Phil May - part 20

Philip William May was a caricaturist. He was born near Leeds and was the son of an engineer who died when May was nine years old. May worked in a variety of jobs before moving to London, and shortly afterward to Australia, when he was seventeen. In Australia he found work with the Sydney Bulletin, and in just three years produced over 800 drawings for the Bulletin. On his return to London in 1892 May drew for the St Stephen's Review; his studies of the London guttersnipes and coster-girls rapidly made him famous. He became a regular member of the staff of Punch in 1896, and in his later years his services were retained exclusively for Punch and The Graphic.

1901 All the Difference.

1901 Another Mr. Weller.

1901 Another way of putting it.

1901 Not a Water Drinker.

1901 Not a Water Drinker original pen and ink 27.9 x 22.9 cm.

1901 Self-Satisfied.

1901 The New Play.

1901 Vanitas.

1902 An Empty Embrace.

1902 An Unpopular Idol! original  pen and ink 26 x 20.9 cm

1902 An Unpopular Idol!

1902 Awkward.

1902 Beginning Early.

1902 Brothers in Art.

1902 Candid.

1902 Overheard Outside a Famous Restaurant.

1902 Paradoxical.

1902 Reckoning Him Up.

1902 Unexpected Effect.

n.d. A sketch near Piccadilly.

n.d. Christmas Comes But Once a Year.

n.d. From Erin's Isle.

n.d. Shakespeare Illustrated.

n.d. Shakespeare Illustrated.

Strong language.

Tit for Tat.

English Masters of Black and White 

A Interior. (frontispiece)

n.d. Illustration to ‘Charles Dickens at Gadshill’ Portraits of Sala, Mark Lemon, W. M. Thackeray, and John Leech.  Drawn at Rule's Restaurant

1894 ‘Wot's the row up de court, Bill?’ ‘Bob Smith was kissing my wife, and 'is old woman caught him.’

1892 ‘Dont't disturb yourself, mum; there's nothing in it that'll smash.’

1892 ‘What's 'e done, Governor?’

A Fact. Welsh Farmer: ‘Curate, I suppose?’ Dean (who is about to be made Bishop, but who always travels third class): ‘I was once a curate, my friend.’ Welsh Farmer: ‘Drink, I suppose?’ 1892? ‘Yes, I always keep a good cigar.’ ‘Why don't you smoke 'em?’

Types I Have Met Paris Fruit-Seller

n.d. Count Von Moltke

n.d. Social Intelligence ‘Our Willie's 'ad 'is neck washed.’

1892 ‘Oh, please Sir, will you 'old 'im a minute while I blow my nose?’

1893 Scene: Restaurant in the Strand. The Major (to celebrated music-hall artist): ‘By jove, Miss Dashwood, I really believe you could play Ophelia as well as any of 'em.’ C.M.H.A: ‘Yes, and I've got a new reading of that part..."

n.d. Giddy. ‘Hang it all: let's be gay. Come and find the phonograph’

1894 Untitled

1893 A Plantation Dance.

n.d. Untitled

1896 ‘Mos''strornary thing! a'most shertain th' was shome coffee in it.’

n.d. ‘Deuced Funny!’ Portraits of Melton Prior, war correspondent, and A.C. Corbould, "Punch" artist

1895 At 'Appy 'Ampstead on Easter Monday.

1895 Untitled

1895 Untitled

n.d. What Bettsy-Ann Makes of It. Departing Guest: ‘Will you call me a cab?’ Betsy-Ann: ‘Ansom, Four-Wheeler or Mover, Sir?’

n.d. Whip-Behind.

n.d. Lost.

n.d. Boy: ‘No? Why don't you never treat yourself to no luxuries, Guvner?’

n.d. Water-Works

n.d. Shuttlecock

n.d. A Day in the Country

1896? Courtyard of the Hotel de France, Montreuil.

1899 An August Bank-Holiday in the East End.

1899 Petticoat Lane.

1901 A French Peasant.

1902 ‘I say, Billy, 'ere's a gipsy! Let's 'ave our fortins telled!’

1899 Malapropos. Mrs Snobson (who is doing a little slumming for the first time and wishes to appear affable, but is at a loss to know how to commence conversation); : ‘Town very empty!’

Hard Lines. ‘Just my luck! This sort of thing always happens just when I'm invited to a party!’

1898 Feline Impressions. Chemist (to battered female, who is covered with scratches):  ‘The cat’, I suppose? Battered Female: ‘No. Another Lydy!’

1898 A Rejoinder. 'Arry (whose ‘Old Dutch’ has been shopping, and has kept him waiting a considerable time: ‘Wot d'yer mean, keepin' me standin' abaat 'ere like a bloomin' fool?’ 'Arriet; ‘I cant''elp the way yer stand, 'Arry!’

Not What He Meant. Superior 'Arry; ‘Cabbie! To the-aw-The Prince of Wales's.’ Cabbie; ‘Marlbro''Ouse, My Lord?’

Self-Portrait