The New Gallery

Harry Furniss

1888

Wood engraving

Punch (19 May 1888)

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A coiled object, which might be the serpent from Burne-Jones Perseus and Andromeda, appears at the upper right above a bust of Mr. Punch crowned with a laurel wreath. In the middle of the three men below the bust is Francis Burnand, editor of the magazine, with two members of his staff. Burne-Jones nudes lean against each of the pillars. At lower left two men standing in the fountain support the young spirit of the New Gallery for “the First Plunge.” A row of women, some wearing Dutch bonnets, look from the balcony at the party below. The accompanying doggerel names Tadema, Herkomer, Ford, and Burne-Jones. Are the two lovers in the bottom middle Paolo and Francesca from Rossetti? Who is in the foreground, and who is the heavily-bearded sculptor in the very front?

Links to Related Material

• The New Gallery
• "The Mahogany Tree": Linley Sambourne and the Punch Jubilee of 1891 (shows Burnand and the staff of Punch)

Image from Internet Archive. Text and formatting by George P. Landow, with thanks to Shirley Nicholson for identifying Burnand. [This image may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose without prior permission as long as you credit this site and the Internet Archive.]

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