Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...White (" English Illustration," p. 26), Keene's last contribution to Once a Week appeared by way of illustrating " The Heirloom" (vol. ix., pp. 435, 463). Keene's last drawing in Punch appeared August 16th, 1890. It is reprinted in this volume. t "The Life and Letters of Charles Samuel Keene," by George Somes Layard. frequently supplied Keene with subjects, and has many of the drawings which were thereby suggested. Among them I noticed that of the old gamekeeper, who, being rebuked by the parson for his absence from church, replied, "If I had been there you would have lost pretty nigh half your congregation." It was about the time when the pheasants lay their eggs, which were saleable for a shilling apiece, and needed careful watching. The old keeper was so pleased to see himself in Punch that he framed the wood engraving, and hung it in his cottage. An inspection of Mr. J. P. Heseltine's collection enabled me to state in my notes on the "Punch PockeBooks" that Keene made colour-sketches for the comic frontispieces and titles which, it must be admitted, have been very imperfectly followed in the prints, and it will be noted how carefully he selected and studied ideas for these burlesque performances. Mr. Heseltine also possesses a drawing done in red chalk and Indian ink of a game of croquet as played in India, with natives holding torches; and an oil painting done on millboard. The subject of the latter is a Langham model--a lady standing with music in her right hand, looking left. She wears a red skirt and a blue bodice. Mrs. Edwin Edwards, for her part, possesses a large work alluded to by Mr. Pennell, roughly done in distemper, which might almost serve as a design for tapestry, ...