,,the ,,brothers ,,dalziel ,a ,,record ,,of ,,fifty ,,years' ,,work #ahdj-ahij ,,the ,,brothers ,,dalziel ,a ,,record ,,of ,,fifty ,,years' ,,work ,,in ,,conjunction ,,with ,,many ,,of ,,the ,,most ,,distinguished ,,artists ,,of ,,the ,,period #ahdj-ahij ,,with ,,selected ,,pictures ,,by1 ,,and ,,autograph ,,letters ,,from ,,lord ,,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,bart41 ,p4,r4,a41 ,,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,,holman ,,hunt1 ,,dante ,g4 ,,rossetti1 ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel1 ,,sir ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones1 ,bart41 ,,john ,,ruskin1 ,,and ,,many ,,others4 ,,london ,,methuen ,,and ,,co4 #cf ,,essex ,,street ,w4,c4 #aija ,,london3 ,,printed ,,by ,,dalziel ,,and ,,co41 ,,ltd4 ,,camden ,,press1 #aaj ,,high ,,street1 ,,camden ,,town4 ,,preface4 ,thomas ,bewick1 who revived the art of wood engraving in ,england1 was apprenticed to ,ralph ,beilby1 as a copperplate engraver1 in #agfg4 ,about #aggj he began to engrave on wood4 ,the work at first was rough1 and chiefly for newspaper advertisements2 but he soon saw the capabilities of the material1 and he rapidly developed into the great master of his art4 ,the excellence of his wood engraving may be said to have culminated in his ,book of ,british ,birds1 the first volume of which was published in #agig4 ,for a century from that date the art of wood engraving has been the most popular as well as the best method for the reproduction of all classes of drawings1 and during that hundred years much beautiful work has been done4 ,bewick's pupils were all artists in the fullest meaning of the word--,john ,bewick 7his brother71 ,robert ,johnson1 ,luke ,clenell1 ,charlton ,nesbit1 ,isaac ,nicholson1 and ,william ,harvey4 ,what a grand start the first half of the century of wood engraving had with such great men6 ,in the second half--in which we claim to have had our share--were such brilliant contemporaries as ,john ,jackson1 ,john ,thomson1 the ,williams'1 ,j4 ,w4 ,whymper1 ,orrin ,smith1 ,mason ,jackson1 ,w4 ,l4 ,thomas1 ,w4 ,j4 ,linton1 ,j4 ,d4 ,cooper1 ,c4 ,roberts1 ,biscombe ,gardner1 ,joseph ,swain1 and ,j4 ,w4 ,palmer--all true artists1 draughtsmen1 and painters1 as well as wood engravers4 ,touching the old cry of defective reproduction1 we say that at times there could not fail to be some amount of depreciation1 but never such as justified the senseless and vulgar remarks made by certain critics1 which can only be passed over in consideration of their total want of technical knowledge of the art1 and of the conditions under which much of the work was produced4 ,coarse epithets have been used towards men who were devoting1 with all possible earnestness1 their skill to an art for the reproduction of work for popular issues4 ,wood engraving1 being no exception to other arts1 demands conditions necessary for the production of perfect work4 ,first1 the man who makes the drawing ought to know the capabilities of the material and should work accordingly2 second1 the engraver should have all the true instincts of an artist2 and1 third1 he must have the full interval of time to perform his work with proper care4 ,a large amount of wood engraving being done on the rush1 it was a common thing to burn the midnight oil and the engraver's eyes at the same time1 and it is a marvel that so much beautiful artistic work was done under such conditions4 ,we have printed in this book many letters from distinguished artists expressing their satisfaction with our rendering of their drawings1 with one object--to place beyond all doubt that if wood engravings were produced under the conditions named1 the results would always prove satisfactory4 ,we have a letter before us from ,sir ,edward ,burne-,jones1 in which he says3 ,i was quite unprepared for such fidelity4 ,by the introduction of the various processes by which artists' drawings are nowadays made applicable for reproduction1 the days of wood engraving are practically over1 and we have to bow to the new light which we had long felt would come2 and we need hardly say that1 for the reproduction of good pen work1 with the new process by line etching1 the results are perfect4 ,also1 when we look at the reproductions of tint drawings by such men as ,william ,small1 ,de ,haenen1 the ,pagets1 ,caton ,woodville1 ,w4 ,l4 and ,c4 ,wyllie1 ,edgar ,bundy1 ,jacomb ,hood1 and many other artists of distinction1 by the half-tone process1 and when we think 7beyond all this fine artistic work7 of the vast mass of wonderful illustration given to the public1 week by week1 of every conceivable class of subject1 direct from the camera1 in which the draughtsman has no part at all1 and this work is generally of singular beauty and truth--we feel that our occupation is gone4 ,in saying this we wish to add that we hail with satisfaction the marvellous results from these many ingenious adaptations of photography1 and the consequent wide spread of the art of illustration1 which has ever been our greatest delight4 ,in preparing the contents of this book it would have been impossible to give the many specimens of our work but for the kind and liberal spirit with which our requests were responded to by the various publishers who had entrusted us with their commissions from our very earliest days4 ,our best thanks are due1 in the first instance1 to ,messrs4 ,adam ,charles ,black1 for the loan of two engravings for the ,abbotsford ,edition of ,scott's ,novels1 which were amongst our first important works2 the ,art ,union of ,london1 for a specimen of ,kenny ,meadows'2 ,messrs4 ,macmillan1 for specimens from ,the ,ingoldsby ,legends1 ,tennyson's ,poems1 and ,alice in ,wonderland2 ,messrs4 ,bradbury ,agnew1 for selections from ,richard ,doyle's work2 ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons1 for specimens from ,gilbert's ,shakespeare and various ,fine ,art ,books2 ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 for several from ,millais' ,the ,parables of ,our ,lord and ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery2 ,messrs4 ,blackwood ,son1 for ,lays of the ,scottish ,cavaliers1 by ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton2 ,messrs4 ,james ,nisbet ,co41 for ,lays of the ,holy ,land2 ,messrs4 ,longman ,co41 for ,tenniel's ,lalla ,rookh2 ,messrs4 ,smith1 ,elder ,co41 for ,framley ,parsonage and the ,cornhill ,magazine2 ,mr4 ,james ,hogg1 for ,london ,society2 ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 for ,poems by ,w4 ,cullen ,bryant2 ,mr4 ,john ,hogg1 for ,poems by ,robert ,buchanan2 ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall1 for many illustrations to the works of ,charles ,dickens2 the ,proprietors of the ,graphic1 for ,the ,sisters1 by ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell2 and to ,messrs4 ,ward and ,lock1 for ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights and ,dalziel's ,goldsmith4 ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan has our warmest thanks for much help which he kindly gave us in procuring many valuable representative specimens of our work from his various publications4 ,and yet other thanks are due4 ,before publishing the letters to be found in the following pages1 it was necessary to seek the permission of the writer of each1 or the executors of those no longer with us4 ,in every case the response has been so kind and so reminiscent1 that the interest and pleasure derived from their receipt will remain till the end with ,george and ,edward ,dalziel ,hampstead #aija ,,list ,,of ,,illustrations4 ,,subject4 ,,page ,,our ,,father4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,from a ,bust by his ,son1 ,robert #c ,dalziel ,,our ,,mother4 ,from an ,oil ,painting by her ,son1 ,robert ,dalziel #e ,,portrait ,,of ,from an ,oil ,painting by his #g ,brother ,robert ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,from an ,oil ,painting by his #i ,brother ,robert ,,john ,,dalziel4 ,from a ,photograph #aa ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,from a ,photograph #ac ,,william ,,harvey4 ,from a ,wood ,engraving #ae ,,margaret ,,dalziel4 ,from a ,photograph #bj ,,illustrated ,,by ,,the ,,earl ,,of ,,leicester',s ,,levee4 ,william ,harvey #ba ,from the ,abbotsford ,edition of ,kenilworth ,,mackay1 ,,as ,,the ,,bailie ,,nicol ,sir ,william ,allan1 ,r4,a41 ,,jarvie4 ,from the ,abbotsford ,p4,r4,s4,a4 #be ,edition of ,rob ,roy ,,children ,,in ,,the ,,wood4 ,john ,franklin #bg ,,sleeping ,,child ,,and ,,lamb4 ,william ,mulready1 ,r4,a4 #bi ,,evangeline4 ,from the ,poetical ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,works of ,longfellow ,p4,r4,w4,s4 #cc ,l',,allegro4 ,kenny ,meadows #ci ,a ,,ball-,,room4 ,frederick ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 #dc ,a ,,lay ,,of ,,st4 ,,dunstan4 ,from the ,ingoldsby ,legends ,george ,cruikshank #de ,,the ,,lord ,,of ,,toulouse4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel #dg ,,the ,,wedding ,,day4 ,george ,cruikshank #di ,,the ,,adoration ,,of ,,the ,,maji4 ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a4 #ec ,,fairy ,,dance4 ,w4 ,e4 ,frost1 ,r4,a4 #ee ,,oriana4 ,tennyson ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a4 #eg ,,scotland4 ,from ,an ,overland ,journey to the ,great ,exhibition of ,richard ,doyle #fj #ahea ,,jack ,,and ,,the ,,giants4 #fc ,,the ,,giants4 #fd ,,the ,,arrival ,,at ,,cologne4 #fe ,,evening ,,on ,,the ,,lago-,,maggiore4 #fg ,,the ,,salamandrine4 ,dr4 ,charles ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,mackay ,p4,r4,w4,s4 #fi ,,lucy ,,gray4 ,w4 ,wordsworth #ga ,,king ,,lear4 #gc ,,king ,,lear ,,and ,,fool ,,in ,a ,,storm4 #ge ,,lear ,,fantastically ,,dressed ,,with #gi ,,flowers4 ,,the ,,lord ,,of ,,burleigh4 ,tennyson ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 #hc ,,the ,,talking ,,oak4 #hg ,,oriana4 ,holman ,hunt #ij ,,st4 ,,cecillia4 ,dante ,g4 ,rossetti #ia ,,hallelujah4 ,arthur ,hughes #ic ,,the ,,pearl ,,of ,,great ,,price4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 #ie ,,the ,,unjust ,,judge4 #ii ,,the ,,leaven4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 #ajc ,,edinburgh1 ,,after ,,flodden4 ,aytoun ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a4 #ajg ,,the ,,execution ,,of ,,montrose4 #aji ,,the ,,song ,,of ,,bethlehem4 ,campbell ,j4 ,r4 ,clayton #aac ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,moses ,,by ,,pharaoh',s ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 #aae ,,daughter4 ,,there',s ,,nae ,,luck ,,about ,,the ,,house4 #aag ,,threnody4 ,ralph ,waldo ,emerson ,edward ,dalziel #aba ,,the ,,veiled ,,prophet ,,of ,,khorassan4 ,from ,lalla ,rookh ,sir ,john ,tenniel #abc ,,maiden ,,playing ,,the ,,mandoline4 ,from ,lalla ,rookh #abe ,,alice ,,in ,,wonderland4 #abg ,,the ,,sleeping ,,genie ,,and ,,the ,,lady4 ,from ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights #abi ,,the ,,crawley ,,family4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 #aca ,,lady ,,lufton ,,and ,,the ,,duke ,,of ,,omneum4 #acc ,,temptation4--,horace ,saltoun #ace ,,lady ,,with ,,hounds4 #acg ,,come ,,awa1 ,,come ,,awa4 ,thomas ,birket ,foster1 ,r4,w4,s4 #ada ,pringle ,,the ,,graves ,,of ,,the ,,household4 #ade ,mrs4 ,hemans ,,lines ,,written ,,on ,,early ,,spring4 #adg ,wordsworth ,,sweet ,,may ,,morning4 ,from ,intimations of #aea ,immortality--,wordsworth ,,grandfather ,,nursing ,a ,,sick ,,boy4 ,john ,pettie1 ,r4,a4 #aee ,,coach ,,and ,,horses4 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 #aeg ,,kiss ,,me4 #aei ,,sigurd4 ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones1 ,bart4 #afa ,,summer ,,snow4 #afc ,,worldly ,,wiseman4 ,j4 ,d4 ,watson1 ,r4,w4,s4 #afe ,,crusoe ,,visits ,,the ,,old ,,captain4 #afg ,,abject ,,prayer4 #afi ,,life',s ,,journey4 ,george ,wither ,frederick ,sandys #aga ,,the ,,little ,,mourner4 ,dean ,alford #agc ,,cleopatra4 #age ,,the ,,lent ,,jewels4 ,richard ,holman ,hunt #agg ,chevening ,trench ,a ,,northern ,,legend4 ,w4 ,cullen ,edward ,dalziel #agi ,bryant ,,the ,,battle-,,field4 #aha ,,the ,,maiden',s ,,sorrow4 ,harrison ,weir #ahc ,,the ,,lady ,,of ,,castle ,,windeck4 ,edward ,dalziel #ahe ,,the ,,exiles ,,of ,,oona4 ,robert ,thomas ,dalziel #ahg ,buchanan ,,the ,,deserted ,,cottage4 ,wordsworth ,joseph ,wolf #ahi ,,an ,,evening ,,walk4 #aia ,,the ,,long ,,voyage4 ,charles ,dickens ,frederick ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 #aie ,,the ,,schoolboy',s ,,story4 #aig ,a ,,woman ,,in ,,the ,,snow4 #aii ,,two ,,fancy ,,sketches4 #bjj ,,tramps4 ,charles ,dickens ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s #bjh ,,city ,,churchyards4 ,charles ,dickens #bji ,,the ,,sisters4 #baa ,,an ,,english ,,eclogue4 ,robert ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 #bac ,buchanan ,,the ,,ballad ,,maker4 #bae ,,thornhill ,,presenting ,,ladies ,,of ,,great ,,distinction ,,to ,,the ,,vicar4 ,from ,the ,vicar of ,wakefield #bag ,,george ,,playing ,,the ,,flute ,,to ,,the ,,peasants4 ,from ,the ,vicar of #bai ,wakefield ,,meg ,,blane4 ,robert ,buchanan ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 #bbj ,,the ,,saint',s ,,story4 #bba ,,three ,,blind ,,men4 ,from ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights #bbc ,,king ,,zeyn ,,conducts ,,the ,,queen-,,mother ,,to ,,the ,,vaults4 ,from ,edward ,dalziel #bbe ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights ,,the ,,genie ,,brings ,,the ,,hatchet ,,and ,,cord4 ,from ,dalziel's ,arabian ,thomas ,dalziel #bbg ,nights ,,meg ,,blane4 ,robert ,buchanan #bbh ,,celtic ,,myths4 #bbi ,,the ,,exiles ,,of ,,glen ,,oona4 ,robert ,william ,small #bca ,buchanan ,,hahon4 ,edward ,dalziel #bcc ,,music4--,a ,,man ,,at ,,the ,,spinet4 ,j4 ,m4 ,lawless #bce ,,cain ,,and ,,abel4 ,from ,dalziel's ,lord ,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a4 #bci ,bible ,gallery ,,moses ,,views ,,the ,,promised ,,land4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery #bdc ,,esau ,,meeting ,,jacob4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery ,g4 ,f4 ,watts1 ,r4,a4 #bde ,,joseph ,,presents ,,his ,,father ,,to ,,pharaoh4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 #bdg ,gallery ,,miriam4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible #bdi ,gallery ,,eliezer ,,and ,,rebekah ,,at ,,the ,,well4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery ,holman ,hunt #bea ,,elijah ,,and ,,the ,,widow',s ,,son4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery ,ford ,madox ,brown #bec ,,abraham ,,parting ,,with ,,lot4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery ,thomas ,dalziel #bee ,,jacob ,,and ,,the ,,flocks ,,of ,,laban4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery #beg ,,hosannah4 ,from ,dalziel's ,bible ,simeon ,solomon #bei ,gallery ,,daniel',s ,,prayer4 ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 #bfa ,,christian ,,climbing ,,the ,,hill ,,of ,,difficulty4 ,from ,bunyan's ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel #bfc ,pilgrim's ,progress ,,old ,,honest4 ,from ,bunyan's ,sir ,james ,d4 ,linton1 ,p4,r4,i4 ,pilgrim's ,progress #bfe ,,the ,,atheist4 ,frederick ,barnard #bfg ,,monkeys4 ,from ,wood's ,natural ,joseph ,wolf #bfi ,history ,,the ,,old ,,year ,,and ,,the ,,new4 ,cartoon ,paul ,gray #bgc from ,fun ,,fun4 ,j4 ,f4 ,sullivan #bgd ,,the ,,chosen ,,champion4 ,cartoon from ,frederick ,barnard #bge ,fun ,,old ,,father ,,time4 ,gordon ,thomson #bgi ,,an ,,urban ,,delusion4 ,from ,fun ,j4 ,f4 ,sullivan #bhj1 #bha ,,that ,,or ,,nothing4 ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 #bhc ,,to ,,even ,,money6 ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel #bhe ,,chelsea ,,hospitality1 ,,under ,a ,,cloud4 ,from ,fun #bhg ,,park ,,lane4 ,e4 ,f4 ,brewtnall #bhi ,a ,,drap ,o' ,,the ,,best4 ,from ,fun ,william ,small #bia ,,mistress ,,and ,,maid4 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 #bie ,,the ,,theatre ,,of ,,nature4 ,ernest ,griset #cjj1 #cja ,,an ,,illogical ,,de-,,duck-,,tion4 ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel #cje ,,going ,,home ,,to ,,love ,,in ,a ,,cottage4 ,f4 ,a4 ,fraser #cji ,,argumentum ,,ad ,,hominem4 ,j4 ,mahoney #caa ,,oysters4 ,ernest ,griset #cac ,,propos ,,to ,a ,,proposal4 ,hal ,ludlow #cae ,,madame4 ,from ,behind a ,brass ,knocker 7,judy7 ,frederick ,barnard #cai ,,mister ,,mite4 #cba ,,on ,,the ,,uselessness ,,of ,,nursery ,,lore4 ,from ,judy ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel #cbc ,,on ,,love ,,as ,a ,,passion4 #cbe ,,codlin ,,and ,,short ,,in ,,the ,,churchyard4 ,from ,the ,old ,charles ,green1 ,r4,i4 #cbg ,curiosity ,shop--,charles ,dickens ,,nell ,,stopping ,,miss ,,monflather4 ,from ,the ,old ,curiosity #cbi ,shop--,charles ,dickens ,,at ,,the ,,dolphins ,,head4 ,from ,the ,uncommercial ,traveller--,charles ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel #cca ,dickens ,,am ,i ,,red ,,to-,,night8 ,from ,the ,uncommercial ,traveller--,charles #ccc ,dickens ,,the ,,marquis',s ,,carriage ,,stopped ,,by ,,the ,,crowd4 ,from ,a ,tale of ,two ,frederick ,barnard #cce ,cities--,charles ,dickens ,,nicholas ,,nickleby',s ,,interview ,,with ,,mr4 ,,bray4 ,from ,nicholas #ccg ,nickleby--,charles ,dickens ,,portrait ,,of ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,from a #cdj ,photograph ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,from a #cda ,photograph ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,from a #cdb ,photograph ,dedicated ,,in ,,kind ,,remembrance ,,of ,,the ,,many ,,friends ,,whose ,,works ,,adorn ,,the ,,pages ,,of ,,this ,,book4 ,,the ,,brothers ,,dalziel4 ,,chapter ,i4 ,,parentage--,,four ,,brothers ,,and ,a ,,sister1 ,,ebenezer ,,landells1 ,,thomas ,,bewick1 ,,william ,,harvey1 ,,and ,,samuel ,,lover4 ,we were members of a family of twelve children1 and1 with one exception1 we were born at ,wooler1 ,northumberland1 the youngest having been born at ,newcastle-on-,tyne4 ,our father spent a great part of his time in horticultural pursuits1 and in middle life took up art as a profession4 ,he also held a commission in the ,northumberland ,militia4 ,his sons1 eight in number1 inherited strong artistic tastes1 which they all carried out professionally1 except the youngest1 ,davison1 who applied himself very successfully to commerce4 ,the eldest1 ,william1 whose art work was chiefly devoted to heraldic and occasional ornamental decoration for ,,mss4 books1 also painted a little in still-life subjects with remarkable fidelity2 while the second son1 ,robert1 devoted himself to art1 and obtained a fair reputation as a portrait painter4 ,he also studied landscape painting for some time under ,thompson1 of ,duddingston1 and having practiced his art successfully both in ,glasgow and ,edinburgh1 he came ultimately to ,london1 where he died1 having attained only his thirty-second year4 ,the next brother1 ,alexander1 was a youth of rare artistic promise1 and1 had he lived1 must of necessity have made a great name for himself as a designer and draughtsman in black and white2 but early in life1 while living in ,london1 he caught a chill1 which terminated in consumption4 ,he1 having returned to his mothers house in ,newcastle-on-,tyne1 died before completing his twenty-third year4 ,the next brother1 ,george1 early in #ahce1a being then nineteen1 came to ,london as a pupil to the late ,charles ,gray1 an engraver on wood1 with whom he remained four years1 and on the completion of his engagement1 he commenced operations on his own account1 though continuing on the most friendly terms with ,gray4 ,a few weeks later he was joined by his brother ,edward1 and from that day we two have1 for a period of over fifty-five years1 worked hand in hand together1 as ,the ,brothers ,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,,alexander ,,dalziel1 ,,our ,,father4 ,,born1 ,,may #bb1 #agha2 ,,died1 ,,june #cj1 #ahcb4 ,,from ,a ,,bust1 ,,modelled ,,by ,,his ,,second ,,son1 ,,robert ,,dalziel4 ,alexander ,dalziel1 born at ,wooler1 in the ,county of ,northumberland1 on the #bbnd ,may1 #agha2 married at ,lamberton1 ,north ,britain1 on the #dth day of ,january1 #ahje1 to ,elizabeth ,hills1 born at ,mornington1 ,north ,britain1 on the #aath ,may1 #aghc4 --,,extract ,,from ,,family ,,bible4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in #aheb our brother ,john became associated with us4 ,he was a skilful and highly accomplished engraver2 but his health1 unfortunately1 gave way1 and early in #ahfh he was compelled to give up all artistic work and went to reside at ,drig1 a delightfully picturesque locality1 surrounded on the one side by the ,cumberland ,lakes and hills1 and on the other by the broad sea1 hoping that the fine bracing air of the ,north would restore him to health1 but unhappily the change came too late1 and he died in the summer of #ahfi4 ,in #ahfj our brother ,thomas1 who had been educated as a copperplate engraver1 joined the ,brotherhood1 and from that time devoted himself entirely to painting and drawing on wood1 contributing much excellent work to the various books we produced4 ,among them may be mentioned ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights1 ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery--of which we will have much to say further on1 and a beautiful edition of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 as well as many very charming drawings for nearly all the ,fine ,art ,books created by ourselves1 or produced under our entire supervision4 ,illustration3 ,,elizabeth ,,dalziel1 ,,our ,,much-,,beloved ,,mother4 ,,born1 ,,may #aa1 #aghc2 ,,died1 ,,february #d1 #ahec4 ,,from ,a ,,picture ,,by ,,her ,,second ,,son1 ,,robert ,,dalziel4 ,,painted ,,about #ahcg4 ,she was one of the brightest1 the best1 and kindest of women--a true embodiment of all that is good and just4 ,in the early part of our career1 that is to say during the ,forties1 we ,george and ,edward1 worked very much in association with ,ebenezer ,landells1 one of the original projectors and proprietors of ,punch1 and from whom 7the other original proprietors having resigned their shares in a then unprofitable speculation7 ,messrs4 ,bradbury and ,evans1 the printers1 acquired a two-thirds share4 ,subsequently the entire property passed into their hands4 ,we may here state that while in association with ,landells1 we engraved the picture1 ,foreign ,affairs1 which was the first drawing contributed to ,punch by ,john ,leech4 ,landells was a man to whom illustrated literature1 journalism in particular1 owes much4 ,it is an old story1 well known at the time1 how he parted with his interest in ,punch1 and how he lost the proceeds in the ,illuminated ,magazine1 which was edited by ,douglas ,jerrold4 ,among his thousand and one journalistic ventures1 he was the first to project and produce the ,lady's ,newspaper1 but in this1 as in other things1 he was before his time and failed4 ,he it was who suggested to ,herbert ,ingram that an artist should be sent to follow the progress of ,queen ,victoria on her first journey to ,scotland2 ,landells undertook the commission1 and it was the success of1 and great interest taken in these pictures that had much to do with making the ,illustrated ,london ,news4 ,the ,queen was so much pleased1 that she bought all ,landells' original drawings4 ,he worked very much with ,herbert ,ingram1 and it was through him that we were engaged upon the second number of the ,illustrated ,london ,news4 ,it was for him that we engraved the prospectus block for ,punch1 also the covers for that journal drawn by ,archie ,henning1 ,william ,harvey1 and ,john ,gilbert1 as well as the ,h4 ,k4 ,b4 drawings every week for ,master ,humphrey's ,clock4 ,in fact we were largely indebted to him for much sincere help at a time when such help was invaluable1 and at his house we had the advantage of forming the friendship of ,douglas ,jerrold1 the ,brothers ,mayhew1 ,mark ,lemon1 and others connected with the foundation of ,punch4 ,illustration3 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,,born1 ,,december #a1 #ahae4 ,,from ,a ,,picture ,,painted ,,by ,,his ,,brother ,,robert4 ,,date ,,about #ahda ,,or '#db4 ,landells was a man brimful of ideas and full of energy4 ,one hardly ever met him but that he had some new project which was certain to be a fortune--a fortune that never came to him4 ,his connection with the ,illustrated ,london ,news continued until ,herbert ,ingram's departure for ,america1 from which place he never returned1 having been drowned on ,lake ,michigan4 ,it is a curious fact that1 when ,ingram's body was brought home for interment1 on the same day that his funeral took place at ,boston the remains of ,landells were interred at ,highgate ,cemetery4 ,we were at the ceremonies4 ,edward attended the one1 while ,george was present at the other4 ,an interesting anecdote is told of ,thomas ,bewick in reference to ,ebenezer ,landells4 ,when it was proposed to place him as a pupil with that eminent wood engraver1 the father of the lad said1 ,well1 ,mr4 ,bewick1 ,i hope you will make my son a clever fellow4 ,mr4 ,landells1 replied the veteran1 ,i'll do my best to teach him what ,i know1 but if ,god ,almighty hasn't put brains into your son's head1 it's impossible for me to put them there6 ,illustration3 ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,,born1 ,,december #e1 #ahag4 ,,from ,a ,,picture ,,painted ,,by ,,his ,,brother ,,robert4 ,,date ,,about #ahda ,,or '#db4 ,this anecdote was told us by ,landells himself1 in illustration of a principle he was discussing1 that unless a lad has a real1 genuine love for the art he is studying1 no teaching in the world will ever make him a skilful worker4 ,his father not being able to arrange terms with ,bewick1 ,landells did not remain long with him1 but served his apprenticeship with ,isaac ,nicholson 7an old pupil of ,bewick's1 who had opened an office on the opposite side of the way to his old master1 in ,st4 ,nicholas' ,churchyard1 ,newcastle-on-,tyne71 with whom ,charles ,gray was also a pupil4 ,and it was through those two young men coming to our ,father to learn to draw that our brother ,alexander became a pupil of ,nicholson's1 with whom he served a seven years' apprenticeship1 and proved himself a very skilful draughtsman and engraver4 ,hence our somewhat close connection with the school of ,thomas ,bewick4 ,landells was a man of slightly excitable temperament1 and1 as a rule1 very demonstrative4 ,one morning he called upon his old pupil1 ,edmund ,evans1 who was then commencing colour printing works in ,racquet ,court1 saying he was off to the ,derby1 and1 as the morning looked rather doubtful1 would he lend him an umbrella8 ,this ,evans most willingly did1 giving the best he had1 almost a new one4 ,landells faithfully returned it the next morning1 but the ferrule had disappeared1 and the stick was battered down close to the silk4 ,landells had evidently been through some exciting scenes1 and in expressing his high appreciation of the events ,evans' umbrella had come sadly to grief4 ,when ,landells got a little vexed or worried by anyone1 which in his very much varied life he not unfrequently did1 his invariable remark was1 ,well1 stop till ,i see him again and ,i'll give him a piece of my mind4 ,illustration3 ,,john ,,dalziel4 ,,born1 ,,january #a1 #ahbb2 ,,died1 ,,may #ba1 #ahfi4 ,,from ,a ,,photograph4 ,during the time that ructions were on with his co-partners in ,punch1 he met ,douglas ,jerrold in ,fleet ,street and complained bitterly1 winding up with1 ,there1 ,i've just been to see them and have given them a bit of my mind1 ,ah1 said ,jerrold1 ,i'm afraid they would not gain much by that1 ,landells4 ,his eldest son1 ,robert ,landells1 also an artist of considerable ability in black and white work1 acted for many years as ,art ,war ,correspondent to the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 and1 in that capacity1 went through a great part of the ,franco-,prussian ,campaign4 ,the years of our boyhood having been spent in ,newcastle-on-,tyne1 we have constantly been identified as being natives of the ,tyneside1 and so became much associated with several artists of ability who hailed from that part of the kingdom4 ,among the foremost of those we would mention ,william ,harvey1 the justly celebrated artist and book illustrator1 who was himself a favourite pupil of ,thomas ,bewick1 and during his apprenticeship designed and engraved several of the smaller tailpieces to the ,fables1 ,natural ,history1 and other works published by his famous master4 ,william ,harvey was born at ,newcastle-on-,tyne1 ,july #acth1 #agif1 and died at ,richmond1 ,surrey1 ,january #ahth1 #ahff4 ,he was apprenticed to ,thomas ,bewick1 #ahaj1 and the high esteem in which he was held by his master is shown in the letter here quoted4 ,,gateshead1 ,january #ast1 #ahae4 ,,dear ,,william1--,i sent you last night1 ',the ,history of ,british ,birds1' which ,i beg your acceptance of as a ,new ,year's gift and also as a token of my respect4 ,don't trouble yourself about thanking me for them2 but1 instead of doing so1 let those books put you in mind of the duties you have to perform through life4 ,look at them 7as long as they last7 on every ,new ,year's day1 and at the same time resolve1 with the help of the ,all-wise but unknowable ,god1 to conduct yourself on every occasion as becomes a good man4 ,be a good son1 a good brother1 and 7when the time comes7 a good husband1 a good father1 and a good member of ,society4 ,peace of mind will then follow you like a shadow2 and when your mind grows rich in integrity1 you will fear the frowns of no man1 and only smile at the plots and conspiracies which it is probable will be laid against you by envy1 hatred1 and malice4 ,,thomas ,,bewick4 ,to ,william ,harvey1 ,junr41 ,westgate4 ,illustration3 ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,,born1 ,,may #i1 #ahbc4 ,,from ,a ,,photograph4 ,two years later1 #ahag1 when he had completed his apprenticeship1 he went to ,london1 where he studied drawing and painting under ,benjamin ,haydon1 and anatomy with ,sir ,charles ,bell1 where he had1 as fellow students1 amongst others1 ,charles ,lock ,eastlake1 the ,p4,r4,a41 ,george ,lance1 the fruit painter1 and ,sir ,edwin ,landseer4 ,he soon became a most distinguished draughtsman and illustrator of books1 his fame rising rapidly4 ,for many years he stood prominently in the front of all others4 ,amongst his earliest works were ,henderson's ,book on ,wines1 for which he not only made the drawings but engraved them all himself4 ,it is further interesting as being the first work that bore his name4 ,his great ability both as draughtsman and engraver is shown in the reproduction of an elaborate work from ,benjamin ,haydon's picture of ,dentatus--which even in these advanced days must be held as a remarkable example of wood engraving1 being1 strictly speaking1 a marvellous imitation of a copperplate1 done in the grand line manner4 ,haydon no doubt induced ,harvey to undertake this work to satisfy his own vanity1 for he was not a man who cared for others4 ,about this time he gave up engraving altogether and devoted himself entirely to drawing on wood4 ,william ,harvey was a great and highly-gifted artist1 a true man1 a friend and counsellor to us from the time of our earliest efforts to the day of his death4 ,he was a fine conversationalist1 brimful of anecdotes1 chiefly concerning a notable group of artists1 authors1 and men of law1 many of whom had gone1 and others who were then passing away4 ,as an illustrator he held the town for many years1 and in connection with ,charles ,knight did much to popularise black and white work2 but even in his own time what changes took place6 ,he said that in his early days if merely a frontispiece were wanted for a book1 ,john ,murray would invite him and ,john ,thomson1 the engraver1 to dinner at ,albemarle ,street1 that they might discuss the subject fully before beginning the work4 ,illustration3 always yours truly ,william ,harvey ,in his more important works ,harvey always tried to push forward one or more young and unknown engravers of promise--in fact he was the young man's friend4 ,of course he had many imitators2 coming men begin by imitating the manner of the successful men who have gone before4 ,he used to say1 ,the young man jumps on the shoulders of the old man1 looks over his head1 and consequently sees much farther along the road4 ,strong examples of this are shown in the early works of ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 which alternated in likeness to ,william ,harvey1 ,kenny ,meadows1 and ,george ,cruikshank2 but in a later stage took on much from the great ,german artist1 ,menzel4 ,the following are a few instances in illustration of young men building up their style by studying the old professors in their art1 which we call to mind as occurring in our own experience3 ,william ,harvey felt complimented by ,john ,gilbert gleaning from his works2 while ,george ,cruikshank was highly indignant with ,gilbert for what he called cribbing his brains1 and threatened to go down to ,blackheath and thrash the fellow4 ,gilbert1 on being told this1 only laughed1 and said1 ,i don't think he knows what sort of man ,i am4 ,j4 ,prior1 the father of ,melton ,prior1 assisted ,william ,harvey very frequently2 and after acquiring a fair style of imitation1 did a good deal of work on his own account1 which sometimes bore too strong a resemblance to the master4 ,he would say to ,harvey1 ,i know you don't mind4 ,he was right2 good-natured ,harvey did not mind if ,prior got any advantage by it4 ,but1 like other men1 ,prior ultimately acquired a style of his own1 and did much good service in the early days of the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 to which journal his son ,melton has long been a valuable power as ,war ,correspondent4 ,the early drawings of that great art genius1 ,fred ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s41 have a strong family resemblance to those of ,sir ,john ,gilbert4 ,j4,w4 ,north's early drawings reminded one vividly of ,birket ,foster1 while ,birket ,foster's style was undoubtedly built upon ,thomas ,creswick1 ,r4,a4--and so on1 and so on4 ,our connection with ,harvey was so close1 not only as regards work1 but socially1 that we can say he was in every sense one of ,nature's best2 lovable to a degree1--and would far more than stand the test of the guiding-lines laid down by his master in the letter printed on page #ab4 ,among ,william ,harvey's chief works mention must be made of the charmingly fanciful designs for ,lane's ,arabian ,nights1 ,northcoat's ,fables1 ,the ,tower ,menagerie1 several of the books in ,the ,abbotsford ,edition of ,sir ,walter ,scott's novels1 and many smaller books1 notably ,the ,children in the ,wood1 and ,the ,blind ,beggar's ,daughter of ,bethnal ,green2 also an extremely beautiful frontispiece1 as well as other illustrations1 to each of the plays in ,charles ,knight's ,edition of ,shakespeare's ,works4 ,subsequently he illustrated for us an edition of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 in which he displayed all his tasteful fancy in decorating its pages4 ,this book was published by ,david ,bogue4 ,from #ahci to the time of his death1 ,william ,harvey entrusted many of his drawings to our care1 as well as in later years constantly working for the various books produced under our superintendence4 ,on the death of ,william ,harvey1 it was proposed that a monument should be erected over his grave in ,richmond cemetery1 and in seeking subscriptions for that purpose1 among others1 ,samuel ,lover1 the famous ,irish song-writer1 composer and artist1 was asked to assist and co-operate with a few friends in carrying out the object1 when in reply he wrote3 ,i wish instead of a few friends that many were engaged for what is proposed1 for then this monument might be much more worthy the memory of so good an artist and so good a man4 ,as to the extent1 you may rely on me for help 444 ,in sincere esteem for my much esteemed friend1 ,i think few can exceed me1 but my exchequer is rather limited4 ,could ,i convert my heart into a bank1 and make its wishes into bank notes1 ,i would build a monument out of my own purse to one so worthy of esteem and every kind remembrance4 ,truly1 ,,samuel ,,lover4 ,is not this just the letter we might expect from the warm-hearted ,irishman and true poet who could write the following beautiful lines8 ,i'll seek a four-leaved shamrock in all the fairy dells1 ,and if ,i find the charmed leaves1 oh1 how ,i'll weave my spells6 ,i would not waste my magic might on diamond1 pearl or gold1 ,for treasure tires the weary sense--such triumph is but cold4 ,but ,i would play the enchanter's part in casting bliss around1 ,and not a tear or aching heart should in the world be found4 ,the monument was erected1 as suggested1 in the cemetery at ,richmond1 ,surrey1 as well as a brass tablet in ,st4 ,nicholas' ,cathedral1 ,newcastle-on-,tyne1 both from designs by ,john ,r4 ,clayton4 ,having furnished several illustrations to a book of ,irish songs edited by ,samuel ,lover1 and published by ,john ,maxwell1 husband of ,miss ,braddon1 we received several kind letters of commendation and thanks for the care bestowed in getting up the work4 ,among others we may quote the following3 ,november #acth1 #aheg4 ,i hope you will excuse me for not having sooner acknowledged your enclosure of your engraving of ,gratton's ,head1 which is quite admirable1 and for which ,i truly thank you4 ,again1 in writing of a drawing to illustrate the ,four-leaved ,shamrock1 which we had submitted for his approval1 he says3 ,i think your quadruple design most excellent4 ,if that be carried out 7as ,i have no doubt it will7 with the care and spirit of the drawing on the wood1 it will make a charming illustration4444 ,i suggest that you place the initial letter ',i' encircled with the charmed leaves in the corner1 to commence the first line of the song4 ,i am glad for your own sake1 as well as for the credit of the book1 you have made the second illustration1 as ,i am convinced it will do you much credit4 ,for myself1 pray accept my many thanks4 ,my dear ,sirs1 ,yours very truly1 ,,samuel ,,lover4 ,illustration3 ,,margaret ,,dalziel4 ,,born1 ,,november #c1 #ahai2 ,,died1 ,,july #ab1 #ahid4 ,,from ,a ,,photograph4 ,she was the essence of kindness and generosity1 a sister-mother to us all1 and ,aunt ,meg to everybody4 ,during all our operations from the year #ahea1 we were fortunate enough to have the loyal and skilful help of our sister ,margaret1 who warmly entered into all our plans and worked very constantly upon the most highly finished engravings we produced4 ,as much of the work we were engaged upon was intended for periodical publications1 it may readily be supposed that there was1 at times1 great pressure to meet the requirements of the printer2 on such occasions we could always be certain of her ever ready help1 grudging neither time nor labour to render every assistance in her power4 ,in all respects she was one of the most devoted1 kind-hearted and sympathetic women that ever lived1 and her great excellence of character1 we have every reason to believe1 was fully appreciated by all those who had the privilege of her acquaintance or friendship4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,earl ,,of ,,leicester',s ,,levee4 ,,from ,,the ,,abbotsford ,,edition ,,of ,,kennilworth4 ,,by ,,william ,,harvey4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,adam ,charles ,black4 ,,footnotes3 #a ,with very trifling exceptions there was no railway traveling in ,england at that time1 and only one steam vessel1 the ,hylton ,jolliffe1 sailed between ,newcastle and the ,metropolis1 so that ,george ,dalziel made the journey in a small trading vessel of some three or four hundred tons burden4 ,the weather being calm and warm for the season1 the little ship went pleasantly along until it had performed about half the journey1 when1 through negligence on the part of the chief mate1 who was in charge at the time1 the vessel was allowed to run aground upon a sand bank when nearly opposite ,yarmouth4 ,it was a beautiful sunny morning1 and the ship was quickly surrounded by a great many fishing boats offering their services to take out part of the cargo1 and so lighten it sufficiently that it might float again when the tide rose4 ,this was done1 and having gone a little further out to sea1 the cargo was again put on board and the ship sailed away to ,london1 where she finally cast anchor in the ,thames nearly opposite the ,tower1 on a bright1 fresh1 ,sunday morning1 having occupied nearly a whole week in the journey4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,,charles ,,knight1 ,,sir ,,william ,,allan1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,s4,a1 ,,john ,,franklin1 ,,william ,,mulready1 ,r4,a41 ,,george ,,routledge1 ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel1 ,,george ,,cruikshank1 ,w4 ,e4 ,,frost1 ,r4,a41 ,f4 ,r4 ,,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,,fred ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s41 ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s41 ,,richard ,,doyle1 ,,and ,w4 ,m4 ,,thackeray4 ,very early in our career we were1 through our friend ,william ,harvey1 introduced to ,charles ,knight1 the eminent publisher who did so much as a pioneer in introducing cheap and good literature to the people1 as his ,penny ,magazine1 ,penny ,cyclopdia1 ,charles ,knight's ,history of ,england1 and many other kindred works bear ample evidence4 ,and not only in literature but in art as well he took a bold and leading part3 see his elaborately illustrated edition of ,shakespeare's ,works1 the ,bible1 ,the ,land we ,live in1 and many highly interesting and instructive books4 ,perhaps the most beautiful of all was the illustrated edition of ,lane's ,arabian ,nights' ,entertainments1 a book which must always hold a foremost place among the most tastefully decorated volumes this country has produced4 ,it was only in association with ,landells and ,charles ,gray that we were at all connected with this work1 not having1 at that time1 any personal transaction with ,mr4 ,knight1 though we subsequently did a great deal of work for him1 notably in his ,shakespeare and ,the ,land we ,live in4 ,mr4 ,ramsay1 ,mr4 ,knight's sub-editor and literary manager1 used to tell a curious story about one of the literary contributors to these volumes1 whose name1 for obvious reasons1 we will withhold4 ,in this gentleman's early connection with ,mr4 ,knight1 he called and had a serious conversation with ,ramsay1 confessing his uncontrollable weakness for strong drink1 and that his only safeguard was an empty pocket4 ,he therefore begged of ,ramsay never1 under any circumstances1 to advance him one penny upon his work1 no matter how hard he might plead1 or what story he might tell in urging the necessity for an advance of cash4 ,ramsay was to be firm and refuse to listen to him1 and on no account to let him have money1 and that all payment for work was to be forwarded to his wife4 ,ramsay promised faithful observance1 and so matters went smoothly on for a considerable time4 ,but one day ,m4 ,n4 came with a sad1 doleful face1 begging for an advance of ten pounds4 ,ramsay positively declined1 reminding him of their compact4 ,yes1 yes1 that's all right1 old fellow1 he answered2 but this business is quite away from everything else4 ,i don't forget the injunction ,i laid upon you1 but this is altogether different2 it is a case of the most urgent necessity4 ,then he went on and told a sad1 touching tale of his boy having died suddenly1 and the shock having brought on a serious illness with his wife1 while1 unfortunately1 he was totally without funds to meet the unexpected demands upon his purse1 or procure a nurse to attend upon her1 as well as the comforts that were absolutely necessary under the circumstances4 ,for a time ,ramsay stood firmly out1 always reminding ,m4 ,n4 of his own proposition1 but the man was so impressively urgent1 appealing again and again on the score of his wife's critical condition1 that at last ,ramsay's scruples gave way1 and ,m4 ,n41 lavish in his thanks1 left the office with the ten pounds in his pocket4 ,it is1 perhaps1 needless to say that ,m4 ,n4 was not seen in ,fleet ,street for many days1 and when he did turn up1 shaky and dilapidated in appearance1 it was only to load ,ramsay with the most crushing abuse for having broken faith with him1 and when ,ramsay tried to shelter himself under the pathetic tale he had told about his sick wife and dead son1 he only replied3 ,d---- the sick wife and dead son6 ,why didn't you stick to your promise8 ,i told you distinctly that it was possible ,i might come with some trumped-up story of urgent necessity1 and a lot of such rubbish1 and now see what a hole you have let me into4 ,my son is perfectly well1 and as healthy a lad as ever lived1 and as for my wife1 well1 she was never better in her life1 and is only suffering from the misery brought about by your unaccountably bad behaviour to me4 ,i tell you1 ,ramsay1 you are a traitor and a false friend1 who has used me shamefully--shamefully6 ,with these words ,m4 ,n4 left the office1 but returned within half an hour seeking condonation1 begging that ,ramsay would overlook the foolish words he had used in a moment of unjustifiable irritation1 and further show his good feeling by advancing him a trifle--say1 a sovereign8 ,no8 ,well1 then1 let it be five shillings8 ,still no6 ,ramsay was obdurate1 and ,m4 ,n41 muttering1 ,cruel man6 ,cruel1 cruel man6 went away4 ,illustration3 ,,mackay1 ,,as ,,the ,,bailie ,,nicol ,,jarvie4 ,,from ,,the ,,abbotsford ,,edition' ,,of ,,rob ,,roy4 ,,from ,a ,,painting ,,by ,,sir ,,william ,,allan1 ,r4,a41 ,f4,r4,s4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,adam ,charles ,black4 ,in the year #ahdb or #ahdc1 through the kindness of the late ,clarkson ,stanfield1 ,r4,a41 we were introduced to ,mr4 ,william ,dicks1 who officiated as art agent for ,mr4 ,cadell1 the ,edinburgh publisher1 then issuing a very elaborately illustrated edition of the ,waverley ,novels1 which he named ,the ,abbotsford ,edition1 and employing on the work many of the very first artists of the day1 both ,english and ,scotch4 ,we were entrusted to engrave a large number of the drawings4 ,among the first of these was a wonderfully life-like portrait of the ,scotch actor1 ,mackay1 in the character of ,bailie ,nicol ,jarvie1 painted by ,sir ,william ,allan1 ,r4,a4 and ,p4,r4,s4,a4#b ,the engraving of this portrait gave such entire satisfaction both to ,mr4 ,cadell and ,mr4 ,dicks that we were constantly employed upon the undertaking until its completion4 ,among the artists whose drawings we had to engrave during the progress of this edition of the great ,wizard of the ,north's novels1 we may especially mention ,william ,harvey1 ,clarkston ,stanfield1 ,r4,a41 ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a41 ,john ,franklin1 ,edward ,h4 ,corbould1 ,sir ,david ,wilkie1 ,r4,a41 ,alexander ,christie1 and ,robert ,mc,ian4 ,illustration3 ,,children ,,in ,,the ,,wood4 ,,by ,,john ,,franklin4 ,,from ,,cundall',s ,,series ,,of ,,children',s ,,books4 ,through the friendship that sprung up with several of these gentlemen1 and our connection with the ,institute of the ,fine ,arts1#c we became acquainted with many of the young artists who were introducing a new and more realistic feeling into the black and white work of the day4 ,among them were ,john ,tenniel1 at that time just returned from his studies in ,germany1 and strongly impressed with ,german ,art1 and what was termed ,the ,shaded ,outline ,school2 ,alfred ,elmore1 ,r4,a42 ,fred ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a42 ,f4 ,w4 ,topham2 ,edward ,duncan2 ,george ,dodgson2 ,john ,absolon2 all1 except the ,royal ,academicians1 members of the ,old ,water ,colour ,society1 and the ,new--now called the ,royal ,institute of ,water ,colour ,painters--besides many others who have since risen to great eminence in their profession4 ,john ,absolon being then engaged on a set of illustrations to ,collins' ,poetical ,works1 to be published by ,david ,bogue1 he placed many of the drawings in our hands to engrave1 which was the commencement of a long and intimate friendship--not only with the artist1 for it also opened up a connection with ,bogue which enabled us to produce some very creditable works together4 ,early in #ahea ,john ,franklin1 many of whose illustrations to ,the ,abbotsford ,scott and the ,british ,ballads we had engraved1 placed in our hands some drawings he was making to illustrate a series of ,fairy ,tales1 edited by ,sir ,henry ,cole1 then known to the literary world as ,felix ,summerly1 to be published by ,mr4 ,joseph ,cundall of ,bond ,street1 who was an enlightened publisher with strong artistic taste1 his great idea being a desire to raise the character of children's picture books4 ,this was about the time that ,van ,voorst published ,the ,vicar of ,wakefield1 with ,mulready's illustrations2 one of the first high-class books of the period1 which was so highly thought of that ,mulready said he had commissions offered to him for pictures from these designs sufficient to keep him at work for the remainder of his life4 ,it was at this time that ,cundall induced ,mulready to make a set of drawings for a child's primer3 and very beautiful they are4 ,this series of ,fairy ,tales was continued1 with pictures by ,frederick ,taylor1 ,p4,r4,w4,s41 ,h4 ,c4 ,horsley1 ,r4,a41 and other artists of high repute4 ,illustration3 ,,sleeping ,,child ,,and ,,lamb4 ,,by ,,william ,,mulready1 ,r4,a4 ,,from ,a ,,book ,,of ,,poems ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,t4 ,j4 ,,judkin4 ,our connection with these two ,london publishing houses1 added to the work we were doing for ,mr4 ,cadell of ,edinburgh1 tended considerably to increase our responsibilities4 ,and this may be the most convenient place to state that it was at ,mr4 ,cundall's we were first introduced to ,mr4 ,george ,routledge1 who had called for the express purpose of asking ,mr4 ,cundall to recommend a good man to engrave a small drawing on wood1 a portrait of ,sir ,robert ,peel1 which he then had in his pocket4 ,the commission was entrusted to us1 and thus commenced a connection and a friendship which continued with unabated confidence and harmony for a period extending over forty years4 ,george ,routledge1 a strong-minded1 clear-headed man of business1 in his early days used to go personally to the larger north country towns1 and get orders from the booksellers4 ,his capacity in this branch was said to be something marvellous4 ,an old ,quaker bookseller1 of ,darlington1 told us that ,routledge never said1 ,will thee buy this book8 but that it always was with him1 ,thee must take it2 and as his wares were always good1 the results were said to be many times beyond those of any other man on the road4 ,in the publishing business1 he1 in combination with his partners1 ,william and ,frederick ,warne--both clever1 energetic men1--made a force which developed their vast business so rapidly that ,henry ,g4 ,bohn1 the big publisher of that day1 felt so jealous of their great success1 that he used to say1 ,well1 it has taken three strong men to do it4 ,after having produced sets of pictures by various artists1 to many sorts of books1 the most important of which was a small octavo of ,longfellow's ,poems1 with illustrations by ,john ,gilbert1 they invited our co-operation1 assistance1 and direction in such matters1 and it was then determined to do another edition of the same poems1 more extensively illustrated by the same artist4 ,they agreed to give us one thousand pounds for the pictures1 which was to include ,gilbert's charges as well as our own4 ,the book proved a great success from every point of view1 and to this day holds its own as one of the most beautiful examples of ,sir ,john ,gilbert's work as an illustrator4 ,after the first edition many other poems were added1 including ,miles ,standish1 all having ,gilbert's illustrations to them4#d ,the book when first completed created a sensation4 ,we remember asking ,routledge what he thought of it4 ,he was a pure business man4 ,his reply was3 ,we will wait and see what the trade has to say about it first--see whether they will subscribe largely1 and then ,i will tell you what ,i think about it4 ,edmondson1 the binder1 was so in love with his part of the work that1 holding the volume in his hands1 he said1 ,it is a beautiful book6 a very beautiful book6 then added1 in a slightly condescending tone1 ,and a good book inside1 too4 ,william ,warne dying rather early in life1 ,frederick ,warne1 his younger brother1 separated from the ,routledges1 after the sons of ,george entered the firm1 and built up a large publishing house of his own4 ,we were on the very best of terms with all of them1 and continued to work for both houses for many1 many years4 ,illustration3 ,,evangeline4 ,,from ,,the ,,poetical ,,works ,,of ,,longfellow4 ,,illustrated ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,frederick ,warne1 a really clever1 many-sided man1 has now retired1 but his three sons--all men worthy of their father--continue to conduct their large business on the old lines4 ,of the many illustrated books which it has been our lot to superintend and issue to the world1 there are two for which we are to a great extent exclusively responsible3 these are ,the ,spirit of ,praise1 a collection of hymns1 and ,golden ,thoughts from ,golden ,fountains1 a collection of such literary extracts from favourite authors as the title of the book will fully explain--one of us having spent much of his leisure hours in collecting and arranging their contents4 ,the first of these volumes was originally published in the usual quarto form1 with decorative borders and initial letters1 printed in gold and colours1 and subsequently much enlarged by the addition of many hymns as an octavo volume4 ,the other1 ,golden ,thoughts1 was in its main lines uniform with the first edition of ,the ,spirit of ,praise4 ,in both of these books are many of our own contributions1 both in pen and pencil1 in addition to several very fine examples of ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton4 ,the ,abbotsford ,edition of the ,waverley ,novels did not prove a marked financial success1 and when the property was acquired by ,messrs4 ,adam and ,charles ,black1 ,edward ,h4 ,corbould1 ,r4,i41 was commissioned to do a large number of illustrations for their new edition of these books1 nearly all of which were entrusted to us to engrave4 ,in the early part of ,queen ,victoria's reign ,corbould held a high position as a painter in water colour1 and was one of the original members of the ,royal ,institute of ,water ,colour ,painters--then called the ,new ,water ,colour ,society--and so highly was his artistic ability appreciated by the ,prince ,consort that he was selected as art tutor to the ,royal children4 ,perhaps no better selection could at that time have been made2 for1 though somewhat severe in style1 he was a good draughtsman1 painstaking1 and of a kindly1 genial disposition4 ,he was ever full of amusing anecdotes of the sayings and doings of the ,queen1 ,prince ,albert1 and his pupils4 ,corbould did not appear to think it possible for any of those young people to commit a fault4 ,in his eyes they were all sweetness and the perfection of goodness1 being1 as he said1 without the least appearance of affectation4 ,when asked if any of the young ,princes or ,princesses were clever1 he invariably evaded a direct answer by saying3 ,er--well1 you see1 the ,princess ,royal makes up for the shortcomings of all the others1 she is so very clever4 ,er--er--they are all clever and very nice4 ,during ,corbould's connection with the ,royal ,family1 on one occasion he wrote to us saying the ,prince of ,wales had got a scrapbook1 and he was commissioned by the ,prince to say how pleased he would be if we would give him some proofs of our engravings to put into it4 ,we sent a large parcel1 and in return ,corbould wrote that the ,prince was delighted with our contribution and wished him to express his ,warmest thanks to ,messrs4 ,dalziel for their great kindness and liberality4 #bf ,july1 #ahfc1 #ba ,,rutland ,,gate1 ,,hyde ,,park4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have received the impression1 as well as my own1 as also the proof for the ,prince of ,wales4 ,i shall be at ,osborne either on ,thursday or ,friday next1 and ,i will give it to him4 ,that which you engraved for the ',keepsake1 #ahed1' is very beautiful1 and so ,i shall keep the proof4 ,mr4 ,heath will be quite content and so shall ,i4 ,you can tell him that ,i require nothing done to it4 ,i thank you for the proof1 but where are those from ,spencer8#e ,yours very truly1 ,,edward ,,henry ,,corbould4 ,during the early part of our career we became associated with ,mr4 ,samuel ,carter ,hall1 who was originator1 editor and at that time proprietor of the ,art ,journal1 and in a somewhat desultory fashion did a considerable amount of work together4 ,among other matters1 we engraved many of the illustrations for ,a ,book of ,british ,ballads1 which was edited by ,hall and published by ,messrs4 ,how and ,parsons of ,fleet ,street4 ,the drawings by ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a41 ,john ,franklin1 ,w4 ,b4 ,scott1 ,e4 ,h4 ,corbould1 ,henry ,warren1 and other artists1 passed through our hands4 ,when the great ,international ,exhibition of #ahea was in preparation1 and during the time it was open to the public1 ,hall published a series of profusely illustrated supplements to the ,art ,journal1 showing the various classes of objects exhibited4 ,on this work we were very liberally employed4 ,these supplements were subsequently put together and published in one large1 handsome quarto volume as an ,illustrated ,catalogue of that great and important ,exhibition4 ,many other catalogues1 official and non-official1 were published of the ,exhibition1 which contained a marvellous amount of every conceivable class of handicraft and ingenious device1 but certainly1 for comprehensive completeness1 none of them at all approached the very beautiful volume which ,mr4 ,hall gave to the world4 ,when we had finished our portion of the engravings1 he was so grateful for the help we had given that he volunteered the promise that no other wood engravers should ever be employed upon his works4 ,but perhaps it is only characteristic of the man to say that this promise was never carried out4 ,as already stated1 we engraved a very large number of drawings for ,mr4 ,hall with undeviating approval1 and we were much gratified by the following passage in a letter addressed to him by ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 the ,royal ,academician1 on our submitting a proof of an engraving we had executed3 ,the cut is admirable in every way4 ,i have nearly finished the drawing of ',the ,royal ,family of ,france1' and will send it immediately it is done4 ,i hope you will have the ',royal ,family' done by ,dalziels'1 as you said it should be2 they would manage the faces much better than---- ,yours ever truly1 ,e4 ,m4 ,,ward4 ,almost as a matter of course we became associated with ,kenny ,meadows1 a clever1 erratic genius1 and an artist of great ability4 ,he had a wonderful and strangely fanciful imagination1 and perhaps will be best known in time to come by his ,illustrated ,shakespeare and his ,heads of the ,people2 there is one other work which is not likely to be forgotten1 ,a ,head of ',old ,father ,christmas1' which did good service for a ,christmas number of the ,illustrated ,london ,news4 ,he was intimately connected with ,orrin ,smith1 the distinguished wood engraver2 their earliest work being character sketches and heads of the people done for ,bell's ,life in ,london1 which was somewhat a pioneer in illustrated journalism4 ,meadows at that time was generally known as ,iron ,jack1 from the fact of his robust health1 which he attributed entirely to a simple style of living in his early life1 much of which was spent in a lighthouse1 where1 he declared1 they never had enough to eat4 ,he said1 ,i used to devour my food like a ravening wolf4 ,no amount of alcohol ever appeared to hurt him1 and to those who suffered from excess of indulgence he attributed it entirely to over-eating in their early days1 before the constitution was fairly and properly formed4 ,illustration3 ,or sweetest ,shakespeare1 ,fancy's child1 ,warble his native wood-notes wild4 ,l',allegro and ,il ,penseroso4--,,milton4 ,,by ,,kenny ,,meadows4 ,by permission of the ,council of the ,art ,union of ,london4 ,we were so closely connected with him that when he was first asked to work for ,punch1 he stipulated that we should have all his drawings to engrave4 ,this arrangement did not last long1 for he was of a very uncertain nature1 and changeable in his moods4 ,his friendship was not of the kind that would stand much1 if any1 strain1 and after he had imbibed a little1 he not infrequently became nasty4 ,once at a public dinner1 on the name of ,punch being mentioned1 he started from his chair1 saying1 ,gentlemen1 ,i am ,punch6 which really was more than insulting to several ,punch men who were present4 ,at one of the early ,illustrated ,news dinners1 ,herbert ,ingram1 speaking of the great success of the journal1 said1 ,and1 gentlemen1 we all share in the credit of producing this wonderful paper4 ,meadows was immediately on his legs1 saying1 ,yes1 but have we all shared and shared alike in the recompense8 ,yes1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 said ,ingram1 we have all shared alike1 according to what we put into the venture4 ,while ,meadows worked for the ,illustrated ,london ,news we engraved many of his drawings and saw much of ,herbert ,ingram and his partners1 ,nathaniel ,cook and ,william ,little4 ,ingram was the founder and principal proprietor of the paper2 a man of strong character1 self-willed1 but both generous and just4 ,we were in the habit of suggesting and procuring subjects for them4 ,we had induced ,richard ,doyle to make twelve drawings of the months for the ,illustrated ,london ,almanack4 ,nathaniel ,cook disputed our charge1 but we stood out4 ,ingram sat quiet whilst the talk went on4 ,at last he said1 ,have ,messrs4 ,dalziel done the work well8 ,oh6 there is no dispute about that2 the work is well done4 ,then1 said ,ingram1 pay the money and let there be no dispute about it4 ,that is a single1 but a true1 illustration of the sort of man ,herbert ,ingram was4 ,meadows used to say that ,nature put him out1 and so it did4 ,looking at his raised hand with pointed finger1 he would say1 ,i cannot see a hand as ,i would draw it4 ,the first time ,meadows met ,john ,leech after he began to draw on ,punch1 he raved about the drawings1 said ,leech was the greatest man who had ever drawn on wood1 that he1 ,meadows1 ought to retire from art altogether and seek some other occupation1 that his light was out1 and much more to the same purpose4 ,but as the bottle went round1 the feeling gradually changed1 and it ended in ,meadows praising his own work and telling ,leech that he must alter his style altogether if he ever hoped to take a position as an artist--that his work was mere commonplace drivel1 and that he must put imagination into his work such as ,i do in mine1 sir4 ,but judged by his time1 ,meadows was a very clever man with much quaint fancy4 ,many of his initials are singularly pretty1 and his ,shakespeare will always have a place in the history of black and white work4 ,in ,kenny ,meadows' days1 the artist in black and white had not thought of the advantages of drawing from the living model2 neither ,william ,harvey nor ,sir ,john ,gilbert ever drew from ,nature1 and ,george ,thomas was one of the first1 if not indeed the very first1 to draw on wood direct from life4 ,this was about the early part of the ,crimean ,war1 and his subjects were chiefly of sailors and their doings1 and very clever they were4 ,it created something of a sensation at the time1 for the idea of an illustration being drawn from the life had not before been heard of except in special cases4 ,no doubt ,mulready had life models for his ,vicar of ,wakefield drawings1 and later on ,millais never drew without the life1 nor did any of the pre-,raphaelite ,school1 but this was the gradual and natural development of a new method1 and innumerable drawings by the younger artists which passed through our hands were all drawn direct on wood from the life4 ,after spending much time and labour in experimenting1 as well as spoiling a great many blocks1 we succeeded in getting fairly good photographs for the engraver's purpose on other pieces of wood1 and so the valuable original drawings were preserved4 ,this success was obtained about the beginning1 though not at the very beginning1 of our operation on the ,bible illustrations4 ,then followed1 as a matter of course1 the constant practice of making drawings upon paper which were photographed on wood4 ,by this means nearly all the exquisite drawings in black and white made by ,leighton1 ,poynter1 ,houghton1 and many other of the artists who worked in association with us have been preserved1 and now adorn some of the public permanent galleries4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,a ,,ball-,,room4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,from ,,london ,,society4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,james ,hogg4 ,among the early drawings by ,john ,leech that passed through our hands were those he made for ,thackeray's ,irish ,sketch ,book1 which were probably copied from ,thackeray's own pencil work1 for he was not above having help on his drawings1 the result not always being such as he expected4 ,one day he said to ,joseph ,swain1 ,why don't you engrave my drawings to come out like ,john ,gilbert's--his work always looks so strong and mine so weak and scratchy8 ,swain tried other helping hands1 but seldom with satisfactory results4 ,it was in this way that ,fred ,walker's connection with ,thackeray began1 ,swain having induced him to work on the author's drawings1 which he did on one or two1 but very soon declined to go on with them4 ,walker asked that he might make original drawings direct from the story in his own manner1 to which ,thackeray agreed2 and the result was a fine set of drawings for ,philip and for other stories1 as well as a close friendship between author and artist1 only broken by the death of the great novelist4 ,we engraved many of ,leech's drawings1 notably the first he did for ,punch--,foreign ,affairs 7as before mentioned74 ,it was a full page1 and had to be worked at from the moment it came into our hands till it was given to the printer4 ,john ,leech1 speaking of ,frith's picture of ,the ,derby ,day1 could not understand how it was that ,frith1 in this carefully thought out and elaborate work1 had missed one of the most notable facts at such places--inasmuch as he had not depicted anyone of the crowd smoking a pipe or cigar4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,lay ,,of ,,st4 ,,dunstan4 ,,by ,,george ,,cruikshank4 ,,from ,,the ,,ingoldsby ,,legends4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,the vain1 versatile ,george ,cruikshank believed himself another ,admirable ,crichton4 ,he really thought he could do anything1 and that most of his time having been spent as an illustrator was the result of circumstance and not of choice4 ,he was impressionable in the highest degree1 and depending on the subject under notice1 immediately realised and expressed his ideas of what should be done1 and what he would have done if things had favoured him for a career in that direction4 ,once1 the question being of a naval character1 he said1 ,it was by the merest chance that ,i did not go into the ,navy2 and with my knowledge of such matters1 no doubt ,i would have been a ,rear-,admiral4 ,he was great1 also1 on the ,army1 and no doubt felt that had circumstances drifted him in that direction1 he would have become another ,duke of ,wellington4 ,no man ever had greater faith in self than the clever1 excitable ,george ,cruikshank4 ,on the occasion of his exhibiting a small oil picture at the ,british ,institution1 called ,the ,dropped ,penny1 the fact that it was purchased by ,prince ,albert no doubt called extra special attention to it1 to the extent that it might have been sold many times over4 ,one gentleman was most anxious to have it2 or1 if this was impossible1 would he make a replica8 ,this ,george declined to do1 but undertook a commission1 only on the understanding that choice of subject and of size were to be left to him4 ,this was readily agreed to4 ,the ,dropped ,penny was a little thing about #ah by #bd inches4 ,it was a comic picture--two urchins in church1 one of whom having dropped a penny on the stone floor is about to pick it up1 but they are observed by the ,beadle4 ,when the new work was completed1 the gentleman was invited to see it4 ,he found1 to his amazement1 a picture #af feet by #bj feet2 subject1 ,the ,raising of ,lazarus4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,lord ,,of ,,toulouse4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,,from ,,the ,,ingoldsby ,,legends4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,george always thought his true forte was the ,grand ,historical1 and with much cause1 when we think of his wonderful illustrations to ,harrison ,ainsworth's ,tower of ,london1 ,windsor ,castle1 and other romantic histories4 ,in the illustrated edition of the ,ingoldsby ,legends1 published by ,messrs4 ,r4 ,bentley ,son1 we had the good fortune to engrave nearly all the drawings contributed by ,john ,tenniel and ,george ,cruikshank4 ,during the progress of the work we saw much of the latter gentleman1 who was an exceedingly entertaining companion1 being always ready with some anecdotes or reminiscences of his experience4 ,amongst his many grievances 7and ,george ,cruikshank's stock was an assorted one7 he complained bitterly of the treatment he had received at the hands of ,charles ,dickens1 with reference to the authorship of ,oliver ,twist4 ,cruikshank maintained that he had not only suggested the subject to ,dickens1 but that he had also given him the entire plot1 sketched the characters1 arranged all the incidents1 and1 in fact1 constructed the entire story2 so much so1 indeed1 that the book was1 to all intents and purposes1 ,,his2 for all that ,dickens had to do with it was ,,to ,,write ,,it ,,out1 and any man who could hold a pen might have done it better2 concluding with1 ,i am only sorry now ,i didn't do it myself4 ,those were the old man's identical words1 as spoken to us4 ,on one of his visits he related the following interesting circumstances in connection with his famous publication of ,the ,bottle4#f ,this was a series of pictures1 the first showing a young1 well-conditioned mechanic1 sitting in his small1 comfortably furnished room surrounded by his wife and three or four children2 then followed in order how1 in consequence of a constantly increasing habit of intemperance1 they sink gradually down in the scale of life1 until they go entirely to ruin2 his sons to penal servitude1 and his daughter to degradation1 while both his wife and himself die in the greatest misery and want4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,wedding ,,day4 ,,by ,,george ,,cruikshank4 ,,from ,,the ,,ingoldsby ,,legends4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,when on the eve of publication1 ,cruikshank obtained permission to submit the etchings to ,dr4 ,blomfield1 the then ,bishop of ,london4 ,the ,bishop took great interest in looking at the pictures1 and asked many questions as the series was turned over1 expressing his great admiration in the warmest terms4 ,then turning and looking ,cruikshank full in the face1 he said3 ,and am ,i right in coming to the conclusion1 ,mr4 ,cruikshank1 that you are a staunch total abstainer8 ,cruikshank1 in relating this incident to us1 said he never in all his life felt himself in such an awkward position1 for he was obliged to confess that he did indulge in a little alcohol--occasionally--and that in great moderation4 ,you astonish me1 ,mr4 ,cruikshank6--you very greatly astonish me6 said the ,bishop4 ,for how a man who is able to depict so forcibly all the misery1 the horrors and degradation arising from the indulgence in strong drink as you have done1 and himself indulge1 even in a moderate degree1 is a mystery which ,i cannot understand4 ,on my way home1 continued ,cruikshank1 ,i felt so inexpressibly ashamed of myself1 and how true the ,bishop's remarks were1 that ,i resolved at once to begin the change which ,i had long contemplated1 and ,i subsequently succeeded in bringing about the desired effect4 ,it so happened that a few days after my interview with the ,bishop1 ,i received an invitation to dine with a gentleman who was famous in ,society for the recherch character of his frequent dinner parties1 where the wines were of the choicest brands and most tempting quality1 and everything was served in the most dainty and perfect fashion4 ,now is the time1 ,i said to myself1 to prove my strength of purpose4 ,i was successful in resisting all temptation1 and left the house after spending a delightful evening without having tasted a single drop of any other liquid than water4 ,the next morning when ,i went into my study1 continued ,cruikshank1 ,i patted my head and said1 ',george1 old boy1 you have done well6 ,you have succeeded1 ,george4 ,you have gained a gigantic triumph1 and now you must go on1 unflinchingly1 and conquer6'--and ,i did4 ,from that day no alcohol of any description ever crossed my lips1 and never shall6 ,,never6 ,i'd rather die first6--here the gallant old fellow posed himself in a dramatic attitude1 and throwing out his left arm1 and striking his right hand sharply upon his breast1 cried in his ringing voice1 ,,fire6 ,during the latter half of his active life he gave much of his time to the cause of temperance1 and no doubt his influence had very great effect4 ,at one of his lectures on the subject at ,exeter ,hall he held up a brand new pot hat of shiniest kind and said1 ,ladies and gentlemen1 this hat as you see it represents ,george ,cruikshank1 the temperance advocate1 as he now is4 ,then throwing the hat to the ground1 the brim being undermost1 he jumped on the crown1 crushing it flat1 then holding it up to the audience1 shouted1 ,and this represents ,george ,cruikshank1 the drunkard1 as he was6 ,the old man stuck to his resolution for the remainder of his life1 and even on his death-bed1 when his medical attendant1 the late ,sir ,w4 ,b4 ,richardson1 himself a staunch total abstainer1 prescribed that small quantities of brandy should be taken--of course medicinally--he persistently refused to drink it1 and so died at an advanced age1 firm in the determination which he had formed many years before that not a drop of alcohol of any description should ever pass his lips again4 ,the first drawings by ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill that came into our hands to engrave were for ,poems and ,pictures1 an early fine art book1 published by ,j4 ,burns1 of ,orchard ,street1 which contained designs by many of the leading artists of the time1 including several by ,w4 ,dice1 ,r4,a41 ,cope1 ,r4,a41 ,creswick1 ,r4,a41 and others4 ,our connection with ,pickersgill--one of the kindest and best of men--soon ripened into a close friendship1 and it was to him that we gave the first commission at our own cost for a set of drawings to illustrate ,the ,life of ,christ1 desiring to follow the example of ,rethel's ,dance of ,death1 which had just been published in ,germany at a very small price4 ,our first ,part contained six large pictures1 printed with a flat tint1 the price being one shilling4 ,the second ,part1 ,the ,miracles of our ,lord1 contained the same number of pictures1 and at the same price4 ,our attempt to produce high class art at what was then thought to be a nominal price was not responded to4 ,other interests were too strong for us2 and although we tried the aid of some first-class publishers the scheme would not take4 ,we well remember calling on a well-known publisher of ,scripture work1 who1 admitting the excellence as well as the cheapness of the publication1 summed up his refusal to purchase copies with the remark1 ,i really cannot afford to set your cask of wine alongside my barrel of beer4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,adoration ,,of ,,the ,,maji4 ,,by ,f4 ,r4 ,,pickersgill1 ,r4,a4 ,,reduced ,,copy ,,from ,,one ,,of ,,his ,,pictures ,,for ,,the ,,life ,,of ,,christ4 ,published for the ,brothers ,dalziel by ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,pickersgill made drawings for many of the fine art books produced under our care4 ,he also made a series of large drawings on the subject of ,the ,lord's ,prayer1 the text of which was paraphrased in verse by ,dean ,alford2 the book being published by ,messrs4 ,longman ,co4 ,he also contributed many beautiful drawings for our ,bible ,series4 ,a friend of ,pickersgill1 the ,rev4 ,t4 ,j4 ,judkin1 an eloquent preacher and clever amateur artist1 and a pupil of ,constable's1 produced a ,volume of ,poems to which many of his artist friends contributed drawings1 amongst whom were ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,w4 ,mulready1 ,r4,a41 ,clarkson ,stanfield1 ,r4,a41 ,e4 ,m4 ,ward1 ,r4,a41 and ,w4 ,e4 ,frost1 ,r4,a41 all of which we engraved for him4 ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,j4 ,c4 ,hook1 ,r4,a41 and ,w4 ,e4 ,frost1 ,r4,a41 formed a trio in their student days1 working much together1 and all illustrating the same subjects--chiefly passages from ,spencer's ,fairy ,queen1 and ,italian or ,venetian ,history1 basing their style very much upon the ,early ,italian ,school4 ,later in life a closer tie existed between two of these artists1 ,pickersgill marrying ,hook's eldest sister4 ,pickersgill told us a somewhat comical experience ,hook had with the ,council of ,the ,art ,union of ,london1 who were then procuring a set of drawings on wood by various artists4 ,one subject having been entrusted to ,hook1 he sent his drawing in1 and was asked to call at a stated time1 which he did4 ,he saw at once there was something wrong1 as the gentlemen sat looking at each other4 ,at last one mustered courage to speak1 saying3 ,illustration3 ,,fairy ,,dance4 ,,by ,w4 ,e4 ,,frost1 ,r4,a4 ,,from ,a ,,book ,,of ,,poems ,,by ,,the ,,rev4 ,t4 ,j4 ,,judkin4 ,we like your drawing very much1 ,mr4 ,hook1 but--er--doesn't it want colour8--er--where--er--where is your bit of black8 ,i don't want a bit of black1 said ,hook4 ,oh1 but we must have a bit of black4 ,there's ,mr4 ,b----1 now1 he always gives a bit of black4 ,hook1 feeling fearfully annoyed1 took up the drawing1 and dipping his finger in a glass of water1 smeared it over1 saying3 ,there1 gentlemen1 there is your 'bit of black1' and throwing down the drawing1 left the room4 ,the following short letter from ,mr4 ,hook1 which bears upon this subject1 will be of interest3 ,,tor ,,villa1 ,,kensington1 #hth ,april4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i do not manage wood-drawing well at all--not well enough even to do me credit1 or ,i would have done you a drawing with pleasure4 ,i failed some time back in doing one for the ,art ,union1 and recollecting that the blocks they sent me had your name on them1 ,i return them also4 ,believe me1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours truly1 ,j4 ,c4 ,,hook4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,in a conversation with ,richard ,doyle he told us that his father 7who was the celebrated ,h4,b41 a political caricaturist during the thirties and forties7 always urged his sons to practise drawing from memory1 taking all sorts of subjects2 that in their walks they should always try to remember one or more figures they had seen1 and immediately on their return home1 make the best drawing they could in pen and ink2 also to frequent the ,national ,gallery or other important picture exhibitions1 remaining in front of any one picture that might attract their attention until they had fairly mastered the subject1 and then to make the best recollection of it in pencil or colour as they felt inclined4 ,he highly approved of this method1 and felt he had derived great benefit from the process himself4 ,illustration3 ,o breaking heart that will not break1 ,oriana6 ,o pale1 pale face so sweet and meek1 ,oriana6 ,thou smilest but thou dost not speak1 ,and then the tears run down my cheek1 ,oriana6 --,,tennyson4 ,,by ,f4 ,r4 ,,pickersgill1 ,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,doyle had a facile pencil when once fairly at work1 but he was singularly deficient as to the value of time1 which appears strange in one who produced so many elaborate drawings2 but little reliance could be placed upon him even when working for periodical publications4 ,on one occasion when illustrating a story by ,thackeray1 the number had to be issued short of certain pictures that had been arranged for4 ,thackeray was a good deal annoyed and asked ,doyle if he could give any reason why he had not done the drawings4 ,he replied in his cool1 deliberate manner3 ,eh--er--the fact is1 ,i had not got any pencils4 ,the matter of pencils was always one of some trouble and difficulty with ,doyle4 ,the following letter is a fair example of what was a not infrequent occurrence3 #ag ,,cambridge ,,terrace1 ,,hyde ,,park4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,for the reason that if ,i see my way in anything about the realities of the ,exhibition1 ,i feel bound to do it for you and ,chapman1 ,i must decline ,mr4 ,bogue's proposal4 ,i intended to have spoken to you the first time ,i saw you about pencils for drawing upon wood2 do you know a good maker8 ,it is impossible to get anything of the kind at this end of town4 ,if it would not be troubling you too much ,i would be very much obliged to your getting me half a dozen of the hardest1 and sending them the next time your messenger comes to me8 ,you probably know the best makers1 which ,i do not1 having always got my pencils through the ,punch engravers4 ,yours very truly1 ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,illustration3 ,my dear ,sir ,i send two large drawings for ,jack1 and on ,tuesday ,i expect two more1 which will make seven4 ,on ,thursday ,i leave town for #ab or #ad days1 and when ,i return ,i hope it will not be too late to send the remainder4 ,ten1 ,i think was the original number of large drawings we agreed upon1 but you said you would rather have less of them and more small ones1 and consequently ,i determined on having eight large and twenty or thirty small4 ,i shall not however1 be strict as to number1 but will do as many as you can give me time to do4 ,as ,i may safely say that more than half are now done it would be agreeable to me if you will let me have half of the ,l4,s4,d4 at your earliest convenience4 ,i remain ,very ,truly ,yours ,richard ,doyle ,as ,i have worked two of the blocks1 ,i have got into a mess with rubbing out4 ,i shall be glad if you will send one me or two more4 ,we gave ,doyle a commission to do a ,panorama of an ,overland ,journey to the ,great ,exhibition of #ahea1 which it was intended should be published before1 or immediately after1 the opening day4 ,we need hardly say the drawings were not done to time2 in fact1 the last of them was not finished until just on the closing of the ,exhibition1 consequently the publication was a dead failure4 ,illustration3 ,,scotland4 ,,from ,,an ,,overland ,,journey ,,to ,,the ,,great ,,exhibition ,,of #ahea4 ,,by ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,published for the ,brothers ,dalziel by ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,it is greatly to be regretted that ,doyle did not see his way to complete this work at the date agreed upon1 and while the great excitement about the ,exhibition was at fever heat1 for the characteristic humour which is so peculiarly his own1 and so cleverly depicted in the various ,nationalities forming the ,panorama1 must have secured for the work a very extensive circulation1 and thereby have added greatly to his reputation4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,with regard to the ,exhibition procession1 ,i would like to have your opinion as to whether1 now the ',glass ,house' being open and the public so much seriously occupied with the ,exhibition1 my drawings will be relished4 ,i don't express any decided opinion now myself1 but ,i put it to you and would like you to ask ,mr4 ,chapman his opinion4 ,i saw the 'procession' that came out a long time ago for the first time the other day to look over1 and ,i really did not know before that the idea was so much the same as mine1 and ,i greatly fear that mine will be thought stale1 however original ,i can make it4 ,it is1 in fact1 next to impossible to represent any of the countries by other types than those already done in publications already out4 ,as far as ,i myself am concerned--much time as ,i have lost over this1 to me1 unfortunate subject--,i would rather sacrifice it as lost time than bring out a failure4 ,i cannot expect you1 who have also spent some time upon the work1 to feel the same4 ,what occurred to me1 however1 was that perhaps the drawings of the 'procession' might be engrafted upon something else1 of which it might form a part4 ,i don't see my way1 but ,i throw it out1 and would like to have your notion on the subject4 ,very truly yours1 ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,when ,doyle retired from contributing to ,punch1 we gave him a commission to illustrate all the popular ,children's ,nursery ,tales4 ,he expressed himself delighted to undertake the work1 and ,jack the ,giant ,killer was to be the first4 ,this was done1 and published by ,cundall and ,addy of ,bond ,street4 ,the ,sleeping ,beauty was the second1 but the drawings for this book came so lingeringly to hand that the idea of a series was abandoned1 and the blocks were put aside for some time4 ,those we had1 however1 were considered so beautiful1 and so full of quaint fancy that we decided to enlist the co-operation of ,j4 ,r4 ,planche to set new words to them1 which he did very charmingly1 and the book was published for us by ,messrs4 ,g4 ,routledge and ,sons1 under the title of ,an ,old ,fairy ,tale ,told ,anew4 ,those two stories were all ,doyle ever did for the series2 and their production extended over several years instead of a few months1 as would have been the case in the hands of a more business-like artist4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i send the drawing1 which has occupied me almost all the week1 and you will see that there is plenty of work in it4 ,the subject is taken from these words in ,jack's history3 ',he delighted in reading stories about wizards1 giants and fairies1 and listened eagerly when anybody related the brave deeds of the ,knights of the ,round ,table4' ,it is intended to be the first page of the book 7not the title page71 and type is to go into the space left in the centre4 ,i feel a little anxious about the engraving of the upper half of this drawing1 which represents the legend told by the old woman1 as ,i have never yet had that etching style of drawing engraved perfectly to my satisfaction2 perhaps that is impossible1 but1 at all events1 as there is plenty of time ,i shall expect this to be a chef d'ouvre of wood engraving1 as ,i certainly look for more than ordinary care in this drawing4 ,i have begun another large drawing1 which ,i expect will be ready for you on ,monday at six o'clock4 ,very truly yours1 ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,we cannot help feeling that much excellent work has been lost by ,doyle not carrying out this scheme1 and fancy what exquisite things he would have made of ,cinderella1 ,jack and the ,bean ,stalk1 etc41 etc4 ,illustration3 ,,from ,,jack ,,the ,,giant ,,killer4 ,,by ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,published for the ,brothers ,dalziel by ,cundall and ,addy4 #ag ,,cambridge ,,terrace1 ,,hyde ,,park4 ,monday4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1--,i hear from my brother that you called some days ago wishing to see me4 ,i have settled in town again1 after an absence of near three months1 and shall be happy to see you at any time4 ,you probably wished to see how the ',sleeping ,beauty' was going on1 and ,i have to relate a misfortune connected therewith2 ,i am sorry to say1 several drawings which ,i had packed in my portmanteau got so rubbed during my journey1 that while some were only injured1 some were quite spoiled4 ,i have doctored two or three of these1 which will be ready for your messenger whenever you will be good enough to send4 ,i shall certainly let you have all the drawings in time to be out for ,easter4 ,if you could let me have the half of the sum agreed upon for the illustrations1 thirty pounds1 as early as convenient to you1 ,i should feel much obliged4 ,i think something was said about paying half when half the drawings were done1 and therefore ,i am not strictly entitled to it yet1 but forestall the time as it will be a convenience to me to have the money now4 ,yours very truly1 ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,illustration ,notwithstanding his tardiness1 so long as ,doyle continued to draw upon wood we were in constant communication with him1 engraving his productions4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,arrival ,,at ,,cologne4 ,,the ,,passengers ,,passing ,,their ,,examination4 ,,from ,,brown1 ,,jones ,,and ,,robinson1 ,,by ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,bradbury ,agnew4 ,among these may be mentioned many of the illustrations he did for ,charles ,dickens' ,christmas ,stories1 as well as those he made for ,ruskin's charming fairy tale1 ,the ,king of the ,golden ,river1 ,leigh ,hunt's ,a ,jar of ,honey from ,mount ,hylba1 and the entire set for ,bird's-,eye ,views of ,society1 published in the ,cornhill ,magazine4 ,we also engraved a large number of his ,brown1 ,jones and ,robinson pictures4 ,he proposed to us a scheme for doing a companion volume3 ,brown1 ,jones and ,robinson in the ,highlands of ,scotland1 but through his dilatory disposition1 and the many and varied engagements we had at that time on our hands1 the project was not carried out4 99 99 99 99 99 ,although we had been accustomed for several years1 through our connection with ,ebenezer ,landells and the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 to work upon ,sir ,john ,gilbert's drawings--perhaps among the very first was a small drawing of ,cupid ,delivering a ,love ,letter1 published in an early number of ,punch--it was not until #ahea that we came into active communication with him4 ,our first personal interview was to ask him to make two drawings1 a title page and frontispiece to ,praise and ,principle4 ,he took a small foot rule out of his pocket1 measured the size of the two wood blocks1 and said1 ,the price will be thirty-five shillings each1 but ,i could not possibly give them to you tomorrow2 but the next morning you may rely on having them4 ,the drawings were duly sent1 and with them an account for the sum named2 also a letter to say he had made a mistake in the price1 and that all future drawings of the same size and character would be two guineas each4 ,this promptitude1 it is worthy of remark1 was a striking characteristic of the man1 for during the many years that we were in constant intercourse with him1 and engraved many hundreds of his drawings1 we have no remembrance of him ever being a day behind the time he promised to send in his work4 ,illustration3 ,,evening ,,on ,,the ,,lago-,,maggiore4 ,,from ,,brown1 ,,jones ,,and ,,robinson ,,by ,,richard ,,doyle4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,bradbury ,agnew4 ,the drawings for ,praise and ,principle were followed by many sets of illustrations1 generally eight in number1 for books issued by the ,messrs4 ,routledge4 ,as an example of his peculiar method of book keeping in those early days the following letter will be interesting3 ,,vanburgh ,,park1 ,,blackheath1 ,june #bnd4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i am now going out to send the drawings by the ,parcels ,delivery ,company4 ,will you kindly let me know that you have received them safely8 ,my charge for the four is twelve guineas4 ,as ,i have no account with any one now1 and therefore no book wherein to enter such a transaction1 only a pencil mem4 stuck into a frame on the wall1 ,i will ask you at your convenience to let me have a cheque for the amount4 ,very truly yours1 ,,john ,,gilbert4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,his mother she prepared a feast-- ,great stores of venison and wine4 ,the ,salamandrine4--,,dr4 ,,charles ,,mackay4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,early in #aheb we were commissioned by ,messrs4 ,ingram and ,cook1 who had then added a book publishing business to their other operations1 to engrave the pictures for an dition de luxe of ,dr4 ,charles ,mackay's beautiful and fantastical poem ,the ,salamandrine1 which ,sir ,john ,gilbert had undertaken to illustrate2 and it may be confidently said that of the thousands of drawings which he afterwards made he never surpassed the charm and grace of his manipulative skill as shown in this exquisitely decorated volume4 ,the book was very beautifully got up and most perfectly printed4 ,of our labour and part in the production1 perhaps it may be sufficient to quote a short note ,dr4 ,mackay wrote to us on the subject3 ,december #bgth1 #aheb4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1--,i cannot but express to you and your brother how gratified and obliged ,i feel for the care you have bestowed upon the illustrations for ',the ,salamandrine4' ,i think they are triumphs of the art of wood engraving1 and ,i sincerely hope that your efforts will be amply rewarded not only in present and future reputation but in pecuniary advantages4 ,the ,morning ,chronicle of ,saturday contains a fitting tribute to your exertions1 and it is likely1 ,i think1 that other papers will follow in the same strain4 ,believe me1 ,ever yours truly1 ,,charles ,,mackay4 ,e4 ,,dalziel1 ,,esq4 ,following ,the ,salamandrine1 began the most important works of our lives1 and it was through the enterprise of ,messrs4 ,routledge and ,warne that we were enabled to produce so long a list of ,fine ,art ,books1 some of them on commission1 and many others entirely on our own responsibility4 ,these also brought us many important commissions from such houses as ,messrs4 ,longman ,co41 ,w4 ,blackwood ,son1 ,smith1 ,elder ,co41 ,j4 ,nisbet ,co41 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york1 ,roberts ,brothers1 ,boston1 and several other publishers of high standing both in ,england and ,america4 ,illustration3 ,,lucy ,,gray1 ,,or ,,solitude4 ,to-night will be a stormy night1 ,you to the town must go1 ,and take the lantern1 child1 to light ,your mother through the snow4 --,,william ,,wordsworth4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,an important feature in ,sir ,john ,gilbert's practice in this branch of his art was his marvellous power of design1 and wonderful dexterity in execution4 ,on one occasion during the progress of his work he spoke of a drawing that had given him some trouble4 ,he said1 ,would you believe it1 sir1 ,i was so dissatisfied with it that ,i absolutely rubbed it out4 ,he was asked one day whether he ever made an alteration on any other drawing for ,the ,salamandrine4 ,he replied1 ,was there ever any evidence of such a thing8 ,but the greatest work of his that passed through our hands was ,staunton's ,shakespeare1 also published by ,messrs4 ,routledge1 the publication extending over four years4 ,vast as it was1 he never disappointed us as to time1 and when we take into consideration the number and elaborate character of the drawings1 his regularity in sending them in was really surprising4 ,the system adopted was to leave the tailpieces at the end of each ,act to be drawn according to the size of the spaces left on the pages1 and it was our custom to send a set of sheets of a ,play down to him by special messenger with the understanding that he was to bring the drawings1 four or five1 as the case might be1 back with him the same evening1 which he always did3 many of them being so elaborately and so carefully finished as to prove that ,gilbert literally had the subjects at his fingers' ends4 ,the following letters are of interest as expressing ,gilbert's opinion and impression on seeing the first number of this important work3 ,illustration3 ,,king ,,lear4 ,,one ,,of ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert',s ,,eight ,,hundred ,,and ,,thirty-,,two ,,illustrations ,,to ,,the ,,works ,,of ,,shakespeare4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,,blackheath1 ,wednesday ,evening4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have looked at1 examined1 and criticised the first number of ',shakespeare' to that extent that positively ,i hardly know what opinion to express of the first fruits of our labours4 ,the ,frontispieces will be an immense addition2 without them it seems that there are not enough pictures for the money--and yet1 eighteen cuts such as these are is surely a good shilling's worth4 ,it appears to me--mind1 ,i don't feel quite convinced of it1 for1 as ,i said before1 ,i've so over and over considered it that ,i get quite confused--that large cuts are wanted1 fewer and larger4 ,what do you think of two cuts to each act1 and those1 ten in all1 larger1 keeping the little ones for tailpieces1 where necessary to have a tailpiece8 ,turn this over in your mind1 and if you think it desirable1 consult ,messrs4 ,routledge4 ,i cannot help thinking ten cuts1 about two-thirds the size of the space occupied by the type1 would have a greater effect1 and ,i should say cost no more than the sum laid down4 99 99 99 99 99 ,you desired to have my opinion of the number1 but ,i fear you will say1 ',here is no opinion at all4' ,believe me to be1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours truly1 ,,john ,,gilbert4 ,on the completion of the first volume1 he says3 ,mr4 ,routledge and ,mr4 ,warne both wrote to me expressing their great satisfaction with the last number1 and ,i suppose it must be considered a good shilling's worth4 ,you know how ,i appreciate your labours2 there are cuts in the last number that cannot be exceeded1 and looking at the volume1 ,i think1 for general even goodness of style in engraving1 it has never been excelled4 ,that the printing of some of our books was not at all times faultless1 the following note from ,sir ,john ,gilbert will testify4 ,in acknowledging a volume of ,india proofs1 he says3 ,illustration3 ,,king ,,lear ,,and ,,fool ,,in ,a ,,storm4 ,,lear4 ,blow1 winds1 and crack your cheeks6 rage6 blow6 ,you cataracts1 and hurricanoes1 spout ,till you have drench'd our steeples4 --,,shakespeare4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,i write to acknowledge a volume of proofs4 ,its size and thickness impressed me1 and ,i don't well know how sufficiently to thank you for having had the proofs bound up with such care and taste4 ,i can only say that ,i thank you very much for it1 and that it will be highly valued by me4 ,i had no idea of the magnificent style you had intended to get it up4 ,comparing these proofs with the impressions in the volume of poems1 ,i am more than ever impressed that the printer has not done his part properly3 the difference is immense4 ,believe me1 very truly1 ,,john ,,gilbert4 ,about this time ,w4 ,harrison ,ainsworth was editing ,bentley's ,miscellany1 and published some of his own works through that journal1 ,sir ,john ,gilbert making the illustrations to ,the ,lancaster ,witches1 which were entrusted to us for engraving and printing4 ,in sending a cheque1 ,ainsworth wrote3 ,i have much pleasure in sending you a cheque in payment of your account for the engraving and printing of the designs1 all of which have my entire satisfaction4 ,again1 in another letter accompanying a set of drawings by ,gilbert1 illustrating ,the ,constable of the ,tower1 he says3 ,i have always thought ,mr4 ,gilbert's illustrations to ',lancaster ,witches' as in every way charmingly engraved1 and ,i have no doubt the present cuts will equal them1 if not surpass them1 in beauty4 ,ever yours truly1 ,w4 ,,harrison ,,ainsworth4 ,while the illustrations to ,shakespeare were in progress we had two sets of engraver's burnished ,india proofs taken by skilled hands1 under our own special care1 before the wood blocks were delivered to the printer4 ,one set1 we are pleased to say1 is now the property of the ,british ,museum1 where they will remain in all their original beauty4 ,illustration3 ,thursday ,evening ,dear ,sirs1 ,i have just had a glance over the number of our ,shakespeare's just issued1 and cannot resist writing to you at once to express the very great gratification it has given me4 ,you have indeed done your part of the work nobly1 it does you the greatest credit and confirms me in the belief ,i always have had that no one can engrave my drawings like you can4 ,i have written to ,george ,routledge to the same effect4 ,believe me yours truly ,john ,gilbert ,sir ,john ,gilbert died at his house1 ,vanburgh ,park ,road1 ,blackheath1 on ,october #eth1 #ahig1 in his #hast year4 ,his brother1 ,mr4 ,frederick ,gilbert1 writing on his death1 says1 ,my brother1 ,sir ,john1 had a long and distressing illness1 but we are thankful to think not a very painful one--he died very peacefully4 ,a friend of ,sir ,john's called upon him a few months before his death and found him hard at work1 and making a favourable remark about the picture he was engaged upon1 the veteran replied1 quite seriously1 ,well1 yes6 ,i think ,i'm improving4 ,and ,i am told1 ,sir ,john1 continued the friend1 that you have never painted from the living model4 ,sir ,john turned his head1 with an amused look about the eyes1 saying1 ,well1 to tell you the truth1 ,i cannot remember the time when ,i did so4 ,the writer of a highly appreciative article in the ,magazine of ,art1 says1 ,though ,sir ,john ,gilbert painted art in every branch1 it is only in one1 and that not in the public estimation the one by which he defies the rivalry of all comers1 that he showed himself head and shoulders above the draughtsmen of his time4444 ,distinguished as he was as a painter1 it is in virtue of his achievements in black and white that he takes his place among the few masters1 not of his age and country only1 but of all time1 who through the medium of the hand and printing press have ranged themselves among the highest4444 ,he may be voted old-fashioned for the moment1 but real art rises superior to mode or vogue in taste3 it has time upon its side4 ,illustration3 ,,lear ,,fantastically ,,dressed ,,with ,,flowers4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,added to innumerable illustrations made for the ,london ,journal1 it is estimated that ,sir ,john ,gilbert made at least #cj1jjj drawings for the ,illustrated ,london ,news4#g ,he sent #ej pictures to the ,royal ,academy1 #bj to the ,british ,artists1 #dj to the ,royal ,water ,colour ,society1 #dj to the ,british ,institute1 and produced about #bgj works which have never been exhibited4 ,added to this stupendous list of works he contributed #aaj drawings to the ,illustrated ,edition of ',longfellow's ,poems1' #ej to ,dr4 ,charles ,mackay's ',salamandrine1' #hcb to ,staunton's ',shakespeare1' several to ',lays of the ,holy ,land1' ',the ,book of ,job1' and ',wordsworth's ,poems1' as well as a liberal contribution to the long series of books known as ',dalziel's ,fine ,art ,books4' ,in referring to ,gilbert's book illustrations a recent writer says1 ,there is no sign of haste1 though many are sketchy2 still1 there is nothing which suggests that greater excellence would have attended greater elaboration4 ,,footnotes3 #b ,it is stated that ,sir ,walter ,scott was so delightfully charmed with ,mackay's acting in this character that he declared until he saw him act he had no idea of the extraordinary character he had drawn4 #c ,an ,institution long since defunct4 #d ,the following lines1 which were largely quoted by the ,american ,press1 were written on the occasion of ,canon ,prothero unveiling a bust of ,henry ,wadsworth ,longfellow1 in ,westminster ,abbey1 ,march #ast1 #ahhd3 ,there is no place in all the great wide world1 ,where ,anglo-,saxon is the spoken tongue1 ,or where the ,british flag streams out unfurled1 ,where patriotic song or ballad's sung1-- ,but there is heard in kindly company ,with ,burns and ,hood1 with ,dibdin1 ,goldsmith1 ,moore1 ,the name of him from far across the sea ,who sang the noble song1 ,excelsior4 ,he touched the heart with sweet and silvery rhyme1-- ,he thrilled us with the pathos of his song1-- ,he showed us wild men in the olden time1 ,and painted suff'ring under cruel wrong4 ,yet ever in the light of truest love ,he swept with tender touch the sacred lyre2 ,and as he sang he caught1 as from above1 ,a blaze of holy1 pure1 poetic fire4 ,he sang of changing seasons warm and bright1 ,he sang of times that were all cold and grey2 ,he sang of ,flowers and of the darkening night1 ,of ,angel footsteps1 and of ,rainy day2-- ,of ,blacksmith as he by the anvil stood1 ,the ,skipper and his daughter drowned at sea1 ,the ,maiden stepping into womanhood1 ,and then ,god's ,acre1 with its mystery4 ,e'en as he sang1 so lived he in his day1 ,aye striving for some good deed to be done1-- ,to show some thing of beauty by the way1 ,and tell how fame and honour might be won4 ,his life was beautiful1#h so sang his friend1 ,with constant charity of heart and hand2 ,this one more chaplet with his name we blend1-- ,he was an honour to his native land4#h ,to-day we lay a humble tribute bare1 ',tis but a block of marble1 in the place1 ,on which a human hand1 with cunning rare1 ,has deftly carved the sweetness of his face4 ,there in the ,abbey1 where our poets lie1 ,where many a noble pageant we have seen1 ,stands now this bust--where all the world may hie-- ,of him who told us of ,evangeline4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 #e ,corbould had made a set of eight illustrations to ,spencer's ,fairy ,queen for us4 #f ,the ,bottle was published in #ahdg4 #g ,here we think the writer of the article has over estimated the number1 as ,sir ,john had for many years before his death entirely severed his connection with the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 as well as all other journalistic work4 #h ,these words were used by the ,american ,ambassador1 who was present and spoke on the occasion4 ,,chapter ,,iii4 ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,,holman ,,hunt1 ,,dante ,g4 ,,rossetti1 ,,arthur ,,hughes1 ,,millais' ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,,lord1 ,,sir ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a41 ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel1 ,,etc4 ,much has been written about ,the ,golden ,period of ,illustration as it existed in the early ,sixties1 represented by wood engraving and the admirable drawings done for that process by such artists as ,sir ,john ,millais1 ,fred ,walker1 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,dante ,g4 ,rossetti1 ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,lord ,leighton1 ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones1 ,f4 ,sandys1 and other notable artists4 ,our opportunities were favourable4 ,we were equally fortunate in being so intimately connected with men possessing such exceptional talent1 and it must ever be a great satisfaction to us that we were in a position to avail ourselves of their brilliant ability4 ,our co-operation with ,sir ,john ,millais began about midway in the fifties1 when1 at his request1 ,moxon1 the publisher1 brought one of the ,tennyson drawings for us to engrave1 and continued for many years1 during which time a large majority of the drawings he made for wood engraving were entrusted to us4 ,these included his work for the ,cornhill ,magazine1 ,good ,words1 and the majority of those he did for other serial publications1 including the illustrations to ,anthony ,trollope's ,orley ,farm1 ,the ,small ,house at ,allington1 and ,framley ,parsonage4 ,this artistic association only ceased when he discontinued doing this class of work4 ,during the entire time we gave the most perfect satisfaction to ,millais1 who frequently expressed himself in the warmest1 and to us extremely flattering1 terms of appreciation4 ,we subsequently discovered that it was to ,richard ,doyle we were indebted for our introduction to ,millais1 who was then living at ,bowerswell4 ,perth1 where ,doyle was on a visit1 and noticing the delicate character of a drawing he was at work upon said he believed the ,dalziels were the only engravers who could do justice to such elaborate manipulation4 ,upon this ,millais requested ,moxon to place the drawings in our hands1 and so satisfied was he with our first performance1 that all the remaining drawings he made for this edition of ,tennyson's ,poems were given to us4 ,previous to ,mr4 ,moxon entrusting ,millais' drawings to us1 he had placed all the subjects with the different artists1 but found great difficulty in getting the work from them4 ,he gave us a list of those waited for1 and placed the completion of the engravings in our hands1 asking us to look up the artists1 which brought us in close communication with those engaged upon the work4 ,he also asked us to superintend the printing of the book1 which was being done by ,messrs4 ,bradbury and ,evans1 who certainly bestowed the greatest care upon its production1 but no sheet was sent to ,press until we had signed it as approved4 ,the number printed was #aj1jjj copies1 which were done at the old hand press1 for at that time cylinder machine work was not considered good enough3 but all that has long been changed--the finest and most elaborate work being now produced in this way4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,lord ,,of ,,burleigh4 ,,tennyson4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,this edition will always be known as ,moxon's ,tennyson1 and will stand out as a landmark in the history of book illustration4 ,in the work of the younger men engaged on it1 beyond the extreme beauty of their designs1 there was an evidence of earnestness to search after truth that went so deep into nature as to give the work a stamp of superiority3 and this advance in art--for it was an advance--we endeavoured to follow and to promote to the best of our power4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,locksley ,hall proof ,the outline of the daughters head is too thick from this' in4444ssion ,i cannot see her mouth but will wait for the next1 the nostril is too large1 and the mother's face is too full of little fine lines1 take away the fuzzy lines indicating the upper lip--,clear the eye enlarging the upper lid by making this line of the eye less thick bad right ,there are some little scratches on his fingers holding the envelope thus which may be taken out1 ,in the shading of the daughters hands on her side1 there are some black veins which may also be eradicated--,there are other little corrections if you compare these touched proofs1 with others as the blocks are--,i rush now ,i am very hard at work painting but will attend to the ,coleridge ,byron designs at my first liaison--,hoping to hear from you soon believe me yours very truly ,dalziel ,brothers4 ,john ,everett ,millais ,the volume was published by ,mr4 ,moxon at #a #aas4 #f;d41 but the public did not respond as had been expected1 consequently a large stock was left on hand4 ,these were sold to ,messrs4 ,routledge and ,co41 and1 with the stock1 the entire set of the wood blocks went also4 ,the price of the volume was reduced to #a #as41 and it sold out immediately4 ,on this success ,messrs4 ,routledge wished to produce a new edition1 but ,tennyson's terms were too high to leave any margin of profit to the publisher4 ,this doubtless was the cause of the book being so long out of print2 but the property having since passed into the hands of ,messrs4 ,macmillan they have reproduced this very interesting book4 ,on ,november #bcrd1 #ahef1 ,mr4 ,holman ,hunt1 on receiving the proof of a drawing he had made for ,moxon's edition1 writes3 ,i find the proof of the last design for ',oriana' very satisfactory1 giving the character of the drawing with great truth4 ,illustration3 ,,from ,,the ,,talking ,,oak4 ,,tennyson4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,although we were in communication with ,dante ,gabriel ,rossetti at an earlier date1 when we engraved a small drawing#i which he made in illustration to a poem1 ,the ,maids of ,elfin-,mere1 by ,william ,allingham1 published by ,bell and ,daldy1 in a volume entitled1 ,day and ,night ,songs--,rossetti's artist co-workers in this book were ,j4 ,e4 ,millais and ,arthur ,hughes1 all the drawings being engraved by ourselves--we did not come in contact with him again until we received the following letter3 #ag ,,orange ,,grove1 ,,bath4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have just had a note from ,mr4 ,moxon sent to me here1 by which ,i learn that you are cutting a drawing of mine1 and that it will soon be finished4 ,will you kindly send me the proof here 7to the above address7 and ,i will at once retouch it and send it back to ,london4 ,i have been lately admiring your work in the ',poets of the #aith ,century1' and can only hope for a rendering equal to what ,millais has there had at your hands4 ,yours very truly1 ,d4 ,g4 ,,rossetti4 ,the ,millais drawings here alluded to are those made to illustrate passages from ,byron and ,coleridge1 mentioned later on4 ,his own was the ,st4 ,cecillia which ,rossetti did for the ,illustrated ,tennyson4#aj ,it would be obviously out of place for us to comment upon the difference in treatment which we gave1 and that of other engravers who were entrusted to operate upon some of the drawings he made for this book1 or to remark upon the comparisons of certain critics writing upon the subject2 we can only affirm that ,mr4 ,rossetti expressed himself both verbally and by letter as being well pleased with our work4 ,writing on the receipt of two finished proofs1 he says3 ,illustration3 #a ,april #ad ,chatham ,place ,e4,c4 ,dear ,sir ,many thanks for the two proofs kindly sent--both of them now highly satisfactory well repaying all your pains4 ,yours faithfully ,,ds ,rossetti ,that ,rossetti was a man difficult to please in his literary work as well as in his art1 the following is an apt illustration3 ,in one of the ,allingham letters1 he says3 ,i lately heard from ,aubrey de ,vere with a request to my sister and self to contribute something to a verse collection4 ,we looked up scraps and expected proofs1 but these come not1 and ,i imagine that the result1 when in type1 will be the usual incentive to ,blasphemy4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,ballad ,,of ,,oriana4 ,,tennyson4 ,,by ,,holman ,,hunt4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,mr4 ,w4 ,m4 ,rossetti1 writing of his brother's social peculiarities1 says3 ,he assumed the easy attitude of one born to dominate--to know his own place and to set others in theirs4 ,he was a genial despot1 good natured1 hearty and unassuming in manner1 and only tenacious upon the question at issue4 ,illustration3 ,,st4 ,,cecillia4 ,,the ,,palace ,,of ,,art4 ,,tennyson4 ,,by ,,dante ,g4 ,,rossetti4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,though we never had any personal interview with ,rossetti's sister1 ,miss ,christina ,rossetti1 we had considerable correspondence with this gifted lady1 extending over several years1 she having written some short poems which helped to adorn the pages of one or more of our ,fine ,art ,books4 ,we also published her charming little ,nursery ,rhyme ,book1 ,sing ,song1 which was very tastefully illustrated by ,arthur ,hughes4 ,the manuscript of this book was somewhat of a curiosity in its way4 ,on each page1 above the verse1 was a slight pen sketch1 drawn by ,miss ,rossetti1 suggesting the subject to illustrate1 but of these ,mr4 ,hughes made very little use1 and only in two instances actually followed the sketch4 ,the book was published on our behalf by ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,co4 ,on one occasion when ,mr4 ,arthur ,hughes sent in some of the drawings which he had made1 one of the pages of manuscript was missing1 and on this being pointed out to him he sent the following note3 ,july #ca1 '#ga4 ,,dear ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel1--,i am sure that ,i put in the rhyme of ',dancing on the hill tops4' ,i am very careful with them--going two or three times through them before packing up4 ,i don't remember which was #de1 but the four figures representing the ,seasons is to the poem of the ,months1 beginning ',january1 cold1 desolate'2 and as well as ,i can remember the poem for the drawing of a man with fagot and basket meeting his child--it goes thus3 ,illustration ',dancing on the hill tops1 ,singing in the valleys1 ,laughing with the echoes1 ,merry little ,alice4 ,if her father's cottage ,turned into a palace1 ,and he owned the hill tops ,and the flowering valleys1 ,she'd be none the happier-- ,happy little ,alice4' --and had a pencil sketch at top of a child on a pointed hill4 ,i am just about finishing a batch of these--belonging to last week1 alas6--but ,i am also finishing the frontispiece of the ,carols4 ,these shall come very soon4 ,believe me1 ,faithfully yours1 ,,arthur ,,hughes4 ,illustration3 ,,hallelujah4 ,,the ,,sunday ,,magazine4 ,,by ,,arthur ,,hughes4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,we had for a long time cherished the idea of doing an important series of illustrations to ,the ,parables of ,our ,lord4 ,this occupied much anxious thought and careful consideration1 for we felt it would be useless attempting the subject unless the drawings were made by an artist of acknowledged high-class ability4 ,we found our chief difficulty in fixing upon one capable of treating the subject with sufficient dignity1 and at the same time likely to avoid the old conventional style in which at that time ,biblical art was treated4 ,as many of ,sir ,john ,millais' charming drawings had been passing through our hands--among others we would mention some exceptionally beautiful work illustrating selected passages from poems by ,byron and ,coleridge1 as well as his exquisite drawing of ,the ,finding of ,moses--it seemed to us that he would be a safe man to consult on the subject1 and likely to give us something more original in treatment than any other artist who was doing this class of work4 ,millais entered warmly into the subject and very readily undertook the commission1 as the accompanying letter will show3 ,,bowerswell1 ,,perth1 #ac ,august1 '#eg4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i shall be very glad to accept your offer1 but you must give me time4 ,one great inducement for me to undertake these illustrations is the fact that the book will be entirely illustrated by me alone4 ,the subject is quite to my liking2 you could not have chosen anything more congenial to my desire4 ,i would set about them immediately if you will send me some blocks4 ,will you send me a list of the ,parables1 or leave it to me8 ,i would prefer the former4 ,there is so much labour in these drawings that ,i trust you will give me my own time1 otherwise ,i could not undertake the commission4 ,i should make it a labour of love like yourselves4 ,yours very truly1 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,pearl ,,of ,,great ,,price4 ,,from ,,the ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,,lord4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,monday ,bowerswell ,perth ,dear ,dalziel1 ,at last ,i have finished ,the ,pearl of great price--you will at once see there is a tremendous lot of work in it41 ,i have put a little more white in parts than perhaps is good1--but ,i could not help it1 as ,i require to alter a good deal4 ,i know very well you will give it all your attention after all that you have done ,i feel sure it will be rendered a facsimile the head of ,lucy ,roberts is just what ,i wanted which is very fortunate as ,i could not suggest alterations-- ,yours sincerely1 ,john ,e ,millais ,messrs4 ,dalziel brothers ,millais produced several of the drawings very promptly1 but1 as time went on and he became more popular--the demand for his pictures daily increasing--longer intervals gradually took place between the delivery of the drawings1 and it was not until the end of #ahfd that the last was sent in4 ,even then he had only made twenty drawings out of thirty1 which he at first undertook to do4 ,at the same time he requested us to release him from the remainder of the agreement1 and to this we had no choice but to comply1 though we did so very reluctantly1 feeling that the world of art would be so much the poorer4 ,in #ahfb we accepted an offer from ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan1 and twelve of these pictures were published in ,good ,words ,magazine4 ,later1 in #ahfd1 the entire series was published for us in book form by ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,but we are sorry to say they did not receive that liberal recognition from either the public or the critics which their undoubted excellence ought to have commanded4 ,when we conceived the idea of doing an ,illustrated ,bible1 of which we will have much to say further on1 ,millais was one of the first artists we consulted on the subject4 ,he warmly approved of the project1 and promised his most hearty and liberal co-operation2 but like many other equally hearty promises from artists of note1 they were never fulfilled1 not1 we are sure1 from any want of sympathy with the subject1 but owing entirely to the pressure of other engagements4 ,at last his undertaking on this work simmered down to a positive promise of one drawing1 and that to be ,adam and ,eve in the ,garden of ,eden1 but though he was often solicited1 and always promised to set about it immediately1 he never made the drawing1 nor do we know that he went so far as to make even the slightest rough sketch of a design for it4 ,to us this was an inexpressible disappointment1 as without that picture it was obviously impossible to commence the publication4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,unjust ,,judge4#aa ,,from ,,the ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,,lord4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,bowerswell ,perth4 #ad ,jany4 #ei4 ,dear ,sir1 ,nothing can be more exquisitely rendered than the ,importunate ,widow4 ,there are two or three little trifles wh4 ,i will tell you when ,i come up4 ,it appears to have been better cut than any other ,i have ever seen1 you have only to show it to any artist1 he will at once see how it is executed--,the two ,i am about are the ,ten ,virgins4 ,i will try send you one next week4 ,i am only sorry that ,i cannot turn them out faster4 ,i am charmed with yr4 work4 ,faithfully y1 ,john ,everett ,millais ,this1 with many other similar disappointments of help which we had confidently relied upon1 caused the project to hang fire1 until at last1 in #ahhj1 we resolved to abandon the idea of an ,illustrated ,bible1 and publish some of the engravings we had made in a folio under the title of ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery4 ,that our difficulties in carrying out the elaborate project we had formed began at an early date1 the following extract from a letter by ,sir ,john ,millais1 dated ,february #hth1 #ahfc1 will show3 ,there is a decided move in the matter of ',the ,bible4' ,hunt1 ,watts1 and ,leighton will not1 ,i expect1 work for you1 as they say they are1 with me1 in honour bound to work for the publisher who first made the proposal4 ,there can be no doubt but that we should1 in such a case1 work together4 ,yours very faithfully1 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais4 ,the publisher who first made the proposal here referred to was ,mr4 ,joseph ,cundall1 who was not at that time in business as a publisher1 but had formed a project of publishing an ,illustrated ,bible4 ,his progress in the matter merely consisted in his having commissioned the several artists named by ,millais1 with two or three others1 while his actual purchase was three small drawings of minor importance4 ,these1 with his priority of claim1 we subsequently purchased from him4 ,we never used the drawings1 however1 not considering them favourable specimens4 ,in a letter1 which is without date1 showing how earnestly ,millais laboured and how anxious he was to give his most perfect work in producing the charming series of illustrations to ,the ,parables of ,our ,lord1 he says3 ,i send off by post the ,parable of ',the ,leaven which the woman hid in the three measures of meal'2 she is mixing the leaven in the last of the three4 ,the girl at the back ,i have made near the oven with one of the loaves1 and the other rests against the wall of the window4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,leaven4 ,,from ,,the ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,,lord4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,further on in the same letter he writes3 ,it is almost unnecessary for me to say that ,i cannot produce these quickly even if supposing ,i give all my time to them4 ,they are separate pictures1 and so ,i exert myself to the utmost to make them as complete as possible4 ,i can do ordinary illustrations as quickly as most men1 but these designs can scarcely be regarded in the same light--each ,parable ,i illustrate perhaps a dozen times before ,i fix1 and the ',hidden ,treasures' ,i have altered on the wood at least six times4 ,the manipulation of the drawings takes much less time than the arrangement1 although you cannot but see how carefully they are executed4 ,believe me1 ,i will not again halt in the work1 but will supply you regularly1 although ,i may occasionally delay in the production4 ,i know you will take every care in the cutting1 so ,i will not say anything about that4 ,i enclose with the block a few remarks4 ,ever yours truly1 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais4 ,i suppose you have nearly completed the ',five ,foolish ,virgins4' ,i am always anxious to get the proofs4 ,sir ,john was at all times ready to help a brother or sister artist1 and avoid as far as possible running in competition1 as the following few lines will show4 ,in a letter dated ,february #hth1 #ahfc1 he writes3 ,i forgot to ask you not to publish the ',lost ,sheep' amongst the ,parables in ,good ,words1 as ,i have had a letter from ,mrs4 ,blackburn stating that she had a drawing for the paper of the same subject1 and wishing me to keep back that illustration if it did not interfere with the arrangement4 ,i suppose it will make no difference to you1 so please withhold it from the set devoted to ,good ,words4 ,in reference to the engraving of ,the ,lord of ,burleigh he says3 ,,perth1 ,december #aj1 '#ef4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i received the proofs this afternoon and am quite satisfied with the cutting1 which is perfect4 ,i mention a few corrections1 or rather additions1 which ,i think will improve them4 ,as ,i have omitted to add my monogram to the other drawings ,i should like it cut out of the snow in the illustration to the ',old ,year4' ,the only improvement ,i see is a want of softness in some of the outlines1 which may be reduced or made to look more tender4 ,i have written in pencil such faults as strike me may be easily remedied4 ,the more ,i have looked into the cutting of both these 7but especially the ',burleigh'7 the more delighted ,i am with the rendering4 ,i wish you would send me a good proof of each of them1 as ,i have all the others4 ,again thanking you for the evident care you have taken in rendering my drawings1 ,believe me1 ,ever yours truly1 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais4 ,millais1 on returning proofs which we had submitted for his touching or approval1 invariably made such favourable remarks on our portion of the work as the following3 ,november #f1 '#fc4 ,the proofs you sent me are perfectly satisfactory4 ',the ,good ,shepherd' doesn't require anything1 and the other only wants a touch on the face4 ,next to the ,king is a little coarse in the shadow3 make it a little less scratchy4 ,in reply to a letter of ours asking for a further supply of ,parable drawings1 ,mrs4 ,millais writes3 ,,bowerswell1 ,august #ith4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,i am very sorry to write to you instead of packing up for you some wood drawings4 ,mr4 ,millais has begged me to write to you1 as he says he is ashamed of himself1 but he has felt such a disinclination to turn to that kind of drawing at present1 when he is painting out of doors1 that he must beg you to have patience with him4 ,several times as he has got designs and drawings ready1 ,i have got him to sit down to them1 but he rose up disgusted and feeling incapable4 ,he goes to ,london next week but returns in a few days4 ,he declares he will then set to work1 so we must hope the fit will have come on for work of the kind in which you are interested4 ,in the meantime he has nothing nearly ready1 if he would only begin again1 but he is at work all day1 and in the evening too tired4 ,next week the young ladies he is painting from leave1 and he will be free to turn to something else4 ,with best regards1 ,believe me1 yours truly1 ,,effie ,,millais4 ,mrs4 ,millais1 writing on another occasion to account for the non-delivery of drawings1 says3 ,,bowerswell1 ,,perth1 ,november #bfth4 ,he is very sorry not to answer your letter about the ,parables4 ,he says1 at this season1 that he is always occupied on his pictures1 and that although he can occasionally do drawings on the wood at odd times1 that he cannot attempt to do the ,parables1 which are1 as you know1 much finer work4 ,he is anxious to make that work as perfect as possible1 and when he does one or more he puts his painting aside for the time4 ,he cannot do that during the winter and spring1 and therefore begs you to have patience with him1 as he will work at them whenever he has sufficient leisure4 ,he is well aware how anxious you are to have the work finished4 ,i am sure he is also4 ,but he often makes designs1 and continues to improve them until he is quite satisfied that it is as good as he can make it1 and this takes a long time4 ,very truly yours1 ,,effie ,,millais4 ,on our sending ,millais complete copies of ,the ,parables he wrote the following letter3 #g ,,cromwell ,,place1 ,,south ,,kensington1 #eth ,dec41 #ahfc4 ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,i am quite delighted with the ,book1 and ,i think you will find the public will slowly and surely appreciate it4 ,six copies will not quite do for the friends ,i have promised it to1 but will be enough for the present4 ,i desired to send copies to men who will very much forward the sale--such as ,tennyson1 ,layard1 ,thackeray1 ,leech1 etc4 ,if you could send me another six ,i think that would do amply4 ,i will not forget ',the ,arabian ,nights4' ,the only fault1 ,i think1 in the ,book is that in the middle there are too many blank pages1 but ,i suppose that could not be helped4 ,sincerely yours1 ,,john ,,everett ,,millais4 ,illustration3 ,now1 ,randolph1 tell thy tidings1 ,however sharp they be4 ,edinburgh1 after ,flodden4--,,aytoun4 ,,from ,,lays ,,of ,,the ,,scottish ,,cavaliers4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,william ,blackwood ,sons4 ,the following is an extract from the ,preface to the first edition of the book3 ,mr4 ,millais made his first drawing to illustrate the ,parables in ,august1 #aheg1 and the last in ,october1 #ahfc4 ,thus he has been able to give that care and consideration to his subjects which the beauty as well as the importance of ',the ,parables' demanded1 for the work has extended over a period of six years4 ,during the years from #aheh to #ahfc we engraved several grand drawings by ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton in illustration to a fine art edition of ,professor ,aytoun's ,lays of the ,scottish ,cavaliers1 published by ,messrs4 ,blackwood of ,edinburgh4 ,in a letter1 dated ,october #hth1 #aheh1 he says3 #cc ,,george ,,street1 ,,edinburgh4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,judging from your work in the ',tennyson1' and from proofs now before me1 ,i can with perfect security and confidence recommend the ,messrs4 ,blackwood to entrust you with as many of my drawings as you care to undertake4 ,indeed ,i did so in those very words when1 a few months ago1 we were discussing this question of engraving1 and ,i am quite ready to repeat my recommendation1 though having1 by my own desire1 left the choice of engravers entirely in the hands of ,messrs4 ,blackwood4 ,i remain1 ,gentlemen1 ,yours very truly1 ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton4 ,illustration3 ,yet a black and murky battlement ,lay resting on the hill4 ,the ,execution of ,montrose4--,,aytoun4 ,,from ,,lays ,,of ,,the ,,scottish ,,cavaliers4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton1 ,p4,r4,s4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,william ,blackwood ,sons4 ,on returning parcels of touched proofs1 he wrote the following letters3 #cc ,,george ,,street1 ,,edinburgh1 ,august #bb1 #ahfb4 ,,gentlemen1--,i herewith return the three printed proofs touched upon1 and by that you will kindly do your best to carry out the alterations indicated4 ,the last proofs sent 7eight in number7 will be forwarded to ,mr4 ,simpson to-day4 ,they are1 upon the whole1 very satisfactory1 though all1 more or less1 requiring careful overhauling1 though through no shortcoming of yours1 as the drawings have been wonderfully rendered4 ,i would more especially mention as worthy of all praise1 as specimens of engraving1 ',the ,melrose1' and the interior with figures1 and the suit of armour4 ,the latter is certainly very perfect4 ,your kind offer of a proof of ,mr4 ,houghton's beautiful design1 and your beautiful ,engraving of the long-haired ,lady with ,children1 ,i cannot refuse2 though in what ,i said in my last1 ,i merely meant to indicate the desire1 which so many must feel1 that high class things of that sort could be got by themselves and printed in a manner worthy of their excellence--they are generally so indifferently printed in the ,periodicals in which they appear and dis-appear4 ,in haste4 ,very faithfully yours1 ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,absence from ,town1 and other causes1 has prevented me from acknowledging more promptly #ae proofs of your engravings for the ',lays of the ,scottish ,cavaliers1' which1 ,i am happy to say1 are all very satisfactory indeed4 ,i am1 ,gentlemen1 ,yours very truly1 ,j4 ,,noel ,,paton4 ,illustration ,illustration3 #cg ,drummond ,place ,edinburgh ,april #bg4 #ahei4 ,gentlem444 ,i am sorry to find myself again convicted of culpable negligence1 in having left your last beautiful proofs to lay unacknowledged4--,as before1 excessive occupation1 tempered with indisposition is my excuse4 ,the blocks may now be considered quite satisfactory--and ,i sincerely wish there were a dozen more of my drawings in your hands4 ,in much haste-- ,very truly yours1 ,j4 ,noel ,paton ,messrs4 ,dalziel ,illustration3 ,on wheels of light1 on wings of flame1 ,the glorious hosts of ,zion came4 ,the ,song of ,bethlehem4--,,campbell4 ,,from ,,lays ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,land4 ,,by ,j4 ,r4 ,,clayton4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,james ,nisbet ,co4 ,the ,lays of the ,holy ,land was projected by ,mr4 ,watson1 then the head of ,james ,nisbet and ,co41 who1 mainly under our guidance1 made a very wise selection for the figure subjects4 ,tenniel's are exceptionally fine1 ,the ,destruction of ,sennacherib being perhaps the most important4 ,the ,song of the ,jewish ,maiden1 by ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 is one of his best1 and there is a lovely drawing1 ,ruth and ,naomi1 by ,j4 ,h4 ,powell1 but the one picture that stands alone is ,the ,finding of ,moses by ,pharaoh's ,daughter1 by ,millais4 ,the strength and power as well as the treatment are so original as to give it even in this fine collection a marked degree of undoubted prominence4 ,wolf has several exquisite examples1 so has ,birket ,foster4 ,of our own drawings we will only mention ,tears for ,jerusalem and ,the ,raising of ,lazarus4 ,there is also a very beautiful drawing1 ,the ,song of ,bethlehem1 in a fine decorative manner1 by ,j4 ,r4 ,clayton4 ,clayton has been our friend and comrade for over fifty years4 ,we met as fellow students at the ,life ,school at ,clipstone ,street1 when ,edward ,duncan was ,president and ,treasurer1 and ,charles ,keene1 ,john ,tenniel1 ,george ,boyce1 ,h4 ,t4 ,wells1 and ,arthur ,lewis were amongst the regular workers4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,moses ,,by ,,pharaoh',s ,,daughter4 ,,from ,,lays ,,of ,,the ,,holy ,,land4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,james ,nisbet ,co4 ,this much-gifted1 many-sided man began his artistic work as a sculptor with ,sir ,charles ,barry1 and under the influence of ,sir ,gilbert ,scott1 attaining much knowledge in architecture and ecclesiastical matters1 he soon developed a decided taste for decorative work4 ,during this period1 however1 his wonderful facility for design found an easy outlet in drawing on wood4 ,our early connection with him began on the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 for which he did much beautiful work1 notably some illustrations to ,new ,songs ,written to ,old ,tunes1 by ,dr4 ,charles ,mackay4 ,he also illustrated an edition of ,krumacher's ,fables1 translated by ,dr4 ,hy4 ,w4 ,dulcken1 a dear old friend1 who was then one of the managers of ,ingram and ,cook's book branch of the ,illustrated ,london ,news4 ,clayton also did a set of illustrations to ,bunyan's ,pilgrim's ,progress4 ,we had the benefit of his work in many of the ,fine ,art ,books on which we were from time to time engaged4 ,he did the figure subjects for ,herbert's ,poetical ,works1 and1 in companionship with ,sir ,john ,tenniel1 made most of the figure subjects for ,pollock's ,course of ,time4 ,clayton's taste for decorative work gradually took the form of stained glass1 and his success in that way became so extensive that the art of ,book ,illustration sank into the background4 ,although not really one of the ,p4,r4,b41 he was of them1 and with them in all their ways and works4 ,if the ,royal ,academy had a more extensive scale of fitness for the honour1 there is no man to our knowledge whose great ability as a true artist better deserves the distinction of ,r4,a4 ,illustration3 ,,there',s ,,nae ,,luck ,,about ,,the ,,house4 ,,from ,,home ,,affections ,,with ,,the ,,poets4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,bowerswell ,perth ,august #af4 #eg4 ,dear ,sir1 ,both the illustrations are so perfectly cut that ,i have nothing to say1 and therefore will keep both the proofs1 as ,i should like to have them--,perhaps you may just fine down one or two lines in the ,there's nae luck the upper line of the womans hand ,run the shading of the mans shoulder more into the outline also the little girls left leg should the mans shoe and run a little more decided light down the dogs nose ,beyond these trivial corrections ,i see nothing4 ,i shall be glad to see how the ,moses drawings cut1 these two are most satisfactory ,yours very truly1 ,john ,everett ,millais ,w ,dalziel brothers ,edward ,duncan1 ,george ,dodgson and ,f4 ,w4 ,topham1 with a few other members of the ,old ,society of ,painters in ,water ,colours1 formed a club for outdoor sketching1 the rule being that at a selected spot all should sit down as close to each other as possible1 taking various points of view according to individual taste4 ,one day whilst at work in a field on the banks of the ,upper ,thames1 they saw a sturdy farmer coming towards them looking very fierce and angry4 ,when he got near the party he said3 ,what be you lot o' lazy devils a-doing in my field8 ,sketching1 sir1 sketching6 ,is that fit work for men8 ,when the young ladies from ,miss ,gray's boarding school come down to 'sketch' ,i say let 'em2 if it pleases them1 it don't hurt me1 an' there be no harm2 but when ,i see a lot of great hulking men like you fellows about such nonsense it makes me fair angry6 ,why1 domn it1 you might be doing a lot o' good work o' some sort6 ,i would rather break stones by the roadside for a shilling a day than fool away my time like you be doing4 ,you ought to be ashamed o' yourselves1 you ought6 ,they tried to explain to him that they made their living by painting pictures4 ,after some strong expressions of doubt the farmer sobered down a little and asked ,dodgson how much he would get for the one he was doing4 ,dodgson1 knowing the sort of man he had to deal with1 said3 ,perhaps as much as ten shillings1 or maybe twenty if ,i can find a friend who fancies it4 ,the answer came1 ,thee be a domned liar as well as a lazy lout6 ,then with a look of contempt the tiller of the soil stumped away4 ,illustration3 ,from the window ,i look out1 ,to mark thy beautiful parade2 ,stately marching in cap and coat1 ,to some tune by fairies played4 ,threnody4--,,ralph ,,waldo ,,emerson4 ,,from ,,home ,,affections ,,with ,,the ,,poets4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,the ,poets of the ,nineteenth ,century1 in addition to the two fine drawings by ,millais already named1 has many other good pictures2 one of the most remarkable1 perhaps1 is the ,prisoner of ,chillon1 by ,ford ,madox ,brown4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel is well represented1 the ,death of ,marmion being one of his best4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 too1 has several3 ,the ,vicar1 ,to my ,mother's ,picture1 and ,hohenlinden4 ,so pleased were we with the latter design that we offered him a commission for a water colour drawing of the subject4 ,his reply was1 ,yes1 and it shall be one of my best4 ,and it certainly was one of his most successful as a highly-finished work and will always hold its own4 ,there are also several interesting drawings by ,william ,harvey1 ,j4 ,d4 ,harding1 ,edward ,duncan1 and ,g4 ,dodgson2 a large number of exquisite examples of ,birket ,foster1 and several figure subjects by ,j4 ,r4 ,clayton1 ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,edward ,corbould1 and ,harrison ,weir4 ,of our own many drawings in this book we will mention a small roadside landscape1 ,taste1 and a single figure1 ,the ,history of a ,life4 ,on ,february #fth1 #ahef1 ,mr4 ,ford ,madox ,brown1 in returning a volume of the ,illustrated ,edition of ,longfellow's ,poems1 wrote3 ,the bearer will return the volume of ',longfellow1' which ,i have looked through with great delight2 and ,i think it bears honourable testimony to the high excellence which wood engraving has attained in this country4 ,subsequently1 on seeing the volume1 ,the ,poets of the ,nineteenth ,century1 he wrote3 ,let me take this opportunity of expressing my admiration of the work you last brought out1 and the drawings by ,dalziel#ab in particular1 which are most poetic and took us by surprise1 although whether yours or your brother's ,i1 as yet1 know not4 ,the ,millais' are admirable1 both as regards him and the engraver4 ,illustration3 ,there1 ye wise ,saints1 behold your ,light1 your ,star-- ,ye would be dupes and victims1 and ye are4 ,,the ,,veiled ,,prophet ,,of ,,khorassan4 ,,from ,,lalla ,,rookh4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,longman ,co4 ,in ,home ,affections with the ,poets1 ,millais again stands pre-eminent in his two contributions4 ,there's ,nae ,luck ,about the ,house1 when compared with his drawing of the ,finding of ,moses1 is an apt illustration of his wonderful versatility1 and a proof that in art all subjects were equally within his power4 ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill has some fine pictures in this book1 his ,oriana being full of tender feeling4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel1 too1 is very strong1 his ,fair ,inez being the best4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert and ,birket ,foster are both very powerful2 the former in ,when ,i ,come ,home1 ,the ,two ,angels1 and ,the ,wee ,thing2 the latter in his ,true ,love1 ,come ,awa'1 ,come ,awa'1 ,my ,sister ,ellen1 and ,the ,graves of the ,household4 ,there is a very clever drawing1 ,the ,sailors ,journal1 by ,george ,thomas1 and a grand picture1 ,the ,shipwreck1 by ,edward ,duncan4 ,among our own drawings in the collection are1 ,to ,mary in ,heaven1 ,emerson's ,threnody1 and ,my ,mother ,dear4 ,among the first works of importance by ,sir ,john ,tenniel that came into our hands to engrave were several drawings for an illustrated edition of ,tupper's ,proverbial ,philosophy1 as well as his contributions to the illustrated publications issued by the ,art ,union of ,london4 ,he also made a great many important drawings for the numerous ,fine ,art ,books which we produced2 among them we would particularly mention ,dramatic ,poems1 by ,barry ,cornwall1 and ,pollock's ,course of ,time2 likewise several exceptionally clever drawings for ,the ,ingoldsby ,legends1 published by ,richard ,bentley4 ,illustration3 ,poor maiden6 thought the youth1 if thou wert sent4 ,,the ,,veiled ,,prophet ,,of ,,khorassan4 ,,from ,,lalla ,,rookh4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,longman ,co4 ,one of his most elaborate works was the set of illustrations to ,lalla ,rookh4 ,the drawings were all made on the wood with lead pencil1 and were fine examples of his varied powers of design and delicate manipulation--such as gave us great pleasure in the rendering4 ,the book was published by ,messrs4 ,longman ,co4 ,if ,tenniel had never done any other work than ,lalla ,rookh1 and those two remarkable books ,alice in ,wonderland and ,through the ,looking ,glass1 they alone would have been sufficient to immortalise him4 ,what a piece of work the frontispiece to the former is6 ,what dignity and rare grotesque humour are shown in both these books6 ,what beautiful pictures ,advice from ,caterpillar and ,the ,father ,william make6--and how perfectly they are all drawn6 ,pig and ,pepper1 ,the ,kitchen ,scene1 and ,alice and the ,duchess are among the best4 ,as a matter of fact1 ,tenniel did not wish to do the second book1 so ,mr4 ,dodgson 7,lewis ,carrol71 the author1 asked various other artists to undertake the task1 amongst them ,sir ,j4 ,noel ,paton1 who1 being out of health at the time1 at once declined1 saying1 ,no1 ,tenniel is the man4 ,and most fortunately1 both for author and artist1 he was1 the drawings being most grotesque1 and the delightful fooling and outrageous fancy beyond description3 for instance1 ,looking-,glass ,house1 ,tweedle-dum-tweedle-dee-dee1 ,humpty-,dumpty1 ,the ,lion and ,unicorn1 and last of all ,queen ,alice4 ,such pictures were half the battle in the success of these two delightful little volumes4 ,during the process of completing the illustrations a great deal of correspondence1 always of the most agreeable nature1 took place with the ,rev4 ,mr4 ,dodgson1 as to their execution and finish4 ,it is well known that he was more than usually critical1 both with the drawings and with the engravings4 ,mr4 ,dodgson also entrusted us later with the drawings made by ,mr4 ,a4 ,b4 ,frost--a very clever and highly esteemed ,american artist1 who fully entered into the quaint humour of the text--for ,rhyme and ,reason and ,a ,tangled ,tale4 ,so much was ,tenniel engaged at this time that we always regarded his undertaking the pictures1 seven in number1 for our ,arabian ,nights1 as an act of kindness to ourselves4 ,illustration3 ,,alice ,,in ,,wonderland4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,macmillan ,co4 ,outside his ,punch work1 we believe nearly all ,tenniel's work for wood engraving was executed by us4 ,illustration3 #aj ,portsdown ,road ,jan4 #aa4 #ahgj4 ,sidenote3 ,all good wishes for the ,new ,year666 ,dear ,dalziel1 ,are you disposed to undertake the engraving of another little book for ,mr4 ,dodgson8--,it is a continuation of ,alice's ,adventures1 and ,i am going to work upon it at once4 ,one line please to say ,yes--and ,i'll let you know the size of blocks c4 ,in much haste ,yours very truly ,j ,tenniel4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,sleeping ,,genie ,,and ,,the ,,lady4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,arabian ,,nights4 ,,by ,,sir ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward1 ,lock ,co4 ,messrs4 ,bradbury and ,evans had at one time the idea of publishing an ,illustrated ,shakespeare1 and ,tenniel was to do all the drawings1 but beyond two very characteristic subjects which we engraved the project was abandoned4 ,doubtless he found the undertaking more than he could carry out when added to his weekly work for ,punch and his other engagements4 ,no matter what other work he had in hand1 he always contributed his weekly cartoon to ,punch4 ,the moral teaching of these drawings is beyond measure4 ,whether it be in caustic satire or exquisite pathos1 he held the town for over fifty years1 proving himself to be not only a great artist1 but one who will rank amongst the highest of ,britain's worthies4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel was never very effusive in his observations1 though his remarks were invariably complimentary4 ,the following are two of his letters received on submitting proofs for his correction3 #c ,,portsdown ,,road1 ,tuesday4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,the ',falcon' proofs are everything ,i could wish4 ,the third proof requires just a touch4 ,i wish you would find me two subjects instead of those which ,i return herewith--something with more action or incident in them4 ,i am quite tired of love subjects1 they admit of so little variety of treatment4 ,before you send the wood for the ',pollock'#ac drawings1 ,i think it would be well for me to give you a notion of the size ,i shall require--whether half page1 and so on--and this ,i will do when ,i have the book back again4 ,i am1 my dear ,sirs1 ,very truly1 ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,crawley ,,family4 ,,from ,,the ,,framley ,,parsonage4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,smith1 ,elder ,co4 #c ,,portsdown ,,road1 ,saturday4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i like the proofs you sent very much1 but they require just a little alteration1 the ',rokby'#ad especially4 ,i will touch upon them and return them to you4 ,i have such an accumulation of work on hand just now that ,i do not feel justified in undertaking the two new subjects you have sent1 as ,i do not know when ,i shall be able to let you have the drawings4 ,i am doing some work for the ,queen1 and as it is wanted as soon as possible1 all things else must wait till it is finished4 ,but apart from this1 the ',coronation' subject1 although a good one1 is very painful4 ,i should not like doing it on that account4 ,and the other1 although certainly very beautiful1 ,i do not care much about illustrating just now--it requires too much thought to be disposed of hurriedly4 ,i will1 however1 do my best to let you have the ',barry ,cornwall'#ae soon4 ,yours1 my dear ,sirs1 ,very truly1 ,,john ,,tenniel4 ,when the ,cornhill ,magazine1 in #ahei1 was first advertised for publication at the price of one shilling1 with ,thackeray as editor1 the announcement fell like a bomb in the midst of the magazine publishers--,blackwood1 ,frazer1 ,colburn1 ,bentley and others--for nothing of this description had even been so much as dreamt of before at a less price than the orthodox half-crown4 ,the heavy government duty on paper1 then only recently removed1 may have been some apology for the high price hitherto charged for this class of literature1 which at the present day is so far surpassed1 if not always in quality certainly in quantity1 at less than half the price of the great ,cornhill innovation4 ,illustration3 ,,lady ,,lufton ,,and ,,the ,,duke ,,of ,,omneum4 ,,from ,,the ,,framley ,,parsonage4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,smith1 ,elder ,co4 ,in #ahdg or '#dh we were introduced to ,mr4 ,george ,smith1 of ,smith1 ,elder and ,co41 and for several years executed a fair share of the engravings they required4 ,amongst the earlier of these works we contributed to ,the ,jar of ,honey1 from ,mount ,hybla1 by ,leigh ,hunt1 and ,the ,dwarf of the ,golden ,river1 by ,john ,ruskin4 ,during this period we were not infrequently brought into correspondence with ,mr4 ,williams1 literary adviser of the firm4 ,he was a grand old gentleman1 with a kind1 sympathetic manner1 which won for him the sincere regard of all with whom he became associated4 ,when the ,cornhill ,magazine was started we were asked by ,mr4 ,george ,smith 7whose courtesy and kindness were at all times most marked during the many years of our connection7 to undertake the engravings1 as he purposed issuing one or two full page plates with each monthly number4 ,this we did for several years1 producing during the time1 among the more important works1 charming illustrations by ,millais1 ,richard ,doyle1 ,lord ,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,f4 ,sandys1 and other artists1 all of whom1 as time rolled on1 acquired a prominent position in their art4 ,artists not being proverbial for the just appreciation of punctuality1 many of these engravings were produced under great pressure1 as the following letter from ,mr4 ,george ,smith will show3 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i am delighted with ,mr4 ,millais' drawing1 and ,i am obliged to you for having engraved it so well considering the pressure of time4 ,there will be another illustration for the ,june number and another for ,august2 ,mr4 ,millais already has the proofs of the chapters of ',framley ,parsonage' for ,june and ,august4 ,believe me1 ,yours faithfully1 ,g4 ,,smith4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel ,,brothers4 ,illustration3 ,,temptation4--,,horace ,,saltoun4 ,,from ,,the ,,cornhill ,,magazine4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,smith1 ,elder ,co4 ,richard ,doyle's ,bird's-eye ,views of ,society1 which first appeared in the ,cornhill1 were afterwards published in book form1 and had a very considerable sale4 ,it was also through our connection with the ,cornhill ,magazine that we were introduced to ,george ,augustus ,sala1 who was at that time contributing a series of papers and illustrating the articles himself4 ,on our submitting proofs for his correction or approval1 he wrote3 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,,gentlemen1--,i have received proofs of engravings4 ,you will permit me to thank you for the exquisitely artistic manner in which my rude scratchings on ,wood have been rendered by your graver4 ',the ,group of ,beggars1' ',the ,view of ,genoa1' and the background under the ,arcade are1 to me1 marvellous4 ,my chief defect appears to be heaviness and blackness of touch1 caused by painfully defective sight4 ,i will1 however1 endeavour to remedy this by using a harder point1 and trusting more to your tasteful interpretation1 without overloading my shadows with cross-hatching4 ,there are a dozen more drawings to come1 but ,i wanted to see the proofs of the first instalment before commencing the second batch4 ,believe me to be1 ,gentlemen1 ,your very obliged ,servant1 ,,george ,,augt4 ,,sala4 ,illustration3 ,,lady ,,with ,,hounds4 ,,from ,,london ,,society4 ,,by ,,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,james ,hogg4 ,,footnotes3 #i ,this drawing was a remarkable example of the artist being altogether unacquainted with the necessary requirements in making a drawing on wood for the engraver's purposes4 ,in this ,rossetti made use of wash1 pencil1 coloured chalk1 and pen and ink1 producing a very nice effect1 but the engraved reproduction of this many tinted drawing1 reduced to the stern realities of black and white by printers' ink1 failed to satisfy him4 ,indeed1 ,rossetti appears to have made up his mind that it would be a failure1 for in writing to his friend ,allingham1 after explaining the difficulty he had experienced in making the drawing1 he says3 ,as to the engraving1 ,i suppose it is hardly possible that ,i can be satisfied4 ,it is further interesting to note in ,mr4 ,malcolm ,bell's work of ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones3 ,a ,record and ,review1 that on seeing the engraving1 ,elfin-,mere1 it revealed to him for the first time the ,world of radiant1 many-coloured lights2 of dim1 mysterious shadows1 of harmonies of form of line2 that far-off ,world of ,art into which he has made his way and brought back visions of delight to show his fellow man4 #aj ,of this drawing1 the ,st4 ,cecillia1 his brother1 ,mr4 ,w4 ,m4 ,rossetti1 writes3 ,it must be said that himself only and not ,tennyson was his guide4 ,he drew just what he chose1 taking from the author's text nothing more than a hint and an opportunity4 ,the illustration to ,st4 ,cecillia puzzled ,tennyson not a little1 and he had to give up the problem of what it had to do with his verses4 #aa ,sir ,john ,millais1 in his letter on page #ajj1 calls this the ,importunate ,widow4 #ab ,the drawings here alluded to are by ,thomas ,dalziel1 he having contributed about a dozen illustrations to the book4 #ac ,this refers to some drawings he had undertaken to do illustrating ,pollock's ,course of ,time1 to be published by ,messrs4 ,blackwood and ,sons1 ,edinburgh4 #ad ,an illustration to ,sir ,walter ,scott's poem of ,rokby to be published in ,the ,poets of the ,nineteenth ,century4 #ae ,referring to drawings he was doing for an illustrated edition of ,poems by ,barry ,cornwall1 published by ,chapman and ,hall4 ,,chapter ,,iv4 ,,birket ,,foster1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,,alexander ,,strahan1 ,,sir ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones1 ,,john ,d4 ,,watson1 ,,holman ,,hunt1 ,,frederick ,,sandys1 ,,harrison ,,weir1 ,j4 ,,wolf1 ,j4 ,m4 ,,lawless1 ,,tom ,,taylor1 ,,lord ,,tennyson1 ,,sir ,,john ,e4 ,,millais1 ,,the ,,emperor ,,napoleon ,,iii4 ,birket ,foster was a genuine man2 kind and generous to a degree in all the ways of life4 ,he stands as one of ,england's most popular landscape draughtsmen1 and as a painter in water colour of great distinction4 ,we first knew him as a little boy with round jacket and turn-down collar4 ,later he came to be apprenticed to ,ebenezer ,landells to learn the art of wood engraving2 but in this he made literally no progress1 and ,landells considering that as a landscape draughtsman he might be more likely to take a foremost position1 the youth's attention was turned to this branch of art with the most satisfactory results4 ,his improvement was very rapid1 and all that could be desired by his employer4 ,shortly before the termination of his engagement with ,landells he went for a holiday to ,scotland1 where1 unfortunately1 he had a very bad accident1 breaking an arm and receiving other serious injuries1 which for a long time quite incapacitated him for work4 ,it was during his illness that the period of his indentures expired1 but as soon as he was well enough to resume work he insisted on returning to his duties that he might make up the time that had been lost2 and this he did without any request on ,landells' part4 ,on his return we well remember seeing him at work in a little top room in ,birch ,court1 ,e4,c4 ,he was making small drawings of pots and pans1 teapots1 gridirons1 and other such articles for an ironmongers catalogue1 and said1 in the most cheerful manner1 ,it is right that ,i should return here and do this work2 it is good practice1 and will enable me to draw all these sorts of things with some practical knowledge4 ,our first personal business connection with ,birket ,foster was in #ahea1 when we commissioned him to make a set of eight illustrations to ,kirk ,white's ,poetical ,works for ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge and ,co4 ,after this he illustrated several small books in a similar manner for us1 as well as becoming a constant and very liberal contributor to many of the ,fine ,art ,books which we produced4 ,amongst these we may mention ,wordsworth's ,poems1 where his many tastefully selected views of the ,cumberland and ,westmoreland ,lake scenery give such a charm to the book2 also ,odes and ,sonnets1 illustrated by a series of very beautiful landscapes which were printed in tints2 ,summer ,time in the ,country1 etc4 ,after hundreds of his drawings had passed through our hands we asked him to make a series of larger pictures1 which were to be the best and most perfect work he could do1 and they were1 as far as possible1 to be thoroughly representative subjects of rustic ,english scenery4 ,foster most readily undertook the commission1 and was very anxious to commence working upon it1 as the following letter shows3 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i shall be most glad to do the #ej drawings for #cjj1 and the vignettes at your own price2 ,i will do them for #ej if nothing is said about it4 ,you must give me this week1 as ,i've a good deal to get done1 but next week you shall have some ',minstrels4'#af ,yours truly1 ,,birket ,,foster4 ,notwithstanding this1 having regard to his other engagements and the elaborate nature of the drawings1 he made but slow progress1 and fully four years elapsed from the commencement to the completion of the work4 ,during this time he had been elected a member of the ,royal ,society of ,painters in ,water ,colours1 and from the day he exhibited his first picture there1 there was an ever-increasing demand for examples from his brush1 and a corresponding delay in his completing this commission4 ,it is somewhat interesting to state that the last drawing of this series was the very last he made in black and white for the wood-engraver's purpose4 ,instead of the fifty principal subjects and the fifty small vignettes contracted for1 at his earnest request we consented to reduce the fifty large pictures to thirty1 and forgo altogether the fifty small vignettes4 ,illustration3 ,come awa1 come awa1 ,an' o'er the march wi' me1 lassie3 ,leave your ,southron wooers a'1 ,my winsome bride to be1 lassie4 ,lands nor gear ,i proffer you1 ,nor gauds to busk ye fine1 lassie1 ,but ,i've a heart that's leal an' true1 ,and a' that heart is thine1 lassie4 ,come ,awa1 ,come ,awa4--,,thomas ,,pringle4 ,,from ,,home ,,affections ,,with ,,the ,,poets4 ,,by ,,birket ,,foster1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,when the thirty drawings were completed we asked him to reproduce the entire series as water colour drawings1 of such varied dimensions as he himself might decide1 for which we offered to pay him the sum of #cjjj2 but after giving the matter very careful consideration1 he said1 in consequence of his other engagements1 he felt reluctantly compelled to decline the commission4 ,there is no need for us to dilate on the earnest manner in which ,foster carried out these thirty subjects4 ,he gave us such beautiful drawings1 so exquisitely manipulated1 that we naturally bestowed infinite care in their reproduction1 and it was throughout a labour of pleasure and delight to us4 ,we published the work through ,messrs4 ,routledge and ,co4 as ,birket ,foster's ,pictures of ,english ,landscape1 and it is a satisfaction to us to be able to record that the book was fully appreciated by the ,british ,public4 ,an important part of our scheme in preparing this book was to have a page of verse1 either descriptive of or in sympathy with each picture1 so that it might possess literary as well as pictorial interest4 ,when our work was drawing to a completion1 we submitted some of the proofs to ,sir ,john ,millais2 and it is1 perhaps1 hardly necessary to say that he was charmed with the pictures1 and warmly entered into the idea of having poetic descriptions to them4 ,when asked his opinion whether he thought ,lord1 then ,mr41 ,tennyson would be likely to co-operate with us1 he immediately1 in the most generous manner1 offered to write to him on the subject1 saying3 ,i wish ,i could give sufficient time to the subject1 for to tell the truth there's nothing ,i should enjoy more than to do the verses myself4 ,but1 of course1 my pictures place that idea entirely out of the question4 ,but ,i'll tell you what ,i'll do1 he continued1 ,i'll write to ,tennyson and ask him to take the matter up--he's rather particular1 you know1 and perhaps he might the more readily consent to do it for me1 than if you wrote to him4 ,the following letter from ,lady ,tennyson to ,millais will show how the proposition was received3 ,,farringford1 ,june #g1 #ahfa4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,millais1--,alfred was in the ,new ,forest when your kind letter came1 or it would have been answered yesterday1 though ,i am sorry to have to answer the thing is impossible4 ,poems do not come to him so1 and if they did not come1 you are1 ,i flatter myself1 too much his friend to wish to find them there or anywhere4 ,may ,i ask you to do him the favour to decline the offer as you will best know how to do with all courtesy4 ,accept ,alfred's thanks for your kind invitation and for what you say about the portrait4 ,believe me1 ,yours truly1 ,,emily ,,tennyson4 ,this letter was accompanied by the following note from ,millais3 ,,my ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,i enclose ,mrs4 ,tennyson's answer to my note4 ,i said that not to bother him1 if he couldn't say ',yes1' to write himself4 ,it is just what ,i expected2 however1 we have lost nothing by the attempt4 ,i should have thought it easy enough to write a few lines to each1 as ,i should find it easy enough to illustrate anything4 ,i am sorry to have kept you so long for the two fellows seated on the gate4#ag ,cut it with all your might4 ,yours very truly1 ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais4 ,ultimately the matter was placed in the hands of ,tom ,taylor1 the dramatic author1 who was at that time art critic to the ,times1 as well as a liberal contributor to ,punch1 of which journal he subsequently became editor4 ,he wrote3 #h ,,richmond ,,terrace1 ,,whitehall1 ,s4,w4 ,june #e4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have just received the proofs4 ,i have thought much over the subject of poems to ,birket ,foster's drawings1 and ,i think that ,i would do what you wish on certain conditions4 #ast4--,that ,i might call in aid my wife's verses1 it being understood that she will do one here and there4 ,i may say that she is homely born and bred1 and that her verses would be above the mark of my own1 as far as ,i can judge4 ,she has written much1 both words for music and music1 before her marriage1 as ,miss ,laura ,barker1 and her music is of a very high order4 ,i merely write this that you may understand ,i am not forcing a novice on you4 ,i wish her to be associated with me in the work1 from a belief that the union of her with me will increase its value to the public4 #bnd4--,the price ,i would suggest for thirty poems is #ajj4 ,this is putting the work at ',once ,a ,week' terms1 and is the lowest price at which ,i could write and do justice to both you and myself4 ,if these terms suit you1 ,i believe ,i could have the thirty by the end of ,july1 or if your arrangement is to publish in parts1 at the rate of four a week1 the mode of payment to depend on that of delivery1 i4e41 according as it is of the whole at once or of the poems in fours4 ,i will retain the whole set of proofs till ,i have your answer4 ,and ,i am1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours truly1 ,,tom ,,taylor4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel ,p4,s4--,i send you two samples of the kind of illustration ,i should supply to the drawings4 ,p4,s4--,if my terms or my verses do not suit you1 ,i should suggest your application to the ,rev4 ,j4 ,w4 ,barnes1 of ,dorchester1 author of two very remarkable volumes of poems in the ,dorset dialect4 ,our respective contributions to be distinguished by initials of the writers4 ,taylor1 in undertaking the commission1 said3 ,illustration3 444 ,who played ,beneath the same green tree1 ,whose voices mingled as they prayed ,around one parent knee6 ,the ,graves of the ,household4--,,mrs4 ,,hemans4 ,,from ,,home ,,affections ,,with ,,the ,,poets4 ,,by ,,birket ,,foster1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,i accept this with great pleasure1 for independent of the beauty of the work1 ,foster and ,i are both ',tyne-siders1' and that will give an additional pleasure to me4 ,in ,august1 #ahha1 we published an dition de ,luxe of the book1 a large1 handsome volume1 the pictures all printed on ,india paper4 ,on sending copies to ,foster we received the following reply3 ,,the ,,hill1 ,,witley1 ,,surrey1 #ca ,augt41 #ahha4 ,,my ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,accept my best thanks for the three copies of the ',english ,landscapes4' ,it is really a splendid volume1 admirably printed1 and the get-up is altogether charming4 ,i sincerely hope it may prove a success4 ,with kind regards1 ,believe me1 ,very sincerely yours1 ,,birket ,,foster4 ,wishing to present a copy of the book to the ,emperor of the ,french1 we wrote to his ,secretary1 and the following letter came as his reply3 ,,cabinet ,,de ,l',,empereur4 ,,palais ,,des ,,tuileries1 ,le #ai ,juillet1 #ahfc4 ,,messieurs1--,l'exemplaire des paysages anglais de ,mr4 ,birket ,foster que vous avez exprim le dsir de faire agrer l',empereur1 est parvenu sa haute destination4 ,mais ,sa ,majest1 presque toujours en voyage depuis1 n'a pu encore examiner cet album qui1 d'aprs ses ordres1 doit tre remis sous les yeux son retour ,paris4 ,recevez1 ,messieurs1 l'assurance de ma considration distingue4 ,pour le ,snateur1 ,secrtaire de l',empereur1 ,chef du ,cabinet1 et par autorisation1 ,le ,sous-,chef ,,sacaley4 ,,messieurs ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,i heard a thousand blended notes1 ,while in a grove ,i sat reclin'd1 ,in that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts ,bring sad thoughts to the mind4 ,lines ,written on ,early ,spring4--,,wordsworth4 ,,by ,,birket ,,foster1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,to which we replied expressing our wish that it should be a presentation work1 when again the secretary wrote3 ,,cabinet ,,de ,l',,empereur4 ,,palais ,,des ,,tuileries1 ,le #f ,janvier1 #ahfd4 ,,messieurs1--,avant de prendre une dcision relativement l',album de gravures sur cois1 d'aprs les paysages de ,mr4 ,birket ,foster que vous avez adress l',empereur1 ,sa ,majest a exprim le dsir d'en connatre le prix4 ,veuillez bien faire parvenir ce renseignement au ,cabinet4 ,recevez1 ,messieurs1 l'assurance de ma considration distingue4 ,pour le ,snateur1 ,secrtaire de l',empereur1 ,chef du ,cabinet1 et par autorisation1 ,le ,sous-,chef ,,sacaley4 ,m4,,mrs4 ,,dalziel ,,fr,,res4 ,,cabinet ,,de ,l',,empereur4 ,,palais ,,des ,,tuileries1 ,le #a ,fvrier1 #ahfd4 ,,messieurs1--,l',empereur a bien voulu accepter l',album de gravures1 d'aprs les dessins de ,birket ,foster1 dont vous lui avez offert l'hommage4 ,sa ,majest a examin ces planches avec intrt1 en a apprci l'excution et elle m'a charg d'avoir l'honneur de vous adresser ses remericments sincres4 ,recevez1 ,messieurs1 l'assurance de ma considration distingue4 ,pour le ,snateur1 ,secrtaire de l',empereur4 ,chef du ,cabinet1 et par autorisation4 ,le ,sous-,chef4 ,,sacaley4 ,m4,,mrs4 ,,dalziel ,,brothers1 ,,editeurs4 ,the book was sent to ,st4 ,cloud1 and doubtless perished in the flames when that picturesque ,palace was burnt down during the ,siege of ,paris in #ahga4 ,lord ,leighton in acknowledging the receipt of a copy of this book says3 ,,dear ,,sir1--,when your messenger came yesterday ,i was unable to write and thank you and your brother1 as ,i do now1 for the very handsome present you have made me1 of the extent of which ,i own ,i had not the slightest notion when ,i accepted it with so much alacrity the other day4 ,i have looked through the volume with great interest1 and am much struck with the great talent displayed in very many of the designs--some1 ,i think1 quite excellent--and with the great spirit and brilliancy of your rendering of them4 ,once more my best thanks4 ,yours ever faithfully1 ,,fred4 ,,leighton4 ,birket ,foster was a constant visitor at our office in ,high ,street1 ,camden ,town1 generally bringing a parcel of drawings with him4 ,on one of these occasions the conversation turned upon water colour painting and the great demand there was for that class of art1 when1 having seen some of his slight sketches in colour1 we expressed a little surprise that he did not go in for it4 ,he replied that his wife had suggested the same thing1 but--and he shrugged his broad shoulders1 saying1 ,um--,i don't know--but we shall see--we shall see4 ,he did see1 and all the art loving world knows with what result4 ,foster's success as a water colour painter was quite phenomenal4 ,there was a mad rush for his work by collectors1 and the prices went up as a natural consequence4 ,down at ,witley in ,surrey1 where he subsequently built a most charming residence1 he said to us1 ,when ,i sit down in that chair after breakfast it means at least twenty guineas before ,i get up again4 ,it was about this time that two celebrated picture dealers met at the ,charing ,cross ,railway ,station3 they had taken tickets for ,witley1 and both knowing they had the same object in view1 travelled down together4 ,on arriving at their destination they found only one fly at the station4 ,a4 made a rush for it1 when ,b4 stopped him1 saying1 ,no1 sir2 this is my fly4 ,i telegraphed for it from ,london1 but ,i will be most happy to give you a lift to ,fosters2 only remember ,i am first4 ,and he was first1 for he cleared out every scrap ,foster had to dispose of1 and ,a4 had to go away empty handed4 ,on ,fosters first visit to the ,galleries after he had been elected a member of the ,old ,water ,colour1 as it was then called1 he was received in a most patronising manner by ,j4 ,d4 ,harding1 the then ,president of the ,society1 who complimented him1 and dilated on the great advantage it would be to him being a member of the ,society4 ,he also begged him to appreciate this by a close study of nature1 adding3 ,if you do as ,i suggest1 ,i have no doubt you will one day take a good place amongst the best of us4 ,it was ,foster's invariable custom to make small water colour sketches for his more important black and white work2 sometimes they were partly pencil1 or pen and ink tinted4 ,some little time before he seriously took to water colour painting1 a ,west ,end publisher frequently asked him for some of these sketches2 so he gave his friend a bundle of original drawings1 for which the publisher thanked him1 saying that one day1 when he could afford to do so1 he would have them bound in a nice book4 ,it was after ,foster won distinction as a painter that he said to us1 ,those drawings would now represent a money value of some hundreds of pounds4 ,his mother1 a dear old ,quaker ,lady1 who was present1 said1 ,thee mustn't mind that1 ,birket4 ,thee gave him the drawings and they are his1 no matter what the value of them may be now4 ,illustration3 ,the ,earth herself is adorning ,this sweet ,may morning2 ,and the children are pulling on every side1 ,in a thousand valleys far and wide1 ,fresh flowers4 ,intimations of ,immortality4--,,wordsworth4 ,,by ,,birket ,,foster1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,birket ,foster naturally spent much of his time in the country1 often locating himself at farm houses1 and being of a genial nature always became very friendly with the people4 ,on one occasion an old farmer took the greatest interest in the work as it went on1 in fact to the extent that the old boy seemed to feel that he had a sort of partnership in the production of the picture4 ,some time after this a friend of ,foster's1 who stayed at the same farm1 found the old man most anxious to know all about ,foster1 but particularly as to how much money he had got for the picture that we done down here4 ,the friend said1 ,a hundred pounds at least4 ,the old man was incredulous1 in fact he would not believe it4 ,when assured that such an amount was small for a picture by so clever and popular a man1 he seemed unable to grasp it1 saying1 ,why1 it would be like pickin' up sovereigns as if they was turnips or eggs2 and if it was so1 all ,i can say is1 he must ha' sold it to a friend4 ,after the success of our volume ,messrs4 ,routledge made a collection of engravings from ,foster's drawings in their various books1 for publication4 ,here is an amusing letter from ,foster on seeing this new work announced3 ,illustration3 ,the ,hill1 ,witley4 ,surrey4 #cjth ,june #ahgc ,dear ,dalziel ,i have just returned from ,italy1 and write at once to say that ,i see no objection to ,messrs4 ,routledge sending me a cheque for #ej guineas on to the first title ,beauties of ,english ,landscapes1 by ,,bf on second thought's ,i don't like ,beauties--,try some other word4 ,yours truly ,birket ,foster ,messrs4 ,dalziel ,when our book appeared the ,press was unanimous in its praise4 ,the ,times said3 ,it would be difficult to do justice to these delineations of rural life and scenery without seeming to fall into extravagant praise2 the ,academy spoke of the inherent beauty of the designs2 the ,art ,journal of the grace of composition and idyllic beauty2 the ,saturday ,review of the subtile feeling for rustic character1 and his sympathy for the poor2 his curious love for unsophisticated company in sequestered places4 ,the public responded well1 but not in large numbers--the days of large numbers had not then come4 ,but of all that was said about these pictures we most treasured a letter written to us by ,john ,ruskin1 which we regard as an appreciation from one of the best and most original writers on art matters of his period4 ,,geneva1 ,august #ab1 '#fb4 ,,gentlemen1--,i am much obliged by your having sent me those beautiful ,proofs4 ,they are superb specimens of the kind of ,landscape which you have rendered deservedly popular1 and very charming in every respect4 ,i wish1 however1 you would devote some of your wonderful powers of execution to engraving ,landscape1 which should be better than 'charming1' and which would educate the public taste as well as meet it4 ,these pieces1 however1 are peculiarly good of their class--rich1 gracefully composed1 exquisite book illustrations1 and very precious as examples of wood execution4 ,believe me1 sincerely yours1 ,j4 ,,ruskin4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,,grandfather ,,nursing ,a ,,sick ,,boy4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,,john ,,pettie1 ,r4,a4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,as the work progressed we sent proofs to ,foster for approval or correction1 and according to his custom he wrote all his remarks on the margin of the ,india paper4 ,these proofs were all preserved1 and they show how completely he was satisfied with the care we had bestowed on the reproduction of his beautiful drawings4 ,it is a great pleasure to us to be able to state that these touched proofs are now the property of the ,trustees of the ,british ,museum1 where doubtless they can be seen with ,john ,ruskin's letter and some of ,foster's own on application at the ,print ,room of that institute in ,bloomsbury4 ,birket ,foster spent his latter years at ,weybridge1 where he died4 ,surrounded by many old and sorrowing friends1 he was laid to his rest at ,witley1 his beautiful ,surrey home4 99 99 99 99 99 ,having already engraved several drawings for ,good ,words1 we were1 early in the year #ahfb1 asked by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan to undertake the engraving and entire control of the illustrations for this journal1 which was being edited by ,dr4 ,norman ,macleod1 a ,scottish minister of great repute and a ,chaplain to the ,queen4 ,the offices were subsequently removed from ,edinburgh to ,london1 and shortly after the house added to its publications the ,sunday ,magazine1 a journal devoted to ,sunday reading4 ,this was edited by another celebrated ,scottish divine1 ,dr4 ,thomas ,guthrie1 author of ,the ,city3 ,its ,sins and ,sorrows1 and other works of a kindred description4 ,a great many of the illustrations for this periodical we also engraved4 ,this connection naturally enabled us to introduce works by the then most promising artists in black and white1 and by many other men who have since taken a high position in art4 ,illustration3 ,,coach ,,and ,,horses4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,alexander ,strahan was the originator of the sixpenny illustrated magazine4 ,his ,good ,words1 considering the period of its advent1 was equal to anything that has yet been done at that price1 and1 if measured by the distinguished artists and brilliant writers of whose work it was composed1 it is a question whether any of the more recent magazines would equal it in actual merit4 ,strahan is a man of great taste1 both in literature and in art4 ,we were indebted to him for introductions to a number of highly-gifted young ,scotch artists4 ,amongst them were ,orchardson1 ,j4 ,pettie1 ,mac,whirter1 and ,tom ,graham1 all of whom soon became famous and won honours of distinction4 ,pettie made several fine drawings for ,good ,words1 and he and ,mac,whirter illustrated a beautiful little edition of ,wordsworth's ,poems for ,children1 for which1 by the way1 ,millais made a charming vignette4 ,strahan also introduced us to ,robert ,buchanan1 who kindly helped us in some of our ,fine ,art ,books1 concerning which we will speak later4 ,while engaged upon these publications it often happened that the drawings came into our hands so late that insufficient time was left for engraving4 ,it might be that drawings came to us on a ,saturday evening1 and we were compelled to deliver the engraved blocks to the printers on the ,monday morning4 ,this could only be done by taking each wood-block into two1 three1 or four pieces1 and by two1 three1 or four engravers working all the night through upon them2 for while any strain might be put upon the engraver1 no excuse was permissible for keeping the printing machine waiting for a single hour4 ,but under the circumstances1 and by the best available means1 we did our utmost with the drawings that were placed in our care for engraving purposes1 though we are free to admit not at all times with that success we ever had so much at heart4 ,illustration3 ,,kiss ,,me4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,as examples of the many complimentary letters we received from artists whose drawings we engraved about this period1 we may quote the following3 ,,new ,,place1 ,,woodchurch ,,road1 ,w4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,i consider the cutting of my drawing quite a masterpiece1 and in every respect up to my expectation4 ,there is nothing ,i can suggest that would improve it4 ,with kind regards1 ,very truly yours1 ,,seymour ,,lucas4 ,,grove ,,lodge1 ,,palace ,,garden ,,terrace1 ,w4 ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel4 ,,gentlemen1--,i am entirely delighted with your rendering of my drawing2 it could not be better done as far as work is concerned4 ,yours faithfully1 ,,geo4 ,h4 ,,boughton4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,there are parts of it ,i like very much indeed2 indeed ,i like it all1 but some parts of it ,i think are perfectly beautiful4 ,yours very truly1 ,,richard ,,ansdell4 ,illustration3 ,,sigurd4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,,sir ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones1 ,,bart4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,our early friend1 the late ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 frequently wrote in high appreciation of the careful manner in which we had reproduced his drawings1 but in deference to the wishes expressed by his family we refrain from publishing any of the letters4 ,when ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan proposed that we should take the entire control of the art part of ,good ,words1 we asked all our most distinguished artist friends to make drawings for the journal4 ,amongst others was ,holman ,hunt1 who readily offered his co-operation1 and also favoured us with the letter here given1 which certainly foreshadowed the coming eminence of one who has made a lasting mark on the history of ,english art4 ,november #bast1 #ahfa4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir1--,i have looked over ,good ,words1 and carefully read ,miss ,mulock's poem of ',go and ,come4' ,the poem ,i esteem very highly1 and shall be pleased to do an illustration of some kind1 although ,i cannot hope to do it justice in the little leisure ,i have between this and the time you mention as the date when the drawing ought to be ready4 ,in addition to the desire to satisfy your anxiety with respect to the illustration to ,miss ,mulock's poem1 ,i write to speak of a friend of mine who ,i feel very strongly might be of great value to you in the illustrating of ,good ,words4 ,he is perhaps the most remarkable of all the younger men of the profession for talent1 and will1 undeniably1 in a few years fill the high position in general public favour which at present he holds in the professional world4 ,he has yet1 ,i think1 made but few if any drawings on wood1 but he has had much practice in working with the point both with pencil and pen and ink on paper1 and so would have no difficulty with the material4 ,i have not seen him lately1 but remember that he has sometimes said that he should like to try his hand at drawing on wood1 so without further ceremony ,i will enclose a letter to him which you may use at your own discretion4 ,his name1 as you will see by the enclosed1 is ,edward ,jones4 ,yours ever sincerely1 ,w4 ,,holman ,,hunt4 ,illustration3 ,,summer ,,snow4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,,sir ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones1 ,,bart4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,hunt's letter of introduction was followed by a visit to ,edward ,jones 7afterwards ,sir ,edward ,burne-,jones1 ,bart417 at his studio in ,bloomsbury4 ,the room was crowded with works of varied kinds1 in every sort of method1 all showing wonderful power of design1 vivid imagination1 and richness of colour4 ,we were so fascinated with the man and his art that we at once asked him to paint a water colour drawing1 size and subject to be left to him4 ,about that time he had painted a picture1 ,a ,harmony in ,blue1 for ,john ,ruskin1 and it was suggested that ours should be ,a ,harmony in ,red4 ,after some months the result was a most highly elaborated water colour1 ,the ,annunciation4 ,this1 of course1 was in his early manner1 and of great beauty4 ,later on he made for us a ,triptych illustrating the ,birth of ,christ1 the first subject being the ,shepherds ,guided by the ,star1 the centre the ,manger1 and the third the ,wise ,men from the ,east4 ,the work was fine in conception and rich in colour4 ,he also made a set of small water colour drawings of the ,seven ,days1 which were intended for reproduction in our contemplated ,illustrated ,bible1 for which he also made a few drawings on the wood4 ,his contributions to ,good ,words were very limited4 ,at our request1 however1 he made slight water colour sketches from some of the few subjects he did do4 ,the two following letters show that at this time he was quite unknown to the general public1 although he was appreciated in the highest degree by those who knew him and his work3 ,illustration3 ,,worldly ,,wiseman4 ,,from ,,the ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,,by ,j4 ,d4 ,,watson1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 #fb ,,gt4 ,,russell ,,st41 ,august #ast1 #ahfc4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,understanding that you are going abroad for a short time1 ,i write to say that if agreeable to you ,i should like to keep ',the ,annunciation' in my studio until you return2 for1 as ,i do not exhibit1 that is my only way of letting people see what ,i have been doing4 ,pray do not take the trouble to answer if this will be convenient to you4 ,and believe me1 dear ,sir1 ,very faithfully yours1 ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones4 #fb ,,gt4 ,,russell ,,st41 ,oct4 #ag1 #ahfc4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,your messenger arrived an hour after ,i posted to you4 ,i send the ,triptych4 ,you will have ',the ,annunciation' next week2 but until it is quite finished1 ,i am unwilling to send it out of my studio4 ,the little drawing of ',the ,days' is at this moment gone to have a new glass put before it1 but will be ready on ,monday4 ,i am sorry that it will not be before4 ,in haste4 ,yours very faithfully1 ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones4 ,the following letter alludes to his election into the ,royal ,society of ,painters in ,water ,colours1 one of the three pictures necessary to be sent in being ,the ,annunciation4 ,this gave him a place for public exhibition4 #fb ,,gt4 ,,russell ,,st41 ,feb4 #aj1 #ahfd4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,you may know by now that ,i was elected on ,monday4 ,the picture is in my studio again now2 but if you will leave it with me for a week or two1 ,i think ,i may find time before leaving town to do one or two things at it which ,i notice4 ,believe me1 ,very sincerely yours1 ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones4 ,illustration3 ,,crusoe ,,visits ,,the ,,old ,,captain4 ,,from ,,robinson ,,crusoe4 ,,by ,j4 ,d4 ,,watson1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,his connection with the ,society was of short duration1 owing to an unfortunate incident connected with an early exhibit of his4 ,if we remember rightly1 the picture was of a classic1 semi-nude character1 at which some great lady had felt very much shocked2 in fact1 to such an extent that she said it ought to be taken off the walls1 as it was quite indecent4 ,this the committee foolishly did1 with the result that ,burne-,jones at once resigned his membership--a course followed by his friend ,sir ,f4 ,w4 ,burton1 at that time one of their most prominent members4 ,it is only just to state that many years after1 both men were urgently invited to return to the ,society1 and did so4 ,but ,burne-,jones never sent much of his work there1 for fresh and larger fields had opened up to him at ,the ,grosvenor ,gallery1 followed by ,the ,new1 at both of which he was a great power4 ,his work was always grand in subject1 with the highest aim and noblest purpose4 ,he was elected into the ,royal ,academy1 but these other connections held him so close that he resigned his ,associateship to make room for others to whom the honour would be of more importance4 ,the death of this highly gifted artist1 who in himself combined all that is good1 kindly1 and generous1 was universally regarded as a sad loss to the world of art4 99 99 99 99 99 ,early in the ,sixties we had been commissioned by ,messrs4 ,routledge1 ,warne and ,routledge to find an artist--,a new man1 sir1 as ,mr4 ,george ,routledge expressed it1 who could illustrate ,bunyan's ,pilgrims ,progress with a fair amount of originality1 and give something better than had ever been done in this way before4 ,this1 we naturally felt1 was a very difficult task1 and fully realised the responsibility that would rest upon us for the success or failure of the work--the number of artists of great ability working in black and white at that time was very different to what it is now4 ,illustration3 ,,abject ,,prayer4 ,,by ,j4 ,d4 ,,watson1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,james ,hogg4 ,,from ,,london ,,society4 ,we had had many conversations on the subject as to the most fitting man for the work1 when early in the year #ahfe ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan sent us two drawings to engrave for a short fairy tale he was about to publish in ,good ,words4 ,there was novelty and freshness of style1 as well as a purity of drawing1 in the designs which attracted our attention1 and at once suggested the idea that the artist might be competent to undertake the pictures for the ,bunyan4 ,on enquiry we found he was ,john ,dawson ,watson1 a young man living in ,edinburgh1 who subsequently became eminent as a black and white artist1 as well as a painter in oil and water colours1 and a prominent member of the ,old ,water ,colour ,society4 ,we at once wrote to him about the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 asking if he would send us two drawings as examples of the manner in which he would propose to treat the subject4 ,his reply came by return of post1 not accompanied by drawings1 but saying he was coming to ,london at once1 and would call upon us on his arrival4 ,this he did1 and a very pleasant interview terminated by our placing in his hands the commission to do one hundred drawings for this work4 ,illustration3 ,to seek the wanderer1 forth himself doth come ,and take him in his arms1 and bear him home4 ,so in this life1 this grove of ,ignorance1 ,as to my homeward ,i myself advance1 ,sometimes aright1 and sometimes wrong ,i go1 ,sometimes my pace is speedy1 sometimes slow4 ,life's ,journey4--,,george ,,wither4 ,,from ,,english ,,sacred ,,poetry4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,sandys4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,it is perhaps hardly necessary here to state how perfectly our confidence in ,j4 ,d4 ,watson's ability was indorsed1 not only by the publishers1 but by the public voice and the pen of the critics2 this edition of ,bunyan's immortal work being1 in a pecuniary sense1 among the most successful of the many ,fine ,art ,books issued by the ,messrs4 ,routledge4 ,immediately on the publication and instant success of this book1 we were instructed to secure ,watson's services in illustrating ,de ,foe's ,robinson ,crusoe with a like number of pictures4 ,this he readily undertook to do1 and1 as a series of drawings in black and white1 they will certainly compare favourably with any work of the kind this country has produced4 ,after the ,pilgrim's ,progress and ,robinson ,crusoe perhaps there is no other work where the versatility of his power is so strongly shown as in ,english ,sacred ,poetry1 to which book he was a very large contributor1 having no less than ten drawings to ,gray's ,elegy in a ,churchyard1 and twenty or more to other poems--,time and the ,year1 and ,scene in a ,scottish ,cottage being among the best4 ,on one occasion ,watson happened to be at our offices when ,birket ,foster came in4 ,they had never met before1 and on being introduced1 seemed mutually pleased to make each other's acquaintance1 and left together4 ,this acquaintance ripened into a life-long friendship1 ,birket ,foster marrying ,watson's sister4 ,illustration3 ',my father and my mother ,and my sisters four-- ,their beds are made in swelling turf1 ,fronting the western door4' ',child1 if thou speak to them1 ,they will not answer thee2 ,they are deep down in the earth-- ,thy face they cannot see4' ,the ,little ,mourner4--,,dean ,,alford4 ,,from ,,english ,,sacred ,,poetry4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,sandys4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,watson was a kind-hearted1 liberal-minded man1 and gifted in many ways outside his art4 ,in the early days of our connection with him he often spoke of what he called his fatal facility1 and no doubt that gift told to his detriment4 ,his art was no trouble to him2 and this was the root of a certain indolence shown in his later productions which1 generally speaking1 were far inferior to what might have been expected from his natural powers--though his work was at all times full of tender refinement1 beauty and sympathetic feeling4 ,he did many very clever drawings for the periodicals4 ,one of his finest1 perhaps1 was for ,london ,society1 the subject being the figure of a man on his knees in the attitude of ,abject ,prayer4 ,during the sudden rage that sprung up for water colour drawings his work was much sought after by the dealers4 ,we remember him on one occasion speaking of this eagerness for his pictures1 and saying3 ,i believe if ,i were to spit upon a piece of paper and smear it over with my hand they would declare it beautiful1 and have a scramble who was to buy it4 ,on ,watson coming to ,london our connection developed into close social friendship4 ,we had a great liking for his work outside his black and white4 ,the first picture we bought from him was off the walls of the ,royal ,academy1 ,a ,pet ,goat1 a small but most highly finished work4 ,he did several water colour portraits of members of our family1 and some fine heads1 by point work1 in sepia-coloured inks4 ,we also purchased several small water colour drawings from him which he made to be reproduced in colour4 ,illustration3 ,,cleopatra4 ,,from ,,the ,,cornhill ,,magazine4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,sandys4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,smith1 ,elder ,co4 ,watson had great dramatic taste2 his connection with ,birket ,foster1 and the frequent visits to his big house1 ,the ,hill1 at ,witley1 in association with ,fred ,walker and two or three other kindred spirits1 gave him plenty of opportunity for exercising his favourite hobby4 ,in the plays they got up he was everything1 leading business1 scene painter1 costumier1 stage and general manager4 ,he had a perfect knowledge of costume--used to cut out the dresses1 and1 with the assistance of his wife and sister1 did all the tailoring4 ,these plays were delightful and a joy to all who had the good fortune to witness them4 99 99 99 99 99 ,english ,sacred ,poetry gave an opportunity for beautiful pictures1 and in the work of the various artists engaged on it there seems to be a greater unity of feeling than is generally the case where the art is mixed4 ,at the same time1 perhaps there is no stronger contrast in method than that which exists between the works of ,holman ,hunt and ,frederick ,sandys3 for instance1 ,holman ,hunt's beautiful illustration to ,dean ,trench's pathetic verses1 ,the ,lent ,jewels 7which we made the frontispiece to the volume71 and the two very powerful drawings1 ,life's ,journey and ,the ,little ,mourner1 by ,frederick ,sandys4 ,of the many high class drawings which appeared in the ,cornhill ,magazine1 there is no one work more remarkable than that of ,cleopatra1 by ,frederick ,sandys1 which for dignity and grandeur of design must always be regarded as a fine specimen of that artist's work4 ,illustration3 ,what question can be here8 ,your own true heart ,must needs advise you of the only part2 ,that may be claimed again which was but lent1 ,and should be yielded with no discontent2 ,nor surely can we find herein a wrong1 ,that it was left us to enjoy so long4 ,the ,lent ,jewels4--,,richard ,,chevening ,,trench4 ,,from ,,english ,,sacred ,,poetry4 ,,by ,,holman ,,hunt4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,stacy ,marks also gave us some of the best drawings he ever made for the wood engraver--notably ,a ,quiet ,mind1 ,the ,ring1 and ,the ,two ,weavers4 ,from ,harrison ,weir we had a set of four drawings1 ,the ,only ,one4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert's ,landing of the ,primrose is a fine example1 but not so good as his set of illustrations to ,a ,hymn4 ,there is a grand picture of a storm at sea1 ,the ,watching of ,providence1 by ,g4 ,h4 ,andrews1 and ,charles ,keene's illustration to ,contentment is a very strong bit of work4 ,we engraved many of ,keene's early drawings and were close friends1 working together constantly at the ,life ,schools in ,clipstone ,street1 next door to which he had his queer little box of a room1 where for a long time he did all his work4 ,it was a strange mass of scraps1 sketches1 studies2 bits of costumes1 armour1 and all sorts of oddments in the way of properties4 ,it was his custom to make several studies for each figure he drew1 and many of them were pinned to the dilapidated paper on the walls1 helping to make up the somewhat picturesque appearance of the place4 ,we were very anxious to produce some large and important work with him1 and offered him a commission to do an elaborately illustrated edition of ,don ,quixote1 one of the conditions being that he should visit ,spain1 with the view of collecting new material for the purpose4 ,he liked the subject1 and would have undertaken it1 but mainly on the ground that he could not bind himself to do any important work within a fixed time1 he finally declined our offer4 ,he felt that his best efforts were due to ,punch1 but even with the proprietors of that journal he objected to be put on any fixed agreement1 like ,tenniel1 ,leech1 ,du ,maurier1 and others2 for1 he said1 it would make him feel that he must produce a given amount of work in a given time4 ,no1 he said1 ,i prefer to send in my drawings as ,i finish them1 whatever they may be1 and be paid for the work ,i have done4 ,illustration3 ,there sits a lovely maiden1 ,the ocean murmuring nigh1 ,she throws the hook and watches2 ,the fishes pass it by4 ,a ring with a red jewel ,is sparkling on her hand2 ,upon the hook she binds it1 ,and flings it from the land4 ,a ,northern ,legend4--,w4 ,,cullen ,,bryant4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,we need hardly say it was a disappointment to us4 ,this was before the ,don ,quixote of ,gustave ,dor had been given to the world2 and we fancy that ,art is the poorer by ,charles ,keene not considering himself free to accept our commission4 99 99 99 99 99 ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton1 of ,new ,york1 requested us to provide a set of illustrations to the ,poetical ,works of ,william ,cullen ,bryant4 ,they wished for a large number by ,birket ,foster1 who at that time was at the very height of his popularity for black and white work4 ,out of something like one hundred pictures he gave us thirty-six1 all of which are beautiful examples2 many of them exquisite little vignettes4 ,william ,harvey supplied some graceful pictures2 ,sir ,john ,tenniel1 ,j4 ,r4 ,clayton1 and ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill were responsible for several of the figure subjects2 while ,edward ,duncan drew some very delicate little sea pieces4 ,illustration3 ,once this soft turf1 this rivulet sands1 ,were trampled by a hurrying crowd1 ,and fiery hearts1 and armed hands1 ,encountered in the battle cloud4 99 99 99 99 99 ,now all is calm1 and fresh and still1 ,alone the chirp of flitting bird1 ,and talk of children on the hill1 ,and bell of wandering kine are heard4 ,the ,battle-field4--,w4 ,,cullen ,,bryant4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,there are many of our own drawings in this book1 of which we make mention--,the ,battle-field2 ,an ,indian ,girl's ,lament2 ,life2 ,a ,northern ,legend2 ,the ,lady of ,castle ,windeck2 and ,an ,evening ,reverie4 ,harrison ,weir sent us some good pictures of animals1 notably ,the ,maiden's ,sorrow4 ,weir1 one of our earliest connections1 is a gifted and brilliant conversationalist1 brimful of anecdote--humorous and otherwise1 a genial companion and an old friend4 ,he is a man of many parts3 poet1 painter1 draughtsman1 and naturalist2 and how much that word naturalist means in the knowledge that fitted him for the varied branches of art which he encompassed in his numerous works6 ,not the least amongst them being the many children's books he created4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of the most beautiful books ever entrusted to our care1 in which the pictures were to be by various artists1 was the ,poems of ,william ,wordsworth4 ,we feel1 when looking at the book now1 after a lapse of forty years1 how happy we were in having the co-operation of such very suitable artists as ,birket ,foster1 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 and ,joseph ,wolf4 ,illustration3 ,there1 ,i think1 on that lonely grave ,violets spring1 in the soft ,may shower1 ,there1 in the ,summer breezes1 wave ,crimson phlox and narcissus flower4 ,there the turtles alight1 and there ,feeds with her fawn the timid doe2 ,there1 when the ,winter woods are bare1 ,walks the wolf on the crackling snow4 ,the ,maiden's ,sorrow4--,w4 ,,cullen ,,bryant4 ,,by ,,harrison ,,weir4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,wolf came of a family of agriculturists4 ,bred amid field1 woodland and hedgerow1 he gathered his love of all things beautiful1 animate and inanimate1 direct from ,nature4 ,from his earliest boyhood he had an intense love of birds1 and so strong was his feeling in that direction that he never lost a chance of dissecting and thoroughly making himself master of the anatomy of the specimen under his immediate observation4 ,in maturer life it was not enough for him to give a surface resemblance to a bird2 he was one of the earnest men who must go deep down to the very root of his subject4 ,whatever eminence he gained as an all-round naturalist1 it is by his bird pictures that he will always stand out the more prominent4 ,as a book illustrator he became so popular that no collection of varied art seemed complete without one or more of his exquisitely graceful pictures4 ,he was a great lover of music1 and would often dream away the idle hours1 as he called them1 on his favourite instrument1 the zither2 and a propos1 surely there was much sweet and even grand music in his groups of birds1 such as ,the rooks sat high and ,the mother kite watching and guarding her nest4 99 99 99 99 99 ,in our long connection with the firm of ,thomas ,nelson ,sons1 of ,edinburgh1 we made a large number of drawings and did much engraving for their books4 ,the work was mostly of an instructive and amusing kind for young people4 ,among the various artists employed upon their publications1 ,keeley ,halswell1 who at that time resided in ,edinburgh1 did a great many drawings4 ,the ,messrs4 ,nelson had an art department in connection with their vast establishment4 ,in this branch ,william ,small was a pupil2 and there he illustrated many of their story books before he came to ,london to take a first place amongst the most distinguished artists in black and white4 ,small became an important contributor to the ,graphic in its early days1 and made many drawings for ,good ,words and other magazines of ,strahan's4 ,he also made a few clever drawings for ,buchanan's ,north ,coast ,poems4 ,illustration3 ,the careless words had scarcely ,time from his lips to fall1 ,when the ,lady of ,castle ,windeck ,came round the ivy wall4 ,he saw the glorious maiden ,in her snow-white drapery stand1 ,a bunch of keys at her girdle1 ,the beaker high in her hand4 ,the ,lady of ,castle ,windeck4--,w4 ,,cullen ,,bryant4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,published by ,messrs4 ,d4 ,appleton ,co41 ,new ,york4 ,we saw much of ,mr4 ,william ,nelson1 the eldest brother1 during his visits to ,london1 which were by no means infrequent4 ,he was a man with a large1 warm heart1 and kindly1 genial disposition1 and though holding broad views in most matters1 he 7like the majority of his countrymen in the last generation7 looked for many years with the greatest aversion on all things theatrical1 and from his early training considered the door of the theatre as the gate to destruction4 ,at one of his quiet dinner parties ,madame ,antoinette ,stirling and her husband were present1 and the talk naturally turned on music and the drama1 when he related the following as his first introduction to theatrical entertainments3 ,on one occasion ,i was1 very reluctantly1 prevailed upon to go to the theatre to see the comic opera1 ,les ,cloches de ,corneville4 ,at first ,i was indifferent to what was going on1 but as the play progressed my interest increased so much that at the end ,i came away delighted at what ,i had seen1 and the next morning1 turning the matter over1 ,i found myself none the worse1 either bodily or mentally1 for having been at the play4 ,indeed1 the performance gave me so much pleasure1 that ,i resolved to repeat the indulgence on every possible opportunity2 but that1 of course1 could not be done in ,edinburgh4 ,feeling that ,i have lost a great deal of intellectual enjoyment1 ,i make a point of going to a theatre on every disengaged evening ,i have when in ,london4 ,illustration3 ,in the mid-water1 moving very slowly1 ,with measured stroke of dripping oars1 a boat ,appeared out of the fading mist of the morning4 ,the ,exiles of ,oona4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 99 99 99 99 99 ,when ,james ,hogg and ,sons removed their publishing house from ,edinburgh to ,london we became intimately connected with them4 ,james1 the father1 was associated with many of ,scotland's best and noblest writers3 ,de ,quincey was a friend and companion1 also ,professor ,wilson 7,christopher ,north71 and ,dr4 ,brown1 the distinguished author of ,rab and his ,friends4 ,the two clever sons1 ,james and ,john1 were both most resourceful men1 full of energy and enterprise4 ,james was one of the first to follow the example of the ,cornhill by starting a ,shilling ,illustrated ,magazine1 ,london ,society1 which he successfully conducted for many years4 ,he gave examples of ,sir ,john ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a42 ,fred ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a42 ,john ,pettie1 ,r4,a42 ,tom ,graham2 ,gordon ,thomson1 and ,j4 ,d4 ,watson4 ,amongst the lady artists were ,florence and ,adelaide ,claxton1 whose style of work well suited the nature of the publication4 ,the ,christmas ,number of ,london ,society held a prominent position for many years4 ,illustration3 ,to seek their bread from public charity1 ,they and their wives and children--happier far ,could they have lived as do the little birds ,that peck along the hedges1 or the kite ,that makes its dwelling on the mountain rocks6 ,the ,deserted ,cottage4--,,wordsworth4 ,,by ,,joseph ,,wolf4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,john ,hogg1 the younger brother1 while publishing many books of a useful and instructive high-class character1 also conducted the ,churchman's ,family ,magazine2 and when amongst the artists we find the names of ,frederick ,sandys1 ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 and others1 evidence of his capability for the position is afforded4 ,john ,hogg is an earnest ,freemason1 and closely identified with the publications of the craft4 99 99 99 99 99 ,nursery ,rhymes6 what delightful subjects they give for pictures1 and how often we have had the pleasure of working on them4 ,the first collection we made is very fully illustrated by ,william ,mc,connell1 a comic artist of some repute in his day4 ,he was the close friend of the ,brothers ,brough and of ,george ,augustus ,sala1 for whom he made a set of elaborate drawings to illustrate ,twice ,round the ,clock4 ,mc,connell was a most prolific artist4 ,our next essay on the same subject was a commission from the ,routledges1 and was issued as ,our ,favourite ,nursery ,rhymes4 ,this was altogether much more important from an art point1 many of the best draughtsmen of the time being engaged upon it4 ,j4 ,b4 ,zwecker made a capital set of drawings illustrating ,old ,mother ,hubbard2 while ,j4 ,a4 ,pasquier1 a very clever artist in black and white1 and a skilful painter in water colours1 contributed several appropriate designs4 ,we well remember presenting a copy of this volume to ,professor ,sir ,richard ,owen1 the great naturalist4 ,he said what enjoyment it had given to him3 it was like meeting the friends of his childhood4 ,the grand old man's face really beamed with delight as he1 in his sweet1 quiet voice1 said1 ,they have not only pleased me1 but ,i will have the further pleasure of showing all my young friends these dear old ,nursery ,rhymes and ,jingles4 ,illustration3 ,he swells his lifted chest and backward flings ,his bridling neck beneath his towering wings2 ,the female with a meeker charm succeeds1 ,and her brown little ones around her leads1 ,nibbling the water-lilies as they pass4 ,an ,evening ,walk4--,,wordsworth4 ,,by ,,joseph ,,wolf4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,in conjunction with ,messrs4 ,novello1 ,ewer ,co4 we produced ,our ,national ,nursery ,rhymes4 ,the rhymes were set to music by ,j4 ,w4 ,elliot1 and the pictures were of an important character1 ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton1 ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,stacy ,marks and others employed thereon being all at their best4 ,as well as many of our own drawings1 there were several landscape and rustic pictures by ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel in the collection4 ,we produced the pictures for two other books for the same firm3 ,the ,sunlight of ,song1 being a charming collection of sweet songs set to music1 and ,christmas ,carols4 ,both were fully illustrated by popular artists4 ,amongst those for the ,carols were many most refined and appropriate drawings by ,arthur ,hughes1 who was one of the most earnest of the pre-,raphaelite ,brotherhood1 and who1 independent of his painting1 did a large amount of black and white work4 ,we are doubtful whether he made any drawings for ,the ,germ4 ,our first connection with him was for ,the ,music ,master1 and other ,poems1 by ,william ,allingham1 for which he did two drawings2 one1 a fairy moonlight subject1 being exquisitely beautiful4 ,he did much fine work for ,good ,words1 and many fanciful fairy subjects for ,dr4 ,george ,macdonald's stories1 which appeared in ,good ,words for the ,young1 amongst which were ,on the ,back of the ,north ,wind and ,chamber ,dramas4 ,,footnotes3 #af ,this alludes to some drawings he was making for an illustrated edition of ,beatie's ,minstrel4 #ag ,this refers to a drawing for the ,cornhill ,magazine4 ,,chapter ,v4 ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s41 ,,charles ,,dickens1 ,,professor ,,hubert ,,von ,,herkomer1 ,r4,a41 ,,george ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,a4 ,b4 ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,,ward ,,lock1 ,,frederick ,,barnard1 ,,jean ,,ingelow1 ,,robert ,,buchanan1 ,j4 ,m4 ,,lawless4 ,fred ,walker often said that he wanted to come to us as a pupil1 but that we would not have him4 ,when he left the ,north ,london ,collegiate ,school1 where he was educated1 he came to ask our advice as to the method of drawing on wood1 and as to the chances of earning money as an illustrator4 ,we advised him to begin by copying1 in pen and ink1 pictures from the ,illustrated ,london ,news and other illustrated periodicals1 specially recommending the works of ,john ,gilbert and ,birket ,foster as the best models for style and manner4 ,he then went to ,j4 ,w4 ,whymper1 who at that time took pupils to learn the art of drawing on wood4 ,there he studied and copied the works we had recommended1 and so quickly acquired the manner of ,john ,gilbert that when he made designs1 so close was his imitation that his drawings might easily have been taken for ,gilbert's own work4 ,but his own individuality soon began to assert itself1 and he quickly developed into the great master he was4 ,during this period he occasionally came to us for advice on various subjects1 and we gave him commissions on some boys' books for ,routledge and other publishers1 including ,hard ,times and ,reprinted ,pieces1 by ,charles ,dickens4 ,on sending ,dickens a set of finished proofs of the latter1 we received the following letter in reply3 ,,friday1 ,fourth ,october1 #ahfa4 ,,gentlemen1--,i beg to acknowledge the receipt of the ,india proofs you have had the kindness to send me1 of the illustrations to ',reprinted ,pieces4' ,both in conception and execution the illustrations are very satisfactory indeed4 ,faithfully yours1 ,,charles ,,dickens4 ,walker made many drawings for ,good ,words4 ,one struck us as being so exceedingly beautiful that we asked him to make us a water colour drawing from it1 which he did2 and1 apart from its being rather crude in colour1 it is a charming work1 called ,a ,dinner in the ,fields--a group of rustic children4 ,this1 we believe1 was his first commission for a picture4 ,his early paintings were not fine in colour4 ,he did not evince much capacity in this direction until he went down to ,west ,somerset1 and worked side by side with his friend1 ,j4 ,w4 ,north1 whose influence1 aided by the lovely colour of the district1 brought about a marvellous improvement in both his tone and mode4 ,walker was of a very excitable nature1 and with his rapidly growing power and popularity1 soon got a high sense of his own importance4 ,one day he came to us in an angry1 irritated state1 saying he had just finished a large water colour drawing that a well-known dealer had promised to come and see1 but had failed to do so4 ,i want1 when he comes to-day1 to be able to say1 ',that picture is sold4' ,can you help me in this humiliating position8 ,after a few words of consultation1 we said1 ,yes1 we will give you a hundred guineas for it4 ,the picture was not a good example either in subject or treatment4 ,it was a social scene1 called ,strange ,faces1 but had a special interest in the fact that ,william ,harvey1 whom we had introduced to ,walker1 stood as model for the principal figure4 ,illustration3 ,god knows all he does for the poor baby2 how cheerfully he carries him in his arms when he himself is weak and ill2 how he feeds him when he himself is griped with want2 how he folds his ragged jacket round him1 lays his little worn face with a woman's tenderness upon his sun-burnt breast4 ,the ,long ,voyage4--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,from ,,reprinted ,,pieces4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,his first picture in oil1 exhibited in the ,royal ,academy1 was done from his drawing1 ,a ,woman in the ,snow1 published in ,good ,words1 and engraved by us4 ,about this time we commissioned him to make thirty drawings on wood the same size as those of ,birket ,foster's ,pictures of ,english ,landscape4 ,these he willingly undertook1 and worked at earnestly2 but the great demand for his pictures increased so rapidly that the drawings came less and less frequently1 and at last the scheme fell through1 after his having given us some eight or ten4 ,all of these were perfect works of their class1 and it would have made a grand book had it been completed4 ,later1 we published the engravings with those of other artists1 mostly by ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell and ,j4 ,w4 ,north1 first in ,a ,round of ,days and ,home ,affections1 and afterwards in an ,india paper edition1 as ,pictures of ,english ,rustic ,life1 by ,frederick ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 and ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,one of the designs we had a small water colour drawing of1 ,come in out of the ,rain2 also one of ,strange ,faces1 which1 being in his later manner1 was far better than the original picture4 ,illustration3 ,in the midsummer holidays some of our fellows1 who lived within walking distance1 used to come back and climb the trees outside the playground wall on purpose to look at ,old ,cheeseman reading there by himself4 ,he was always as mild as the tea--and that's pretty mild1 ,i should hope6 ,so when they whistled to him1 he looked up and nodded2 and when they said1 ',hello1 ,old ,cheeseman6 what have you had for dinner8' he said ',boiled mutton4' ,the ,schoolboy's ,story4--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,from ,,reprinted ,,pieces4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,of these rustic drawings1 fortunately1 through the aid of photography1 several of the originals were saved1 some of which are at ,kensington ,museum1 where the beautiful manipulation of the work may be studied--the material and method2 the mixture of pencil1 point work1 in some instances ink1 and wash2 the delicate colour of the wood1 and the skilful use of body colour 7,chinese white71 all combining to bring about a most beautiful result4 ,walker had a fine sense of humour1 which was shown in the few drawings he did for ,punch4 ,at a social gathering the commencement of a new story by ,miss ,muloch was humorously discussed4 ,the opening chapter dwelt much on early childhood4 ,the term1 ,sacred ,blue ,pinafore1 being used frequently so tickled ,walker's fancy that he there and then made a rough sketch in blue chalk1 which we here reproduce4 ,the same evening he made the portrait sketch of his friend1 ,w4 ,p4 ,burton1 a clever but eccentric character1 who was present at the time4 ,fred ,walker's art culminated in the production of his ,harbour of ,refuge1 one of the greatest ,english pictures for beauty1 pathos1 and grandeur ever painted4 ,he said one day to a friend1 look at that little old man sitting against the distant tree3 that is a portrait of myself when ,i get to be as old as he4 ,we considered ourselves fortunate in securing a few of his water colour paintings4 ,independent of those already referred to1 we may mention ,philip in ,church1 which was the first picture that brought him into prominent notice1 and has always been considered a thoroughly representative work4 ,it certainly helped to secure his election into the ,old ,water ,colour ,society4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,woman ,,in ,,the ,,snow4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,illustration3 ,o ,,sacred ,,blue ,,pinafore4 ,,sketch ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,fancy ,,portrait ,,sketch ,,of ,w4 ,p4 ,,burton4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,r4,w4,s4 ,illustration ,illustration3 #c4 ,st4 ,petersburgh ,place ,bayswater4 ,dec #bb4 #ahfc ,dear ,mr ,dalziel ,accept my apologies for not having before answered your reply4 ,the picture shall be yours ,i am going at it hard as possible--,millais has just left me much comforted both as to that the photos of your blocks1 he made some suggestions however for ,philip which will be an improvement-- ,you will ,i dare say be glad to hear 7in confidence7 that ,i intend becoming a candidate for the ,old ,water ,color ,soc4--chiefly on the advice of certain of its members1 and should like ,philip as the specimen4 ,this ,i particularly wish kept snug at present4 ,millais's advice is strongly in its favor4 ,i shall be glad to hear from you4 ,i perhaps need not say that something toward the plum-pudding will gladden the heart of ,yours very sincerely ,fred4 ,walker ,e4 ,dalziel ,esq4 ,years after1 ,professor von ,herkomer produced a very charming etching of this picture1 the same size as the original4 ,gilbert ,dalziel1 son of ,edward ,dalziel1 sat to ,walker for the boy in ,philip in ,church4 ,walker took a great fancy to him1 and they had many games together4 ,the following is a letter from him to his youthful model1 which will give an idea of the nature of their friendship3 ,illustration3 #g ,charles ,st ,manchester ,square ,feb4 #aa #ahfb ,my dear ,sir ,i begg to enklose the ,top as i prom-missed and #a or too ,jew-,jabes which ,you will kindley giv to youre sister ,miss ,grace 7with mi best compleymints7 only on the conditchion that ,she dont gitt rid of em in less then #e minites ,hopping you are wel as it leves me at preashunt ,i remain ,dear ,sur ,your es ,respketfuly ,fred4 ,walker ,g4 ,dalziel ,esquire ,for the first two years after the picture was finished it was seldom in our possession for more than a week or two at any one time1 it being in frequent request1 either for exhibition in the provinces or abroad2 and not infrequently in ,walker's own studio1 when he wished to show it to his friends4 ,feby4 #ba1 '#ff4 ,,my ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,i have just received a letter from ,miss ,minnie ,thackeray to say her sister1 who comes to town to-day1 is so unwell as to be unable to visit us to-day4 ,will you have the kindness to let the picture1 which has just arrived1 remain here for a day or two8 and with many thanks1 ,believe me1 ,sincerely yours1 ,f4 ,,walker4 ,,george ,,dalziel1 ,,esq4 ,with reference to the following letter from ,mr4 ,allen ,e4 ,everet1 containing an application from the ,birmingham ,society of ,artists that the picture might be exhibited at their rooms1 we were given to understand that the ,society awarded ,walker their gold medal for the best water colour picture of the year4 ,a like honour was bestowed by the ,council of the ,paris ,international ,exhibition of #ahfe2 in ,dublin also1 where it was on view1 it was awarded a prize4#ah ,,society ,,of ,,arts1 ,,birmingham1 #b ,july1 #ahfd4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,i just take the liberty of writing a line to ask if you have been able to obtain for us the loan of your fine drawing of ',philip1' for our ensuing ,exhibition1 as all the members of this ,society will feel most anxious to see this most interesting work on our walls this autumn8 ,hoping1 therefore1 that you will be able to oblige us1 ,i remain1 dear ,sir1 ,respectfully yours1 ,,allen ,e4 ,,everet1 ,hon4 ,secretary4 ,f4 ,,walker1 ,,esq4 ,perhaps it is hardly necessary to say here that1 with the exception of the first two1 ,walker made the entire series of illustrations to ,thackeray's novel of ,philip2 his way through the ,world1 or that this picture is an elaborately finished painting from one of these designs4 ,walker held this gifted author in very high esteem4 ,in a note addressed to us1 dated ,december #bhth1 #ahfc1 we find the following passage3 ,i have not been very well1 and should have passed a happier ,christmas but for this sad news of poor ,thackeray4 ,i have lost a good friend4 99 99 99 99 99 ,our first knowledge of ,professor ,hubert von ,herkomer1 ,r4,a41 came to us in the form of a parcel1 containing two or three drawings1 through the post from ,southampton4 ,they were not very remarkable1 but had sufficient skill to justify us in using his work4 ,his development was wonderful1 showing a facility of design and artistic taste far above the average4 ,but in spite of his all-round cleverness he had severe struggles in the early days4 ,he always had dramatic taste1 and he told us that it was a chance whether he persisted in his painting or went on the stage4 ,he is a well-trained musician--a composer as well as an executant2 and one time thought of joining a ,christy's ,minstrel troupe4 ,in fact1 he offered himself as bones1 but there was no vacancy1 so he continued drawing and painting1 getting decorative work to do at ,south ,kensington ,museum1 where he did some stencilling on a ceiling1 under conditions explained in the following letter3 #cb ,,smith ,,street1 ,,chelsea1 ,monday ,morning4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,would you kindly send me the proof of my two drawings this week8 ,i am working at ,kensington ,museum1 doing some decorative work1 which will at least keep the wolf from the door and still give1 or rather leave1 me plenty of time for other work4 ,when ,i have some more things done ,i will take the liberty to show them to you4 ,yours very faithfully1 ,,hubert ,,herkomer4 ,p4,s4--,the zither still continues to be my dearest companion4 ,all this while he was gaining power1 and whenever he had the good fortune to sell a picture he immediately speculated to the extent of going abroad for fresh study and experience4 ,the first picture of any importance that he exhibited in ,london was a large water colour--,harvesters--at the ,dudley ,gallery4 ,it was a very clever work and fresh in style4 ,we advised ,mr4 ,strahan to buy it1 which he did for forty pounds4 ,herkomer also made a full page drawing on wood from this picture for ,good ,words4 ,on this success he went to ,treport4 ,it was at the time of the ,franco-,prussian ,war2 and here he painted a market scene called ,reading the ,news1 which news was evidently adverse to the ,french4 ,the groups of angry women and gloomy men tell the tale very clearly4 ,when the people got to know he was of ,german origin1 so great was their anger and hatred towards him that he was obliged to beat a speedy retreat for ,england2 but not before he had finished a very clever and characteristic picture1 which1 with the exception of the colour1 holds its own with much of his later work4 ,upon this he was invited to join the ,royal ,institute1 from which he retired1 and later in life became a member of the ,royal ,water ,colour ,society4 ,we were fortunate enough to become the owners of the picture immediately on his return4 ,it was after one of his successful visits to ,bavaria that he built a small wooden studio in the back garden of his house in ,smith ,street1 ,chelsea1 and there painted1 in #ahge1 his large oil picture1 ,the ,last ,muster1 a production that will always rank as one of the finest ,english works4 ,soon after this he was elected an ,associate1 and in due course a full ,member of the ,royal ,academy of ,arts1 as well as receiving several ,continental decorations4 ,subsequently he succeeded ,john ,ruskin as ,professor of ,painting at ,christ ,college1 ,oxford4 ,but all this is too well known to be dwelt upon here4 ,our own personal experience of ,herkomer is that he is as good and generous as he is clever1 and that whatever service we were able to render him in the past has been recognised by him over and over again4 ,illustration3 ,this is a sweet place1 ain't it8 a lovely spot8 and ,i wonder if they'd give two poor1 foot-sore travellers1 like me and you1 a drop of fresh water out of such a pretty1 genteel crib8 ,we'd take it wery kind on 'em1 wouldn't us8 wery kind1 upon my word1 us would4 ,tramps4--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,from ,,the ,,uncommercial ,,traveller4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,illustration3 ,they looked like ,time and his wife4 ,there was but the one rake between them1 and they both had hold of it in a pastorally-looking manner2 and there was hay on the old woman's black bonnet1 as if the old man had been playful4 ,city ,churchyards4--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,from ,,the ,,uncommercial ,,traveller4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,when ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell first called on us he brought a small water colour drawing with him4 ,the subject was a lady of the ,old ,ballad style1 with a decided sense of beauty in it1 and in colour looked as if he had been studying the work of ,holman ,hunt4 ,we recognised at once his cleverness1 and that study and practice only were required to develop his great ability4 ,we first gave him some work on ,fun1 as is shown by this letter from him3 ,,dear ,,sir1--,i now send you a ,fun drawing1 which ,i hope you will like4 ,i think it will print well4 ,believe me1 ,yours truly1 ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell4 ,we also gave him1 and obtained for him1 work of the most varied kind1 such as sets of illustrations for boys' books4 ,he soon became a regular contributor to ,good ,words1 and in its pages over one hundred of his drawings appeared4 ,from several of them he painted water colour drawings1 perhaps the most important being a highly finished work3 ,landlord and ,tenant1 which shows his appreciation of character in the landlord1 and of deep pathos in the fine group of the poor woman and her children4 ,this picture was painted expressly for us and was never exhibited4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,sisters4 ,,pinwell',s ,,first ,,highly ,,finished ,,picture4 ,reduced from an ,engraving made for the ,graphic by the ,brothers ,dalziel4 ,by permission of the ,proprietors4 ,he made a few drawings for ,dalziel's ,arabian ,nights1 but did not go far1 as we had placed entirely in his hands our edition of ,goldsmith's ,works1 for which he made a wonderful set of drawings considering the short time allowed for their production4 ,he1 however1 lost nothing in force of design or in excellence1 the manipulation only being a little less painstaking but more suitable for rendering in the reproductions4 ,pinwell always objected to working against time3 he held that if a thing was worth doing at all it must be done at his best4 ,he often said that money was not enough for him4 ,amongst his most careful and finished work are the exquisite rustic pictures which we issued in ,a ,round of ,days and ,wayside ,posies1 also those to illustrate ,poems by ,jean ,ingelow1 notably the sets for ,the ,high ,tide and ,winstanly4 ,he also did some strong character work for ,robert ,buchanan's ,north ,coast and ,other ,poems1 some of a classic and romantic kind for his ,ballad ,stories of the ,affections1 and a small set of illustrations to ,charles ,dickens' ,uncommercial ,traveller4 ,the pictures of ,old ,time and ,his ,wife1 and ,the ,tramps1 were amongst the best1 and for these we gave him a commission to paint water colour drawings1 and very exquisite examples they are4 ,illustration3 ,that's where it lies6 ,we get no good by asking questions1 neighbour2 ,parsons are sent to watch our souls while we are hard at labour4 ,this world needs help to get along1 for men feed one another2 ,and what do we pay parsons for1 if not to manage t'other8 ,an ,english ,eclogue4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,when ,pinwell was a little boy a lady asked his mother what she intended bringing him up to4 ,she said she did not know1 but that he was so fond of drawing she thought he would like to be an artist4 ,oh1 said the lady1 do not let him be that1 for none but the best ever make any money4 ,but1 said ,mrs4 ,pinwell1 why may not my ,george be one of the best8 ,the dear old lady1 of whom ,pinwell always spoke with reverent affection1 did not live to see that he was one of the best--aye1 of the very best--of that wonderful group of young men with whom he was associated2 for he possessed some of the finest and highest qualities in a supreme degree2 his sense of beauty1 his fine colour1 his grace of design1 his poetic art1 being equalled only by his force of character4 ,in much of his work there is a tinge of sadness2 but as a rule1 and in his water colours particularly1 beauty dominates everything4 ,outside our close connection with him as an illustrator1 our interest in him as a painter was constant from the commencement up to the day of his death--owning his first finished picture and his last1 on which he worked the day before he died4 ,his first he called ,the ,sisters2 his second1 a very highly finished picture1 was ,the ,rats1 from ,the ,pied ,piper of ,hamelin4 ,while this was on the easel we commissioned him for two others from the same poem1 ,the ,children1 and ,the ,piper ,bargaining with the ,burghers in the ,market ,place4 ,the latter was never done4 ,the ,children we lent to the ,paris ,art ,exhibition1 where it was hung under a glass roof and baked until the colour was all taken out of it1 to the extent that he said he would repaint it2 but after he had gone so far with the replica he found it so hard a task that he set to work on the first picture1 the modelling all being perfect1 and restored the colour to its original beauty4 ,illustration3 ',say it again1' cried little ,jim2 and when1 ,to please his heart1 ,i said the song again1 ,in through the smoky glass the setting sun ,gleamed sickly2 and the day was nearly done4 ,the ,ballad ,maker4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,illustration3 #hf ,adelaide4 ,rd ,dear ,dalziel ,i am very glad you like the ,old ,clock--and pleased that it will go in such good company1 as to the money ,i will take it as ,i want it ------ #aej ------ ,yours very truly ,s ,t ,pinwell ,illustration3 ,two young ladies1 richly dressed1 whom he introduced as women of very great distinction1 and famous1 from ,town4 ,the ,vicar of ,wakefield4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,goldsmith4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock4 ,one of the last pictures we purchased from ,pinwell was ,the ,old ,clock1 it being a repeat of one of the rustic drawings he made for us4 ,at the time of his death we had acquired a great number of his finished works1 both large and small4 ,at the sale of the remainder of his works at ,christie's we purchased about one third of the collection4 ,amongst them were two for which he had been commissioned by us--one1 a repeat of ,the ,elixir of ,love1 smaller than the original1 and1 although unfinished1 much the finer work of the two2 the other a water colour repeat of an oil painting of ,vanity ,fair1 which he had in progress4 ,two or three other unfinished efforts in oil1 ,the ,earl of ,quarter ,deck1 ,sally in ,our ,alley1 and ,the ,new ,slipper1 all go to show that he was a perfect master of the material2 and had he lived to complete any of these1 his election into the ,academy would have been assured4 ,pinwell had not the advantage of high culture early in life1 but he was a true gentleman2 though sometimes rough and brusque in manner1 which showed most strongly when he came across or heard of any act of petty meanness1 in all the ordinary ways of life he was good-natured1 genial and sociable1 brimful of tenderness1 of a vivid imagination1 and generous to a degree4 ,his life was a truly domestic one1 spending most of his time at home with a charming wife and a few chosen friends1 amongst whom1 perhaps1 ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel and ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton were the closest and most constant4 ,he was the soul of good fellowship1 perfectly human1 and sympathetic in the highest degree4 ,sir ,john ,millais1 speaking of him1 summed him up in his own emphatic way1 saying1 no man could produce work like his who was not a man of exquisite taste and refined poetic feeling4 ,illustration3 ,whenever ,i approached a peasant's house towards nightfall1 ,i played one of my most merry tunes1 and this procured me not only a lodging1 but substance for the next day4 ,the ,vicar of ,wakefield4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,goldsmith4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock4 ,illustration3 ,then1 with a strange trouble in her eyes1 ,meg ,blane ,crept swiftly back into her hut again4 ,meg ,blane4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,pinwell had all his life been in delicate health1 and succumbed to a lung trouble at an early age4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton was perhaps one of the most versatile of the black and white draughtsmen of our time4 ,amongst his early friends he was called ,the ,young ,genius1 and his first efforts in art showed that he well deserved that appellation4 ,he did not require the model set before him--to look at his subject was sufficient4 ,it was like a snap-shot fixed on the brain1 and memory was enough for his purpose4 ,he had a vivid fancy1 and was brimming over with the finest qualities of the designer's art4 ,our connection with him was a long and very close one4 ,he was a most delightful companion--his fine sense of humour was coupled with a pleasant tinge of satire1 such as comes from a man who knows the world in its various phases of life1 but always cultured and refined4 ,illustration3 ,and1 ah6 she trembled1 fluttering and panting1 ,while on my knees ,i fell4 ',the ,saint's ,story4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,one of his characteristics was his great love of children4 ,it was a pleasure to him to get a party of young people together1 and go off to the fields to romp and play all sorts of games and antics4 ,his taste in that way is fully shown in the set of some thirty or more drawings he made for us of ,child ,life1 which we published1 through ,routledge1 as ,home ,thoughts4 ,but he made other pictures of the little ones3 ,kiss ,me1 done for ,good ,words1 is an excellent example4 ,he had special advantages to assist him in his work on our edition of ,the ,arabian ,nights4 ,he was born in ,india4 ,his father1 his brothers1 and many relatives were ,indian army men1 who had fine collections of articles of virtu1 curios1 costumes1 and every sort of thing invaluable for the illustrators purposes1 much of which he placed at the disposal of ,thomas ,dalziel1 thus enabling both to work with uniformity in all necessary details4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,three ,,blind ,,men ,,watched ,,by ,,the ,,thief4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,arabian ,,nights4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock4 ,there is no doubt that these ,arabian ,nights drawings of ,houghton's are amongst the best work in black and white of the period2 but strange as it may appear1 publishers did not take willingly to his art4 ,alexander ,strahan was almost the only one who fully appreciated his great ability4 ,he used his drawings largely in his various magazines and also bought several of his pictures--one1 a large oil1 ,sheik ,hamel1 a truly grand picture4 ,we had a water colour of the same subject1 which by many was considered the finer work of the two4 ,both were painted from the original drawing done for ,good ,words4 ,one of the most beautiful water colours we had from him was ,coach and ,horses1 a portrait picture of his wife and two children1 now in the possession of his youngest daughter1 ,mrs4 ,charles ,davis1 a lady of refined taste1 whose greatest pleasure is to acquire works of her much-loved father4 ,the small water colour of ,useless ,mouths1 exhibited in the ,r4,w4,s41 was a subject he was very fond of--people being driven out of a beleaguered city4 ,we had two oil pictures 7which he painted with slight variations7 of the same subject1 as well as ,the ,daughter of ,herodias ,dances before ,herod4 ,another1 which he named ,the ,sorceress1 was a beautiful young girl being tried as a witch before the tribunal of the ,inquisition4 ,both the latter pictures were exceptionally fine4 ,we commissioned him for one hundred illustrations to ,don ,quixote1 which he did most ably4 ,frederick ,warne ,co4 published the book for us4 ,his illustrations to ,krilof's ,fables are very clever4 ,he contributed to nearly all our ,fine ,art ,books1 notably1 ,jean ,ingelow's ,poems1 ,our ,national ,nursery ,rhymes1 ,buchanan's ,north ,coast ,poems1 and ,ballad ,stories of the ,affections4 ,illustration3 ,,king ,,zeyn ,,conducts ,,the ,,queen-,,mother ,,to ,,the ,,vaults4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,arabian ,,nights4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock4 ,houghton was the essence of kindness and generosity4 ,his impulsive nature knew no bounds4 ,if any case of distress to a brother artist came before him he was the first to offer help4 ,we could give many special instances where he emptied his pockets that he might help those in immediate want4 99 99 99 99 99 ,although we had done much work with the house of ,ward ,lock from their first commencing business1 it was not until #ahfc that we held any financial interest in what they published4 ,in that year we entered into a contract with them to produce a series of popular standard works1 fully illustrated1 to be under the able editorship of ,dr4 ,h4 ,w4 ,dulcken1 and to be published with the general title of ,dalziel's ,illustrated ,edition4 ,we were to share equally in the cost of production1 and participate equally in the profits1 if there were any4 ,before the first number appeared1 ,mr4 ,j4 ,stephens1 proprietor of the ,family ,herald1 was so much attracted by the probable success of the scheme1 that he begged to be included in the partnership1 suggesting that all costs1 losses1 or profits should be equally borne by the three parties4 ,to this we agreed4 ,the ,arabian ,nights' ,entertainments1 it was decided1 should be the first of the series4 ,some of the drawings were made by ,sir ,john ,e4 ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,sir ,john ,tenniel1 ,j4 ,d4 ,watson1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,genie ,,brings ,,the ,,hatchet ,,and ,,cord4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,arabian ,,nights4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock4 ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s41 and other artists1 but the great majority of them were done by ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s41 and ,thomas ,dalziel4 ,this was followed by ,the ,works of ,oliver ,goldsmith1 illustrated by ,george ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,the work being entirely illustrated by one artist1 and he a very great one1 gives it a special interest and value4 ,some of ,pinwell's finest black and white is here seen4 ,illustration3 ,lord1 hearken unto me1 ,help all poor men at sea4 ,meg ,blane4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,illustration3 ,and women barred their doors with bars of iron ,in the silence of the night2 and at the sunrise ,shivered behind the husbandmen afield4 ,celtic ,myths4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,though these two books1 upon which we bestowed much anxious care1 were very highly appreciated by the press generally1 and still more highly by the art-loving world1 the public1 unfortunately1 did not respond so enthusiastically as we had expected1 and1 as a large debt had by this time been incurred1 all further progress in the scheme was abandoned4 ,amongst much interesting work in which we were associated with ,ward ,lock1 was a very charming edition of ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 containing #ajj beautiful pictures1 drawn entirely by ,thomas ,dalziel--thus adding another to the many editions of this wonderful book which we had been called upon to embellish4 ,our connection with ,messrs4 ,ward ,lock continued for many years after ,the ,arabian ,nights transaction had terminated4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it was through an introduction by ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell that we first met ,j4 ,w4 ,north4 ,he began as a pupil of ,j4 ,w4 ,whymper1 in whose studio he made many small drawings1 most of which were modelled on the works of ,birket ,foster4 ,north said that all the art teaching he ever got at ,whymper's was that when a subject was given him1 a print of one of ,foster's was placed before him1 with instructions to make his drawing in that manner4 ,we were struck1 not only with the earnestness of his method1 but the beautiful drawing and his sweet simplicity of style4 ,but it is a fact that publishers generally did not care for his work1 and1 broadly speaking1 all the drawings he did for us were in the form of commissions given direct by ourselves1 and at our own risk4 ,most certainly we have nothing to regret in this2 for in different forms he gave us some of the finest ,english landscapes that have been produced in black and white4 ,amongst the most important are those which we placed in our ,round of ,days1 in ,home ,thoughts1 and in ,jean ,ingelow's ,poems4 ,and whatever reputation ,north may have gained in other branches of art1 we feel assured that these early works will form no small part of that distinction4 ,illustration3 ,silent they stood1 each gazing on the dust ,of kindred2--on the well-beloved ones ,whom they should never lie beside in slumber4 ,the ,exiles of ,glen ,oona4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,,william ,,small4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,from his earliest practice of art he devoted much time to water colour painting1 and was elected1 on his first sending in1 to the ,royal ,water ,colour ,society1 where he at once became one of its most prominent members1 producing1 year by year1 landscapes of singular beauty4 ,he also painted several important landscapes in oil1 which called forth much attention at the ,grosvenor and at the ,new ,gallery1 and for some years now has had the distinction of ,a4,r4,a4 as an affix to his name4 ,it has always been a pleasant memory to us in having had it in our power to be of some service to this talented artist when he started on the battle of life4 ,we became possessed of several of his very charming water colour drawings1 one of the most important being two beautiful rustic children looking at a dead robin lying on the snow2 another1 ,an ,old ,wooden ,bridge1 the design of which he used in illustrating one of ,jean ,ingelow's poems2 and ,a ,storm at ,sea1 which is an exquisite piece of colour4 ,illustration3 ,then calling to his henchman red1 ',slit me the throat of the ,priest1' he said2 ',his red heart's blood shall flow before ,a gracious sacrifice to ,thor4' ,hahon4--,,robert ,,buchanan4 ,,by ,,edward ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,mr4 ,john ,hogg4 ,our first introduction to ,jean ,ingelow was through ,mr4 ,niles1 of ,roberts ,brothers1 ,boston1 ,u4,s41 who wanted some illustrations done for her poems4 ,some six or eight page drawings were made by ,j4 ,w4 ,north1 and the success of that venture induced us to make terms with her for the elaborately illustrated edition of ,jean ,ingelow's ,poems1 for which we retained the ,english rights1 and which we produced and placed in the hands of ,messrs4 ,longman1 her ,english publishers4 ,the pictures were by various artists--,pinwell is at his very best in ,the ,high ,tide1 ,winstanly1 and many others2 so is ,j4 ,w4 ,north1 who gave us numerous examples in his most refined manner4 ,wolf1 ,small1 and ,houghton are all there in good form4 ,there is one fine example of ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a41 of ,euphrosyne1 and there are a number of our own drawings of which it is needless to particularize4 99 99 99 99 99 ,it was in our connection with ,good ,words that we first came in contact with ,robert ,buchanan1 who was at that time coming right to the front as a popular poet4 ,at our invitation he was induced to write and procure verses to the set of pictures by ,fred ,walker and others1 which were published as ,wayside ,posies1 and for which he gave us much beautiful work4 ,after this we made arrangements with him to produce an illustrated book1 to be called ,north ,coast and ,other ,poems1 which afforded plenty of scope for pictures of varied kinds4 ,commencing with ,meg ,blane1 a strong dramatic story of the sea is fully illustrated by ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton and ,thomas ,dalziel4 ,an ,english ,eclogue has a fine example of ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell2 the same may be said of ,the ,battle of ,drumlie ,moor1 and of the illustrations to ,the ,ballad ,maker and ,sigurd of ,saxony4 ,houghton's pictures to ,the ,northern ,warning and to ,the ,saint's ,story are all powerful works4 ,there are also two very fine drawings by ,william ,small from the truly pathetic story of ,the ,exiles of ,glen ,oona4 ,illustration3 ,,music4--,a ,,man ,,at ,,the ,,spinet4 ,,from ,,good ,,words4 ,,by ,j4 ,m4 ,,lawless4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,ballad ,stories of the ,affections was always a favourite book with us--the fine old ballads giving such an opportunity for pictures of an imaginative1 poetic character4 ,two of ,pinwell's--,maid ,mettelil and ,young ,axelvold--are of exceeding beauty4 ,of ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton's those for ,signelil1 the ,serving ,maiden1 and that for ,the ,two ,sisters are amongst his best4 ,j4 ,d4 ,watson has some good pictures1 and those by ,j4 ,lawson illustrating ,aage and ,elsie are strong dramatic work4 ,as to our own drawings1 which are numerous1 we will only say that we loved the subjects1 and had much pleasure in making the drawings4 ,among the many truly gifted young artists who came under our notice at this period was ,j4 ,m4 ,lawless4 ,his drawings were of such a refined and accomplished character that he at once took a place amongst the distinguished men of the time4 ,he exhibited some few pictures at the ,royal ,academy which brought him prominently before the public2 one of these1 ,a ,midnight ,mass1 another1 ,a ,sick ,call--a poor woman has been to fetch a priest1 who1 with his acolytes1 is being rowed across a river2 the woman's deep grief1 and the solemnity of the entire scene1 gives a touch of pathos to the group1 and suggests it being a case in extremis4 ,from ,a ,man at the ,spinet1 which we give1 he painted a sweet water colour4 ,lawless was regarded as a coming man1 but1 alas6 like others of that golden period of ,illustrative ,art he passed away at quite an early age4 ,,footnotes3 #ah ,it is a curious fact that on this occasion the picture was lost for some two or three months1 but was ultimately restored to us uninjured4 ,,chapter ,,vi4 ,,lord ,,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,g4 ,f4 ,,watts1 ,r4,a41 ,,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,f4 ,,madox ,,brown1 ,,holman ,,hunt1 ,,thomas ,,dalziel1 ,s4 ,,solomon1 ,,sir ,e4 ,,burne-,,jones1 ,,bart41 ,f4 ,r4 ,,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,,sir ,,george ,,grove4 ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery is composed of sixty-two pictures1 most of which are of a very high order2 many quite up to the standard we aimed at when planning our project for an ,illustrated ,bible4 ,special mention may be made of those by ,lord1 then ,sir ,frederick1 ,leighton1 ,bart41 ,p4,r4,a41 whose drawing of ,cain and ,abel will always rank as one of the grandest examples of ,biblical art of modern times2 nor less highly must be estimated his ,death of the ,first ,born4 ,the ,samson subjects also are very fine1 particularly that of ,carrying the ,gates2 and another notable subject is ,moses ,viewing the ,promised ,land2 but all his contributions1 nine in number1 will stand amongst the finest of his works in black and white4 ,an art critic1 in an appreciative notice of works exhibited at the ,old ,water ,colour ,galleries1 where some of ,lord ,leighton's drawings were on view1 wrote the following words in reference to one of the illustrations done for the ,bible series3 ,whenever we have had anything to write of the late ,lord ,leighton we have always praised him as a draughtsman2 we have always pointed to his book illustration as his greatest achievement4444 ,it is not1 we must confess1 so impressive a design as the grand ',moses1' or the powerful ',samson bearing away the ,gates4' ,but it has been put together with all the dignity that the old decorators would have bestowed upon the subject1 ',the ,death of the ,first ,born4' ,it might have been1 with its three panels beneath1 designed for an altar4444 ,the drawing was done for ',dalziel's ,bible1' a publication that was packed with as good book illustrations1 as varied illustrations1 as ever were produced in ,england1 but that was financially a failure4 ,there is1 therefore1 every reason why the public should never have appreciated the original designs4 ,but though for ,messrs4 ,dalziel the book was financially never a success1 some day their effort to produce the best engravings they could from the best drawings they could get will be acknowledged4--,daily ,chronicle1 ,feb4 #bjth1 #ahig4 ,the following letters will interest the reader1 as showing how earnestly ,lord ,leighton entered into this project of illustrating the ,bible3 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have begun to consider the subjects you propose to me1 and will shortly send you a list of the passages in the stories of ,samson1 of ,elijah1 and of ,jezebel1 which appear to me particularly to suggest illustrations4 ,one question ,i would ask3 when you spoke of 'six designs' was it that you wished no more from those chapters1 or was it that some are already given for variety to other hands1 or that you thought ,i would not do more for you8 ,i ask this because the subjects ,i shall send you may be more likely twelve than six4 ,by-the-by1 eventually when you get to the ,apocalypse ,i have a great fancy to design the ,four ,riders4 ,i am1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours very faithfully1 ,,fred4 ,,leighton4 ,again3 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,many thanks for your letter4 ,when ,i selected1 as particularly congenial to me1 the subjects from ,elijah and those which concern ,jezebel1 it was only to secure them for myself eventually1 as ,i have a great fancy for them1 but ,i am quite ready to take the subjects of this year as early in the ,bible as you please1 if you will only send me your suggestions4 ,who is going to do that magnificent subject of the ',promise to ,abram that his seed shall be as the stars'8 ,if no one1 ,i shall be glad to take it4 ,of the three subjects you propose ,i should like to single out ',moses ,viewing the ,promised ,land' 7not the design ,i made for ,st4 ,paul's7 and ',david's ,charge to ,solomon1' also ',balaam and his ,ass' if you like4 ,i don't see my way to making a good thing of the ',judgment4' ,the others seem to call for a great many figures1 and you expressed a wish1 when ,i saw you last1 to confine yourself to subjects expressed with very few1 if possible4 ,the ',samson' is indeed short1 but contains much that lends itself for illustrations4 ,i should have wished to treat the following subjects at least3 ',the ,angel ,disappearing in a ,flame after announcing to ,manoah and his ,wife1 the ,birth of ,samson1' ',samson and the ,lions1' ',samson and the ,gates1' ',samson in the ,mill'2 the other subjects from the wonderful story would require complicated groups4 ,the above are all broad1 simple1 and very pictorial4 ,as it is you will find it impossible to distribute your illustrations equally over a book like the ,bible1 in which one chapter will sometimes contain four or five subjects1 and four or five chapters be without one4 ,will you let me know at your convenience what passages you would like me to treat early in the ,bible this summer8 ,it will save time if you can2 ,i shall meanwhile ripen them in my head4 ,i am1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours faithfully1 ,,fred4 ,,leighton4 ,illustration3 ,,cain ,,and ,,abel4 ,,by ,,lord ,,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,dear ,sir ,i send the block ,i promised you for the end of this month4--,i need not say ,i trust you will give peculiar care of the modelling of the flesh in which the lightest deviation from the drawing may destroy all anatomical correctness--,i should with the execution the facsimiles throughout--nevertheless in passages where the ink has changed and the shading become spotty you will use your discretion about leaving the effects--in one or two places also thin lines will perhaps require splitting to make them grey--the white troubles are of course only corrections--not high lights4 ,dear sirs ,yours faithfully ,fred ,leighton ,monday4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,before starting for the ,continent ,i write to tell you that you will1 in a day or two1 receive three wood cut drawings from me4 ,i should have sent you a fourth which was also finished1 and the best of the four 7it represented the ',escape of the ,spies from the house of ,rahab'72 unfortunately at the last moment ,i spilt some ,indian ink on the upper part of it1 and shall have a very tedious day's work to restore it1 when ,i return early in ,november4 ,i am sorry for this as ,i rather pleased myself on this design4 ,i shall be in ,venice all ,september--a letter addressed to me1 poste restante1 in that town1 will find me4 ,i start in a few hours4 ,in haste1 ,yours faithfully1 ,,fred4 ,,leighton4 ,why ,lord ,leighton did not execute so many drawings for our ,bible as he had originally intended1 the following note will explain3 ,illustration3 ,,moses ,,views ,,the ,,promised ,,land4 ,,by ,,lord ,,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i send you two designs for the ',bible' with apologies for the delay in finishing them4 ,i very much regret ,i find that the minute work--without which ,i cannot satisfy myself--on these drawings has proved terribly trying to my eyes4 ,i must therefore ask you to relieve me1 for some time at least1 of my promises to make some other drawings1 as ,i know that you have already suffered much delay4 ,i hope you will not scruple to give away my subjects4 ,in haste1 ,i am1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours faithfully1 ,f4 ,,leighton4 ,g4 ,f4 ,watts1 ,r4,a41 also expressed himself in high approval of the project1 and promised his ready help1 but ultimately he contributed only three drawings4 ,his letter will be of interest3 ,,little ,,holland ,,house1 ,july #aith1 #ahfc4 ,,gentlemen1--,i am sorry my designs have been so long delayed4 ,i have not succeeded in rendering one sufficiently satisfactory to myself to send to you4 ,the fact is ,i have not the habit of making designs for wood cutting1 and the subject is not a good one2 my time also is fully occupied1 and my health is not good4 ,these reasons taken together may form some excuse for my apparent neglect2 ,i don't think ,i can find time1 anyhow1 to make any fresh attempts for the next ten days or a fortnight1 so perhaps ,i had better send you back the wood block4 ,if you can wait till after that time ,i will again try what ,i can do1 in order that you may not be disappointed1 but ,i do not feel ,i can make much of the subject4 ,yours truly1 ,g4 ,f4 ,,watts4 ,some slight objection having been taken to one of ,mr4 ,watts' drawings1 and a reconsideration suggested1 he wrote the following letter3 ,illustration3 ,,esau ,,meeting ,,jacob4 ,,by ,g4 ,f4 ,,watts1 ,r4,a4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,december #afth1 #ahfc4 ,,gentlemen1--,i am always ready to receive and act upon criticism1 and have therefore added a little to the size of the head of ,noah1 according to your suggestion2 but my object is not to represent the phrenological characteristics of a mechanical genius1 but the might and style of the inspired ,patriarch4 ,for the same reason ,i have thought it fit to give the length of limb and flexibility of joint still commonly seen in the ,east1 tho' very rare in northern countries4 ,i made drawing my principle study for a great many years1 and consider myself at liberty to depart from mere correctness if necessary for my purpose2 especially if the incorrectness resulting be more apparent than real4 ,the accompanying figure1 traced from the drawing1 as you can verify1 will show that the disproportion is not much less than you imagined1 and that the stretch of limb is perfectly possible2 at the same time ,i think it most probable that it would be objected to1 and ,i do not ask you to risk condemnation1 and by no means wish you to keep the drawing2 but if ,i do anything for you1 or anybody else1 ,i must carry out my own sentiment4 ,i remain1 ,gentlemen1 ,yours very truly1 ,g4 ,f4 ,,watts4 99 99 99 99 99 ,unstinted praise ought also to be given to the ten contributions of ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,for conception of subject1 beauty of design1 and wonderful manipulation1 they must all be regarded as fine examples of ,scriptural art4 ,we must specially mention the drawings from ,the ,life of ,joseph3 ,joseph ,distributing the ,corn1 ,pharaoh ,honours ,joseph1 and ,joseph ,presents his ,father to ,pharaoh4 ,from the latter design he painted for us a most exquisite water colour drawing4 ,then1 again1 ,moses and ,aaron before ,pharaoh1 ,miriam1 and ,daniel's ,prayer1 are all remarkable for purity of treatment4 ,illustration3 ,,joseph ,,presents ,,his ,,father ,,to ,,pharaoh4 ,,by ,,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,while arranging subjects for illustration for the ,bible we received the following note3 #fb ,,great ,,russell ,,street1 ,november #fth1 #ahfe4 ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,may ,i do the following subjects from the ,psalms8-- 7#a7 ',david singing praises to the harp1' to be put either as a heading to the ,book of ,psalms or to illustrate any of the ,hymns of ,praise and ,thanksgiving4 7#b7 ',david penitent1' or a figure of ',penitence1' to head the ,fifty-first ,psalm4 ,i have made sketches for these1 which ,i think will do4 ,something1 ,i think1 might be made of the following1 although ,i have no decided notion upon them as yet3 7#c7 ',the ,heavens declared1' etc4--,psalm xix4 #ba4 7#d7 ',yea though ,i walk through the valley of the shadow of death ,i will fear no evil1' etc41 etc41 etc4--,psalm xxiii4 #d4 7#e7 ',the singers went before1' etc41 etc41 etc4--,psalm lxviii4 #be4 ,i dare say ,i could find more1 but these are enough to go on with for the present1 no doubt2 if ,i think of others ,i will let you know4 ,i am sorry that you have again had to send in vain for the ',joseph' drawing1 but the fault was not mine2 ,i was out of town and had left word with the servant that she was to give it to the messenger1 which she failed to do4 ,i think ,i could go on with the two first subjects at once4 ,very truly yours1 ,,edward ,j4 ,,poynter4 ,i will take up your ',joseph' drawing as soon as ,i can manage to get up so far4 ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a41 was born in ,paris1 #ahcf2 and was educated at ,westminster1 ,ipswich1 and ,brighton ,college4 ,he returned to ,paris to receive his art training1 and entered the studio of ,gleyre1 going afterwards to ,antwerp1 where he was fellow-student with ,alma-,tadema and ,george ,du ,maurier4 ,in ,rome he made the acquaintance of ,leighton1 and for a short time worked in his studio there4 ,he was elected into the ,royal ,academy1 #ahfi1 and to full honours in that institution1 #ahgf1 attaining the highest honour1 that of ,president1 ,november1 #ahif4 ,this is but a short record of a very brilliant career4 ,illustration3 ,,miriam4 ,,by ,,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,we were first attracted to his work1 at a minor ,exhibition in ,newman ,street1 by a small1 but very charming water colour drawing of ,egyptian ,water ,carriers--two1 half-length1 beautiful girls--which we bought1 on its merits1 not having any previous knowledge of the artist4 ,several years after1 this picture was engraved and included in our ,bible ,gallery4 ,the following letter1 remarking upon a proof from one of his drawings for the ,bible submitted for correction1 is one of several we received from ,sir ,edward ,j4 ,poynter during the progress of the work3 ,,university ,,college1 ,thursday1 ,nov4 #bhth1 #ahga4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,i have touched a little on the proof with a view to getting a little more breadth of light4 ,the reduction so concentrates the effect that it looks rather spotty2 ,i was a little afraid it might4 ,the light on the floor especially seems to want shading more gradually into the background2 cutting out the cross lines in the hatching on the left hand side would1 ,i should think1 do this1 and thinning the lines generally as they get nearer the light4 ,i have made a slight alteration in the head of the young lady standing up by taking out some of the shading1 and one or two other points are touched with a view to simplicity4 ,i hope ,i am not giving you too much trouble6 ,the engraving is most beautiful1 especially the two near figures1 which are wonderful2 indeed1 whatever is wrong is my own fault4 ,very truly yours1 ,,edward ,j4 ,,poynter4 ,illustration3 ,,eliezer ,,and ,,rebekah ,,at ,,the ,,well4 ,,by ,,holman ,,hunt4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,we are tempted here to print a letter received from him in reply to one from us in congratulation upon his election as ,president of the ,royal ,academy of ,arts3 #bh ,,albert ,,gate1 ,s4,w41 ,november #afth1 #ahif4 ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,it was a very great pleasure to me to receive your letter recalling the delightful times when ,i was working for you1 and the kind reception you always gave me and my work4 ,there is no part of my life or of the practice of my part to which ,i look back with greater pleasure4 ,many and cordial thanks for your friendly congratulations and good wishes4 ,i can hardly keep pace with my correspondence just now1 or these should have been sent earlier1 for one of the first to welcome me in my new and honourable post was your letter4 ,believe me1 ,very truly yours1 ,,edward ,j4 ,,poynter4 ,the ,holman ,hunt drawing of ,eliezer and ,rebekah at the ,well is a work of such simplicity of design and delicate treatment as might be expected from this distinguished artist1 whose life has been mainly devoted to ,biblical art4 ,of the three grand designs made for us by the veteran artist ,g4 ,f4 ,watts1 ,r4,a41 we have selected that of ,esau ,meeting ,jacob1 as being a fine example of the artist1 who has always worked with the highest and noblest aims4 ,of ,ford ,madox ,brown's three contributions we have chosen ,elijah and the ,widow's ,son1 as being not only an original conception of the subject1 but perhaps one of the most beautiful specimens of manipulative skill he ever produced4 ,he called it an etching1 and so it was to all intents1 it being perfectly pure line work4 ,although more beautiful1 it is in no way finer than ,joseph's ,coat1 or ,the ,death of ,eglon4 ,illustration3 ,,elijah ,,and ,,the ,,widow',s ,,son4 ,,by ,,ford ,,madox ,,brown4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,f4 ,sandy's one drawing1 ,jacob hears the ,voice of the ,lord1 is a very strong piece of work4 ,there are many other important pictures by ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,e4 ,armitage1 ,r4,a41 ,a4 ,b4 ,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,h4 ,h4 ,armstead1 ,r4,a41 ,a4 ,murch1 ,william ,small1 ,e4 ,f4 ,brewtnall1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,f4 ,s4 ,walker1 ,r4,h4,a41 and ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones4 ,there are also twelve designs by ,thomas ,dalziel1 which are regarded by many competent judges to be amongst the best work in the collection4 ,hosannah1 by ,s4 ,solomon1 is also a very beautiful work4 ,what joy and fervour of music are expressed in the drawing6 ,we well remember the small picture he painted of the subject2 it hung on the line at the ,r4,a41 and was looked upon as the work of a coming man4 ,burne-,jones' overwhelming amount of work1 as explained in the following letter1 must be accepted as the reason why he contributed only one drawing to the ,bible1 in which he took such keen interest at its commencement4 #eb ,,gt4 ,,russell ,,st41 ,,bloomsbury1 ,friday4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sir4--,in a few days you will have ',ezekiel1' and soon after ',the ,coming of the ,dove to the ,ark4' ,my work has simply overwhelmed me and my walks the last month1 but for the fortnight ,i can almost give myself to your subject4 ,your private commission still delights me with its congenial nature4 ,the three subjects you name explain the ',noah' subject2 as soon as ,i have made a scheme of the ',carol' you shall have it1 and consider about it4 ,do you think of having a ',temptation of ,adam and ,eve'8 ,it would be famous for engraving1 with a horny snake all round the tree1 and the naked figures could be sufficiently concealed in the thicket so as not to offend the prurient 7for they ought not to offend the modest74 ,i shall thoroughly enjoy all this work4 ,you may depend on having the ',ezekiel' in a few days4 ,i should like a larger block for ',the ,building of the ,ark4' ,yours very sincerely1 ,e4 ,b4 ,,jones4 ,illustration3 ,,abraham ,,parting ,,with ,,lot4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,yet with all this vast array of talent our ,bible1 commercially speaking1 was a dead failure4 ,it was carefully printed on ,india paper1 and issued partly in portfolio and partly in book form1 but the ,british public did not respond1 some two hundred copies being all that were sold4 ,the balance of the number printed were disposed of at prices which we will not here record4 ,thus ended a work1 begun with the highest aims1 over which we spent many years of careful1 patient labour1 and several thousands of pounds4 ,fortunately1 many of the best of the original drawings have found their way to the ,national ,collection at the ,kensington ,museum1 where they will remain as records of some of the very finest examples of the black and white work of this period1 and to the lasting fame of the artists4 ,it may be interesting to state that1 at the time we were placing commissions for designs to illustrate the ,bible and other important works in the hands of such artists as ,sir ,f4 ,leighton1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,sir ,john ,millais1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a41 ,h4 ,h4 ,armstead1 ,r4,a41 ,a4 ,armitage1 ,r4,a41 ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,marcus ,stone1 ,r4,a41 ,john ,pettie1 ,r4,a41 ,w4 ,q4 ,orchardson1 ,r4,a41 ,h4 ,stacey ,marks1 ,r4,a41 ,professor ,h4 ,von ,herkomer1 ,r4,a41 ,g4 ,f4 ,watts1 ,r4,a41 ,fred ,walker1 ,a4,r4,a41 ,fred ,pickersgill1 ,r4,a41 ,j4 ,w4 ,north1 ,a4,r4,a41 and ,j4 ,mac,whirter1 ,r4,a41 all of whom have since attained the highest position in their art1 without a single exception not one of them had at the time of our first correspondence entered into the ranks of the ,royal ,academy4 ,illustration3 ,,jacob ,,and ,,the ,,flocks ,,of ,,laban4 ,,by ,,thomas ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,almost the same may be said of many young artists who were not contributors to the ,bible ,gallery1 in whose hands we placed commissions long before they had risen to fame and fortune4 ,frederick ,sandys1 on having a proof submitted to him for correction1 wrote the following letter3 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,the proof is absolutely splendid--one or two things ,i should like a little altered1 but these ,i will see you about4 ,i have two of ',joseph' nearly ready1 and have been for some month or more1 but ,i have1 unfortunately1 crushed the bone of the top joint of the middle finger of my right hand4 ,it is getting on well1 and ,i have this week commenced working on a large picture1 but ,i am debarred for the present still from touching the wood cut4 ,i could not have sent the portrait of ,mrs4 ,lewis to the ,academy had it not been for some assistance kindly given me by ,holman ,hunt4 ,i think ,i may promise1 without disappointing you1 one1 if not two1#ai blocks in the first week in ,may4 ,ever yours truly1 ,,frederick ,,sandys4 ,illustration3 ,,hosannah4 ,,by ,,simeon ,,solomon4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,our original intention being to publish an ,illustrated ,bible1 we were desirous that it should be carefully watched through the press1 and1 if necessary1 some few explanatory notes appended4 ,with this object we offered the editorship to ,sir ,george ,grove4 ,the following letter is of interest1 explaining his reasons for declining the responsibility3 ,,crystal ,,palace1 ,,sydenham1 ,november #bhth1 #ahfc4 ,,dear ,,sirs1--,i have carefully considered the proposition you were kind enough to make to me and am reluctantly compelled to decline it4 ,if ,i edit a ,bible at all ,i should prefer it to be one in which the notes might bear a larger proportion to the text than that which you contemplate1 and in which modification of the arrangement of the text itself might be introduced without imperilling the sale of the work1 which they would no doubt do in the present case4 ,and as ,i am not likely to be able to edit more than one ,bible in my lifetime1 ,i've no alternative but to reserve myself for a more favourable opportunity4 ,i should also like to be more certain than ,i am in the present case that there would be no discrepancies between the illustrations and the notes4 ,if you are not provided with any person to undertake the work ,i think ,i can recommend you a gentleman who would do it very efficiently4 ,i am sorry that we will not have the pleasure of working together in this instance4 ,with many thanks for your courtesy1 ,i am1 dear ,sirs1 ,yours faithfully1 ,,george ,,grove4 ,messrs4 ,,dalziel ,,brothers4 ,this refusal of ,sir ,george ,grove's co-operation1 combined with other insurmountable difficulties which came in the way1 caused us very reluctantly to abandon our original project4 ,being invited to contribute to the ,fine ,art section of the ,victorian ,era ,exhibition held at ,earl's ,court in the summer of #ahig1 we sent a frame containing selections from ,tenniel's illustrations to ,through the ,looking ,glass1 some specimens after ,f4 ,walker1 and a large frame containing about twenty examples from ,dalziel's ,bible1 by ,lord ,leighton1 ,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,poynter1 ,holman ,hunt1 ,ford ,madox ,brown1 ,thomas ,dalziel1 ,sir ,e4 ,burne-,jones1 and others1 with four proofs from ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais' illustrations to ,the ,parables4 ,for these contributions the ,committee awarded us a ,diploma for a ,silver ,medal4 ,illustration3 ,,daniel',s ,,prayer4 ,,from ,,dalziel',s ,,bible ,,gallery4 ,,by ,,sir ,e4 ,j4 ,,poynter1 ,p4,r4,a4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,herbert ,virtue ,co41 ,ltd4 ,among our schemes for publishing high-class works was ,the ,biblical ,life of ,joseph1 to be fully and carefully illustrated4 ,we consulted ,frederick ,sandys upon the subject4 ,the following letter will show the feeling with which he received the proposition3 ,,thorp1 ,,next ,,norwich1 ,thursday1 ,october #bdth1 #ahfa4 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,many thanks1 not only for my own proofs1 but for those you were good enough to send ,rose and ,rossetti4 ,i have not yet commenced the drawings of ',joseph'--it requires an immense amount of research1 and it would be most unwise to spoil the series1 and ,i promise you the drawings as soon as you reasonably can ask for them4 ,when would you like to have the ',life' out--in twelve months8 ,if so you shall have my drawings in time4 ,i am coming to town in a week to make some drawings at the ,british ,museum from the ,marbles1 and to get some ,jewish dresses--can you help me here8 ,i am doing all this that ,i may thoroughly1 or1 as far as it is my gift1 make myself to be acquainted with ,jews and ,egyptians--to know all that is characteristic and beautiful1 and avoid all that is hideous4 ,millais' ',moses' is not a bit what ,i want--it is not a ,princess2 a daughter of ,pharaoh he has drawn4 ,now1 what do you say about time8 ,let's have it out in twelve months4 ,autumn is the right time1 is it not1 for publishing8#bj ,with kindest regards to all of you4 ,believe me1 ,very faithfully yours1 ,,fred ,,sandys4 ,the more ,i look at the cutting of ',life's ,journey' the more ,i am delighted and full of hope for ',joseph4' ,illustration3 ,,christian ,,climbing ,,the ,,hill ,,of ,,difficulty4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,from ,,bunyan',s ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,of the many books placed in our hands for illustration1 ,the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 by ,john ,bunyan1 exceeded in number all others4 ,that immortal work came to us in every form--published at various prices1 from one shilling1 with a large number of original outline designs by a distinguished artist1 to the edition produced by ,alexander ,strahan1 in #ahhj1 at five guineas4 ,in this instance we printed all the larger pictures for him on ,india paper4 ,there were one hundred drawings1 no less than sixty-six of them being by that highly-gifted artist1 ,fred ,barnard1 whose dramatic power quite equalled his high sense of humour4 ,of his large pictures in the book1 while all are good1 those of ,the ,giant ,despair1 ,the ,man with the ,muck ,rake1 and ,the ,atheist1 are amongst the best4 ,as to his smaller designs1 it is difficult to say whether one admires them most for their strength of character or for the delicate and refined touch of his pencil4 ,illustration3 ,,old ,,honest4 ,,by ,,sir ,,james ,d4 ,,linton1 ,p4,r4,i4 ,,from ,,bunyan',s ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,there were other men of distinction to help ,strahan with the full-page pictures4 ,e4 ,f4 ,brewtnall had ten drawings1 all good4 ,the ,three ,shining ,ones is very refined and original in treatment4 ,william ,small's ,slough of ,despond1 and ,at the ,gate1 are both worthy of this accomplished artist4 ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel had five pictures1 of which ,christian ,climbing the ,hill of ,difficulty1 and ,christian and ,faithful ,crossing the ,river of ,death1 are most remarkable works4 ,john ,ralston1 another of the clever young ,scotch artists who came to ,london1 had three pictures1 ,the ,ladies of the ,house--,beautiful ,reading to ,christian1 being by far the finest4 ,sir ,james ,d4 ,linton1 ,p4,r4,i41 had four very powerful drawings1 which were typical of all the work of this long-distinguished and painstaking artist1 who always gives good sound readings of his subjects3 ,old ,honest is an admirable example4 ,of ,towneley ,green's four pictures1 ,the ,bundle ,falls off ,christian's ,back1 we like best2 but all are good4 ,the one picture by ,joseph ,wolf1 ,lions in the ,path1 is simply grand4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a most important and comprehensive work which ,messrs4 ,routledge entrusted to us was the production of the pictures for the ,illustrated ,natural ,history1 by the ,rev4 ,j4 ,g4 ,wood4 ,they were1 of course1 to be under the superintendence of the author1 who was at that time ,chaplain of ,st4 ,bartholomew's ,hospital4 ,during the publication of the book1 which was issued in monthly parts1 and extended over a period of nearly four years1 it was our custom to go there and see him every ,monday morning1 accompanied generally by ,mr4 ,george ,routledge1 to receive new lists of subjects1 to report progress of those in hand1 and to discuss the matter generally4 ,from there we went on to the printing office of ,richard ,clay ,sons1 who were printing the work under our supervision4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,atheist4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ,,from ,,bunyan',s ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,published by ,mr4 ,alexander ,strahan4 ,among the many distinguished artists engaged we would first mention ,william ,harvey1 of whom we have spoken elsewhere4 ,he did not1 however1 make many drawings1 from the fact that ,j4 ,g4 ,wood thought them too mannered and conventional2 the same objection was held by the author to ,harrison ,weir4 ,although this clever artist contributed considerably to certain sections of the book1 ,j4 ,g4 ,wood summed up his drawings in a few words3 ,always picturesque1 but never correct4 ,joseph ,wolf1 a ,german by birth1 made a large number of drawings for the work1 and gave the author every satisfaction4 ,by many it is held that his birds are more correct than those by any other draughtsman2 certainly his perfect manipulation gives them a beauty that cannot be excelled4 ,there can be no doubt that his contributions are by far the best3 take his lions1 tigers1 or his groups of monkeys and of birds--all denoting the artist of high culture4 ,he was appointed ,special ,artist to the ,zoological ,society1 and worked very much at their ,gardens in ,regent's ,park and also at their ,museum4 ,while we were preparing the first sheets for the press1 a very fine specimen of the gorilla1 preserved in spirits1 most opportunely arrived at the ,zoological ,gardens1 one of the first1 we were informed1 that had ever reached this country4 ,permission was obtained for ,mr4 ,wolf to be present at the opening of the barrel which contained the defunct animal1 so that he might have a better opportunity of making notes for his guidance in doing the drawing1 one of the best in the entire book1 than the indifferently stuffed specimen in the ,museum afforded him4 ,wolf afterwards remarked that opening the barrel and lifting the animal out of the spirits was extremely interesting1 but the effluvia was sufficient to poison a regiment of soldiers--whether he considered it a fact that soldiers as a rule are less susceptible to the influence of poisonous gases than other men1 he did not take the trouble to explain4 ,illustration3 ,,monkeys4 ,,by ,,joseph ,,wolf4 ,,from ,,wood',s ,,natural ,,history4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,george ,routledge ,sons4 ,from ,j4 ,b4 ,zwecker1 who was also a ,german by birth1 we had considerable help4 ,he was a highly-educated artist of the ,dusseldorf ,school4 ,he painted in oil and water colour2 his work always showed good drawing and design1 but was generally heavy in effect4 ,he made a large number of drawings for the ,natural ,history and for other publications--his being a ready pencil4 ,he was an accomplished athlete1 a genial companion1 a kind-hearted man1 and an enthusiastic son of the ,fatherland4 ,another of the many-sided artists with whom we were connected in this work was ,w4 ,s4 ,coleman4 ,on coming to ,london he called upon us and we were of some service to him1 we believe1 in introducing him as a wood draughtsman4 ,beyond his art taste and knowledge1 he had considerable skill in a literary way1 creating some small books of his own--,a ,book on ,butterflies1 and another on ,birds' ,eggs1 being amongst the first and best4 ,the ,rev4 ,j4 ,g4 ,wood always said he could rely on ,coleman doing his utmost1 for when living specimens could not be obtained he would take any amount of trouble in searching for the most reliable representation of the objects required4 ,we must have had hundreds of his drawings through our hands4 ,he painted both in oil and water colour1 his landscapes in the latter medium being always very sweet and tender in feeling4 ,in fact1 ,coleman's work ranges from a careful drawing of a butterfly--as decoration for a ,christmas card--to classic or nude figures full life size4 ,t4 ,w4 ,wood1 an artist1 in no way related to the ,rev4 ,j4 ,g4 ,wood1 made many careful drawings for the book--principally of birds and butterflies4 ,though always technically correct1 he was deficient in artistic treatment--in fact1 a playful artist friend once dubbed him the ,wooden ,wood4 ,the commission to prepare the pictures for ,the ,natural ,history of ,man was also placed in our hands by ,messrs4 ,routledge1 in the same manner as for the ,natural ,history1 with this difference1 that1 with the exception of implements--warlike1 domestic and otherwise1 huts1 etc41 which were all copied from the best authorities by other hands1 the entire set of drawings were done by one artist1 ,j4 ,b4 ,zwecker1 who1 having an excellent knowledge of the human figure1 was well qualified for dealing with the ,kaffir1 ,zulu and other ,south ,african tribes1 of which the first portion of the ,history deals so exhaustively4 ,zwecker always received his lists and instructions direct from the author2 our portion being the engraving of the wood blocks and a general supervision of the printing4 ,,footnotes3 #ai ,notwithstanding this promise ,sandys only made one drawing1 ,joseph hearing the ,voice of the ,lord1 for the ,bible4 #bj ,unfortunately1 ,sandys never sent in one drawing for the book4 ,,chapter ,,vii4 ,,tom ,,hood1 ,,edward ,,wylam1 ,,henry ,,sampson1 ,,paul ,,gray1 ,h4 ,s4 ,,leigh1 ,w4 ,s4 ,,gilbert1 ,,tom ,,robertson1 ,,clement ,,scott1 ,g4 ,a4 ,,sala1 ,,arthur ,,sketchley1 ,w4 ,j4 ,,prowse1 ,,ashby ,,sterry1 ,c4 ,h4 ,,leland1 ,,godfrey ,,turner1 ,,dutton ,,cook1 ,,george ,r4 ,,sims1 ,,henry ,,doyle1 ,a4 ,b4 ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,f4 ,,barnard1 ,g4 ,,thomson1 ,,professor ,,von ,,herkomer1 ,r4,a41 ,,sir ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,,hal ,,ludlow1 ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s41 ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel1 ,f4 ,a4 ,,fraser1 ,j4 ,f4 ,,sullivan1 ,,lord ,,dunraven1 ,,ernest ,,griset1 ,,edward ,,lear1 ,,john ,,ruskin4 ,early in #ahfe ,mr4 ,edward ,wylam became proprietor of the comic periodical ,fun--at that time the only competitor of ,punch--and was fortunate enough to secure ,tom ,hood as editor4 ,on taking up the direction1 ,hood informed us that one of the stipulations he made with ,wylam was that we should be solicited to undertake the engraving of all the drawings4 ,at first we felt some hesitation in accepting the commission1 thinking it might considerably interfere with very important works we were then engaged upon2 but ultimately satisfactory arrangements were concluded1 and our relationship continued in the most amicable manner1 without a break for six years4 ,in #ahgj--,mr4 ,wylam wishing to devote his entire attention to the development of ,spratt's ,dog ,biscuits1 the patent for which he had recently purchased--we became the sole proprietors of the publication1 paying for the goodwill and copyright the sum of #f1jjj1 ,hood continuing editor until his death4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,old ,,year ,,and ,,the ,,new4 ,,fun ,,cartoon1 #ahfg4 ,,by ,,paul ,,gray4 ,in #ahfi ,hood commenced the publication of ,tom ,hood's ,comic ,annual1 which at once secured a large amount of public favour4 ,the second issue more than covered the slight loss sustained on the first4 ,while the third issue was in preparation we purchased from ,hood the title1 copyrights1 and stock of all literary and artistic matter connected with it for the sum of #fjj4 ,illustration ,tom ,hood was1 as perhaps half the world knows1 the only son of the celebrated wit and poet1 ,thomas ,hood1 the author of ,the ,song of the ,shirt1 ,the ,bridge of ,sighs1 ,eugene ,aram1 and many other poems of great beauty and purport4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,chosen ,,champion4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ,,fun ,,cartoon1 #ahfi4 ,tom ,hood1 like his father1 was somewhat of an artist1 possessing considerable skill in caricature1 and giving a comic twist to his sketches4 ,many of his drawings are scattered through the pages of ,fun4 ,he invariably expressed himself well pleased with the manner in which they were reproduced4 ,the following is only one of many letters we received from him3 ,i am delighted beyond measure with the blocks4 ,i have returned some of the proofs1 which ,i have touched for alteration2 which1 with scarcely an exception1 however1 arises from my mistake and not from the engravers'4 ,ever yours faithfully1 ,,tom ,,hood4 ,during the many years of our intimate association with ,tom ,hood1 we received hundreds of letters and notes from his pen1 but the following is the first and only instance in which he signed his name ,thos4 ,hood4 ,after this1 when he had resigned his post at the ,war ,office and sat down steadily to literary work1 he always studiously signed his name ,tom1 with the express object that his name might not be confounded with that of his father1 or that he should be accused of making capital out of his father's name and reputation4 #ba ,,montpelier ,,square1 ,,brompton1 ,s4,w4 ,,dear ,,sir1--,i believe ,mr4 ,routledge has 7or is going to do so7 given you the illustrations of my book to engrave4 ,i need not ask you to do me justice1 for ,i know you will do that2 but as ,i am not a professional artist1 but an amateur1 ,i fancy ,i may give you more trouble to understand me at times4 ,there are one or two blocks that ,i wish particularly to call your attention to as requiring facsimile engraving1 they being likenesses4 ,two drawn in pencil ,i wish you not to touch1 as ,i intend1 when ,i come to see you 7which ,i hope to do soon71 to put in initial letters1 as ,i think the fun in them forced4 ,i have drawn a rude sketch of them on the other side4 ,i can introduce them thus3 a ',w' on the board1 and an ',o' on the flag4 ,at present ,i am sorry to say ,i am too ill to come over1 but ,i hope to be on my legs again by the end of the week4 ,i am at the ,war ,office from #aj till #d4 ,should ,i be able to see you at #e if ,i called8 ,i hope this will not be our first and last connection in this line1 but that it will be a case of 'cut and come again4' ,believe me1 ,yours truly1 ,,thos4 ,,hood4 ,illustration3 ,,fun ,,office4 #hj ,,fleet ,,street ,e4,c4 ,friday4 ,my dear ,mr ,dalziel ,with joy ,i'd resort ,to dine with the ,shandies at fair ,hampton ,court ,on ,saturday1 were ,i not bound on that day ,to navigate ,thames in the opposite way ,as one of the crew of the scow ,albert-,victor 7,a steamboat that knowing ones vow is a pictur7 ,which is bound for sweet ,margate1 the shore light beyond1 ,being chartered expressly by ,spiers ,pond1 7,this is ,spiers and ,pond the bard continues7 ,to take down a party--and 'mongst others me-- ,to open their famous new ,hall by the ,sea4 7,this is the ,haul by the ,sea ,again the bard urges on his wild careen7 ,so ,i'm forced--though ,i'd much like to come if ,i could-- ,to decline your kind offer4 ,yours truly ,tom ,hood ,e4 ,dalziel ,esq ,all our transactions with ,hood1 which continued for close upon ten years1 were of the most friendly and agreeable character1 leaving behind delightful remembrances of his truly social and sympathetic nature4 ,the letter which we give in facsimile was received in reply to an invitation to join us at an up-the-river dinner party1 where we promised he should meet a few kindred spirits and spend a very enjoyable day4 ,unhappily1 ,tom ,hood died too soon1 after an illness of some short duration1 against which he fought with great courage4 ,he worked with the assistance of his friend ,henry ,sampson1 to the last--taking part in preparing the number of ,fun that was published the day after his death1 which took place at his house1 in ,peckham ,rye1 on ,november #bfth1 #ahgd4 ,subsequently his widow handed us the following letter1 with the remark that they were the last lines he ever wrote3 ,,my ,,dear ,,sirs1--,to the best of my ability1 and to the utmost of my power1 ,i have served you loyally and honestly while strength remained4 ,if ,i have failed it has not been wilfully1 and when we have differed in opinion ,i have only done what ,i have believed it right to do1 or assert beyond mere matter of expediency4 ,sampson has long co-operated with me1 and now so well understands the working of the paper that it has been of the greatest comfort and use to me to have1 for the first time in my life1 some one on whom ,i could entirely rely when ,i was disabled4 ,a more disinterested and faithful friend man never had1 and ,i am sure if you transfer the bauble from my hands to his you will have secured fidelity and ability of no unusual order1 loyalty and discretion1 zeal and determination4 ,it is my dying wish that he might be my successor on ,fun4 ,of course ,i only express this as simply a wish of ,yours always1 ,,tom ,,hood4 ,illustration3 ,,old ,,father ,,time4 ,,by ,,gordon ,,thomson4 ,a ,,portion ,,of ,,fun ,,cartoon1 #ahga4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,urban ,,delusion4 ,jones knew a thing too much for most people4 ,nice bunch o' water-cresses1 just fresh in1 said his greengrocer4 ,oh1 ah6 said the knowing ,jones2 fresh--oh1 yes6 after being brought all the way from the country6 ,not for me1 thankee6 ,for the fact was that the knowing ,jones was just off for a day or two in the country himself4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,urban ,,delusion--7continued47 ,but it so happened that the same bunch of water-cress went down by the same train as ,jones did1 and alighted at the same rural station4 ,ha6 said ,jones1 in a stroll down the country lanes1 now1 here comes a fellow with a real fresh country bunch of water-cresses2 ,i will buy them and take them home to town with me the day after tomorrow4 ,that's the way to get the real fresh article6 ,,by ,j4 ,f4 ,,sullivan4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,among the many men1 with whom our connection with ,fun and the ,comic ,annual brought us into close communication1 who have steadily ascended the ladder of fame--some1 alas6 no longer with us1--mention ought to be made of ,henry ,s4 ,leigh1 author of ,carols of ,cockayne1 ,strains from the ,strand1 and other volumes of verse2 a man possessed of rare wit and unquestionable genius1 but1 unfortunately1 without one atom of application or appreciation of the value of time4 ,on one occasion1 when some change of contributors was contemplated1 ,hood wrote3 ,as for ,leigh1 he is hopeless3 when perpetual motion is patented1 a machine might be invented to bring him to the scratch regularly1 but--he is unluckily a 'genius4' ,you might give him a retaining salary that would ensure--his never doing a line4 ,yet1 notwithstanding his extreme dilatoriness1 he was a thoroughly good fellow1 and ,hood was at all times only too glad to receive any contributions he cared to send1 for they were certain to contain some quaint conceit and out of the way sentiment4 ,illustration3 ,,that ,,or ,,nothing4 ,,by ,g4 ,j4 ,,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,mrs4 ,vicar4--,thomas1 what has become of you lately8 ,i haven't seen you at ,church for several months4 ,thomas4--,noa1 ye ain't4 ,but ,i haven't been nowheres else4 ,on ,leigh being remonstrated with for non-delivery of promised copy1 we received the following3 #ce ,,strand1 #ast ,feb41 #ahha4 ,to ,,messrs4 ,,dalziel ,,brothers1 ,you have treated me so kindly that ,i dared1 a little blindly1 ,an ambition and a future to your care to recommend4 ,he is timid1 he is nervous1 but may ,god above preserve us ,if we cannot stretch a point or so to gratify a friend4 ,i have sent you oft a lyric1 either genial or satiric3 ,some were bad1 and some indifferent1 and some were very good4 ,so my errors don't be hard on1 but beneficently pardon1 ,were it only through the memory of dear old ,tommy ,hood4 ,of ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert1 of ,bab ,ballads and ,comic ,opera fame1 it may not be generally known that all those topsy-turvy rhymes were published in ,fun3 though they were by no means the only work he did for the journal4 ,for a considerable period he wrote a comic paraphrase upon the most popular play produced during the week1 as well as an extremely clever series of papers called ,people ,i ,have ,met4 ,he also wrote several stories for the ,comic ,annual4 ,in his selected edition of ,fifty ,bab ,ballads he gives the following account of how these happened to be published in ,fun3 ,it may interest some to know that the first of the series1 ',the ,yarn of the ,nancy ,bell1' was originally offered to ,punch1 to which ,i was at that time an occasional contributor4 ,it was1 however1 declined by the then editor on the ground that it was 'too ,cannibalistic' for his readers' taste4 ,illustration3 ,,to ,,even ,,money6 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,teetotal ,wife4--,ah1 when that 'evingly ,sir ,wilfrid 'as 'is way1 'e'll put that nasty beer down6 ,irreverent ,brute4--,hope he'll put it down to the price it used to was--thruppence a pot4 ,w4 ,s4 ,gilbert1 like many of his fellow workers on the staff of ,fun1 began life in the ,civil ,service1 he having been for a short time in the ,education ,office2 but the diurnal drudgery was not congenial4 ,his impetuous temperament would not brook direction or control1 as his most intimate friends were not slow to discover4 ,immediately on his fairly breaking away from the ten to four slavery1 the first thing he did was to buy a quire or more of foolscap paper1 a bundle of quill pens1 and a few pieces of boxwood4 ,thus armed1 he commenced to fire away with pen and pencil1 for at that time ,gilbert contemplated turning his attention to art4 ,his connection with ,fun began in his early days1 when he sent some of his topsy-turvy things to ,mr4 ,maclean1 the first proprietor1 who1 detecting the unquestionable merit1 insisted upon their being accepted and published4 ,clement ,scott1 another early and very valued writer on ,fun1 in a short sketch of his own career1 referring to ,gilbert1 says3 ,he was courteously1 as a contributor1 invited to the weekly ,fun dinners1 and ,i fear from what ,i have heard1 that at the outset the young writer was not very courteously treated by some of those who afterwards recognised his great talent to the utmost1 and became his warmest friends and companions4 ,frank ,burnand1 owing to his novel1 ',mokeanna1' was promoted to ,punch2 ,tom ,robertson1 the dramatist1 whom ,i met at the club on the ,fun meetings every week of my life for half a dozen years2 ,arthur ,sketchley1 with his ',mrs4 ,brown'2 and for verse writers1 the delightful ,henry ,s4 ,leigh1 ,saville ,clarke1 and your humble servant1 who has been writing bad verses for over thirty-five years4 ,so long as ,hood lived1 ,george ,augustus ,sala was a constant contributor1 as were ,edmund ,yates and ,arthur ,sketchley2 the latter gentleman's ,mrs4 ,brown at the ,play1 as well as a long series of ,mrs4 ,brown papers1 chiefly comments on the current events of the day1 were all published in ,fun1 and had immense popularity4 ,illustration3 ,,chelsea ,,hospitality1 ,,under ,a ,,cloud4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,pensioner 7to ,workman74--,got e'er a bit o' baccy about ye8 ,workman4--,no1 mate6--just smoking the last bit6 ,pensioner4--,come off that there grass--directly6 ,another prominent member of the staff was ,william ,jeffrey ,prowse1 a journalist of great brilliancy and power1 and a leader writer and constant contributor to the ,daily ,telegraph4 ,his advent1 under the nom de plume of ,nicholas1 was announced by ,hood in the following quaint terms3 ,with feelings of considerable pride we inform our readers that we have been enabled 7at some expense7 to secure the exclusive services of the celebrated ',nicholas4' 444 ',nicholas1' that friend of man1 has benevolently consented to impart 7for a certain weekly stipend7 the experience of--well1 let us say middle age to the generous ardour of youth3 ,,and ,,this ,,is ,,how ,,he ,,does ,,it4 ,but ,jeffrey ,prowse was something more than the ordinary journalist working to order2 he was a poet of no mean power4 ,some of his productions in this way were published after his death at the end of a small volume of ,nicholas ,notes1 edited by his friend1 ,tom ,hood4 ,among his best are ,to ,be1 to ,do1 and to ,suffer1 a poem showing great ability2 and one named ,the ,city of ,prague1 of which the following are the first and last verses3 ,i dwelt in a city enchanted1 ,and lonely indeed was my lot2 ,two guineas a week1 all ,i wanted1 ',twas certainly all that ,i got3 ,well1 somehow ,i found it was plenty1 ,perhaps you may find it the same1 ,if--if you are just five-and-twenty ,with industry1 hope1 and an aim4 ,tho' the latitude's rather uncertain1 ,and the longitude also is vague1 ,the persons ,i pity who know not the city3 ,the beautiful ,city of ,prague4 99 99 99 99 99 ,l',,envoi4 ,as for me ,i have come to an anchor1 ,i have taken my watch out of pawn1 ,i keep an account with a banker1 ,which1 at present1 is not overdrawn2 ,tho' my clothes may be none of the smartest ,the 'snip' has receipted the bill2 ,but the days ,i was poor and an artist ,are the dearest of days to me still6 ,tho' the latitude's rather uncertain1 ,and the longitude also is vague1 ,the persons ,i pity who know not the city3 ,the beautiful ,city of ,prague4 ,illustration3 ,,park ,,lane4 ,,by ,e4 ,f4 ,,brewtnall4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,he4--,what a dreadful noise there is down there with those cabs and things6 ,you can hardly hear yourself speak4 ,she4--,yes2 almost as bad as being at the opera1 isn't it8 ,poor ,prowse died at the early age of thirty-four4 ,hood1 in a short memoir1 says3 ,prowse1 as a writer1 was gifted with a great charm of style2 with a fertile imagination he possessed a logical mind4 ,the amount of work he has done is astonishing1 writing often two or even three leaders a day2 and yet amid this constant and fatiguing trial he found time to write poems and essays1 papers for the magazines1 the annuals1 and for ,fun4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,drap ,o' ,,the ,,best4 ,,by ,,william ,,small4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,first ,hielan'man4--,she'll pe ta pest wusky ,i shall have tastit for efermore4 ,second ,hielan'man4--,so tit ,i1 neither6 ,third ,hielan'man4--,neither tit ,i1 too6 ,we must not omit to mention ,ashby ,sterry as one of the staff1 and a contributor to ,fun's pages of much graceful verse4 ,he is well known for his volume1 ,lays of a ,lazy ,minstrel4 ,then1 ,charles ,h4 ,leland1 who gained considerable reputation as the genial ,dutchman1 ,hans ,breitmann4 ,this gentleman contributed very liberally to the ,comic ,annual4 ,he is one of the most affable and interesting men it has been our good fortune to be associated with4 ,he was full of entertaining anecdote1 a true artist and no mean draughtsman--in appearance1 a giant1 in manner as simple as a child4 ,on one occasion in ,america he asked a negro the name of a black man of rather fine physique and superior appearance1 who was standing near4 ,he ,injun1 replied the nigger2 he big ,injun2 he heap big ,injun2 he dam heap big ,injun2 he dam mighty great heap big ,injun2 ,,he ,,jones4 ,jones appeared to be the nigger's culminating pinnacle of greatness6 ,godfrey ,turner1 one of the talented young men who1 in the early days1 did so much towards placing the ,daily ,telegraph in the high position which it attained among the ,london morning papers1 worked very constantly upon ,fun1 as well as on the ,comic ,annual4 ,poor fellow6 a protracted illness1 generally attributed to overwork1 incapacitated him during the last two or three years of his life4 ,dutton ,cook's short stories appeared constantly in the ,annual--among his very last work being one he wrote for that periodical4 ,nor must we omit to mention ,leman ,blanchard1 who was the author of more ,christmas pantomimes than can well be counted4 ,he did this work for ,drury ,lane under ,f4 ,b4 ,chatterton1 and then ,sir ,augustus ,harris1 for many years1 as well as for many of the ,provincial theatres4 ,the able and accomplished editor of ,sketch1 ,john ,latey1 also was one of our most-esteemed contributors4 ,henry ,j4 ,byron did much good work for ,fun under ,hood1 but he retired from the staff on commencing a paper of his own1 under the title of the ,comic ,news1 which unfortunately for the proprietor had but a short existence4 ,frank ,barrat1 ,manville ,fenn1 ,austin ,dobson1 ,byron ,webber1 ,moy ,thomas1 ,h4 ,c4 ,newton1 and ,christie ,murray1 are the names of others whose work frequently appeared in ,fun and the ,comic ,annual4 ,on the death of ,tom ,hood we complied with his dying request and placed the ,bauble in the hands of ,henry ,sampson1 who had been a constant fellow worker with ,hood for some two or three years previous4 ,one of the first things ,sampson did was to introduce ,george ,r4 ,sims upon the staff4 ,it is superfluous for us to comment upon ,sims' great ability as a dramatist1 a writer of short stories and sympathetic ballads1 because the voices of the reading and the play-going world have already proclaimed their high appreciation of his genius4 ,suffice it to say that it was in the pages of ,fun that he found his first opportunity of appearing in print4 ,in #ahic when ,fun passed out of our hands1 he alluded to us in the ,referee1 with which he had long been associated under the nom de plume of ,dagonet1 in the following kind words3 ,it was by writing a small ',poem' in ,fun that ,i first won a little journalistic recognition4 ,it was called ',a ,dumpty ,captain4444' ,it was in ,november1 of #ahgd1 that ,i first joined the staff of ,fun and made my bow to the ,british public as an anonymous journalist4 ,tom ,hood had just been laid to rest4 ,it was in those days that ,i commenced my life-long friendship with ,henry ,sampson1 the new editor4 ,though for me it was a time of struggle1 ,i would give a good deal for the light heart with which ,i braved the slings and arrows in those dear old days4 ,again1 ,sims writes3 ,although ,i left ,fun in #ahgg1 my association with the ,brothers ,dalziel was never severed1 and right up to the last issue 7,october1 #ahic7 ,i was a contributor to ',hood's ,comic ,annual1' of which they were the proprietors and editors4 ,i have nothing but pleasant memories of the cheery1 generous-hearted brothers and their clever sons2 and ,i am delighted to hear that this year the honoured name will still be on the front page of ',hood's ,annual1' for it is to appear as usual under the editorship of ,mr4 ,charles ,dalziel4#ba ,later1 in ,january1 #ahid1 he kindly wrote in the same paper3 ,for nearly half a century the firm of ,dalziel ,brothers carried on the business of newspaper proprietors and engravers with credit to themselves and advantage to the public1 and they gathered around them the best of young men1 many of whom have become shining lights in the world of art and letters4 ,to those who had the honour and pleasure of working under them1 their friendship and their hospitality were always freely extended1 and ,i have nothing but pleasant memories of the days when ,i was allowed to be one of their working staff4 ,the ,brothers ,dalziel paid me the first money ,i ever received for verse4 ,tom ,hood1 the editor of ,fun1 had gone to ,paris for a holiday1 and ,henry ,sampson edited the journal in his absence1 and gave me half a column to fill1 and ,i plunged into poetry at once2 and when ,i left ,fun1 in #ahgf1 the ,brothers wrote me a charming letter1 which ,i still possess4 ,though my connection with ,fun ended then1 ,i remained one of the contributors to ',hood's ,annual' until last year2 and so our business relations continued uninterruptedly and pleasantly for nearly twenty years--yes1 for quite twenty years1 for it was in #ahgd that ,i did my first work for them4 ,had there been no ,dalziels there might have been no ',dagonet4' ,illustration3 ,,mistress ,,and ,,maid4 ,,by ,a4 ,,boyd ,,houghton1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,mistress4 ,biddy1 how is it you did not answer the bell when ,i rang8' ,maid4 ,sure1 mem1 'twas bekase ,i didn't know what you was ringing for1 mem6 ,so long as ,sims continued on the staff he was at all times a most welcome contributor1 and1 with one exception1 always to our entire satisfaction4 ,the exception came about from the severity of a criticism which he wrote upon ,sir ,henry ,irving's rendering of ,macbeth1 the humour of the article not being quite as apparent as it was intended to be4 ,this caused ,irving and his friends so much annoyance that he commenced an action against us for libel4 ,however1 ,sims at once acknowledged the authorship of the article1 with ample apologies and regrets1 and assurance that there was no malice aforethought1 and ,henry ,sampson did the same as the responsible editor1 so ,sir ,henry1 in a very handsome and kindly manner1 withdrew from the prosecution1 and the matter ended4 ,for several years ,george ,dalziel 7the elder of the ,brothers71 regularly contributed short stories and verse to ,hood's ,annual4 ,among the latter was a rather lengthy poem1 of which we give a few of the verses3 ,,what ,,the ,,moon ,,saw4 ,oh1 can the earth1 so dream-like sleeping lie ,beneath the rays of that pale silvery moon1 ,that never gives a weary moan or cry1 ,or sign that sorrow dwelt 'twixt night and noon8 ,there1 calmly sailing on amid the stars1 ,she looks as though no ruthless thought nor care1 ,nor wicked deed could ever be that mars ,and lays the black spots of our nature bare4 ,she looks as though she never yet had seen ,an ill deed done in all the million years ,that she has gazed upon the earth1 or been ,pale witness to a flood of bitter tears1-- ,pale witness to the darkest deeds that man1 ,with demon brooding in his heart1 could frame3 ,foul1 miry spots her gentle eye doth scan1 ,and ,lady ,moon goes smiling1 all the same4 ,lo6 she did see the budding earth when young2 ,she saw the first red rose that e'er did bloom2 ,she heard the first grand carol that was sung1 ,and saw the mountains clothed with golden broom4 ,she heard each silvery stream and gurgling brook ,hymn its new song of never-ending praise1 ,and leaves and flowers1 in every ferny nook1 ,sing psalms to greet the glorious king of days4 99 99 99 99 99 ,she heard the first wild notes of ,jubal's lyre1 ,that fell upon the ear like magic sound-- ,the first bright spark of that celestial fire ,that thrills with rapture rare the whole world round4 ,she heard the first loud burst of ocean roar1 ,and saw the crested waves careering fly2-- ,she heard its ripple kiss the sandy shore1-- ,and saw the white foam dash against the sky4 99 99 99 99 99 ,years1 centuries told1 come on1 and quickly fly1 ,and this world rolls beneath the silvery moon ,as she sails calmly through the deep blue sky ,unheeding joy or sorrow1 night or noon4 ,unheeding revel1 wail1 or bitter cry1 ,or joy1 or grief1 or weary toil1 or rest1-- ,she slowly climbs the ever-darkening sky1 ,while dying sunlight pales upon her breast4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,from another issue of the ,annual we make a few extracts from some verses which are entitled3 ,,my ,,books4 ,my books6 my friends1 my dear companions all6 ,my never-failing--ever true and fair6 ,there standing round1 come ready to my call1 ,and talk1 and sing1 and tell their wonders rare4 ,if ,i am sad1 they give me joyous song2 ,or if ,i wish for pleasant talk the while1 ,my friends are there1 and will for short or long1 ,just as ,i please1 the ling'ring hour beguile4 ,with them at ease ,i play the conjurers part1-- ,they bring for me the stores of other times1-- ,oh1 rare the grace6--oh1 rare the cunning art ,that stirs the sluggish heart with ringing rhymes6 ,i see the patriot rear his banner high2 ,the troops march gaily through the busy town2 ,methinks ,i hear the trembling maiden sigh ,as her true knight goes forth to seek renown4 ,king ,arthur1 with his warriors brave and good1 ,comes forth1 the dauntless flower of chivalry2 ,and there be priests in monkish garb and hood1 ,as well as motley fools of revelry4 ',neath walls of ,troy ,i see the valiant ,greek1 ,brave ,ajax1 and the mighty ,hector there2 ,in fancy hear the aged ,priam speak1 ,and see fair ,helen with the golden hair2 ,the war-like braves in single combat stand1 ,the ponderous spear each doughty hero hurled1-- ,fair ,beatrice takes ,dante by the hand1 ,and shows the myst'ries of the hidden world4 99 99 99 99 99 ,sweet scenes of peace6 here in my native land ,these loving friends will each a posie bring1 ,with wooing words they take my ready hand1 ,and lead1 where meadows smile and brooklets sing2 ,where scented flow'rs cling round the cottage home1 ,sweet new-mown hay1 and fields of ripening corn1-- ,the broad smooth lake1 the gorge where waters foam1 ,the shady grove1 or by the scented thorn4 ,i see the fairies in the woody dells1 ,i join their midnight revels on the green2 ,the tower where the ,enchanted ,princess dwells1 ,embowered in a blaze of golden sheen4 ,with them ,i travel o'er the arid plain1-- ,and wander where the palm and plantain grow1-- ,through citron groves--or vine-clad summit gain1 ,climb mountains clad with thousand years of snow1 ,the heathy moor1 and o'er the high hill top1 ,and seem to breathe the cold crisp frosty air1 ,as from the lofty ,alpine icy slope ,i see the fertile valleys stretching there4 ',mong lofty pines1 or where the olives grow2 ,through far-off lands with ,livingstone ,i roam1 ,or loiter where the mighty rivers flow1 ,while sitting in my easy chair at home4 ,there is no land in all the world we know1 ,there is no mighty lake or frozen sea1 ,no hidden depth where foot of man can go1 ,but my true friends will find and show to me4 ,for some will sing1 and some will tell a tale1 ,a simple story full of jocund glee1-- ,and anecdote with point that cannot fail ,to cheer the heart with true hilarity2 ,kind jovial friends that merry songs can sing1 ,or with a touch of pathos bring the tear2 ,anon ,i hear the wedding bells out-ring1 ,and now for gallant deeds the sounding cheer4 ,here true they stand1 the many great and good1 ,the fairest names the world can ever tell2 ,for some like gold the test of time have stood1 ,and some6--,oh1 there be maidens fair as well1 ,that take a foremost place amid the true1 ,good trusty friends there loitering by the wall2 ,here ,art and ,poetry and ,science too1 ,with ,travellers that come whene'er ,i call4 ,when day is done1 with all its toil and care1 ,the time that busy men together strove1-- ,my friends come forth the quiet hour to share1-- ,the friends ,i trust1 and trusting1 best ,i love2 ,here motley fool may preach a sermon true1 ,or sombre garb may tell a merry tale2 ,here by the fire where these warm friendships grew ,they talk to me--the friends that never fail4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,theatre ,,of ,,nature4 ,,boxes4 ,illustration3 ,,pit4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,theatre ,,of ,,nature--7continued47 ,,gallery4 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,the ,,door4 ,,by ,,ernest ,,griset4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,during the period that ,fun was in our possession ,george ,dalziel was a constant contributor1 writing upon the passing events of the day under the general heading of ,dots by the ,way4 ,few matters in modern history caused greater excitement in the public mind than the many unsuccessful attempts of our troops to reach ,khartoum for the relief of ,general ,gordon1 and1 on the news of how the place had fallen and the brave hero had been murdered by a horde of savage ,dervishes1 the following verses appeared3 ,,death ,,of ,,general ,,gordon4 ,the ,fortress of ,khartoum was treacherously delivered up to the ,mahdi on ,january #bfth1 #ahhe1 when ,general ,gordon was slain4--,daily ,paper4 ,hush6 let no sound of revelry or song ,be heard in all our busy streets to-day1-- ,for such dark news falls 'mong the surging throng ,as sends men sadly pondering on their way4 ,sad news that sends a pang of crushing pain ,to every honest heart throughout the land4 ,khartoum betrayed6 her brave defenders slain1 ,and ,gordon fallen by the assassin's hand4 ,great1 noble ,gordon1 ever true and brave1 ,that held this 'leagured city 'gainst the foe1-- ,and all that man could do1 he did to save ,the women and their babes from direful woe2 ,but who can stand against the cunning art1 ,the cruel1 dark device1 and darker sin ,that traitors use1 when with a fiendish heart ,they ope' the gates and let the foemen in8 ,beloved by all who knew his noble heart1 ,or ever felt the warm grasp of his hand1 ,the loving kindness and the ready part ,he took in each good work in every land4 ,a gentle nature1 kind as it was brave1 ,to help the lowly in their poor estate1 ,he spent his life to free the fettered slave1 ,and guide the suffering to a better fate4 ,o grand career1 unsullied to its close6 ,its splendour yet shall brighter shine1 and tell ,in glowing numbers how he faced his foes1 ,and how by treason dire1 great ,gordon fell4 ,with head bowed down we mourn the good man gone1-- ,and with our sorrow comes a sense of shame1 ,that in the midst of foes he stood alone1 ,and died with added glory to his name4 ,the tale spreads like a black cloud o'er the land2 ',tis like a darkening blight that falls at noon1 ,when men together meet and wondering stand1 ,and gaze as though the stricken heart would swoon1-- ,the flaming sword1 the lightning of the spear1 ,shone in the place where multitudes were slain1 ,the air is full of wailing1 and we hear1 ,mingled with prayer1 the groan of mortal pain4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,again1 when the decisive battle was fought under the command of ,lord1 then ,sir ,garnet1 ,wolseley1 at ,tel-el-,kebir1 which practically brought the revolt led by ,arabi ,pasha to a close1 this song appeared3 ,a ,,song ,,for ,,our ,,braves4 ,on the return of ,troops from ,egypt in #ahhb1 after the victory at ,tel-el-,kebir4 ,a song now for the ,guards1 ,right gallant deeds they've done1 ,and liberal rewards ,their bravery has won2 ,the world beheld with pride ,on ,egypt's sandy plain ,their dreary midnight ride-- ,the battle charge4 ,like rain ,before the raging storm they swept the foe away1 ,and victory was won at the dawning of the day4 ,there in the dull grey morn1 ,with paling stars o'erhead1 ,we hear the bugle horn1-- ,the shouts of those who led2 ,we seem to hear the crash1 ,to see the gleaming steel1-- ,the cannons roar and flash1 ,the dusky foemen reel3 ,one moment at their guns they stood1 then fled in wild dismay1 ,and victory was won at the dawning of the day4 ,our heroes now come back1 ,in pride they march along2 ,be sure they shall not lack ,warm welcome1 cheers and song2 ,tho' some were left behind1 ,and fill a soldier's grave1 ,their honoured names we'll find ',mong records of the brave ,who fell that morn while fighting and upheld old ,england's sway1 ,when victory was won at the dawning of the day4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,for many years we published at intervals several small volumes of short stories1 by ,george ,dalziel1 some of them having been previously printed in the various issues of the ,comic ,annual4 ,these volumes had considerable popularity1 the most successful being1 ,my ,neighbour ,nellie1 ,dick ,boulin's ,four-in-,hand1 ,the ,story of a ,shop1 ,a ,soldier's ,sweetheart1 and ,only a ,flower ,girl4 ,we also put together three volumes of verse1 with the titles of ,mattie ,grey1 and ,other ,poems1 ,faces in the ,fire1 and1 later1 ,unconsidered ,trifles4 ,the first two of these were printed exclusively for private distribution1 but the last volume was addressed to the public through the publishing house of ,mr4 ,elliot ,stock4 ,some few of the poems in each of these volumes appeared originally in the pages of the ,annual4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,illogical ,,de-,,duck-,,tion4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,new ,mother4--,now then1 ,polly1 come and have your hat on1 there's a little duck6 ,polly4--,shan't6 ,other little ducks don't wear none--there now4 ,the rest of the argument is lost in outcries and dissolved in tears4 ,the following lines1 printed in ,faces in the ,fire1 were written as an affectionate tribute to the memory of one of the sweetest and most loveable of women3 ,,my ,,mother',s ,,songs4 ,of all the songs from sweetest voice1 ,in the sweet days of old1 ,that made my inmost soul rejoice1 ,however oft they're told1 ,are those sweet songs my mother sung ,while we were round her knee2 ,when all the world seemed blythe and young ,and fresh and fair to see4 ,o1 ,i have wandered far away ,in sunny lands of song1-- ,and ,i have heard the minstrels play ,that thrilled the listening throng2 ,tho' sweet the charm when beauty sings1-- ,and sweet the minstrelsie1-- ,there is no charm that memory brings ,like those old songs to me4 ,oft in the calm clear starry night1 ,among the leafy trees1-- ,or on the weird lone mountain height1 ,and in the gentle breeze1-- ,or on the rough wild stormy sea1 ,when all is dark and drear1 ,the dear old songs will come to me1-- ,my mother's songs ,i hear4 ,sweet is the strange enchanting spell ,that lures all thought away1 ,to warm fireside or woody dell1 ,where we were wont to play4 ,around my boyhood's happy home ,glad mem'ries fondly cling2 ,and oft' the sweet old songs will come ,my mother used to sing4 ,through many years of joyous life ,i reach the sere and old2 ,now all the battle and the strife1 ,the fierce sun1 and the cold1 ,are o'er for me1 and calm ,i wait ,until the joy-bells ring2 ,for ,i shall hear at ,heaven's gate ,my angel mother sing4 ,,george ,,dalziel4 ,of the many art contributors1 it will be sufficient if we state the names of the principal men whose works have adorned the pages of ,fun and ,hood's ,comic ,annual4 ,of these1 naturally1 the cartoonists take the foremost place4 ,paul ,gray1 who held this position on ,hood assuming the editorship1 was a young ,irish artist of very considerable promise1 and displayed much fine feeling for black and white work4 ,he also made drawings for some of our ,fine ,art ,books4 ,he was a man of delicate constitution1 and within twelve months of his joining the ,fun staff he fell into a consumption and died4 ,shortly before the sad event1 writing to us on other subjects1 he said3 ,i take the opportunity of saying how very pleased ,i am with the way in which the cartoons are engraved--some of the latter1 more especially1 could not possibly be better4 ,jeffrey ,prowse1 in one of his poems1 makes the following touching allusion to the early death of his young friend3 ,there is one of our band whom we cherished-- ,the youngest1 the purest1 the best-- ,in the frost of the night-time he perished1 ,going quietly home to his rest2 ,and we thought1 as we buried our dear one1 ,and mournfully turned us to go1 ,that the summons was still sounding near one-- ,listen6 ,on bot1 ,on bot le rappel l-haut6 ,illustration3 ,,going ,,home ,,to ,,love ,,in ,a ,,cottage4 ,,by ,f4 ,a4 ,,fraser4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,the very spot where the ,snorkers held a pic-nic4 ,oh6 didn't the ladies cry out in one voice1 ,i could live in such a charming place for ever1 if only---- ,at the self-same pic-nic1 ,tilbury ,pawkins plighted his troth to ,amelia ,softispoon4 ,now they are married1 and ,amelia has begun trying to live in the charming place1 and ,pawkins is going home to a damp cottage and a rheumatic wife as blithely as a newly-married man should4 ,then came ,w4 ,j4 ,weigand1 followed by ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton4 ,notwithstanding the great ability of the latter1 his quality of mind hardly fitted him to join in with ,tom ,hood's idea of the punctuality indispensable for conducting a weekly periodical4 ,next came ,henry ,doyle1 a brother of the more famous ,richard ,doyle--an extremely careful and painstaking artist--who subsequently became ,keeper of the ,dublin ,national ,gallery1 with the distinction of ,c4,b4 ,after ,doyle came ,fred ,barnard1 an artist of surpassing versatility and humour4 ,perhaps it is not too much to say that in wit and true comicality he far outstripped all his predecessors on the journal2 but some slight difference of opinion with the editor--or was it some interference on the part of ,mr4 ,wylam1 the then proprietor--caused him to secede from the position4 ,then followed ,gordon ,thomson1 an artist upon the merits of whose productions there was a wide difference of opinion2 but he did much good work--the series of double-pages in connection with the ,franco-,prussian ,war being exceptionally strong4 ,his large pictures for ,christmas and other ,holiday ,numbers were remarkable for the varied topical events he crowded into them1 and those who remember his ,academy ,skits will know what quaint burlesques they were4 ,here is an appreciation by one of his most distinguished contemporaries3 ,sir ,john ,gilbert said3 ,these funny ',academy ,skits' are extravagant to a degree1 and at the same time they give such a complete embodiment of the picture in hand as to stamp the subject in my mind far more fixedly than any careful copy could possibly do4 ,among the general contributors to ,fun were many well-known draughtsmen--,professor ,h4 von ,herkomer1 ,r4,a42 ,george ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,r4,w4,s42 ,hal ,ludlow1 and ,e4 ,g4 ,d4 ,the last named 7the eldest son of ,edward ,dalziel7 was a young artist full of promise and great ability4 ,had he given continued attention to his oil painting he must undoubtedly have taken a very high position4 ,he exhibited many pictures at the ,royal ,academy1 the ,grosvenor1 and other galleries1 but the allurement of black and white became too much for him1 and he laid aside his brush for the pencil4 ,he contributed many excellent works to our various ,fine ,art ,books1 as well as to our ,bible ,gallery4 ,unfortunately he died at the early age of #ci4 ,amongst his many admirers was ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 as the following letter1 which refers to his drawings in ,fun1 will show3 ,,vanbrugh ,,park1 ,,blackheath1 #bjth ,december1 #ahgh4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,pray accept my best thanks for your kind remembrance4 ,the drawings as they appear weekly in ,fun ,i always admired4 ,the uncommon humour1 the wonderfully expressive faces1 with attitude in accordance with the face1 is always delightful and wonderful4 ,the idea of gathering them together in a volume was excellent and ,i had intended to get the book4 ,i thank you again for it4 ,pray remember me very kindly to your brother and your son1 and with best wishes for your continued prosperity1 health and happiness1 ,i am1 very truly yours1 ,,john ,,gilbert4 ,illustration3 ,,argumentum ,,ad ,,hominem4 ,,by ,j4 ,,mahoney4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,young ,graceless4--,natural selection6 ,old ,graceless4--,certainly6 ,only the finest specimens of the race survive4 ,young ,graceless4--,come now1 that won't do6 ,why1 you're over sixty now1 and good for another twenty years6 ,among other artists employed on ,fun were--,william ,small2 ,harry ,french2 ,f4 ,a4 ,f4 7,francis ,a4 ,fraser71 and his brother1 ,g4 ,gordon ,fraser1 whose sketches of humorous ,irish character were for several years a prominent feature in the journal 7poor fellow6 during the very severe winter of #ahie he was accidentally drowned while skating72 ,e4 ,j4 ,brewtnall1 ,r4,w4,s41 the water colour painter2 ,f4 ,s4 ,walker1 ,r4,h4,a42 ,george ,gatcombe1 ,harry ,tuck2 and ,j4 ,w4 ,houghton4 ,the last named also contributed the dramatic criticisms1 with illustrations1 for several years4 ,jack ,houghton is a ready writer of smart1 clever verse1 and wrote all the rhymed descriptions to ,gordon ,thomson's ,academy ,skits4 ,another very talented youth who it was our good fortune to introduce on ,fun's pages1 both in literature and art1 was ,j4 ,f4 ,sullivan4 ,he was a student at ,south ,kensington1 when he first forwarded some sketches for our inspection2 and seeing they gave evidence of considerable ability1 we at once availed ourselves of his drawings4 ,though he had much originality of conception and design1 he did not very readily acquire a style of his own1 such as is evidenced in his later productions4 ,perhaps the most notable works ,sullivan did were some very clever character sketches--,the ,british ,working-man and ,the ,british ,tradesman4 ,but he was not an artist only1 for1 during the many years he was associated with ,fun1 he contributed to it a fair amount of very good verse and general comic matter4 ,illustration3 ,,oysters4 ,here you are6 the finest natives6 best of appetite-creatives4 ,come and buy6 ,taste and try6 ,,by ,,ernest ,,griset4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,there was a distinct cleverness about the quaint grotesque drawings of ,ernest ,griset1 a young ,frenchman1 who made his appearance in ,london now many years ago4 ,his drawings were at first exhibited in the window of a book shop close to ,leicester ,square1 where they attracted considerable attention4 ,tom ,hood had a great opinion of the artist's ability4 ,they were generally in pen and ink1 lightly tinted with delicate colour4 ,we thought very highly of ,griset's drawings1 and soon enlisted his services1 not only on ,fun and ,hoods ,annual1 but upon many other publications--for which we bought hundreds of his drawings1 and from them made selections4 ,tom ,hood wrote clever verses to some of these1 and we published them in book form through ,messrs4 ,routledge as ,griset's ,grotesques4 ,we also got together several of his drawings which had appeared in ,fun and published them as shilling books from the ,fun ,office4 ,griset was1 and is1 a hard and rapid worker4 ,he has been engaged in many other ways as an illustrator2 much on ,prehistoric ,man4 ,also as a decorator of public halls1 he has done good things4 ,illustration3 ,,propos ,,to ,a ,,proposal4 ,,by ,,hal ,,ludlow4 ,,from ,,fun4 ,frank 7just accepted74--,love thee1 dearest8 ,ay1 and when time shall have furrowed these youthful cheeks and dimmed the lustre of your eyes1 when age shall have threaded silver amidst these glossy locks and bowed the figure erstwhile straight---- ,laura 7hastily74--,oh1 ,frank1 ,i hope not6 ,think how old you will be6 ,w4 ,s4 ,brunton1 known as ,billy ,brunton1 was a young ,irishman full of racy humour and odd fancies4 ,he was a constant contributor of comic sketches dealing with passing events of every-day life4 ,it is well known that when the present ,earl ,dunraven was a young man he was occupied for many years as a journalist1 on the ,london ,press4 ,he was of a genial disposition1 a fluent writer1 and a general favourite among his brethren of the pen1 as well as a popular member of the ,savage ,club at the time that ,billy ,brunton and some few other kindred spirits kept the place pretty lively with their jovial nights and merry ,irish rollicking4 ,on one occasion1 shortly after ,dunraven had come into the title and estates1 a small group of ,savages were standing gossiping in the club smoke-room1 when he very quietly said3 ,by the way1 old chums1 now that my position in the world is a little altered1 and ,i have been obliged to change my name1 ,i hope there may be no reserve on your parts1 or change of feeling towards me1 and that we shall continue to meet and chum together on precisely the same friendly terms1 and with the same cordial good-fellowship1 that has always existed among us4 ,billy ,brunton1 who happened to be one of the group1 laid his hand1 with a caressing pat1 on ,dunraven's shoulder1 and in an encouraging tone said3 ,all right1 old man1 that shall be all right1 so let your mind be entirely at ease on that score4 ,bedad1 ,i pledge my word for it2 and ,i'm sure ,i speak the sentiments of every member of this club1 that 'although your position in the world is a little altered1 and you have been compelled to change your name1' you'll find no change in us--for you shall at all times be treated with precisely the same respect and the same consideration that has always been shown you here2 and to prove ,i'm entirely in earnest in what ,i say--gentlemen1 ,i propose that ,dunraven stands glasses round4 ,it is hardly necessary to say that the proposal met with approval by the entire party1 or that it was responded to by the noble ,savage4 ,henry ,sampson remained editor of ,fun and ,tom ,hood's ,comic ,annual for nearly four years1 when he resigned that position to commence a weekly newspaper--the ,referee4 ,early in the ,sixties we made the acquaintance of ,edward ,lear1 who was a landscape painter of great distinction1 a naturalist1 a man of high culture1 and a most kind and courteous gentleman4 ,he came to us bringing an original chromo-lithographic copy of his ,book of ,nonsense--published some years before by ,mc,lean of the ,haymarket4 ,his desire was to publish a new and cheaper edition4 ,with this view he proposed having the entire set of designs redrawn on wood1 and he commissioned us to do this1 also to engrave the blocks1 print1 and produce the book for him4 ,when the work was nearly completed1 he said he would sell his rights in the production to us for #ajj4 ,we did not accept his offer1 but proposed to find a publisher who would undertake it4 ,we laid the matter before ,messrs4 ,routledge ,warne4 ,they declined to buy1 but were willing to publish it for him on commission1 which they did4 ,the first edition sold immediately4 ,messrs4 ,routledge then wished to purchase the copyright1 but ,mr4 ,lear said1 ,now it is a success they must pay me more than ,i asked at first4 ,the price was then fixed at #abj1 a very modest advance considering the mark the book had made4 ,it has since gone through many editions in the hands of ,f4 ,warne ,co4 ,lear told us how ,the ,book of ,nonsense originated4 ,when a young man he studied very much at the ,zoological ,gardens in ,regent's ,park4 ,while he was engaged on an elaborate drawing of some ,parrots1 a middle-aged gentleman used to come very frequently and talk to him about his work1 and by degrees took more and more interest in him4 ,one day he said1 ,i wish you to come on a visit to me1 for ,i have much that ,i think would interest you4 ,the stranger was the ,earl of ,derby4 ,lear accepted the invitation1 and it was during his many visits at ,knowsley that these ,nonsense drawings were made1 and the inimitable verses written4 ,they were generally done in the evening to please the ,earl's young children1 and caused so much delightful amusement that he redrew them on stone1 and published them as before stated4 ,that is how this clever1 humorous book came into existence2 a work that will cause laughter and pleasure to young and old for all time4 ,john ,ruskin says of ,lear's ,book of ,nonsense3 ,surely the most beneficent and innocent of all books yet produced is the ',book of ,nonsense1' with its corollary carols1 inimitable and refreshing1 and perfect in rhythm4 ,i really don't know any author to whom ,i am half so grateful for my idle self as ,edward ,lear4 ,i shall put him first of my hundred authors4 99 99 99 99 99 ,john ,proctor1 the celebrated cartoonist1 had retired from his position1 and had gone over to ,moonshine1 the then new comic1 and ,william ,boucher had taken his place1 before we became connected in any way with ,judy1 or ,the ,london ,serio ,comic ,journal4 ,charles ,h4 ,ross was the editor when the paper came into our hands in #ahgb4 ,illustration3 ,,madame4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ,she is one of the most amiable ladies ,i ever met1 and has a pleasant smile and a pretty something to say to one and all1 and she doesn't mean a word she says4 ,watch her now softly crossing the floor1 no doubt fearful of waking old ,mr4 ,topperton1 whose heavy breathing might by the ill-disposed almost be likened to a snore4 ,see1 she is carrying a pillow2 doubtless it is to prop up ,topperton's head1 now resting against the hard wooden edge of the chair at a painful angle4 ,not a bit of it4 ,behind a ,brass ,knocker 7,judy74--,,charles ,h4 ,,ross4 ,published by ,mr4 ,gilbert ,dalziel4 ,he was a gifted writer of varied powers1 a dramatist and novelist of the most sensational order4 ,but above all1 ,ross was a great humorist1 with a manner peculiarly his own4 ,he was also a skilful draughtsman1 and we engraved hundreds of his drawings4 ,his pages of humorous pictures1 which appeared in ,judy1 were generally signed ,marie ,duval 7his wife's maiden name71 and the subjects often savoured somewhat of ,french origin4 ,one of the principal contributors to the paper at this period was ,ernest ,warren1 an admirable verse writer4 ,he1 too1 wrote for the stage4 ,of his books1 many of which were of ,the ,round ,table series1 the most popular were ,four ,flirts1 and ,the ,white ,cat4 ,another1 which had run through the ,journal1 and was written in collaboration with his friend ,ross1 was ,rattletrap ,rhymes and ,tootletum ,tales4 ,all three books went through many editions4 ,the ,bloomin' ,flower of ,rorty ,gulch was published in the last-named book1 and shows ,ross's power as a sarcastic verse writer4 ,as a recitation1 the poem is very popular1 and in the hands of that clever and esteemed actor1 ,e4 ,j4 ,odell1 who has made a feature of it for many years1 it is highly appreciated in ,bohemian and other circles4 ,in his ,book of ,beauty ,ross says ,on ,love3 ,ladies and gentlemen6 there is no such thing as love4 ,this fact is thrown in by ,a4 ,sloper without any extra charge4 ,some people take a long while to find this out1 and some never do quite find it out3 those are the lucky ones4 ,during ,a4 ,sloper's infancy1 when ,a4 ,sloper was a mere boy1 he was under the impression that he was in love1 and couldn't eat over two eggs and a couple of rashers for breakfast2 but it turned out he was wrong1 and only wanted medicine4 ,later on he had another attack1 and made poetry4 ,he made a line that ended with love1 and stuck grove on to the end of another1 and move on to the end of a third1 and hove and stove on to the end of the fourth and fifth1 and still he was not happy1 nor was any one else to whom he read the poem4 ,love has been the stock-in-trade of all poets ever since the first poet started in business1 and they have generally treated the subject from a thoroughly business-like point of view4 ,a young man once late at night told ,a4 ,sloper that some people never tell their love1 but feed on their damask--and he fell down immediately after making the observation4 ,a4 ,sloper has known men who could not make love1 but have made boots1 ,geneva watches1 and other things1 very well indeed4 ,he has also known men who could make love1 but could never propose4 ,you might have brought actions against them1 and still they couldn't4 ,illustration3 ,,mister ,,mite4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ',what is it8' she asks4 ',it is him--papa1' responds ,melia2 'he has come back6' ,behind a ,brass ,knocker 7,judy74--,,charles ,h4 ,,ross4 ,published by ,mr4 ,gilbert ,dalziel4 ,and see the glowing description of ,the ,beautiful ,gymnast3 ,a ,fragment3 444 ,nothing could have been more lovely6 ,scarcely eighteen summers had passed over the golden-hued silkiness of the tightly-bound tresses of that classic head4 ,the flush of health was on her peachy cheeks4 ,the joyousness of youth lit up her big blue eyes1 and wreathed her red lips into a smile1 that showed two rows of glistening teeth4 ,the tightly-fitting dress revealed in all its glorious young beauty the faultless contour of her form4 ,she cast an eye of pardonable pride upon the shapely limbs supporting her2 then turned her eyes upward towards the horizontal bar1 set her teeth1 and jumped4 ,an instant later1 and she had sat down sharply on the resonant bounding-board with a deuce of a bump6 and all the plain young women looking on were smiling4444 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,uselessness ,,of ,,nursery ,,lore4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,nursery ,,morals 7,,judy74 ,published by ,mr4 ,gilbert ,dalziel4 ,one of the most interesting series of stories that ,charles ,h4 ,ross wrote for ,judy1 he called ,behind a ,brass ,knocker4 ,this was done in conjunction with ,fred ,barnard1 who made all of the drawings4 ,it was rather a sad theme--the experiences of a lot of impecunious people living together in a boardinghouse1 the poorest of them all being ,mrs4 ,mite1 whose shifts and cunning ways are told with a touch of pathos1 her crowning trouble being a drunken husband4 ,the work had considerable success in volume form4 ,fred ,barnard's work in this was of his very best kind4 ,ross also wrote a series of wonderfully clever articles to accompany a set of drawings by ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel1 which were strangely unlike the usual work of this artist--so much so1 as to suggest the idea that he must have been under the influence of ,gustave ,dor at the time4 ,ross called them ,nursery ,morals1 which were of a fanciful character4 ,after playfully rebuking ,little ,bo-,peep on her vanity1 he concludes3 ,i think the artist might as well have shown us the nose of one of the silly sheep peeping round a distant corner2 but perhaps the sheep were all tired of her airs and graces1 and had taken themselves off in disgust4 ,i am not naturally of a malignant disposition1 but ,i sincerely trust she never did find those sheep4 ,don't you8 ,on ,the ,giant-,killer1 he writes3 ,i have every reason to believe that abnormally large men are comparatively harmless4 ,there must be exceptions1 of course1 and ,i will give you ',sir ,roger' and ,count ,fosco4 ,the ,count1 by the way1 is a fictitious personage1 and perhaps ',sir ,roger' was also rather that way inclined4 ,these1 however1 were enormously fat men1 not giants1 and ,i have to do with giants4 ,now1 we have it on good authority1 that the intellect of a giant is generally as weak as his knees4 ,we hear over and over again of giants in shows being awfully bullied by the 'smallest man in the world1' who travels with him1 and who is exhibited outside on the parade in a largish-sized doll's house1 through the roof of which he pokes out his head1 whilst he rings a bell from the second-floor window1 and rests his feet in the front parlour4 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,love ,,as ,a ,,passion4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,,nursery ,,morals 7,,judy74 ,published by ,mr4 ,gilbert ,dalziel4 ,he remarks ,on the ,utter ,wrongness of ,nursery ,lore3 ,the more ,i reflect upon the unworthiness of the ,nursery hero1 as compared with the spotless purity of my own character 7,i am a ,london tradesman71 the more am ,i lost in wonder to think that these alarming humbugs should so long have been tolerated by an indulgent public4 ,when ,i think of that fellow whose name is associated with the beanstalk of abnormal growth--an unhappy combination of rogue and fool--when ,i think of that wholesale murderer 7another ,jack71 and indeed all the rest of them1 ,i ask myself ',why so8' and all that remains of the ,echo1 at one halfpenny1 is discreetly silent4 ,on ,love as a ,passion3 ,the passion of love is very properly excluded from the subjects discussed in the best regulated nurseries4 ,indeed1 in households where the young lady's material has reached a certain height and breadth and fulness1 the love that has any particular amount of passion in it is not the one discussed4 ,and ,i think it right that it should not be4 ,writing as ,i do exclusively for female babes 7or rather1 ,i should say1 young lady babes1 because a young lady babe ought not to be called a female1 and would with reason feel annoyed at being called one71 ,i am anxious to do away with the passionate love-fiction altogether4 ,of course1 ,i know ,i have only to explain the thing properly1 in my own particular way1 and the thing will at once be done away with2 and surely it is my duty to do so1 when by doing so1 ,i know ,i shall do good4 ,illustration3 ,even ,mr4 ,codlin had nothing to urge against a proposal so seasonable4 ,nelly1 kneeling down beside the box1 was soon busily engaged in her task1 and accomplishing it to a miracle4 ,the ,old ,curiosity ,shop 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,,charles ,,green1 ,r4,i4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,in #ahhh1 ,gilbert ,dalziel1 who had been working in the interests of the paper from the day it came into our hands1 took over the journal1 paying the sum of eight thousand pounds for it4 ,he at once made considerable alterations in the conduct of the paper4 ,amongst his artistic staff were that powerful draughtsman1 ,w4 ,g4 ,baxter2 ,bernard ,partridge1 one of the most brilliant and deservedly popular black and white men of our time2 ,maurice ,greiffenhagen1 whose drawings had graced the pages of ,judy from the day of his early studentship2 ,alfred ,bryan1 inimitable in his way2 ,fred ,pegram1 ,raven ,hill1 ,f4 ,h4 ,townsend1 and ,fred ,barnard4 ,with such a list of artists at work week by week1 small wonder that it should now be spoken of as ,the ,golden ,period of ,judy4 ,in the pages of ,judy1 ,charles ,h4 ,ross created the character of ,ally ,sloper and also of his friend ,ikey ,moses4 ,in the early part of #ahhd1 ,gilbert ,dalziel conceived and modelled a new publication1 to be called the ,half-,holiday1 in which ,ally ,sloper was to be a leading character4 ,it was finally decided1 however1 to add the ,old ,man's name to the title1 and on ,may #crd1 #ahhd1 ,ally ,sloper's ,half-,holiday made its first appearance4 ,amongst the many quaint features of the paper1 perhaps the ,award of ,merit stands foremost4 ,this decoration consists of a very clever design by ,w4 ,g4 ,baxter1 executed in colours1 and has been presented to and accepted by men and women of the highest distinction in all branches of art1 science1 literature1 music1 and the professions generally4 ,illustration3 ',you're the wax-work child1 are you not8' said ,miss ,monflather4 ',yes1 ma'm1' replied ,nell1 colouring deeply4 ,the ,old ,curiosity ,shop 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,,charles ,,green1 ,r4,i4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,gilbert ,dalziel has in his possession a collection of autograph letters1 in acknowledgment of the ,award1 from some of the most eminent folks before the public during the latter part of the old century1 amongst whom may be mentioned--,lord ,tennyson1 as representing ,literature2 ,sir ,john ,e4 ,millais1 ,bart41 ,p4,r4,a41 for ,painting and ,drawing on ,wood2 ,sir ,arthur ,sullivan1 for ,music2 ,sir ,charles ,russell1 for ,law2 ,arthur ,w4 ,pinero and ,sir ,henry ,irving1 for the ,drama2 ,lord ,charles ,beresford1 for the ,navy2 and ,lord ,roberts 7when he was in command in ,india71 for the ,army4 99 99 99 99 99 ,charles ,h4 ,bennett was one of the most original artists of his period4 ,alas6 his life was all too short4 ,there was an individual stamp about his work--independent in manner and full of deep thought4 ,we had many of his drawings through our hands and knew him well4 ,a more earnest man concerning his work we never met2 and1 not unlike ,pinwell1 he held it as a principle that time should never be allowed to enter into the question2 the task should be defined1 but never trammelled by1 ,how long will it take8--whether it be days1 weeks or years1 for the proper execution of the project4 ,perhaps his ,bunyan's ,pilgrim's ,progress will rank as his greatest achievement4 ,we have already spoken of our connection with ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall1 on that light feat of ,doyle's1 the ,panorama4 ,there were also a very clever set of drawings for ,fairy ,tales of all ,nations1 by ,richard ,doyle1 and illustrations to ,morley's ,oberon's ,horn1 and other ,fairy ,tales1 by ,charles ,h4 ,bennett1 which we produced for the same firm4 ,illustration3 ,i made my way back to the ',dolphin's ,head4' ,in the gateway ,i found ,j4 ,mellows looking at nothing1 and apparently experiencing that it failed to raise his spirits4 ',i don't care for the ,town1' said ,j4 ,mellows1 when ,i complimented him on the sanitary advantage it may or may not possess2 ',i wish ,i had never seen the ,town4' ,the ,uncommercial ,traveller 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,when ,charles ,dickens abandoned the etchings of ,h4 ,k4 ,browne as a means of illustrating his books1 the next work1 ,our ,mutual ,friend1 was placed in the hands of ,marcus ,stone1 whose father1 ,mr4 ,frank ,stone1 ,a4,r4,a41 had for many years been a next-door neighbour and a very constant friend of ,dickens4 ,some of these drawings1 which are marked with all the refinement and good taste of this popular artist1 were entrusted to us to engrave4 ,we were early engaged on the various editions of the works of ,charles ,dickens1 commencing 7through our friend1 ,ebenezer ,landells17 with the wood engravings for ,master ,humphrey's ,clock1 which were soon followed by those for the ,christmas ,books from drawings by ,richard ,doyle1 ,john ,leech1 and ,daniel ,maclise4 ,but by far the most important commission ever placed in our hands by ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall was the production and entire control of the illustrations for the ,household ,edition of the ,works of ,charles ,dickens1 which was commenced in serial form in #ahga and completed in #ahgi1 thus extending over a period of eight years4 ,the publishers began the issue with ,pickwick1 using the original designs by ,h4 ,k4 ,browne 7,phiz71 but immediately after this ,mr4 ,frederick ,chapman placed the entire control of the illustrations in our hands4 ,we were to find the best artists we considered suitable for the various works4 ,the first selected was ,james ,mahoney1 who had already attained some distinction in drawing on wood4 ,he did in all three books1 the first being ,oliver ,twist1 followed by ,little ,dorrit and ,our ,mutual ,friend4 ,mahoney had a firm1 clear style of manipulation1 and no one knew better than he how to make work look solid and firm by leaving large masses of white in his arrangement of colour4 ,he painted some good water colours4 ,we had several small examples1 the most important of which is ,a ,bird of ,prey1 a repeat of one of his designs for ,our ,mutual ,friend4 ,charles ,green1 ,r4,i41 made a beautiful set of illustrations to ,the ,old ,curiosity ,shop4 ,every picture is carefully studied both as to character1 scene1 and subject2 the picture of ,short and ,codlin1 with ,nell and her ,grandfather1 being one of the most perfect4 ,green painted many very fine water colour pictures1 several of which we were fortunate enough to possess4 ,illustration3 ,on the second occasion of my seeing him he said1 huskily1 to the man of sleep1 ',am ,i red to-night8' ',you are1' he uncompromisingly answered4 ,the ,uncommercial ,traveller 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,e4 ,g4 ,,dalziel4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 #gh ,,park ,,road4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,these proofs are so beautiful ,i cannot find any fault2 and should be a brute if ,i did4 ,the only one ,i have touched is because it is a little too dark and heavy--perhaps it is a heavy proof4 ,i am delighted with them generally4 ,i send two more drawings4 ,please do not forget to let me have the three proofs ,i mentioned in this morning's letter4 ,yours very truly1 ,c4 ,,green4 ,again on another occasion3 ,i like those proofs very much indeed2 they are beautiful4 ,there is only one thing wants touching--the face of the ,charwoman in ,no4 #bg is rather muddy1 it wants clearing up a bit4 ,i have touched the proof4 ,h4 ,french1 a clever and popular artist1 the son of an accomplished wood engraver1 who came of the ,bewick school1 did the pictures for ,hard ,times1 and very good they were4 ,illustration3 ,he stooped a little1 and with his tattered blue cap pointed under the carriage4 ,all his followers stooped to look under the carriage4 ,a ,tale of ,two ,cities 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,f4 ,a4 ,fraser1 a well-known illustrator1 made those for ,great ,expectations4 ,a4 ,b4 ,frost1 an ,american artist of great ability1 did ,american ,notes1 and ,gordon ,thomson ,pictures from ,italy4 ,e4 ,g4 ,dalziel undertook ,reprinted ,pieces and ,the ,uncommercial ,traveller1 as well as other short stories4 ,of ,e4 ,g4 ,d4's work we will here quote two letters by distinguished artists in appreciation4 #b ,,palace ,,gate1 #cjth ,january1 #ahgh4 ,,dear ,,dalziel1--,i ought to have thanked you for your kind and thoughtful present of ,xmas books4 ,the illustrations of your son to ',the ,uncommercial ,traveller' are admirable4 ,i recognise his work in ,fun1 and the care of his work is not lost upon ,yours very truly1 ,j4 ,e4 ,,millais4 ,,vanbrugh ,,park1 ,,blackheath1 #bcrd ,december1 #ahgg4 ,,dear ,,mr4 ,,dalziel1--,i thank you for the volume1 where your son's drawings show an amazing care and truth--a certain weirdness most telling in some subjects1 notably1 ',chips1 the ,carpenter'--the ,devil with the ,rat on his shoulder is grand4 ,there is a ,donkey1 taken into custody by the police1 most beautifully drawn4 ,the ,cart is by ,albert ,durer1 so also is ',mr4 ,baker's ,trap'2 ',a ,cheap ,theatre' is good1 full of varied character2 so is the ,group of ,chair-menders on title--the man's eyes screwed up because of the sun1 and the woman looking through the back of the chair4 ,there is a group of old women on p4 #acf which is capital2 very good character on p4 #aja1 also on p4 #hd4 ',mr4 ,j4 ,mellows1' p4 #aab1 very good4 ,with best wishes for health and happiness to you and yours1 ,i am1 dear ,mr4 ,dalziel1 ,very truly yours1 ,,john ,,gilbert4 ,illustration3 ',no matter6 ,what do you mean1 sir8' was the tart rejoinder4 ',no matter6 ,do you think you bring your paltry money here as a favour or a gift2 or as a matter of business1 and in return for value received8' ,nicholas ,nickleby 7,household ,edition74--,,charles ,,dickens4 ,,by ,,frederick ,,barnard4 ,by permission of ,messrs4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,but of all the artists engaged on this edition ,frederick ,barnard held the most prominent position1 he having fully illustrated no less than nine out of twenty books4 ,barnard ranks as one of ,england's truly comic artists2 but he was not only comic1 he was one of the most versatile artists of our time4 ,he unquestionably stands among the foremost illustrators of ,dickens4 ,the many drawings he made for the ,household ,edition1 as well as some larger pictures1 illustrating the works of the great author1 all possess a certain peculiarity3 while the drawings are strictly in his own style1 there is just enough resemblance to the figures created by ,h4 ,k4 ,browne to save you a shock2 the ,dick ,swiveller1 the ,bill ,sykes1 and other characters are the same as one had accepted when the stories were first written4 ,a powerful set of drawings are those for ,how the ,poor ,live1 which were commissioned by ,gilbert ,dalziel1 in connection with ,g4 ,r4 ,sims' articles1 for publication in the ,pictorial ,world4 ,again1 how grand are many of his designs for the ,pilgrim's ,progress1 which we prepared for ,alexander ,strahan2 one of the most effective is ,lord ,hategood1 from which we commissioned him to paint an oil picture4 ,barnard was no mean painter3 perhaps his ,saturday ,night in the ,east ,end and ,the ,guards' ,band ,marching are amongst his most important works4 ,he also painted a ,ball-room ,scene1 of an elegant character1 from one of the ,dickens' books1 that had a very prominent place in the ,institute of ,painters in ,oil ,colours4 ,our long connection with ,barnard was of close intimacy and friendship2 he was a delightful companion1 amusing1 and full of bright repartee1 and would often set the table in a roar4 ,as a mimic and comic singer he was inimitable4 ,a favourite song of his at studio evenings was ,i ,long to be a ,hartist1 ,mother1 written by himself1 we believe1 and screamingly funny4 ,as a practical jokist1 ,fred ,barnard was simply au fait4 ,on one occasion he called at ,soane's ,museum in ,lincoln's ,inn ,fields1 and asked the porter if ,sir ,john ,soane was at home4 ,why1 lor bless you1 sir1 said the man1 ,sir ,john ,soane has been dead these sixty years4 ,barnard was staggered at the news and overwhelmed with grief1 and beating his breast he cried1 ,dead6 ,dead6 ,dead6 ,and we were boys at school together6 ,his own death1 poor chap1 was tragic1 and a great shock to all who knew him4 ,he was an ardent smoker4 ,one morning1 having had breakfast in bed1 he requested that he should not be disturbed again for some hours2 when the servant went to call him there was no response1 and on the door being forced open the room was found to be full of smoke1 the bed-clothes smouldering fire4 ,it is supposed that while courting further sleep he lit a pipe1 which1 falling from his mouth1 ignited the clothes2 although somewhat severely burnt1 his death was1 in fact1 due to suffocation1 and he passed away while in a state of insensibility4 ,illustration3 ,george ,dalziel #aija ,,from ,a ,,photograph ,,by ,,grace ,,and ,,dora ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,edward ,dalziel #aija ,,from ,a ,,photograph ,,by ,,grace ,,and ,,dora ,,dalziel4 ,illustration3 ,thomas ,,bgs ,dalziel #aija ,,from ,a ,,photograph ,,by ,,lovel ,,dalziel4 ,,footnotes3 #ba ,this is the fourth son of ,edward ,dalziel4 ,,our ,,pupils4 ,early in the year #ahdd we took our first pupil1 ,francis ,fricker1 a very steady1 industrious fellow1 who was always punctual and reliable4 ,he became a good engraver1 and remained with us1 without intermission--with the exception of two or three weeks' holiday in each year1 which we made a practice of giving to all our pupils--until we broke up our establishment in #ahic4 ,being all draughtsmen ourselves1 we did not take pupils specially for engraving alone2 although1 from our earliest days1 we made it a rule to place any commission that was intrusted to us in the hands of the best artists we could find1 whose peculiar ability suited them for the subject in question4 ,nevertheless1 we established a school to teach our pupils drawing4 ,we got together a good collection of plaster casts--the best obtainable2 also other matter suitable for study from the flat and round2 works on ,anatomy1 on ,beauty1 and on ,perspective4 ,we also provided all the materials for working free of cost4 ,the engraver's day at that time was a long one--nine hours--and the drawing only began after the day's work had been finished2 and to this1 perhaps1 is due the fact that all did not avail themselves of what had been planned for them4 ,the pupils who did attend the meetings1 and who doubtless possessed the stronger love of art1 benefitted to no small extent4 ,among those who availed themselves of these advantages were ,harry ,fenn and ,charles ,kingdon1 two of our earliest and very cleverest pupils4 ,soon after they completed their term with us they took ship to ,canada1 having determined to visit the principal cities there and in the ,united ,states of ,america4 ,this they did1 settling in ,new ,york ,city1 where they soon found profitable employment4 99 99 99 99 99 ,harry ,fenn took at once to drawing on wood and water colour painting1 making very rapid progress in both branches of art1 and soon becoming the most popular landscape draughtsman in ,america4 ,it was he who projected1 planned1 and made all the drawings for ,picturesque ,america4 ,it came about in this way4 ,he was dining with the well-known publisher1 ,d4 ,appleton1 who1 during conversation1 regretted that ,america did not afford such fine material for landscape art as the ,old ,country--that there was1 in fact1 nothing picturesque in ,america4 ,fenn said3 ,give me the chance and you shall see what a variety of beautiful material you have got in ,america4 ,the reply was3 ,well1 you shall have a try if you like4 ,do a few drawings and let us see4 ,fenn made a few drawings1 which encouraged the publisher to carry out the idea2 and he did a work which was1 perhaps1 one of the most brilliantly successful illustrated books ever published1 and the forerunner of several similar works1 all of which were filled with beautiful examples of his skilful pencil4 ,he still continues to be a popular black and white artist1 but devotes much time to painting in water colours4 ,joseph ,pennell1 in his ,modern ,illustration1 says1 ,henry ,fenn's illustrations to ',picturesque ,america' entitle him to be called the ,nestor of his ,guild1 not only for the delicacy1 truth and refinement of his drawing1 but also because of the enormous success of the publication4 99 99 99 99 99 ,charles ,kingdon1 by far the best engraver of the two1 was also very popular in ,america1 but he was of a restless nature and had not the persistent industry of his companion4 ,he died young1 and in his death the world lost a brilliant young artist4 ,he married an ,american lady soon after settling there1 and it is worthy of mention1 so we have been told1 that his daughter1 who evidently inherited her father's art instincts and good looks--for ,kingdon was a very handsome fellow--was a popular member of the celebrated ,augustin ,daly's company1 and became the wife of an ,american millionaire4 99 99 99 99 99 ,another of the most industrious and constant workers was ,george ,g4 ,kilburne1 who1 soon after completing his engagement with us1 gave up engraving altogether and took to painting--mostly in water colours--in which he has long held a prominent position in the ,royal ,institute of ,painters in ,water ,colours1 as well as being a very frequent exhibitor at the ,royal ,academy4 ,he was one of the most satisfactory pupils we ever had4 ,he took up engraving with great aptitude1 and from the day he came to us his work was always good4 ,only the second drawing given to him to work upon was so perfect1 that it was published with the set to which it belonged4 ,a peculiarity with ,kilburne was that if he were asked to do anything1 you found him doing it immediately2 with him no time was wanted for preparation4 ,though he left our studio and forsook the branch of art we taught him1 our connection1 instead of being severed1 became the closer by his marrying the elder daughter of our late brother ,robert4 99 99 99 99 99 ,charles ,a4 ,ferrier1 a young ,scotchman of varied capabilities1 who had made some small efforts at wood engraving in his native town of ,arbroath1 without instruction1 came to us to seek employment through an introduction he had obtained to ,william ,harvey4 ,he was a youth of considerable promise and full of enthusiasm for his art4 ,though the specimens he had to show were very crude1 he had evidently been looked upon as a genius by his ,scottish friends2 but on entering our studio he was indefatigable in his studies1 and eager for improvement4 ,before he had been two months with us he became ,london correspondent to an ,arbroath weekly paper4 ,this letter he generally knocked off during the hour allowed for dinner in the middle of the day4 ,we have reason to believe he turned his attention very much to scientific subjects1 and became a ,fellow of more than one of the learned ,societies4 ,during the whole of his life he has been a staunch teetotaler1 and has worked hard in the temperance cause4 ,he became the personal friend of ,george ,cruikshank1 ,dr4 ,richardson1 and many scientific people1 who preferred him as an engraver because of the knowledge he possessed of the objects he had to work upon4 ,taken altogether1 ,ferrier became one of the most remarkable men who had their beginning in our studio4 99 99 99 99 99 ,w4 ,y41 a pupil whose name for obvious reasons we will not give1 came to us when about nineteen years of age4 ,he was a member of a good county family--a younger son2 he had good taste for art and some skill as a draughtsman4 ,by the wish of his elder brother1 he was put with us to learn engraving4 ,his development in our art was simply wonderful1 his manipulative power was quite extraordinary2 it was the one case in our experience where it seemed as if the pupil had come to teach the masters4 ,he was steady1 punctual to his long day's work1 and in every way exemplary1 a gentleman in manner1 and a great favourite with all the assistants and other pupils2 but it was known to his fellow-workers that at a certain date he was to come into a considerable sum of money1 and he had often said that when he got it1 then farewell to industry1 to art1 and to respectability4 ,his words were3 ,when ,i get it ,i will let fly4 ,and1 sad to relate1 he did let fly4 ,he had been working out of our studio for some two or three months1 when he suddenly disappeared1 and the last we heard of him was that he was spending his time1 and his money chiefly in the immediate vicinity of the ,surrey ,theatre1 and that in an adjacent public-house bar he was seen lighting his pipe with a five pound note4 ,poor fellow6 ,it was the old1 old story--the drink--the drink that did it4 99 99 99 99 99 ,alexander ,aitcheson ,dalziel and ,john ,sanderson ,dalziel1 the two sons of our brother ,robert1 also1 on leaving school1 became pupils to learn wood engraving4 ,the elder brother1 ,alexander1 shortly after completing his term1 married and went out to ,south ,africa1 where for a time he coupled scholastic work with his engraving2 but after a bit he gave up art altogether and went on with his teaching only--while ,john emigrated to ,america1 and settled down in ,philadelphia for many years1 where he executed a large number of elaborate1 highly-finished works1 chiefly of a scientific character1 much of which has been reproduced in this country4 ,at the time we write he is turning his attention to fruit culture in ,colorado4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a4 ,w4 ,bayes was introduced to us by ,h4 ,stacy ,marks1 ,r4,a41 as a young man who had been engaged as a draughtsman at some manufacturing works in the country1 and had shown a wonderful capacity for design4 ,we could not say he came to us as a pupil2 but whatever progress he made in our studio was the result of the practice derived from the subjects given to him1 and owing to the advantage of his seeing a great variety of drawings by the leading artists of the time4 ,he was very industrious and very rapid4 ,he worked with us for many years1 until1 for the further development in painting and other branches of his art1 he found it an advantage to have a place of his own4 ,with us he had illustrated a number of children's books1 the most important being the works of ,hans ,christian ,andersen1 for which he made a very large number of drawings4 ,these books went through many editions4 ,he also made a set of drawings from ,bible history1 and another set from the ,new ,testament1 all of which were published for us by ,messrs4 ,routledge1 ,warne ,co41 with a fair amount of success4 ,bayes for some years has devoted himself almost entirely to painting in oil1 and has produced many important works--chiefly of a historical order4 99 99 99 99 99 ,phil ,ebbutt came to us on the recommendation of our friend ,george ,r4 ,sims4 ,he had a natural taste for drawing1 and was quick at design4 ,he worked much on our publication1 ,jack and ,jill1 including political cartoons1 and romances strictly historical4 ,he also made many drawings for ,fun1 which were mostly of a social character4 ,in all he was an industrious1 willing worker1 but his progress was hindered by an affection of the eyes1 which now and again demanded complete rest2 though that1 for a time1 was got over and he went to work again4 ,he also made many drawings as book illustrations1 and was one of the original artists on the ,daily ,graphic1 working for the first number of that journal4 ,but the eye trouble again caused him to terminate so close a connection1 and he continued as an occasional contributor only4 ,he still holds a prominent place as a journalistic artist1 doing much good work4 99 99 99 99 99 ,hal ,ludlow as a boy showed great taste and skill in drawing4 ,his friends wished him to be a wood engraver and placed him with us as an apprentice for that purpose2 but he made little or no progress in that branch and was soon put to drawing entirely1 and very quickly developed as a clever designer4 ,he made hundreds of drawings for children's and other books2 some of the former were carried out in colours--what are generally known as ,toy ,books4 ,he soon became an expert in pure pen and ink work1 and when the ,pictorial ,world was under our control1 made a large number of careful drawings of social life--many of every-day events1 notably river and race scenes4 ,he also made many important drawings of theatrical representations--new plays1 opera and music hall subjects4 ,his work had become so popular that ,mason ,jackson came to us on behalf of the ,illustrated ,london ,news1 to know if we would allow ,ludlow to make drawings on wood for that journal1 saying1 it was a pity that such clever drawings should all be reproduced by process1 which he regarded as an inferior manner of rendering them4 ,what a change has come since that period6 ,how completely has the then-thought superior manner had to stand aside for the inferior6 ,we may here state that1 in the long past1 we always thought that some automatic process would be perfected for the proper reproduction of point work1 or what was always known as facsimile drawing4 ,of ,ludlow's work as a popular designer and painter1 it is not necessary to speak further than to say that his smaller water colours rival in grace and minute finish the work of ,jan ,van ,beers4 99 99 99 99 99 ,george ,gatcombe was a companion and friend of ,phil ,ebbutt1 and through that fact came to us4 ,he showed an early taste for drawing1 was from the first a very rapid workman1 and soon developed to an extent that made his work suitable for publication4 ,we gave him an opportunity by the introduction of his work on ,fun1 in which he evinced a distinct capacity for the elegant in his social pictures4 ,he made many illustrations for books2 and did much at various times for ,hood's ,annual4 ,some of his political cartoons1 too1 showed a distinct taste in that direction4 ,he also produced several designs of a historical character4 ,gatcombe is a good all-round black and white artist4 99 99 99 99 99 ,among the many other pupils and assistants who have passed through our studios1 and proved themselves steady and accomplished artists1 we must not omit to mention ,harry ,leighton1 ,e4 ,j4 ,wallis1 who has lately turned his attention very successfully to landscape photography1 ,walter ,williams1 ,william ,arrowsmith1 and ,james ,clark1 who1 like his fellow-pupil ,frank ,fricker1 remained with us for over forty years4 ,,the ,,printing ,,office4 ,with the object of printing our own ,fine ,art ,books1 early in the year #aheg we decided to set up a small printing office1 which necessitated our obtaining much more extensive accommodation than we at that time possessed4 ,we secured a long lease of the premises1 #aaj--;at that time known as #ec--;,high ,street1 ,camden ,town1 and under the style and title of ,the ,camden ,press gradually built up a large printing and publishing business4 ,during nearly forty years of varied experience in this branch of the business1 we printed a great number of important works for other publishers1 as well as our own4 ,amongst the very last of these was ,dalziel's ,bible ,gallery4 99 99 99 99 99 ,the ,camden ,press1 where this book was printed1 is now in the hands of ,charles and ,harvey ,dalziel4 ,it fully maintains its repute for high-class art work1 after the manner of the old firm1 but running to numbers such as were never dreamt of in the days of ,illustration3 ,dalziel ,brothers ,,list ,,of ,,fine ,,art ,,and ,,other ,,illustrated ,,books ,,produced ,,by ,,and ,,under ,,the ,,entire ,,superintendence ,,of ,,the ,,brothers ,,dalziel4 ,,date4 ,,subject4 ,,illustrated ,,by ,,published ,,by #ahej ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,william ,harvey ,david ,bogue4 ,,home ,,for ,,the ,kenny ,meadows ,j4 ,cundall4 ,,holidays4 #ahea ,,jack ,,the ,,giant ,richard ,doyle ,cundall ,adey4 ,,killer4 ,,an ,,overland ,,journey ,,to ,,the ,,great ,,exhibition ,chapman ,hall4 ,,of #ahea4 #aheb ,,the ,,salamandrine4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,ingram ,cook4 #ahed ,,krummacher',s ,j4 ,r4 ,clayton ,nathaniel ,cook4 ,,fables4 ,,oriental ,,fairy ,william ,harvey ,chapman ,hall4 ,,tales4 #ahef ,,longfellow',s ,,poems4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 ,g4 ,routledge ,co4 #aheg ,,poets ,,of ,,the #ai,,th ,various ,artists ,,century4 ,,dramatic ,,poems ,,of ,,barry ,,cornwall4 ,chapman ,hall4 ,,bryant',s ,,poems4 ,appleton1 ,new ,york4 #aheh ,,home ,,affections ,,of ,,the ,,poets4 ,g4 ,routledge ,co4 ,,gertrude ,,of ,,wyoming4 ,,milton',s ,,comus4 ,,beatie',s ,,minstrel4 ,birket ,foster ,,summer ,,time ,,in ,,the ,,country4 ,various ,artists ,,life ,,of ,,christ1 ,,and ,,the ,,miracles4 ,f4 ,r4 ,pickersgill1 ,chapman ,hall4 ,r4,a4 ,,fairy ,,tales 7,h4 ,c4 ,h4 ,bennett ,,morley47 ,,otto ,,specter',s ,routledge1 ,,picture ,,fables4 ,otto ,specter ,warnes1 ,routledge4 #ahei ,,oberon',s ,,horn 7,h4 ,c4 ,h4 ,bennett ,chapman ,hall4 ,,morley47 ,,wordsworth',s ,,poems4 ,various ,artists ,routledge1 ,warnes1 ,routledge4 ,,odes ,,and ,,sonnets4 ,birket ,foster ,,miles ,,standish4 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 #ahfj ,,montgomery',s ,,poems4 ,various ,artists ,,eliza ,,cook',s ,,poems4 #aheh ,,shakespeare',s ,,to ,,works 7#c ,,vols47 ,sir ,john ,gilbert1 #ahfa ,r4,a41 ,p4,r4,w4,s4 #ahfa ,,orley ,,farm4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,chapman ,hall4 ,p4,r4,a4 ,,lalla ,,rookh4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel ,longman ,co4 #ahfa ,,wood',s ,,natural to ,,history ,,wood',s ,various ,artists ,routledge1 #ahfc ,,natural ,,history ,warne1 ,,of ,,man 7#e ,,vols47 ,routledge4 #ahfa and ,,birdseye ,,views ,,of ,richard ,doyle ,smith1 ,elder ,,society4 ,co4 #ahfb #ahfb ,,pictures ,,of ,birket ,foster ,routledge1 ,,english ,,landscape4 ,warne1 ,routledge4 ,,english ,,sacred ,various ,artists ,,poetry4 ,,framley ,,parsonage4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,smith1 ,elder ,p4,r4,a4 ,co4 #ahfc ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,j4 ,d4 ,watson1 ,routledge1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,warne1 ,routledge4 #ahfd ,,parables ,,of ,,our ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,,lord4 ,p4,r4,a4 ,,robinson ,,crusoe4 ,j4 ,d4 ,watson1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,the ,,small ,,house ,,at ,,allington4 ,sir ,j4 ,e4 ,millais1 ,smith1 ,elder ,p4,r4,a4 ,co4 ,,dalziel',s ,,arabian ,various ,artists ,ward ,lock4 ,,nights4 ,,the ,,golden ,,harp4 ,routledge1 ,warne1 ,routledge4 #ahfe ,,dalziel',s ,g4 ,j4 ,pinwell1 ,ward ,lock4 ,,goldsmith4 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,alice ,,in ,sir ,john ,tenniel ,macmillan ,co4 ,,wonderland4 ,,home ,,thoughts4 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,routledge1 ,r4,w4,s4 ,warne1 ,routledge4 ,,an ,,old ,,fairy ,,tale4 ,richard ,doyle ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,thomas ,dalziel ,ward ,lock4 #ahff ,,don ,,quixote4 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,f4 ,warne ,co4 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,wordsworth',s ,,poems ,j4 ,,pettie1 ,r4,a41 ,,for ,,the ,,young4 ,,and ,j4 ,mac,whirter1 ,a4 ,strahan ,co4 ,r4,a4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,various ,artists ,f4 ,warne ,co4 ,,praise4 ,,griset',s ,ernest ,griset ,g4 ,routledge ,,grotesques4 ,sons4 #ahfg ,a ,,round ,,of ,,days4 ,various ,artists ,,golden ,,thoughts4 ,f4 ,warne ,co4 ,,jean ,,ingelow',s ,longman ,co4 ,,fables4 #ahfh ,,north ,,coast ,,poems 7,,robt4 ,,buchanan7 ,g4 ,routledge ,sons4 #ahfi ,,wayside ,,posies4 ,,ballad ,,stories ,,of ,,the ,,affections4 ,,krilof ,,fables4 ,a4 ,boyd ,houghton1 ,a4 ,strahan ,co4 ,r4,w4,s4 ,,rhyme ,,and ,,reason4 ,various ,artists ,g4 ,routledge ,sons4 #ahgj ,,lear',s ,,book ,,of ,edward ,lear ,,nonsense4 ,,our ,,national ,,nursery ,,rhymes4 ,various ,artists ,novello1 ,ewer ,co4 #ahga ,,through ,,the ,,looking ,,glass4 ,sir ,john ,tenniel ,macmillan ,co4 ,,christmas ,,carols4 ,various ,artists ,novello1 ,ewer ,co4 #ahgb ,,sing ,,song 7,,christina ,arthur ,hughes ,g4 ,routledge ,,rossetti7 ,sons4 #ahgd ,,picture ,,posies4 ,various ,artists ,,sunlight ,,of ,,song4 ,novello1 ,ewer ,co4 #ahgg ,,art ,,rambles ,,in ,,the ,,islands ,,and ,,highlands ,,of ,j4 ,t4 ,reid ,g4 ,routledge ,,scotland4 ,sons4 #ahgg ,,arabian ,,nights ,,entertainment4 ,thomas ,dalziel ,g4 ,routledge ,sons4 #ahga ,,dickens',s ,,to ,,household ,,edition4 ,various ,artists ,chapman ,hall4 #ahgi #ahhj ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,a4 ,strahan ,co4 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