. Thackerayana;. 438 THACKER A Original Studies of Halberdiers of the Georgian Era THACKERAY AS AN ILLUSTRATOR. 439 We follow the artists quaint vein of humour and realism fromthe little sketches of chivalry—the heroes of knight-errantry,Crusaders, Saracens, and the more romantic personages—whichamused him in his boyhood,to his spirited studies illustra-tive of the days when DickSteeles Tatlerwas beginningto be talked about as a paperwhich contained a very un-usual amount of entertain-ment, from its whimsical com-bination of sterling wit afidtruth to nature. Thackeraywas peculiarly at h
. Thackerayana;. 438 THACKER A Original Studies of Halberdiers of the Georgian Era THACKERAY AS AN ILLUSTRATOR. 439 We follow the artists quaint vein of humour and realism fromthe little sketches of chivalry—the heroes of knight-errantry,Crusaders, Saracens, and the more romantic personages—whichamused him in his boyhood,to his spirited studies illustra-tive of the days when DickSteeles Tatlerwas beginningto be talked about as a paperwhich contained a very un-usual amount of entertain-ment, from its whimsical com-bination of sterling wit afidtruth to nature. Thackeraywas peculiarly at home in thetimes of Queen Anne. Wefind his pencil busy reproduc-ing the figures of personages who moved in the world under the
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