Reclining Study (no.2) in Ochre Black & White Described as the ‘Grandfather of

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

Rather than the expected gem-like miniatures this is a broad brush

There is a snake coiled around the edge of the table that’s moving across the table and onto her sleeve

and the priceless ‘seen it all before’ amused expres sion on the maid’s face

In 1971 she was bought for the Philadelphia Maritime Museum and serves as a sail-training and good-will ship

Reclining Study (no.2) in Ochre Black & White Described as the ‘Grandfather of