"You be very careful of Widders"

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Lionel Dalhousie Robertson Edwards, R.I., R.C.A. (1878-1966)
"You be very careful of Widders"
signed with initials 'L.E.' (on the carriage door), and inscribed "You be very careful of Widders" (on the reverse)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
9¼ x 14½ in. (23.5 x 36.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

In the present work, Lionel Edwards is humourously referencing Mr Wellers advice to Sammy, in his classic 'The Pickwick Papers', p. 296:

"Take example by your father, my boy, and be very careful o' widders all your life, specially if they've kept a public-house."

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