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Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)
A preliminary drawing for The Pirates; and a drawing for The Mantle of Wu
the latter inscribed His virtues written on the walls, pencil and watercolour, one heightened with white, both unframed
15 x 11in.; and a collection of watercolours and drawings including studies from World War I, a view of Malta, a Georgian crescent, a golfer and figure studies, three inscribed and one dated 13.4.57
(a lot)
A preliminary drawing for The Pirates; and a drawing for The Mantle of Wu
the latter inscribed His virtues written on the walls, pencil and watercolour, one heightened with white, both unframed
15 x 11in.; and a collection of watercolours and drawings including studies from World War I, a view of Malta, a Georgian crescent, a golfer and figure studies, three inscribed and one dated 13.4.57
(a lot)
Provenance
The artist's family
Literature
The finished version of The Pirates (Timothy's Wonder) appeared in Punch Almanac with E.V. Knox's verses.