Original Cartoon by Thomas Worth
Original cartoon: “Consolation for the Sick / Both Kinds”, ink on paper, signed “Tho Worth/N.Y./1879”.
New York: 1879.
Price: $750.00
About the item
Worth, Thomas. The caption, under two contrasting bedside scenes: “Mr. Croaker-friend of the sick man-tells him he thinks he don't look near so well as he did & advises him to be in time in case he wants anything done as he will take a melancholy pleasure in aiding him. Mr. Merryweather-also a friend-full of animal spirits, great joker, reads humorous stories, makes facetious remarks, compliments sick friend on his looks, makes him laugh, etc, etc.”. 1 vols. 7 x 10 inches. Original Cartoon by Thomas Worth. Near fine. Peters, Currier & Ives, I, p. 70 et seq.
Item #43428
Thomas Worth (1834- 1917), “Uncle Tommy” as he was known to all his acquaintances and friends, sold his first comic sketch to Nathaniel Currier in 1855; he was to become one of the most popular of Currier & Ives's artists. He specialized in comic and caricature work--one of his “Darktown Comics” lithographs sold 73,000 copies--but also did racing and sporting scenes, as well as other subjects. In addition, he illustrated Dickens's Old Curiosity Shop, and contributed to "Judge” and other periodicals. He was a careful craftsman, often revising his work until he had achieved the best possible effect, and was noted for his enormous personal charm.
