Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
(1844-1925), Cartoonist and journalistLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 8 portraits
Artist associated with 137 portraits
Francis Carruthers Gould was born on 2 December 1844, in Barnstaple, Devon. After working in banking and stockbroking, his skill in caricature was recognised and from 1897 he gained regular employment as a political cartoonist. His caricatures were published in Truth, the Pall Mall Gazette (1897-3) and Westminster Gazette (1893-1914) where he became assistant editor. He also edited his own periodical Picture Politics (1894-1914).
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 22 February 1890
NPG 3278
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Edmond Xavier Kapp
black crayon on paper, 1919
NPG 3315
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, July 1898
NPG x44686
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6508
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Olive Edis, and Katharine Legat (née Edis)
platinotype on photographer's card mount, circa 1903
NPG x13812
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by Olive Edis
platinum print, circa 1903
NPG x13811
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.')
by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, 1916 or before
NPG x166082
Sir Francis Carruthers Gould ('F.C.G.') ('Men of the Day. No. 461.')
by Liborio Prosperi ('Lib')
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 22 February 1890
NPG D44478
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