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Sambourne self portrait, 19 July 1894
Linley Sambourne's diary entry, Thursday 19 July 1894:
Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. At 8.10 rode in Park on Cob. Talk to old Mr Smith etc. Out & back. Breakfast. After gave up going on with Illustrated News drawing. Skemed cartoon. Otley round at 1.30. Photod him & self for drawing of Paris (Rosebery) & Apple of Discord. Developed them etc. Rested very tired for 1 hour & after at 4.30 began small drawing of Gladstone saying farewell to Midlothian. At 7.15 dressed & drove in cab to Savoy Restaurant. Dined with Ayala & little Froggie. Met Mr Lockett, Tanqueray, Tresham Gilbey etc. Very good dinner & extraordinarily good wild duck. Left at 11.10 & went to Empire Theatre. Very dull. Out 12.40 & home by cab from Piccadilly. No one there. (Red ink: Good dinner with Farnau de Ayala at the Savoy Restaurant.)
Sambourne self portrait, 19 July 1894
Linley Sambourne's diary entry, Thursday 19 July 1894:
Stafford Terrace. Up at 7.30. At 8.10 rode in Park on Cob. Talk to old Mr Smith etc. Out & back. Breakfast. After gave up going on with Illustrated News drawing. Skemed cartoon. Otley round at 1.30. Photod him & self for drawing of Paris (Rosebery) & Apple of Discord. Developed them etc. Rested very tired for 1 hour & after at 4.30 began small drawing of Gladstone saying farewell to Midlothian. At 7.15 dressed & drove in cab to Savoy Restaurant. Dined with Ayala & little Froggie. Met Mr Lockett, Tanqueray, Tresham Gilbey etc. Very good dinner & extraordinarily good wild duck. Left at 11.10 & went to Empire Theatre. Very dull. Out 12.40 & home by cab from Piccadilly. No one there. (Red ink: Good dinner with Farnau de Ayala at the Savoy Restaurant.)