Art

The original illustration, signed by the artist, for one of the pastoral scenes 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 child Lizzy in a bold encounter with some cows. Original pen-and-ink watercolour illustration (404 x 286 mm), in a wash-line mount. Margins somewhat marked and toned. In very good condition.