The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-24

George showed those didactic tendencies which.
in the latter portion OF his life. hccamc para
| mount with him. AMI contracted his idcas and
| symp0thics TO one exclusive subject. However.
| he Illustrated Il somewhat similar book. entitled
" Life In Paris without over having visited
that capital This was published in 1922, AMI
thcncoforh. for u full quarter Of IA century.
Cruk-hank became the iayortc artist for all
kinds Of # iion. oil and new in England. In
decd. his otchin-7 were the models Of popular
book illustrations. and perhaps II VIII be- In this
| capacity that this great. grave. and singular
| genius. ~ Ruskn calls him. Will bc best re-
| mcmicrod.
II is hv no means my intention 70 attempt any
enumeration OF the extraordinary number Of
works illustrated 10y his fa'ilc pen or gravcr.
though such catalogue las. | believe, been
| achieved 10y Mr.. G.. W. Reid ot the British MI
scum. But tu very many Of u the characters of
The old nNvclisis are identified with Cruik-
shank 3 conception uf them. i'm him Fielding.
SmoIrtt Steinr. ~ Foe Goldsmith, | Sage.
| Corvantrs, and 5 'Ott Ou his familiar and hu-
mor1us soonest found an admirable exponent
| To be- sure he had his faults llr drew women
| with waist like -gla--,s. and most uhom-
Unable horses Bnt i'm drulicry. picturusuuenca-
| thought lower and fell. it0u- c.pu-iiion uf
oiatl ter CruiLshnnk was unrivallcd. H. had
"a ctrinus. natural love Of the grotosqun AMI
10. IA
Almost ,>uncrunt imasination. Forhoautv INT
l..t in tto human suh.crO he mover uani-
r.-i.ltnt D. troin.,ii,n ami M he pr,n,rl.l
i'm his .er,.r to have. been nltio., f,,.
.ir,to1l, .tg'fross. NOR. thnu redeemed how.
over b,. unIoil.nr Lupor. Many Of his cr.n-
tf.rs.,.m g., III, ton.hel bv a .rn-,. Of H.. com.
iraltv of th.,r avn bolily deformitv; they hny,
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'h' H,''r novel, VIII II arr r.'''y =" ,"'Y
demolished in Fosters life ~ DICKENS. These
lonsts at r.i wore. linitl to the assertion that
I =, ~ -
the author. Wl'h ne hah ln~i n'Euh inc Story.
saw various sketches Of Cruikshnnk. depicting
Fn,in Sikes n. D,lr,r Cnnrl,.v H,t.-. and
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Nancy ana l"rthWhh determined 10 ater MS
plot aud. bringing Oliver t. I1nd1n. throw him
int. ,i,f.,.-, ..,,,.ny Ao.rv,,rl hoy.
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cNer re 'N'hiri MS pFrl'hl"hS. IN"
book. he would say. was entirely HE own iloa
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his He wanted Dirken~ 10 write MN
novel about the criminal classes. which
10 an ,,,,,rf,.,t H. c-, crrt.
ne "'' nnIvr''",N, No. "'o'H' 'Iu'"-
shank, had skctch"d fasln years before
from villainou- old jew whom he had observ-
cd in the ne,.,hhorho,1 of saYron nm watch.
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Ing MN Tor weeks IT, nat made drawing oil