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This
caricature silhouette of
Edgar Allan
Poe, by Felix Octavius Carr Darley (June 23, 1822 - March
27,
1888), was published in Holden's Dollar Magazine, January 3,
1849.
It accompanied the following verses:
With tomahawk upraised for deadly blow,
Behold our literary Mohawk, Poe!
Sworn tyrant he o'er all who sin in verse--
His own the standard, damns he all that's worse;
And surely not for this shall he be blamed--
For worse than his deserves that it be damned!
Darley also designed and executed the two woodcut illustrations for the
first printing of Poe's "The Gold-Bug" in the Philadelphia Dollar
Newspaper
for June 21, 1843. Darley had been Poe's choice for providing artwork
for
his proposed magazine The Stylus. On January 31, 1843, a
contract
to this effect was written by Poe and signed by Darley, Poe and Thomas
C. Clarke. For each design, Darley was to receive $7. When Poe's plans
failed to materialize, the contract was effectively voided. (The
contract
is quoted in The Poe Log, pp. 395-396). Darley managed to
overcome
this minor setback, enjoying a very successful career. |
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