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from Auction House Records.
"Pooh and Piglet walked home thoughtfully together in the golden evening, and for a long time they were silent," illustration for A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh (London: Methuen; New York: E. P. Dutton, 1926)
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Ernest Howard Shepard was born in 1879 in London, the son of an
architect. His maternal grandfather was a water color painter, William
Lee, R.W.S. His family, especially his father, encouraged his artwork
from a very young age. He began drawing as soon as he could even hold a
pencil. He enjoyed drawing many topics, but battle scenes were a
particular favorite. His drawings from the young age of seven and eight
show much detail and sophistication. "These (showing 500 of 11854 characters). |
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