Harry Furniss

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Harry Furniss
1854-1925
Little birds are writing ...
India ink on illustration board.
9 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (242 x 157 mm)
Gift of John Hay Whitney.
1983.102:20
Notes: 

One of 25 drawings preparatory for illustrations to Lewis Carroll's "Sylvie and Bruno" and "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded".
Lewis Carroll, "Sylvie and Bruno Concluded", v. 2, p. 371.

Inscription: 

Inscribed on mount, "Little birds are writing/ Interesting books/ To be read by cooks:/ Read I said, not roasted/ Letterpress when toasted/ Loses its good looks".

Provenance: 
John Hay Whitney, New York.
Associated names: 

Whitney, John Hay, former owner.
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Sylvie and Bruno concluded.

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