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'''Henry William Bunbury''' ([[1750]] - [[1811]]), was an [[England|English]] [[caricaturist]].
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|birth_place = Manor House, [[Mildenhall, Suffolk]], England<ref name=odnb/>
|death_date = {{death date and age|1811|5|7|1750|7|1|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Keswick, Cumbria]], England<ref name=odnb/>
|education = [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]]
|notable_works = {{ubl|''La cuisine de la poste''|''A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath''<ref name=odnb/>}}
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|spouse=Catherine Horneck
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The second son of [[Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet]], of [[Mildenhall, Suffolk]], he came of an old [[Normans | Norman]] family. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]], and soon showed a talent for drawing, especially for humorous subjects.
'''Henry William Bunbury''' (1 July 1750 – 7 May 1811)<ref name=odnb>{{cite odnb|id=3937|title=Bunbury, Henry William}}</ref> was an English [[caricaturist]]. The second son of Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet (see [[Bunbury baronets]]), of [[Mildenhall, Suffolk]], he came of an old [[Normans|Norman]] family. He was educated at [[Westminster School]] and [[St Catharine's College, Cambridge]], and soon showed a talent for drawing, especially for humorous subjects.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Bunbury, Henry William|volume=4|pages=796–797}}</ref><ref>{{acad|id=BNBY768HW|name=Bunbury, Henry <nowiki>[William]</nowiki>}}</ref> He temporarily left [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] to embark on a [[Grand Tour|tour of Europe]], during which time he may have studied in [[Rome]]; he returned to school in 1771 but is not known to have completed a degree.<ref name="odnb" /> His European travels inspired a series of caricatures mocking foreigners, notably his ''La Cuisine de la Poste'', exhibited at the [[Royal Academy]] in 1770.<ref name="odnb" />


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His more serious efforts were no great success, but his caricatures are as famous as those of his contemporaries [[Thomas Rowlandson]] and [[James Gillray]], good examples being his ''A Long Story'' (1782), ''Country Club'' (1788), and ''Barber's Shop'' (1803). Most of his caricatures are described in detail in the [[Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum]]. He was a popular character, and the friend of most of the notabilities of his day, whom he never offended by attempting political satire; his easy circumstances and social position (he was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel of the [[West Suffolk Militia]] on 26 August 1788,<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13022/page/425 ''London Gazette'', 6 September 1788.]</ref> and was appointed [[equerry]] to the [[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany|Duke of York and Albany]] in 1787) allowed him the leisure to practise his talents.<ref name="EB1911"/>
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[[Image:1803 0421 barber 300.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''A Barber's Shop'', copperplate engraving, April 21, 1803]]
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His more serious efforts were no great success, but his caricatures are as famous as those of his contemporaries [[Thomas Rowlandson]] and [[James Gillray]], good examples being his ''Country Club'' ([[1788]]), ''Barber's Shop'' ([[1803]]) and ''A Long Story''([[1782]]). He was a popular character, and the friend of most of the notabilities of his day, whom he never offended by attempting political satire; his easy circumstances and social position (he was colonel of the [[West Suffolk Militia]], and was appointed [[equerry]] to the [[Duke of York]] in [[1787]]) allowed him leisure to practise his talents.


The ''[[Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]]'' describes his ''A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath'' as the most successful of his lifetime, using an "innovative story-telling" format that is considered a forerunner to the [[comic strip]].<ref name="odnb" /> His caricatures were regularly reissued, even as he turned his attention to other subjects: he finished half of a commissioned set of 48 drawings of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespearean]] works before abandoning the series in 1796, and after the death of his wife and eldest son he took up oil painting.<ref name="odnb" />
His son succeeded to the [[baronetcy]] as Sir [[Henry Edward Bunbury]].


In August 1771 he married Catherine,<ref name="odnb" /> eldest daughter of [[Kane William Horneck]] (an officer in the [[Royal Engineers]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hannah Horneck (Née Triggs) - National Portrait Gallery |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw37239/Hannah-Horneck-ne-Mangles}}</ref> and his wife Hannah Muggles. Bunbury and Catherine's second son [[Sir Henry Bunbury, 7th Baronet|Henry Bunbury]] succeeded to the [[baronetcy]].<ref name="odnb" />
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==External links==


== Gallery ==
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*[http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp00634&role=art National Portrait Gallery: Henry William Bunbury]
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*[http://www.heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/bunbury.htm Original Antique Prints and Engravings by ... Henry William Bunbury]
File:Henry Bunbury - A Soiree - B1986.29.334 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg|alt=|''A Soiree'', watercolor, pen and black ink on medium, cream wove paper, [[Yale Center for British Art]]
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*[http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/paintings-prints.cfm Bunbury prints within the collection of St. Edmundsbury Heritage Service]
File:Henry Bunbury - The Battle of the Cataplasm - B1977.14.11192 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg|alt=|''The Battle of the Cataplasm'', hand-colored etching on cream wove paper, Yale Center of British Art
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File:Dick and Smith seize Chatham (Bunbury).jpg|alt=|''A Barber's Shop'', copperplate engraving, 1803
File:A barbers shop in assize time by Henry William Bunbury.jpg|alt=|''A Barbers Shop in Assize Time'', hand-coloured etching and [[Stippling|stipple]] engraving, 1818, [[National Portrait Gallery, London]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
*{{1911}}
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*[http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp00634&role=art National Portrait Gallery: Henry William Bunbury]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070429023915/http://heatons-of-tisbury.co.uk/bunbury.htm Original Antique Prints and Engravings by ... Henry William Bunbury]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170629115616/http://www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk/sebc/visit/paintings-prints.cfm Bunbury prints within the collection of St. Edmundsbury Heritage Service]
*[https://osucartoons.pastperfectonline.com/vocabulary?keyword=Bunbury%2C+Henry+William%2C+1750-1811&letter=B&searchtype=creator&showsearch=true Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database]


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Latest revision as of 18:08, 2 February 2024

Henry Bunbury
Born(1750-07-01)1 July 1750
Manor House, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England[1]
Died7 May 1811(1811-05-07) (aged 60)
Keswick, Cumbria, England[1]
EducationSt Catharine's College, Cambridge
Notable work
  • La cuisine de la poste
  • A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath[1]
Stylecaricature
SpouseCatherine Horneck
Children2, including Henry
RelativesBunbury baronets

Henry William Bunbury (1 July 1750 – 7 May 1811)[1] was an English caricaturist. The second son of Sir William Bunbury, 5th Baronet (see Bunbury baronets), of Mildenhall, Suffolk, he came of an old Norman family. He was educated at Westminster School and St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and soon showed a talent for drawing, especially for humorous subjects.[2][3] He temporarily left Cambridge to embark on a tour of Europe, during which time he may have studied in Rome; he returned to school in 1771 but is not known to have completed a degree.[1] His European travels inspired a series of caricatures mocking foreigners, notably his La Cuisine de la Poste, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1770.[1]

His more serious efforts were no great success, but his caricatures are as famous as those of his contemporaries Thomas Rowlandson and James Gillray, good examples being his A Long Story (1782), Country Club (1788), and Barber's Shop (1803). Most of his caricatures are described in detail in the Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. He was a popular character, and the friend of most of the notabilities of his day, whom he never offended by attempting political satire; his easy circumstances and social position (he was commissioned as lieutenant-colonel of the West Suffolk Militia on 26 August 1788,[4] and was appointed equerry to the Duke of York and Albany in 1787) allowed him the leisure to practise his talents.[2]

The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography describes his A Long Minuet as Danced at Bath as the most successful of his lifetime, using an "innovative story-telling" format that is considered a forerunner to the comic strip.[1] His caricatures were regularly reissued, even as he turned his attention to other subjects: he finished half of a commissioned set of 48 drawings of Shakespearean works before abandoning the series in 1796, and after the death of his wife and eldest son he took up oil painting.[1]

In August 1771 he married Catherine,[1] eldest daughter of Kane William Horneck (an officer in the Royal Engineers)[5] and his wife Hannah Muggles. Bunbury and Catherine's second son Henry Bunbury succeeded to the baronetcy.[1]

Gallery[edit]

  • A Soiree, watercolor, pen and black ink on medium, cream wove paper, Yale Center for British Art
  • The Battle of the Cataplasm, hand-colored etching on cream wove paper, Yale Center of British Art
  • A Barber's Shop, copperplate engraving, 1803
  • A Barbers Shop in Assize Time, hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, 1818, National Portrait Gallery, London

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Bunbury, Henry William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3937. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bunbury, Henry William". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 796–797.
  3. ^ "Bunbury, Henry [William] (BNBY768HW)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ London Gazette, 6 September 1788.
  5. ^ "Hannah Horneck (Née Triggs) - National Portrait Gallery".

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