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Edward Lear, A Letter to Spencer Vincent and his Dog

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear: Two autograph letters signed (“Edward Lear”), to Spencer Vincent (“Dear Vincent”) and his dog (“Dear Fan”), the letter to the human containing a full-page picture of food for the dog to contemplate, with each morsel captioned (“…A. a noblong … Continue reading →

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Technical Tendencies of Caricature (illustrated by G. Verbeek)

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Henry McBride & Gustave Verbeck, “Technical Tendencies of Caricature.” The Monthly Illustrator, Vol. 4, No. 13, May 1895, pp. 215-219.

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A Wheelbarrow to Hell

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

In a previous post, The natural History of the Wheelbarrow, I published a series of images in which a woman was carried around in a wheelbarrow, usually by a loving husband or servants. The first image, however, showed a devil … Continue reading →

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Edible Clothes Redux

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

When I posted two of George Cruikshank’s caricatures which might have inspired Edward Lear in writing “The New Vestments” I forgot to link to this great article on Lear’s poem by Carol Rumens in the Guardian of 30 December 2013: Edward Lear’s The … Continue reading →

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Edible Clothes

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

See the Graphic Arts blog for a detailed description of the above prints. Edward Lear, “The New Vestments,” Laughable Lyrics, 1877. There lived an old man in the kingdom of Tess, Who invented a purely original dress; And when it was … Continue reading →

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Bonnets

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

George Cruikshank, Undeviating Rectitude, 1819. British Museum images.

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The Natural History of the Wheelbarrow

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Marco Graziosi
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Dancing Monstrosities

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

In a previous post I showed that Edward Lear was probably at least partially indebted to George Cruikshank for the frequently recurring osmosis between humans and animals, and I posted Cruiskhank’s Montrosities of 1821 as an example of extremely caricatural … Continue reading →

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A Choice Collection of Queens and Kings, and other Things

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

In February 2011 I posted a review of some Christmas books for 1874, “Nonsense for Big and Little Babies” from Judy. Among the books reviewed was A Choice Collection of Queens and Kings, and other Things by S.A. the Princess Hesse Schwartzbourg, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear’s Romulus and Remus

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Marco Graziosi

The following is another picture story available from the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, where you will find higher resolution scans. It is the incomplete (or unfinished) companion to Edward Lear’s other Roman history: The Tragical Life and Death of … Continue reading →

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