Harry Furniss
(1854-1925), CaricaturistSitter in 13 portraits
Artist associated with 435 portraits
Born in Wexford, Ireland. He worked as an artist in Ireland but in 1876 he moved to England and found work with the Illustrated London News. Over the next eight years, he developed a reputation as an outstanding draughtsman. In 1884, he became a staff member at Punch, and for the next ten years he illustrated the 'Essence of Parliament'. Furniss's work became extremely popular with the public and he toured the country giving lectures on subjects such as The Frightfulness of Humour and Humours of Parliament. He illustrated many books including those by Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray.
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1880s-early 1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, circa 1880s-early 1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
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Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Sir Charles Willie Mathews, Bt
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Sir Charles Willie Mathews, Bt
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Sir (Horatio) Gilbert George Parker, 1st Bt
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink and wash, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
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Arthur Wellesley Peel, 1st Viscount Peel
by Harry Furniss
ink and wash, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Newton Wallop, 6th Earl of Portsmouth
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon and 3rd Earl de Grey
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Walter Runciman, 1st Baron Runciman
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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by Harry Furniss
pen and ink, 1880s-1900s
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