"General Harbottle at Dinner."
As it is the object of this memoir to record facts—and as the originator of good ideas is seldom recognised—it should be stated here that it is owing to Mr. Cooper, the engraver, that Washington Irving's books were ever illustrated by Caldecott. The idea, he says in the preface, "has been delayed in execution for many years, mainly from the difficulty of finding an artist capable of identifying himself with the author;" modestly adding—"whether this result has now been attained or no, must be left to the verdict of the lovers of the gifted writer in both hemispheres."
"An Extinguisher."
The two next sketches mark with touching emphasis the serious change in Caldecott's health which took place in the autumn of this year.
