Harry Furniss was born in Wexford, Ireland and settled in London in 1873. He joined the staff of Punch in 1880 but worked for many of the illustrated magazines including the Graphic from 1889. He was widely travelled and visited the USA, Australia and Canada. He was a master of the political caricature and one of the most talented black and white artists of his time. He illustrated many books including volumes of his own drawings. Ref: Confessions of a Caricaturist by Harry Furniss. 1901.