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Lot 109: Illustration to John Milton's poem At a Vacation Exercise

Est: £3,000 GBP - £5,000 GBP
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 19, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947)
Illustration to John Milton's poem At a Vacation Exercise
signed and dated 'S. Meteyard. 13' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Good luck befriend thee son, for at/Thy birth/The fairy ladies danced upon/The hearth' (on a label attached to the backing)
pencil, blue ink and watercolour heightened with white, with scratching out
11 x 7½ in. (28 x 19 cm.)

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Birmingham, Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, Masterly Art , 1986.

Auction Details

Children's & Illustrated Books & Original Illustrations

by
Christie's
December 19, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK