Beschreibung:

Tenniel (John, 1820-1914). On the "Quay Vive"!, 1898, pencil on paper, depicting foreign sailors queuing up with baskets in front of a British sailor on a quay, beneath a sign 'British Coaling Station', monogrammed and dated lower left, image size 20.5 x 16 cm (8 x 6.25 ins), with signature and caption in pencil on card beneath in the artist's hand: 'On the "Quay Vive"! John Bull "What, maties! Want some o' my coal to get to China! Right you are!" (to himself) "I can always stop the supplies!" Punch. Jan. 22. 1898.', both laid down in mount (manuscript title not visible through aperture), together with A New Departure, pencil on paper, showing William Edward Forster's departure as Chief Secretary for Ireland after resigning from Gladstone's government, against a background of cheering crowds, monogrammed lower left, 20 x 15.5cm (8 x 6 ins), mounted, with printed Punch cartoon dated 1882 for which the sketch was drawn mounted on verso, plus Leech (John, 1817-1864), Pleasures of Housekeeping, [published in Punch, 1849], pencil sketch on card, depicting a lady laying the table with a gentleman standing with his back to the fire reading a newspaper, titled in pencil above and captioned in pencil below (in the artist's hand): 'The cook says that she thinks there's a slate loose on the roof of his house for the water comes into the servants' bedroom. Mr. Briggs replies that the sooner it is put to rights the better, before it goes further - and he will see about it', lightly toned, image size 9 x 12.5 cm (3.75 x 4.75 ins), mounted (Qty: 3)