By A. Boyd Houghton, R.W.S.
By permission of Mr. John Hogg.
Pinwell had all his life been in delicate health, and succumbed to a lung trouble at an early age.
A. Boyd Houghton was perhaps one of the most versatile of the black and white draughtsmen of our time. Amongst his early friends he was called "The Young Genius," and his first efforts in art showed that he well deserved that appellation. He did not require the model set before him—to look at his subject was sufficient. It was like a "snap-shot" fixed on the brain, and memory was enough for his purpose. He had a vivid fancy, and was brimming over with the finest qualities of the designer's art. Our connection with him was a long and very close one. He was a most delightful companion—his fine sense of humour was coupled with a pleasant tinge of satire, such as comes from a man who knows the world in its various phases of life, but always cultured and refined.
"And, ah! she trembled, fluttering and panting,
While on my knees I fell."
'"The Saint's Story."—Robert Buchanan.
By A. Boyd Houghton, R.W.S.
By permission of Mr. John Hogg.