Phiz

The reason is possibly that the artists are not in perfect sympathy or intelligence with the story; they do not know every turning, corner and cranny of it, as did "Phiz" -- and indeed as did everyone else living at that time; they were not inspired, above all, by its author.

Pickwickian Manners and Customs Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

Mr. Hablot K. Browne, better known as Phiz, was an artist of a departed school to whom we all owe a great deal of amusement.

Lost Leaders Andrew Lang 1878

The Nicholas Nickleby stamp will be part of a special miniature sheet of four stamps of illustrations by Hablot Knight Browne, known as Phiz, who illustrated 10 books by the author.

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012

He was replaced by Hablot Knight Browne ( "Phiz"), and sales of The Pickwick Papers, which had been sluggish at first, suddenly took off on the wings of Dickens's comic genius.

Dickens Our Contemporary 2002

He was replaced by Hablot Knight Browne ( "Phiz"), and sales of The Pickwick Papers, which had been sluggish at first, suddenly took off on the wings of Dickens's comic genius.

Dickens Our Contemporary 2002

The last recruit of the year was "Phiz '" young son, Walter Browne, who, through his father's influence with Mark Lemon, was allowed to contribute a few drawings, the first of which appeared on p. 148, Vol. LV., and the last on November 20th, 1875.

The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

In 1836, when he was but nineteen years of age, he had made a bid for the unhappy Seymour's vacant place as Charles Dickens 'illustrator; but he had been already forestalled by "Phiz," and Leech was perforce rejected, as Thackeray had been refused before him, and Buss dismissed.

The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

Yet, like his great rival "Phiz," who rode with the Surrey hounds, he loved the cover-side; but as time went on, and youthful ardour cooled, he would rather attend the meet than follow in the chase.

The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann

At the sale of the original drawings executed by 'Phiz' for _Martin Chuzzlewit_ this frontispiece, which is an epitome of the salient characters and scenes in the novel, was sold for £35.

Charles Dickens and Music James T. Lightwood

Browne ( "Phiz"), Hablôt Knight, and the origin of _Punch_, 19; his design for the cover, 41, 42, 451;

The History of "Punch" M. H. Spielmann