir A. Guinness (now Lord Iveagh) in centre
11
An Early Illustration on Wood by Harry Furniss. Partly Engraved by him.
16
Sketches in Galway
19
"Judy," the Galway Dwarf
23
Phelps, the first Actor I saw
24
Mrs. Hardcastle. Mr. Harry Furniss. From an Early Sketch
25
Caricature of Myself, drawn when I first arrived in London
30
Age 20
35
A successful "Make-Up"
36
Two Travellers
38
The Duke of "Broadacres"
40
Savage Club House Dinner. From a Sketch by Herbert Johnson
41
The Earl of Dunraven as a Savage
42
"Another Gap in Our Ranks"
43
"Jope"
43
H. J. Byron
44
A Presentation
45
Savage Club. My Design for the Menu, 25th Anniversary Dinner
47
"Savages"
50
Letter from Sir Spencer Wells
51
Distress in the Black Country
54
At the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
55
As Special at the Balaclava Celebration
57
Distress in the North
59
Realism!
61
"The Caitiff" and Orlando
62
An Invitation
63
At a Fancy Dress Ball
65
Lewis Wingfield as a Street Nigger Home from the Derby
67
"The Liberal Candidate"
68
Sketches at the Liverpool Election: A Ward Meeting
69
My Easel. Drawing Mr. Gladstone at a Public Meeting
71
The American Sunday Papers
72
Major Handy
74
The World's Fair, Chicago. A "Special's" Visit
75
"On dashed the Horses in their wild Career"
77
Initial "A"
79
The Charnel-House. Chicago World's Fair
80
Initial "London"
83
The Bishop of Lincoln's Trial
85
Initial "If"
88
Majuba Hill
89
Canon Liddon. A Sketch from Life
92
Letter from Sir Walter Besant
94
The Late Sir Walter Besant
95
The "Jetty"
95
Illustration for "The Talk of the Town"
96
"That's just what I have done!"
98
Specimen of James Payn's Writing
99
The Typical Lovers in Illustrated Novels
100
Initial "T"
101
Instructions in a Letter from Lewis Carroll
103
Specimen of Lewis Carroll's Drawing and Writing
106
Original Sketch by Lewis Carroll of his Charming Hero and Heroine
107
Lewis Carroll's Note to me or a Pathetic Picture
108
Sylvie and Bruno. My Original Drawing for Lewis Carroll
110
I Go Mad!
111
From Lewis Carroll
112
"I do want a Wicket-keeper!"
113
Portion of Letter from Lawrence, age 9
114
Reduction from a Design for my "Romps"
115
Portion of a Letter from George du Maurier
117
A Transformation
119
"Yours always, Barnard"
119
Barnard and the Models
120
"I sit for 'Ands, Sir"
121
The Grand Old Hand and the Young 'Un
122
My Fighting Double
124
Specimen of Mr. Linley Sambourne's Envelopes to me
125
Cheque for 5½d. passed through two Banks and paid. I signed it
backwards, and it was cancelled by Clerk backwards
127
Sir Henry Irving writes his Name backwards
128
Sir Henry Irving's Attempt
128
Mr. J. L. Toole's first Attempt
128
Mr. J. L. Toole's second Attempt
128
Autograph: Harry Furniss
129
Initial "If"
131
The Studio of a Caricaturist
132
Caricature of me by my Daughter, age 15
134
A serious Portrait—from Life
135
Initial "H"
136
"Penguin"
139
Mr. Brown, Ordinary Attire. Court Dress
139
Two Portraits
140
A Caricature
140
Not a Caricature
140
The Editor of Punch sits for his Portrait
144
A Model unawares and the Result
145
Sketch on a Shirt-Cuff
146
"Mundella"
147
Mr. Labouchere
149
The M.P. Real and Ideal
150
The Photo. As he really is
151
"Dizzy" (Beaconsfield) and Gladstone
154
The Inner Lobby of the House of Commons
156
Explanation to Illustration on page 156
157
Lord Beaconsfield. A Sketch from Life
158
The last Visit of Lord Beaconsfield to the House
161
Mr. Gladstone. A Sketch from Life
163
Mr. Gladstone "under his Flow of Eloquence"
165
Mr. Gladstone. Conventional Portrait
167
Caricature of the Holl Portrait
169
Note of Mr. Gladstone made in the Press Gallery with the wrong
end of a Quill Pen
171
Invitation to a "Sandwich Soir�e"
173
Mr. Gladstone sits on the Floor
174
The Fragment of Punch Mr. Gladstone did not see
175
The Gladstone Matchbox
176
Mr. Gladstone's Collars
178
Parnell
179
To Room 15
182
Outside
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