The Resume

(September 27, 1792-February 1, 1878)
Illustrated several works of Charles Dickens, including 'Oliver Twist (1838)'

Why he might be annoying:

He couldn't draw pretty girls, dogs or horses.
One critic wrote: 'A large proportion of his work is astonishingly bad, and reveals a perfectly astounding lack of technical skill in a professional artist.'
He was a drunk.
When he finally quit drinking, he became a fanatical teetotaler, which annoyed Dickens.
After Dickens died, he claimed he wrote 'Oliver Twist' himself (which is a crock).
He spent years working on a painting so huge that it can't be displayed anywhere.

Why he might not be annoying:

His drawings were witty and satirical.
They are famous for capturing the feel of Dickens' time.
He was a talented actor as well as an artist.
He managed to conquer his alcoholism.
Behind his back, Dickens told people he was insane.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• Cartoonists
• Eminent Victorians
• I'm Buried at Kensal Green Cemetery [London]
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Mutton Chops
• Painters
• Profiles 13001-13250 (Ranked: 13169)
• Satirists and Wits
• Teetotalers
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 4]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 55 Votes: 69.09% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 96 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 166 Votes: 60.84% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 27 Votes: 59.26% Annoying