| Level | Item |
| Ref No | EGM/3/5 |
| Title | Ink illustration on board: Stoats dropping a stone from a bridge onto Toad's boat |
| Date | 1931 |
| Extent | 1 mounted illustration |
| Name of Creator | Shepard; E H |
| Description | A black and white ink drawing signed by E H Shepard, from page 276 of Grahame, K (1931) 'The Wind in the Willows' London: Methuen. It is annotated for publication.
There is an inscription on reverse by E H Shepard:
'Illustration to "Wind in the Willows". Framed £7.7.0.
E H Shepard
Long Meadow
Longdown
Guildford' |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | EGM/4/89 |
| Physical Description | Portrait orientation.
Overthrow window mount cut from 100% cotton museum board in Silver-Grey, hinged at the long edge with linen tape with rounded corners.
A ‘well’ was made for the artwork within museum board to accommodate the thickness of the drawing boards within the overthrow mount.
The artwork was positioned within the mount and hinged to the backboards using Japanese paper T-hinges. |
| Copyright | Digital copying and photography is not permitted |
| Format | Artwork |
| Exhibitions | Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris: "Les drôles de petites bêtes d’Antoon Krings" exhibition, 11 April to 8 September 2019. |