Saturday, November 19, 2022

Toad


The Guardian reports "Recently discovered Wind in the Willows illustration to be sold at auction":
An original illustration from The Wind in the Willows, which was recently discovered hanging in a country house, is to be sold at auction.

The pencil and ink drawing is by EH Shepard, who illustrated Kenneth Grahame’s classic and Winnie-the-Pooh. Titled "Swaggering Down the Steps," it shows Mr Toad coming down the steps of Toad Hall clad in motoring attire to be greeted by Ratty, Badger and Mole. ....

Shepard was asked to illustrate The Wind in the Willows in 1931 by Grahame. By then, he had already provided drawings for Punch magazine and Winnie-the-Pooh. It was the author of the latter, AA Milne, who introduced Grahame and Shepard. ....
"Recently discovered Wind in the Willows illustration to be sold at auction," The Guardian, Nov. 18, 2022.

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