Lot 294: G.H. Jalland (fl.1888-1908)

Tit for Tat; Any excuse better than none; At a horse fair; Most extraordinary
three signed with monogram and dated '90' (lower left) and one signed with monogram and dated '90' (lower right); one signed and inscribed 'tit for tat./Capt. Pullem (having just effected a swap with his friend)/'now look here old man- I'll be straight with you- that horse you've/got from me is a bit of a crib biter'/Friend "Won't mention it old chap you'll find mine to be a... runaway!"/G.H. Jalland' (on the mount); one signed and inscribed 'Any excuse better thanone./Cautious customer "But if he's a young horse as you say./What make his knees bend so?/Dealer (reassuringly) " Ah sir the poor h'annimal 'as been living/in a stable as was too low for 'im- and 'e's 'ad t stoop."/G.H. Jalland.' (on the mount); one signed and inscribed 'At a horse fair/"how guvnor s'ay you'll 'ave 'im for thirty five bob-/you'll not get a sound young 'oss like 'im for less."/G.H. Jalland.' (on the mount); one signed and inscribed 'Most extraordinary/Dismounted Sportsman "Now how the deuce did my hat manage to get up there?"/G.H. Jalland.' (on the mount)
pen and black ink, heightened with touches of white
5 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (15 x 23.5 cm.); and smaller (4)

with The Parker Gallery, London.

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