Twas long before the customers

'Twas long before the customers

Charles Edmund Brock

1898

Photomechanical reproduction of pen and ink drawing

4½ x 3 inches

Illustration in The Diverting History of John Gilpin, facing 22.

A fine example of Brock’s draughtsmanship in which he combines highly nuanced drawing of facial expressions with a brilliant realization of textures and patterns.

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