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A PHOTOGRAPH OF PUNCH MEMBERS AT DINNER ON 25TH JANUARY 1881 AT THE ALBION TAVERN, 153 ALDERSGATE STREET ALONG WITH A DINNER INVITATION FROM 'THE PROPRIETORS OF PUNCH' AT 10 BOUVERIE STREET (PUNCH OFFICE) TO HARRY FURNISS (1854-1925) WITH CARICATURE PEN DRAWINGS OF VARIOUS MEMBERS AT THE TABLE,
The invitation with cut out print of the photograph to verso, labelling each member of Punch in the photo.
From left, clockwise: E.J. Milliken, George du Maurier, Arthur a Beckett, Linley Sambourne, John Tenniel, F.C. Burnand, F.Anstey, Henry Lucy, Phil May.
It is unknown exactly which member drew the pen caricatures on the front of the invitation, but it is possible that it was a collaboration between some of or all of the Punch members at the dinner. The work has Tenniel's autographed initials, suggesting at least one of the caricatures was drawn by him.
The photograph 24cm x 18cm
Mounted in a frame and glazed.
35cm x 27cm
The invitation 18cm x 13cm
Mounted in a frame and glazed.
28cm x 24cm
Provenance: Personal property of Geoffrey Dickinson, thence by family descent. Geoffrey Dickinson (1933-1988) began his contributions to Punch in 1963, and produced several covers. In 1965, he was offered the position of Deputy Art Editor. Dickinson left Punch in 1984 and joined the Financial Times. Dickinsons work is held in the collections of the British Cartoon Archive, at the University of Kent, Canterbury.
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