Lot Essay
The Grossmith brothers were the authors of the comic novel A Diary of a Nobody first published in 1894.
Details
Sir Leslie Matthew Ward 'Spy' (1851-1922)
George Grossmith or Weedon Grossmith
signed: "Spy"; pencil and bodycolour
19¾ x 13in. (50 x 33cm.)
George Grossmith or Weedon Grossmith
signed: "Spy"; pencil and bodycolour
19¾ x 13in. (50 x 33cm.)
Literature
Vanity Fair published illustrations of both the Grossmith brothers; one of George entitled: "The Pinafore" published on the 21st January 1888 (No. 393), and the other of Weedon entitled: "The Duffen" on the 16th November 1905 (No. 990).