Charles Keane

1823 to 1891

Apprenticed to a wood engraver from 1842 to 1847, Keene worked for Punch from 1851 to 1890. His illustrations often depicted generalised and satirised characters from contemporary Victorian society; his authentic style, lacking in contemporary cliches, was praised by Sickert . From 1863, he was an early member of the Arts Club in Mayfair.