Category: 1870s

The July 1878 issue of St. Nicholas Magazine included Farny’s sketch for Charles H. Woodman’s true account of how a… read more 1878-07: Farny Sketch for “The Girl Who Saved the General”

In June of 1878, William O Stoddard’s Dab Kinzer: A Story of a Growing Boy began serialization in the St…. read more 1878-06: “Dab Kinzer” Illustration

Launched in 1869, Golden Hours Magazine For Boys and Girls (not to be confused with Golden Hours for Sunday Reading,… read more 1878-01: Golden Hours’ Owldom Illustrations

In September of 1877, the first formal reunion of the Blues and Grays was held in Marietta, Ohio. Invitations went… read more 1877-09: Sketch of Crippled Soldiers Clasping Hands

A July 20, 1877, article on page 8, column 4, in The Cincinnati Enquirer noted that a caricature by Farny… read more 1877-07: Farny’s Caricature of Alfredo Jannotta

The Cincinnati Commercial published on May 18, 1877, a note that Frank Dengler, the same sculptor pictured with Frank Duveneck… read more 1877-05: Frank Dengler’s Bust of Henry Farny

Henry Farny entered his painting, the Coast of Capri, at the 1870 Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. As the excerpt below notes,… read more 1870-10: “Coast of Capri” Painting

On March 25, 1875, Henry Farny sketched “The Hero of the Hour”, a drawing that immortalizes the death of a… read more 1875-03-25: “The Hero of the Hour” Sketch

Henry Farny’s trip to Europe between August 1875 and August 1876 interrupted what had become a steady flow of illustrations… read more 1877-04: “General Peg” — Back to Bread and Butter Work

A September 25th, 1875, advertisement in the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, page 5, announced that D.J. Kenny’s Illustrated Cincinnati was available… read more 1875-09: “Kenny’s Illustrated” Sketches

A month after Henry Farny departed for Europe in August of 1875, along with Frank Duveneck, Frank Dengler, and John… read more 1875-09: “History of England” includes Many Farny Sketches

In late February, 1875, Farny traveled east to NY and Philadelphia. While traveling, The Buffalo Commercial reported that Farny, Thomas… read more 1875-02: “Illustrations for Harvey Readers

The November 09, 1874, issue of the Cincinnati Enquirer posted a front page article about the murder and cremation of… read more 1874-11: Herman Schilling Murder

In 1874 Dr. William Henry Venable and Henry Farny teamed up to create a new textbook, Dramas and Dramatic Scenes,… read more 1874: “Dramas and Dramatic Scenes” Textbook

Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly’s November 7, 1874, issue featured Farny’s “Balloon Wedding” illustration. Wedding nuptials in a balloon, touted by… read more 1874-11-07: “Balloon Wedding” Illustration

These illustrations were photographed from the 1881 (3rd) edition of A School Geography, Ohio Edition, which was part of The… read more 1881: “A School Geography, Ohio Edition #3” Sketches

I’ve not yet determined which Will Noble this is, but Farny decided to poke fun at a Cincinnati cartoonist named… read more 1874-03: Farny’s caricature of fellow cartoonist Will Noble

On June 21, 1874, Farny teamed with reporter/writer Lafcadio Hearn to produce a new magazine. Ye Giglampz, a weekly devoted… read more 1874: “Ye Giglampz”

The Kladderdatsch published more Farny cartoons in the June issue. Kladderadatsch was launched in 1874 and published Sundays, in German…. read more 1874-06: More Farny Cartoons in “Kladderdatsch”

After returning from Vienna in 1873, among the works that Farny completed over the ensuing months included a three-panel Fresco,… read more 1874: Three Panel Artwork & “The Fugitive”