Category: 1870s

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”