I have had a lot of interest about yesterday's article (see yesterday's article) on the art of the Reverend yesterday including an email from a good friend of mine, art critic and Fanoire fan, Mr and Mrs Vernon Atrium. Mr and Mrs writes,

"Herewith is a little-known Siphuncle piece, from his 'beard' period, entitled, The Stitching of Nanty Drews."

"Nanty Drews was a 17th-century petty thief and senior member of the Whig party, tragically killed in a nude pogo-stick accident. Naturally, his fellow Whigs decided to eat him in tribute and Siphuncle here shows a fictionalised representation of that meal. Leading the festivities on the far left is Sir John St. John-Saint Johnson-Saint, the Whig Chief Whip and Scissorman. At the back of the observing group are the infamous conjoined twins Hestus and Phaestus McJestus, MPs for Hackney North-By-Northwest and Yeovil Underbelly, respectively. Just in front of them is the MP for Biggleswade SouthMouth, the Rt. Hon. Seckwith-Viral. To his right, the Rt. Hon. Sir Bembridge Sandown-Shanklin, MP for Orkney & Shetland. Leaning over the head of the corpse is the Rt. Hon. Sir Nathan Bathe-Maven, MP for Rotherhithe-To-Hellespont and the notorious Suffolk Cattle Boiler. To his left, with his trademark look of wistfulness, is the King's Own Raven Meddler, Archibald Feathers. The final figure to the extreme right is unknown. It is thought that only Siphuncle himself could see this shadowy figure, whom critics have come to refer to as 'Uncle Olaf'."

Well thank you for that Mr and Mrs Vernon Atrium and better luck next time!