Portrait of Charles Keene seated on a Table

James Dawson Watson RWS, 1832-1892

1861

Pen and sepia ink on cream paper

6 x 4 1/8 inches, 15 x 11 centimetres

Provenance. Henry Keene to 1980

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Charles Keene was an illustrator who spent many years working for Punch. By the 1840s be was producing book illustrations, and in 1851 he made his first drawing for Punch. He was connected with a group that included George du Maurier, Linley Sambourne and Sir John Tenniel. He was highly thought of — Whistler described him as thegreatest English artist since Hogarth. He was awarded a Gold Medal at the Paris Exhibition of 1889 and he subsequently had a great influence on artists of the next generation.

References

Online catalogue. Bonham's Sale 13394 (3 October 2005). Lot 182.

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Last modified 11 July 2006