MITFORD, Mary Russell.

£1,175 · Offered by Peter Harrington · No longer available

I and my white greyhound set out for a walk. The original illustration, signed by the artist, for one of the character sketches in Mary Russell Mitford's "Our Village", which comprised a series of sketches of country life. Brock's illustrations form part of the "Series of English Idylls" published by J. M. Dent & Co. The scene depicted shows the opening of chapter 2, with the narrator and her dog Mayflower setting out for a walk through the snow.

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