EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very large fish'
inscribed 'There was an old person whose wish/ Was to swallow a very large fish -/ So he asked his 7 daughters/ To cut it in quarters,/ And boil it for tea in a dish.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, partial watermark '...37'
4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)
EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very large fish'
inscribed 'There was an old person whose wish/ Was to swallow a very large fish -/ So he asked his 7 daughters/ To cut it in quarters,/ And boil it for tea in a dish.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, partial watermark '...37'
4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)
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