The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2(of 2), by Harry FurnissThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2)Author: Harry FurnissRelease Date: September 20, 2007 [EBook #22689]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CARICATURIST ***Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Janet Blenkinship and theOnline Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netAN ARTISTIC JOKE.A London Slum. My Parody of the Venetian School.View larger imageTHE CONFESSIONS OF A CARICATURISTBYHARRY FURNISSILLUSTRATEDVOLUME IINEW YORK AND LONDON:HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS.1902.BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO. LD., PRINTERS,LONDON AND TONBRIDGE.All rights reserved.December, 1901.CONTENTS. PageCHAPTER VIII.THE ARTISTIC JOKE. The First Idea--How it was Made--"Fire!"--I am a Somnambulist--My Workshop--My Business "Partner"--Not by Gainsborough--Lord Leighton--The PrivateView--The Catalogue--Sold Out--How the R.A.'s Took It--How a Critic Took It--Curious Offers--Mr. Sambourne as a Company Promoter--A One-man Show--Punch's Mistake--A Joke within a Joke--My Offer to the Nation pp. 1--25CHAPTER IX.CONFESSIONS OF A COLUMBUS. The Cause of my Cruise--No Work--The Atlantic ...