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SIGNED
WATERCOLOUR AND PENCIL ON TINTED PAPER
7 1/2 X 12 INCHES
ILLUSTRATED: VANITY FAIR, 20 AUGUST 1887, STATESMEN NO 526, 'YORK'
EXHIBITED: THE ILLUSTRATORS
THE BRITISH ART OF ILLUSTRATION 1870-2009, NO 55
Mr Frank Lockwood
Frank Lockwood (1846-1897) was a famous lawyer and Liberal MP for York in the period 1885-97. Having been called to the bar in 1872, he went on to become Solicitor-General in Lord Rosebery’s ministry for the year 1894-95, and was knighted at the same time. A talented amateur artist, he published The Frank Lockwood Sketch-Book in 1898.