25 FEBRUARY 1899, Page 24

The Frank Lockwood Sketch Book. (Edward At gold. 10e 6d

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The sketches which the late Sir Frank Lockwood poured out with such facility have undeniable humour. They are not like the drawings of many caricaturists, where the humour is in the words under the drawings. These sketches, like all amateur work, are best when they are least elaborated. As a rule the best things in the book are the mere outline drawings, many of which bristle with character and humorous suggestion. The sketch of "Tory sparks baiting the Attorney-General (Sir J. Rigby)" is an excellent example. It is curious to note the influence of Leech on the early, and that of Mr. H. Furniss on the later, drawings.