New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
DICK DOYLE's JOURNAL.
A JOURNAL KEPT BY RICHARD DOYLE in the year
1910. Illustrated with several hundred sketches by
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a JOURNAL KEPT BY RICHARD DOYLE in the year
1910. Illustrated with several hundred sketches by
the author. with an Introduction by j. Hungerford
Pollen. Alto. PIP. xiii. 1872. scribner Wexford
This memorial of the famous illustrator of Punch,
pictorial Journal kept when he was only fifteen
years old, grows upon our fancy as we study 1t.
There is something singularly fresh and engaging
in the condolences of this ingenious but precociOus
boy, who must have exhibited in his schooldays
the same amiabe traits for which he was 50 much
bel y.d in after life and it happens that the year
which he chronicles was of exceptional inter
est both in his own history and in public affairs.
He had gore just far enough in his development as
an artist TO have a distinctly lrdividual style AND
TASTE and to command a firm expression OF
humorous conceits, and the prlnt-sellers
were beginning TO see that his
tal mt had money value. Child as he was, we find
him engaged upon series of cOnical Autographs
of the Eglinton tournament. aud wondering II 1t
can POSSIBLY be his luck to have tnem published
I" Just imagine if was walking cooily along ana
came upon the Tournament in shop-wlndow
Oh crckey! 1t would be enough to turn me inside
out" The sketches were published and were sue
cessful "Ar II o'clock fifty hot copies arrived.
Inever knew such fun in my life. gave NJ. Sweet
one and every half hour in the day IAN to look at
Them 10 see if could find anything new" Allaong
fhe DAYS devoted TO this work there are drOll little
sketches-scenes from the tournament. and eXtrav-
agant portraits of the young artist III the various
frames of mind, from desperation TO competency,
created by the incidents of the work. He was busy
also at this time with serious subjects, both paint
ing and book illustrating and lie was an enthuS-
lastic attendant at picture exhibitions crtlclslng
the famous artists of the day with bOylsh frankness,
and. at the same time, with a technical knowledge
by no means contemplate. HumoT, however, is
never long absent. If there is no chance for it IN
WRIT to- is
the margin in the form of abusive drawings, or the
little men with big heads" in which he always
displayed so much iuventiveness and imagination
HIS peculiar genius was fast getting It's own way.
Dick DOYLE $50 he calls himself on the title page
of the Journal was a close observer OF pubic oc-
currenccs and found some of his favorte subjects
in London streets and in events which were the
talk of the town. The Queens marriage, Louis
NapoeOns farcical attempt at Boulogne, and the
capture of Acre were among the events
If 1910 which were celebrated in his journal The
wedding of the young queen and the consequent
rarades and festivities had special attraction for
him. He was extravagantly fond of military re-
views: he haunted the squares and palace yards
when the bands Of the household troops played;
he skeched the Duke of Wellington aud many of
Lis best known generals as they rode In the brill
liant exercises His military pictures are full OF
life and DASH and the drawing is often admirable;
and in representing the crowd at street shows, at
the opera at theatres, at exhibitions, lie gave an
early indication of that remarkable talent for
hdividuaizing faces and attitudes which dstln-
rulshed 50 hig6ly his mature work. There Is a
comic power III some of these sketches worthy of
his best days
Messrs Cassell q Co. publish the third series OF
character Sketches from Dickens The original
drawings by Frederick Barnard have been repro
duced in photogravure and printed by Messrs.
Goupil & Co.. of Paris. The pre- sent series include
Wilkins Micawber Betsy lrotwood, Captain Ed
ward Cutie, Uriah Heep, Dick Swiveler Bob
Cratchit and Tiny Tim. The photographers, well
mounteG are contained in large PORTFOLIO each
faced b, a leaf winch bears the description en-
bodied by the artist i'll his drawing. Mr. Barnard
has faithfully followed the text and while his
drawings are not remarkable for the presence OF
the personal em,nt, nor conspcuously dlstln-
enished by originality, they are well executed and
sufficiently satisfactory pictures of the characters
xho have delighted so many readers. On the small
tcale of ordinary illustrations they would be dis
Appointing hut in their present form they Will
make I'D a valuable Dickens gallery.