Browse Items (29 total)

A pencil sketch of a fairy holding a wand.

Three men launching a dinghy.

Four sketches of men's heads with the comment 'Unnatural drawings'.
A watercolour painting of daffodils.

The sketch of the hand has the comment 'Why not finish it?' and '9/10 Feb 1912'
The watercolour painting has three books, one standing and two lying down.

The sketch is captioned 'Tedious as a twice told tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man. King John Act III Sc 4'. It is signed 'Billing'. There is a comment 'Good Work'.

The man on the left is wearing a suit and carrying a hat. It is annotated 'Shakespeare Illustrated. "The glass of fashion and the mould of form" Hamlet Act 3 Sc1 '
The man on the right is carrying a parcel and standing at the door of a pawnbroker.…

Two sketches from an album.
#1 is a Spitfire attacking a German fighter. It is annotated 'Sept 1940 Down crashed the Hun. A riot of blazing ruin'.
#2 is a sketch of a water filled glass and decanter. Grey colour has been added with a pink border.…

Sketches of two gulls. The first is white chalk on a black background and the second has been coloured with colours on the black background.
It has been assessed as 'Good'.

A coloured painting of a dandelion with sketches of constituent parts.
Assessed as 'Good'.

A sketch of a daisy with a coloured painting of a dandelion.
There is a comment 'Why not shade your effort?'.

Sketches of a soldier, weapons, shield and a castle.
Assessed as 'Good'.

A painting of a fishing boat casting nets. In the distance is a small harbour. Dated Sept 11 and assessed 'Better wash'.

A sketch of two sailing boats and three windmills. It is annotated 'A River Scene [indecipherable]' There is a comment 'Good Pen Work'.

A watercolour painting of a sailing yacht. 'Sept '11.
There is a comment 'Your paintings would look better in a frame.'

A sketch of a distant church with a path leading up to it.
It has the comment 'Well?' added.

A cartoon sketch of a charwoman leaning on a mop. It has been assessed 'Good pen work'.

A sketch of a small building with a tower.

A sketch of a roller that has been left at the edge of a field.

A water colour painting of two yachts. It has the comment 'Rather patchy - but good ideas'.

A painting of a church and three or four houses. Underneath is handwritten -
'Billing
Good Why don't you finish your efforts?
You tell me!
How should I know!'

A row of six people, two elderly and four children. Life has been circled and a comment 'Is it?' added.
It is annotated by the artist '[indecipherable] "We're a rare old-fair old-[indecipherable] crew" '.
In red is annotated 'C+ 21/2/11'.

A sketch of two men standing in the rain with sandwich boards. One is advertising the comedy play 'The Gay Lord Quex' and the other states 'One of the best'. Underneath is 'Convincing'.
There is a comment 'Original or Copy?'

A coloured sketch of an apple, orange and other fruit on a plate.

A sketch of a piece of cake and an empty cup and saucer.

A coloured sketch of a pipe and an open box of matches.