Bernard J. Partridge

This guy was a cartoonist at *Punch* magazine for decades, drawing sharp little political satires in the margins while the real world exploded around him. Late at night, he’d switch hats and sketch theatrical scenes in charcoal—actors caught mid-gesture, their faces half-lit in the gaslight. Look up his *H Beard Print Collection*: it’s a hundred backstage miniatures, like postage stamps of Victorian divas and clowns. Tap one and you’ll find a face that’s laughing and crying at the same time.