EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
Lot 123 NONSENSE DRAWINGS BY EDWARD LEAR, FROM THE COLLECTION OF NINA R. AND ARTHUR A. HOUGHTON, JR. (LOTS 121-129)

EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)

'There was an old man of the Rhine, who thought it was going to be fine'

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EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
'There was an old man of the Rhine, who thought it was going to be fine'
inscribed 'There was an old man of the Rhine, who thought it was going to be fine,/ So he walked for six hours through wind and through showers/ that resolute man of the Rhine.' (upper centre)
pen and brown ink, partial watermark '...37'
4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)