And On His Way Home with His Prey He Met Fairies –
Doesn't the Bird Look Dead
Charles Doyle (1832-1893)
Price
£1,850
Signed
Inscribed with title
Medium
Ink
Dimensions
7 x 9 ¾
inches
Exhibited
'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1837-2011', November 2011 - January 2012, Chris Beetles Gallery, London, no 10
Taken from a sketch book of the 1880s, which is inscribed 'Ida with Mama's love' and dated '11th April 1899' on the inside front cover. Ida was the nickname of Doyle's youngest daughter, Jane Adelaide Rose.