Max Beerbohm, self-caricature, 1897
Max and his subjects thought highly of themselves. They were overeducated, probably, certainly given to self-indulgence, and some of a mysterious, if not blatant, sexual orientation. Max did marry twice but his peers had their doubts. Both his wives were German Jews, yet Max insisted that he was not Jewish. He lived in Rapallo from 1910 to 1956 but never bothered to learn Italian, was cremated in nearby Genoa and his ashes laid to rest in St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
For an overview of his life and career, click on this link. (Much as I would like to enlighten you further, I'm afraid I might miss something of interest to you.)
The following are only a few of the clever caricatures found in Max Beerbohm Caricatures by N. John Hall and published in 1997 by the Yale University Press, ISBN 978030007214. ABE Books lists this title new from $41.27 and used at $18.45 -- three available from Midtown Scholar bookshop in Harrisburg PA
The dust jacket cover of Max Beerbohm Caricatures reproduced along with the following caricatures © N. John Hall and the Yale University Press.
Oscar Wilde, 1894
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Inscription by MB reads:
Mr. Rudyard Kipling takes a blooming' day aht, on the Blasted 'Eath, along with Brittania, 'is girl, 1904
Henry James, 1904
Magnetic, he has the power to infect almost everyone with the delight he take in himself -- MB
Mark Twain, 1908
Winston Churchill, 1910
Theodore Roosevelt, 1912
Past President of the United States and Permanent Prince of Bores -- MB
Mr Thomas Hardy composing a lyric, -- MB, 1913
Mr Joseph Conrad, some where in the Pacific -- MB, 1920
Mr H.G. Wells foreseeing things -- MB, 1931
Rossetti's Courtship --Chatham Place, 1850-1860 -- MB, 1916
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