A HOLIDAY MISFORTUNE--ROYAL PORTRAITS--FAREWELL
Belgium.--Accident at Golf.--Portraits of King George V, the
Duke of Connaught, Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr.
Garvin.--Portrait painting of to-day.--Final reflections.
--Farewell.
Sometimes as the late summer comes round, my wife and I prefer to take
our holiday or part of it abroad, when the change of scene and living
is a possible attraction.
Five years ago we had been told of a quiet and charming little
watering-place in Belgium, not far from Ostend, called Wenduyne, and
having in advance booked rooms at the hotel recommended to us, we
arrived and found it most comfortable. I took no work with me, not
even pencil and brushes, for I was determined to have a complete rest.
We were pleased to learn that the golf links at Le Coq were quite
handy, and we lost no time in taking the tram there and inscribing our
names as temporary members. These links are beautifully kept up, and
in the vicinity of the Club House are gaily decorated with flower
beds.
[Illustration: _Drawn in September 1899 by Mr. A. G. Witherby. What
was mistaken for the gout was a broken bone in the foot._]
Mrs. Oakes (my wife's cousin) and I soon arranged to play a game of
golf. The nailed boots that I had been wearing during the morning were
new and uncomfortable, so I changed them for a pair of canvas shoes
with india-rubber soles, which were well adapted to the course in dry
weather. A sudden storm, however, made its appearance, and the rain
fell in buckets, saturating the ground completely. We were soon wet
through, but knowing there were but two holes more to play we decided
to continue to the bitter end, which shortly came. I made a bad shot
and placed my ball awkwardly. In my endeavour to move it, and at the
same moment of striking (and I conclude the india-rubber soles of my
shoes were the cause) my foot slipped and I fell helplessly to the
ground. My companion, in ignorance of the serious consequences of the
fall, urged me to try and rise to my feet, when I found that my leg
was badly fractured above the ankle. In time, but not before I was
exhausted, a chauffeur turned up with a private motor-car on a road
near at hand, and I was borne off by some cottagers and placed inside,
while Mrs. Oakes, who had been in search of aid, escorted me back to
the hotel.
After being jolted two or three miles over the rough, cobbled road, I
was deposited on a sofa until surgical aid came. Fortunately I was
soon in very competent hands, although the pain I underwent during the
setting of the fracture I shall never forget, for it was agonising.
My wife returned to the hotel to find me safely installed in the
proprietor's (M. Machiel's) private sitting-room, which he most kindly
gave up for my use. She nursed me for some time under the surgeon's
directions, until I urged her to enjoy the remainder of her visit and
procure the services of a hospital nurse from London to relieve her.
It was over a month before I was allowed to stir, and when the time
came that I might be wheeled on to the balcony of M. Machiel's villa I
breathed again. The surgeon, whose temporary villa was adjoining the
hotel, was a well-known town-councillor and scientist in Antwerp who
must have weighed twenty stone. When giving me permission at first to
get up, he invited me to waltz with him, which gave me hopes of my
permanent recovery, but I did not accept the invitation.
On returning home, after the kind attention I received both from M.
and Madame Machiel and the officials at Ostend who saw to my comfort
before boarding the boat, I found every aid awaiting me at my studio,
where I remained in the experienced hands of Dr. Reginald Ingram, who
attended me until I was convalescent.
The press cuttings sent me while abroad concerning the accident amused
me, as I was reported in some papers to have broken both my legs,
while among the kind letters I received was one from Hermann Vezin,
the actor, who was lying on a bed of sickness from which he never
recovered. I reproduce here another, and amusing, communication which
came from an anonymous friend after the accident I have just
described. It invites me, as will be seen, to "smile" in spite of all.
[Illustration: SMILE DAMN YOU SMILE! ]
My studio on the ground floor at Buckingham Gate made an excellent
hospital, but I was still prevented from doing any work for some time.
When _The World_ approached me after my decision to terminate my
connection with _Vanity Fair_, the inducement was that in addition to
the same remuneration which I had received from that paper, I was
permitted to retain the rights of my original drawings. In
consequence, I was able to send a collection to the Turin Exhibition
at the request of Sir Isidore Spielmann, for which I received a Grand
Prix.
My second drawing of the present King was published by his permission
in _The World_ in 1910; it was but a short time before the death of
King Edward, for a paragraph in reference to it appeared in _The
Morning Post_ opposite the announcement of the late King's death. I
knew on the best authority that the Prince was a very fine shot, so I
represented him in shooting-kit grasping his gun. H.R.H. took the
greatest trouble to sit in order that every detail of the picture
should be perfectly correct; indeed, on the occasion of the first
sitting he not only changed into a complete suit of shooting-clothes,
but he permitted me to choose the suit I thought best for the drawing.
He told me he always shot with a hammered gun, and preferred it to any
other, and that he made a point of wearing a red tie when shooting. On
reminding him of boyhood days and the circumstances of my cruise on
the _Hercules_, he remembered the incident perfectly. Not long after,
I received the honour of sittings from the Duke of Connaught. I had
been presented to H.R.H. at St. James's Palace by Sir Henry De Bathe
at my first levee, and not having a Court suit of my own, I hired one
for the occasion. When I returned to my cab after the levee I was
horrified to discover that through careless tailoring my black velvet
breeches had split across my thigh, the accident evidently having
occurred at the moment I made my obeisance. I was naturally very much
concerned at this ill-timed catastrophe, and could only hope that it
had escaped observation.
When the Duke of Connaught was sitting to me I told him the story. He
laughed, and related an incident that occurred on another occasion. An
old and seemingly rather eccentric military officer was advancing to
make his bow, when the Lord Chamberlain noticing something rather
strange in his apparel attempted to draw his attention to the fact,
and to prevent his advance. Other royal attendants made similar
efforts, only to be waved aside by the old gentleman, who obstinately
refused to be stopped. It was then that the Duke noticed that his
sword, every button, in fact, and all the gold upon his uniform was
covered with yellow tissue paper which he had obviously forgotten to
remove.
I sketched the Duke in undress uniform, and while the portrait was in
progress the Duchess and the Princess Patricia came to look at it, and
the Princess, who is herself a clever artist, seemed to take an
especial interest in my method of work. On my next visit H.R.H. told
me that the Duchess had been so much pleased with the portrait that
she would like to possess the original. It was then arranged that the
drawing should be sent out to Canada, but at my request it was first
lent to the proprietors of _The Graphic_, who reproduced it in colour
for the special Duke of Connaught number, which was published shortly
after the Duke had accepted office as Governor-General of Canada.
_The Graphic_ also reproduced in colour a drawing that I did of Sir
Colin Keppel, in Admiral's uniform; he, it will be remembered, took
the King and Queen to India.
When the honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on Mr. Roosevelt,
Oxford made quite a fete day of the occasion. At the ceremony of
installation I went down to observe the ex-President in all the glory
of his robes and red gown.
Another interesting portrait I painted about this time, also within
the fine setting of official dignity and circumstance, was that of
Archbishop Bourne in his Cardinal's robes. I sent it to the 1911
exhibition at the Royal Academy, where it was alloted a very prominent
position.
It was at the request of _The World_ that I made the drawing described
as "His Majesty's Servants." It was a group picture of the most
prominent actors of the day, including Tree and Bourchier, Weedon
Grossmith, Willard, and H. B. Irving, etc. Among a number of very
interesting subjects which appeared in _The World_ was Captain Scott,
and I think I was about the last artist to whom he sat before he
started on his fatal expedition.
One of my drawings of Mr. Lloyd George also appeared in _The World_;
but my best caricature of the much discussed Chancellor of the
Exchequer was published in _Vanity Fair_. He was so pleased with it
that he selected it as a frontispiece for his biography, which
appeared shortly after its publication, and when this cartoon was put
up for sale with some other original drawings it fetched a very high
price.
I occasionally made a drawing for _Mayfair_, the only Society journal
that I can recall having succeeded in any way on the lines of _Vanity
Fair_, although in this paper any accentuation of characteristics
seems out of place. The fact is the object of _Vanity Fair_ was most
distinctly the entertainment of the public, while that of _Mayfair_ is
rather purposely for the satisfaction of the individuals.
In 1913, I was commissioned by _Mayfair_ to make a drawing of the
distinguished scientist, Sir John Murray, who died recently. He was a
splendid subject, and had a most picturesque head. His portrait, which
was exhibited in the New Gallery, was painted by Sir George Reid, and
is one of the most striking in my memory. Mr. Bowie, the well-known
Scottish A.R.S.A., to whom I recently sat for the portrait exhibited
at the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, which has been so well
noticed, also painted a very life-like portrait of Sir George Reid.
Mr. Birch Crisp, the well-known stockbroker, who was responsible for
the Chinese and Russian loans, was one of my recent subjects in
_Mayfair_. He sat several times in spite of the fact that he is an
extremely busy man and rarely to be found out of his office. He was
very interested in my work, and has made a representative collection
of it, which hangs in his beautiful house near Ascot.
Another of the most interesting of my later-day subjects was Mr.
Locker-Lampson. His cleancut face with its strongly-marked features
shows the determined character of the man. A good story is told by him
in connection with the General Election of 1910. He was due at a
political meeting in the neighbourhood of the Fen district, and being
already rather behind time, his car was at top speed when they turned
an awkward corner of the road--and passengers and car were suddenly
in the water. Mr. Locker-Lampson scrambled to the bank, left the car
and proceeded to the local vicarage, where he borrowed the parson's
coat and spoke that night at three meetings. The next morning all the
village turned out to the scene of the accident; there was the
stranded car and from a pole attached to it a banner waved in the wind
bearing the words "Locker's In," and he got in all right by a big
majority.
Last year at the request of the staff of _The Pall Mall Gazette_ and
_The Observer_, I made a portrait of their editor, Mr. Garvin. Owing
to a family bereavement I was not able to be at the presentation
dinner, to my regret, as I had very much enjoyed the opportunity of
meeting and drawing this very distinguished man of letters.
As I conclude this book, so, incidents during my professional career
of forty-three years seem to arise, but I must not try the patience of
my readers by referring to any more.
It strikes me that the average standard of portrait painting has now
for many years past been in the ascendant, but that snapshot
photography has to a great extent interfered with the old form of
coloured caricature, which was for so long a feature of _Vanity Fair_,
although the increase of illustrated journalism has both aided and
encouraged the development of many a clever caricaturist.
Again I hesitate to mention names lest I should leave out some of the
best, and, _a propos_ of this, I have always found it wiser when asked
the questions, "Who is the best portrait painter of the day for men?"
or "Who do you consider paints women best?" to reply in joke, "Why, of
course, I am the best for both men and women." Thus one does not
commit one's self; as I have invariably found when I have mentioned a
name that the answer has been, "Oh! do you really think so? I can't
bear his portraits, he has just painted me and my wife, and we have
had to relegate both the pictures to the 'Servants' Hall.'"
The illustrations in _Punch_ stand as high as the names of its
excellent artists, and of course caricature portraiture plays its part
prominently there in black and white, as it also does in many of the
magazines and evening papers.
"Poster" work is in a strong position, too, in this manner, and here I
must again refrain from individualising its chief exponents.
One word also in praise of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, and
the work of its members, of whom it is only necessary to read down the
list to realise how representative it is, and where I am proud to have
contributed my latest portrait in oil--that of Mr. M. P. Grace, the
present occupant of "Battle Abbey," my ambition now being to devote a
far greater portion of my time to strict portraiture.
[Illustration: _From a life-size oil picture_| |_painted by Leslie
Ward, 1914._
M. P. GRACE, ESQ., BATTLE ABBEY.]
Praise is as acceptable to an artist as to any other worker, and in
addition to the kindly tributes of my personal friends I should like
to express appreciation for those I have received from strangers. I
was particularly gratified to receive the following letter:--
"Nov. 19th, 1904.
"_My dear Sir_,
"As a reader of 'Vanity Fair,' I much desire to take the
opportunity of wishing you many happy returns for your birthday
on Monday, and of sending you a few cordial and sincere words of
greeting for that occasion. I suppose you will receive many
such messages from friends both known and unknown, whilst others
not caring to trouble you will at least think upon your name with
much respect, and with such thoughts will couple expressions of
good will.
"This is, of course, quite as it should be, and, personally, I
would assure you of my very high esteem and regard. I thank you
most sincerely for the pleasure your cartoons ever gave me, and
for the successful part you take in making 'Vanity Fair' such a
splendid publication. I read much, owing to indifferent health
precluding my indulgence in vigorous exercise of any kind,
thereby necessitating my leisure being spent in quiet and
instructive pastimes--such as a study of art, literature, and
music.
"I would express in all sincerity my fervent hope that every
happiness and joy this world can possibly give may be yours to
enjoy, with an entire lack of all that tends in any way to cause
trouble or promote pain. Particularly do I wish you excellent
health. Nothing, I feel sure, adds to or detracts more from life
than the physical state--hence my remark. May all good luck and
fortune attend you, and permit you to continue for many years yet
your splendid work as an artist. Somehow I feel that words are
quite inadequate to express all that is in one's heart to say. I
can only ask you, therefore, my dear Sir, to accept my poorly
expressed words as _heartfelt and sincere_, and believe them to
come from one who takes the keenest interest in yourself and your
fine work.
"Can you kindly oblige by replying to the two following questions
for me:--
"1. Where may a brief and authentic sketch of your life and
career be found? I much desire to have the opportunity of
perusing such.
"2. Also may I enquire where a _good_ portrait of yourself may be
procured? I am anxious to have a good one for framing, as a
slight personal 'memento' (if I may so call it) of one whose work
greatly interests me.
"Wishing you again many happy returns, offering you my sincerest
congratulations, and hoping you are well,
"I am, my dear Sir,
"Very sincerely yours,
"A READER OF 'VANITY FAIR.'
"LESLIE WARD, ESQ., 'SPY.'"
So kind a letter I naturally preserve with gratification.
POSTSCRIPT.
In March last, and for the two months that I spent in the Empire
Hospital, Vincent Square, I received from Mr. Jocelyn Swan and Mr.
Reginald Ingram the best surgical and medical skill that man could
wish for. The hospital itself, which is for paying patients (excepting
during the war, in the cases of military officers), and which contains
a number of comfortable private rooms, is perfectly managed. Then it
was that a combination of Brighton air and a delightfully conducted
nursing home hastened my convalescence and quickly gave me the desire
to work again.
One of the principal consolations of convalescence I found, as soon
as I was well enough to receive them, lay in the visits of my friends.
It was with particular pleasure--for we had not met for a long
time--that I saw Sir Willoughby Maycock by my bedside at the Empire
Hospital. I was also much honoured and gratified by receiving a visit
from the Duchess of Argyll, who, on learning of my illness, expressed
a wish to see me.
During convalescence I made up my mind to write an additional chapter
of this book, and indeed I went so far as to cause search to be made
for the notes upon which the chapter was to be based, and for the
material which I had prepared before my illness. Unfortunately,
however, notes and material alike had disappeared--irretrievably; and
I am forced to conclude without the chapter I had planned. I should
like to append here a note which really bears upon the pages dealing
with my school-days at Eton, and which to my mind has considerable
historical interest. It refers to the Brocas at Eton.
"Sir John de Brocas was a Gascon Knight who became an officer of
Edward the Second's Household, and settled in England. His third son,
Sir Bernard Brocas, was a great favourite with the Black Prince, and
Master of the Horse to his father Edward the Third. He was also a
friend of William of Wykeham, sat in ten parliaments for Hampshire,
and chamberlain to Richard the Second's queen. By his second marriage
(in 1361) with Mary, widow of Sir John de Borhunte, he became
hereditary Master of the Royal Buckhounds, a post which his
descendants held until 1633, when they sold it. He owned a lot of
property in and about Windsor and Clewer, whence comes the name the
Brocas Clump, etc., but his chief estate was at Beaurepaire, near
Basingstoke. He died in 1395, and was buried in St. Edmund's Chapel,
Westminster Abbey."
Finally, I see that in telling the story of Craigie at the Beefsteak
Club on pages 175-176 I have omitted to mention some members who
almost invariably accompanied him and helped greatly to make the
Beefsteak meetings so agreeable. I should not like to appear forgetful
of Lord Hothfield, Sir George Chetwynd, Mr. 'Johnny' Morgan, Colonel
Walter Dally Jones, and Sir J. K. Fowler, of all of whom I have such
pleasant memories.
I must now conclude with thanking my friend Charles Jerningham, 'The
Linkman,' for his introduction (after persuading me to write my
reminiscences) to Mr. Spalding of Messrs. Chatto & Windus. From him
and others in this old firm of publishers I have received every help
and courtesy. I now say farewell, and hope that the good public will
forgive what shortcoming there may be in "Forty Years of 'Spy.'"
INDEX
Adam, Patrick, 81
Adams-Acton, John, 243
Adler, Very Rev. Hermann, 230
Agnew, William, 95
Ainger, Canon, 222
Aird, Sir John, 226
Albemarle, Lord, 271
Albert, Prince (the Prince Consort), 11, 30, 260
Alexandra, Queen, 273
Alington, Lord, 96, 245
Allandale, Lady, 251
Alleyne, F. M., 40
Alma-Tadema, Sir L., 151, 164, 226, 227
Alverstone, Lord, 216
Amalia, 174, 189
Ames, Major Oswald, 326
Argyll, Duke of, 328
Ashburton, Lady, 300
Ashby-Sterry, J., 190
Ashton, Edmund, 84
Ashwell, Lena, 293
Asquith, Mr., 326, 327
Astley, Philip, 15
Austin, Alfred, 291
Aynesworth, Allan, 295
Baden-Powell, Sir R., 324
Baldwin, J. L., 231
Balfour, A. J., 247
Ballantyne, Serjeant, 183
Bancroft, Sir Squire and Lady, 293
Barry, Edward, 70
Bateman, Miss (Mrs. Crowe), 44
Bathe, Sir Henry de, 88, 335
Battenberg, Princess Henry of, 329
Battenberg, Prince Louis of, 274
Battyany, Prince, 269
Bayard, Mr., 117, 118, 282
Beaufort, Duke of, 249
Beerbohm, Julius, 288
Beerbohm, Max, 288
Bellew, Rev. J. M., 23
Bellew, Kyrle, 24
Benckendorff, Count, 282
Benson, Archbishop, 230
Benson, A. C., 230
Bentinck, F., 321
Beresford, Lord C., 268, 269
Bernhardt, Sarah, 184
Bickersteth, Dr., 229
Birch, Charles, 19
Bird, T., 183
Biron, H. C., 211, 216
Birrell, Rt. Hon. A., 215
Black, William, 291
Blake, Sir W., 328
Boehm, Sir Edgar, 289, 290
Borradaile, Mrs., 197
Bourchier, Arthur, 295
Bourne, Archbishop, 337
Bowie, John, 338
Bowles, Gibson, 93, 94, 103, 133, 236, 248, 270, 330
Brampton, Baron, 197
Bricka, Frauelein, 317
Bridge, Sir F., 284
Brodrick, Mr., Warden of Merton, 134
Brookfield, Charles, 172, 173, 182, 183, 272, 289
Brookfield, Mrs., 174
Brooks, Shirley, 88
Brooks, Sir Wm. Cunliffe, 143, 144
Brough, Robert, 146
Buller, Sir R., 324
Burnaby, Col. Fred, 103, 277
Burnand, Sir Francis, 88, 176, 190
Burgess, J. B., 53
Burton, Sir Richard, 145
Butler, Hedges, 320
Butler, Sir W. F., 329, 330
Butt, Isaac, 238
Buzzard, Dr., 164
Byam, Rev. R. B., 35
Byng, Rev. F. E. C., 245
Byron, H. J., 190
Calderon, Philip, 59, 239
Caley, Mrs. T., 141, 154
Calthrop, Claude, 37
Cameron, Mrs., 43
Campbell, Rev. R. J., 229, 230
Cardigan, Lady, 269
Carlos, Don, 277
Carr, Comyns, 134, 135, 176
Carrington, Sir F., 324
Carroll, Lewis, 42
Castle, Egerton, 292
Cecil, Arthur, 88, 283
Cecil, Lord Robert, 214
Cetewayo, 280, 281
Chambers, Sir Thomas, 213
Choate, J., 282
Churchill, Lord Randolph, 27, 247
Clarence, Duke of, 260, 265
Claridge, Mr., 278
Clemens, S. L. (Mark Twain), 129
Clifford, Sir A. W., 237
Clifford, Lord de, 190
Cobbett, Sir William, 84
Cockburn, Capt. A., 103
Cockburn, C. S., 284
Cole, Vicat, 22, 46
Collier, the Hon. John, 151
Collins, Charles, 6, 7
Collins, T., 243
Collins, Wilkie, 6, 15, 66
Collins, Mrs. William, 6
Colonsay, Lord, 245
Colvile, General Sir Henry, 190, 191
Connaught, the Duke of, 187, 328, 335, 336
Connaught, Princess Patricia of, 336
Constable, Mr., a brewer-artist, 45
Cooke, Edward, 52, 53
Coope, Mr. and Mrs., 156
Cooper, Sydney, 53
Corbett, Colonel, 141
Cornwallis-West, Mrs., 153
Corry, Monty, 240
Courtney, W. L., 296
Cousins, Samuel, 144
Cozens-Hardy, Sir Herbert, 214
Craigie, a member of the Beefsteak Club, 175
Crane, Walter, 299
Crewe, Lord, 61
Cripps, Sir Alfred, 214
Crisp, Birch, 338
Cruikshank, George, 85
Dalgleish, Robert, 244
Darnley, Lord, 231
Dashwood, Mrs., 225
Davidson, Dr. Randall, 324
Delaware, Lord and Lady, 37
Denmark, King of, 319
Desart, Lady, 103
Dickens, Charles, 15, 63, 65, 103
Dickens, Mrs. Henry, 59
Dicksee, Sir Frank, 145
Dilke, Sir Charles, 65
Disraeli, B., 240
Dixie, Lady Florence, 103
Dixon, W. H., 64
Doran, Alban, 32
Doran, John, 19, 53, 54, 89, 90, 107
Dore, Gustave, 298
Doyle, Sir Hastings, 248
Druce, T. C., 205
Drummond, Hugh, 192
Dubourg, Augustus, 288
Du Maurier, George, 59, 87, 88, 290
Dundonald, Lord, 324
Dunlop, Richard, 80, 82
Edge, K.C., J. H., 20, 53
Edinburgh, Duke of, 252, 253, 258, 262, 264
Edward VII, King, 11, 19, 100, 127, 148, 154
187, 253, 270, 272, 273, 274, 303, 304
Elliot, William, 173, 296
Ellis, Prof. Robinson, 233
Erskine, Captain, 237
Etherington-Smith, R. B., 231
Eugenie, Empress, 276
Evans, Mr. and Miss, 30
Faed, Thomas, 83
Fagan, Louis, 164
Farren, Nellie, 174, 175, 189
Farren, William, 293
Farquhar, "Gillie," 113
Fechter, 62
Ferguson, Sir James, 153
Fildes, Sir Luke, 107, 145
Fitzgerald, Lord and Lady Otho, 274, 275, 276
Fleming, Canon, 322, 325
Forbes, Archibald, 164
Forbes-Robertson, Sir J., 86
Fox, Mr. and Mrs. George, 82, 225, 228
Fox, Harry, 83
Fraser, General Sir Charles, 152
Fraser, General Sir Keith and Lady, 152
French, Sir J., 324
Frere, Sir Bartle, 248
Frewer, the Rev. Dr., 28
Frith, W. P., 53, 71, 154
Fry, C. B., 231
Fry, Oliver, 291
Furniss, Harry, 237, 239, 246
Furse, Charles, 146
Gambert, 22
Garibaldi, 60
Garvin, J. L., 339
Gennadius, M., 315
George V, King, 260, 264, 265, 316, 334, 335
George, D. Lloyd, 337
German Emperor, the, 269, 270, 271
Gibson, Dana, 291
Giffard, J., 183, 190
Gilbert, Sir W. S., 64, 190
Gill, K.C., Charles, 215
Gillette, William, 117, 294
Gladstone, W. E., 240, 241
Godfrey, Dan, 283
Gomm, Sir William, 247
Gooch, Captain, 190
Goodford, Dr., 223, 224
Goodhart, Dr., 33
Gordon, Sir Evans, 211
Gorst, Sir John, 247
Gosset, Mr., 237
Gould, F. C., 300
Gounod, M., 157
Grace, M. P., 340
Grace, W. G., 231
Graham, Peter, 53, 146
Grain, Corney, 177, 178, 183, 186
Gray, Thomas, 8
Greece, King of, 274
Grey, Lord, 328
Grimthorpe, Lord, 213
Grisi, 23
Grossmith, George, 177, 178, 186
Grossmith, jun., George, 295
Grossmith, Weedon, 186, 295
Guinness, Hon. R., 272
Haldon, Lord, 137, 138
Hall, Sir Charles, 213
Hall, Marshall, 216, 323
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. S. C., 55, 56, 79
Hall-Say, Mr., 30
Halsbury, Lord, 214
Hamilton, Duke of, 253
Hamilton, McClure, 148, 152
Harcourt, Sir W., 246
Hardie, Keir, 131
Hardinge, Admiral, 254
Hardy, Thomas, 292
Hare, Sir John, 40
Harris, Lord, 231
Harris, Mr., a Times correspondent, 308
Hawke, Lord, 231
Hawtrey, Charles, 295
Hay, Col. J., 282
Hayashi, Viscount Tadasa, 281
Hearsey, General Sir John, 18
Heneage, Admiral Sir A., 259
Henley, W. E., 292
Henry, Mitchell, 238
Herbert, J. R., 51
Herkomer, Sir Hubert, 87
Herkomer, Herman, 148
Herschel, Sir William, 9
Hewitt, Admiral Sir W., 254, 258, 262
Higgins, 'Willie,' 191
Hill, Raven, 187
Hirst, George, 231
Holl, Frank, 144
Hollingshead, John, 189
Hollmann, 184, 227
Holmes, O. W., 189
Holmes, T. K., 189
Hood, Lord, 258, 259
Hope-Johnstone, Wentworth, 25
Houghton, Lord, 66, 192, 303
Hume the medium, 79
Hunt, W. Holman, 4, 5, 53, 144
Hunter, General, 324
Huntly, the Marchioness of, 143
Ignatieff, General, 278
Imperial, the Prince, 17, 274
Ingham, Sir James, 213
Irving, Sir Henry, 63, 143, 183, 184, 196
Irving, H. B., 296
Jackson, F. S., 231
Jackson, R.A., John, 2
Jaffray, Sir William, 85
Jenkins, Edward, 243
Jerrold, Douglas, 64
Jessop, G. L., 231
Joachim, 66
Jones, Henry Arthur, 297
Jowett, Dr., 327
Jung, Sir Salar, 278, 279
Keene, Charles, 164
Kemble, Henry, 288
Kendal, Mr. and Mrs., 288
Kenealy, Dr. Edward, 198
Kensington, the Bishop of, 218
Kent, the Duchess of, 9
Keppel, Sir Colin, 336
Kipling, Rudyard, 291
Kirby, Joshua, 34
Kitchener, Lord, 324
Knight, Joseph, 327
Knollys, Sir F., 273
Kruger, Paul, 322, 323
Labouchere, Rev. J., 322
Laird, John, 242
Lampson, Dr., 196
Landseer, Charles, 85
Landseer, Sir Edwin, 4, 51
Landseer, Thomas, 51
Langtry, Mrs., 153
Laurier, Sir W., 328
Lawson, Sir Edward, 183, 303
Lehmann, Rudolph, 178, 233
Leighton, Lord, 52, 145, 290
Lemon, Mark, 88
Lennox, Lord Henry, 132
Leopold, Prince, 303, 305
Leslie, R.A., C. R., 2, 53
Leslie, R.A., George, 2
Leslie, Henry, 157
Le Strange, Commander, 254, 264
Leven, Lord, 92
Leverson, Madame Rachel, 197
Levy, Edward, 73
Levy, Mr. and Mrs. J. M., 46, 302
Lewis, Arthur, 39, 43, 62, 82, 88, 94, 95
Lewis, Sir George, 213
Lichfield, Bishop of, 225, 228
Lind, Jenny, 56
Lipton, Sir Thomas, 272
Locker-Lampson, G., 338
Lockwood, Colonel, 25
Lockwood, Sir Frank, 196
Londesborough, Lord, 184
London, Bishop of, 325
Londonderry, Lord, 250
Long, E. L., 53
Lonsdale, Lord, 117
Loudoun, the Countess of, 141
Louise, Princess, 274
Lover, Sam, 58
Lucas, Seymour, 145
Lucy, Sir Henry, 229
Lumley, A. S., 148, 316
Lush, Mr. Justice, 199
Lytton, Lord, 76, 107
Lytton, the second Lord, 249
McCalmont, Fred, 190
McCalmont, Harry, 272
McCalmont, Mrs. Harry, 141
Macdonald, Sir H., 324
Macdonald, Admiral Sir R., 252
Machiel, M., 333, 334
Mackenzie, Mr., of Kintale, 255, 256
Maclagan, Mrs., 228, 229
Maclean, I., 190
Maclise, Daniel, 50, 77
Mahony, Mr., 260
Majendie, Colonel, 285
Makunan, H.H. Ras, 279, 280
Marks, Stacy, 62, 87, 164
Martin, Sir Theodore and Lady, 60
Martino, Chevalier, 270
Mary, Queen, 316, 317
Matthews, Sir Charles, 215
Maude, Cyril, 294
Melba, Madame, 227
Mellor, Mr. Justice, 199
Mensdorff, Count, 282
Metternich, Count Paul, 282
Meux, Sir Henry and Lady, 165, 166, 167
Meyer, Jeremiah, 34
Middleton, Captain Bay, 276
Midhat Pasha, 278
Midleton, Viscount, 244
Miles, Frank, 153
Mill, John Stuart, 104
Millais, Sir John, 53, 87, 112, 113, 142, 143, 250, 290
Millais, Mrs., 153
Minto, Lord, 328
Monkswell, Lord, 151
Montagu of Beaulieu, Lord and Lady, 325, 326
Moriarty, Daniel, 257
Morland, George, 2
Moroni, 80
Moscheles, Felix, 59
Mulready, W., 4, 52
Munday, Luther, 184
Munday, Mrs. Miller, 141
Munro, Mrs. Butler Johnstone, 74
Munroe, Kate, 174
Munster, Count, 282
Murray, Sir John, 337
Muttlebury, Mr., 232
Nash, Edward, 12, 146
Nash, Rev. Zacchary, 68
Neville, Henry, 56
Newlands, Lord, 327
Newman, Cardinal, 132, 133
Newton, Harry, 322
Northbrook, Lord, 248
Norway, King of, 319
Oakes, Mrs., 332, 333
Onslow, Guilford, 199
Orchardson, W. Q., 145
Ossington, Lady, 199, 200
Ouless, W. W., 145
Owen, Sir Cunliffe, 247
Owen, Professor, 92, 93
Paganini, 58
Paget, Lord A., 242
Paget, Sir James, 33
Palgrave, Mr., 236
Palk, "Piggy," 137
Pankhurst, Christabel, 160
Parker, Frank, 191
Parker, Henry, 183
Parnell, C. S., 239
Parry, Serjeant, 212
Pasley, Mr., 270
Patti, Adelina, 23, 46
Patti, Carlotta, 23
Pellegrini, 93, 94, 95, 96, 112, 132, 164, 236
Pender, Lady, 74
Penley, W. S., 288
Penn, John, 8
Persia, Shah of, 281
Pettie, John, 145
Philipson, the wicket-keeper, 231
Piggott, Mostyn, 187
Pigott, Mr., the Examiner of Plays, 15, 136
Pitman, C. M., 233, 234
Planche, J. R., 34
Plowden, Mr., 215
Plumer, Colonel, 324
Poland, Sir Henry, 212
Pole-Carew, General, 324
Portarlington, Earl of, 242, 314, 315
Portland, the fifth Duke of, 199, 200
Post, Frederick, 176
Powis, Earl of, 243
Poynter, Sir E. J., 146
Prinsep, Val, 164
Ranelagh, Lord, 197
Ranjitsinhji, K. S., 231
Rawlinson, F. P., 217
Rawlinson, Sir Henry, 246
Reading, Lord, 216
Redesdale, Lord, 326
Reece, 190
Reeves, Sims, 23
Reid, Sir George, 146, 338
Reid, Whitelaw, 282
Ribblesdale, Lord, 3
Richter, Hans, 283
Richmond, R.A., George, 21, 144
Richmond, Sir W., 144
Riviere, M., 157, 158
Roberts, David, 52, 53
Roberts, Lord, 323
Robinson, Dr. Armitage, 230
Rocksavage, Lord, 117
Rollit, Sir Albert, 247
Roosevelt, T., 337
Ross, Sir William, 12
Rossit, Madame de, 78
Rousby, Mrs., 153
Royal, the Princess, 9, 263
Royce, 189
Ruskin, John, 56
Rutzen, Sir Albert de, 214
St. John, Florence, 45, 227
Sala, G. A., 9
Salisbury, Lord, 326
Sambourne, Linley, 164, 290
Sargent, J. S., 156
Savile, Henry, 204
Saxe-Coburg, Princess Beatrice of, 329
Schleswig-Holstein, Princess Victoria of, 274
Scott, Captain, 337
Seaman, Sir Owen, 176
Seely, Brig.-Gen., 244
Seely, Charles, 244
Selfe, Judge, 40
Sewell, Dr. James, 220, 221
Shannon, J. J., 149
Shave, a waiter, 161, 162
Shaw, Sir Eyre, 46
Shrewsbury, Lord, 261
Shrewsbury, Lady, 154, 155
Smiles, Samuel, 292
Smirke, Sir Edward, 67
Smirke, Sir Robert, 67
Smirke, R.A., Sydney, 67, 68
Smith, the Misses, 18
Smith, Horace, 2
Smith, James, 2
Sothern, E. A., 63
Spain, Queen of, 328, 329
Spielmann, Sir I., 335
Spiers, Phene, 164
Spofforth, F. R., 231
Spooner, Dr., 134
Stainer, Sir John, 221
Stanfield, Clarkson, 52, 53
Stanhope, Lord, 65
Stephens, F. G., 53
Stone, Marcus, 22, 164
Straight, Sir Douglas, 212
Street, G. E., 69
Stuart, Sterling, 126
Sturge, Mr., 243
Sturt, Colonel Napier, 248
Sullivan, Sir Arthur, 87, 91
Swinburne, A. C., 162
Sykes, Mark, 155
Sykes, Lady, 155
Taglioni, 21
Tarver, Frank, 225
Taylor, Tom, 39, 56, 88
Taylor, Mrs. Tom, 57
Teck, Duke and Duchess of, 317
Teck, Prince Adolphus of, 316, 317
Teck, Prince Alexander of, 328
Tempest, Marie, 184
Temple, Archbishop, 324
Teniers, 37
Tenniel, Sir John, 88, 164
Terry, Edward, 189
Terry, Ellen, 41
Terry, Florence, 88
Terry, Kate (Mrs. Arthur Lewis), 39, 43, 62, 82, 88, 95
Terry, Marion, 41
Thackeray, W. M., 15, 18
Thomas, Moy, 107
Thompson, Alfred, 183
Thompson, General Perronet, 58
Tichborne, A. C., 198
Tissot, J. J., 101, 102
Tooke, Mr. and Mrs. Hammond, 9
Toole, John, 183
Tooth, the Rev. Arthur, 133
Torrington, Lord, 222, 223
Tree, Sir H. B., 287
Trevor, Leo, 293
Trollope, Anthony, 104
Trumper, the Misses, 7, 8
Twiss, Quintin, 190
Van Beers, Jan, 225
Varley, John, 148, 150
Vaughan, Cardinal, 230
Vaughan, Kate, 174, 175, 189
Vezin, Hermann, 334
Victor Emmanuel, King, 10
Victoria, Queen, 10, 11, 13, 30
Vincent, Sir Howard, 46
Virtue, James, 56, 104
Virtue, William, 71
Vivian, Lord, 243
Wagner, Richard, 283
Walker, Dr., 225
Walker, Fred, 86, 87
Ward, Beatrice, 36, 62, 92
Ward, R.A., E. M., 2, 10, 13, 20, 33, 34, 35
63, 69, 70, 80, 106
Ward, Mrs. E. M., 2, 5, 11, 17, 37, 59, 159
Ward, George Raphael, 2, 4
Ward, R.A., James, 2, 3, 4
Ward, M.V.O., the Hon. John, 3
Ward, Russell, 38, 43, 63, 92
Ward, William, 3
Warner, Lady Lucia, 141
Warren, Sir T. H., 222
Waterford, Lady, 21
Watney, Mrs. R., 322
Watts, G. F., 41, 142
Weldon, Mrs. Georgina, 157, 158, 159, 160
Weldon, W. H., 98
Welldon, Dr., 224
Wellesley, Dean, 219
Wentworth-Cole, Mr., 254, 264
Whibley, Charles, 292
Whistler, 48, 112, 163, 172, 298, 305
Whitaker, Colonel, 306
White, Sir George, 324
White, Mr., Consul at Tangier, 307
Wilberforce, Archdeacon, 245
William IV, King, 2
Williams, Montagu, 68, 183, 195, 212
Windt, Harry de, 175
Winslow, Dr. Forbes, 158
Witherby, A. G., 330
Wolff, Sir H. Drummond, 247
Wombwell, Sir George, 165
Wood, Mrs. John, 284
Wood, Percy, 186, 187
Wortley, A. S., 149, 150, 175, 189, 190, 325
Wyllats, Willie, 103
Wyndham, Sir Charles, 293
Wynn, Sir W. W., 127
Yardley, William, 189
Yates, Edmund, 105, 106, 163
Yates, Mrs. Edmund, 91
Zoffany, 34
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FOOTNOTES:
[1] Spelt _Zoffanj_ on his tombstone.
[2] "Dolly" Storey, G. A. Storey, A.R.A.
[3] "Gillie" Farquhar is a brother of Lord Farquhar, once a smart
society man who knew everybody and whom everybody knew. He travelled
and then went on the stage. His conversation was amusing, and his
individuality was marked by a keen sense of humour. Arthur Cecil and
he were great friends, and as they both became stout were called by
their friends "the brothers bulge."
[4] The Queen's Messenger to whom I refer possessed the nickname of
"Beauty," for as a young man he was strikingly handsome, but later
in life he was no longer sought after for his good looks.
[5] A crayon portrait of my father by George Richmond is one of his
finest accomplishments.
[6] C. M. Pitman, always known as "Cherry" Pitman.
[7] I had followed the Professor continually in order to get his
manner of walking.
[8] R.I.M. (Initials of Sir Reginald Macdonald which became his
nickname).
[9] Where the late Duke of Fife was wrecked.
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