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Rare ‘The Wind In The Willows’ Drawing Of Mr. Toad’s Prison Escape Set To Fetch Over $25,000 At Auction
The original drawing shows Mr. Toad escaping from prison by Ernest Howard Shepard. FORUM AUCTIONS VIA SWNS “> An original drawing from “The Wind in the Willows” showing Mr. Toad escaping from prison – described as…
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About Ernest Howard Shepard
Ernest Howard Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and Winnie-the-Pooh.
Everything about Ernest Howard Shepard →- Occupation
- illustrator, painter, caricaturist, draftsperson
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- December 10, 1879
- Died
- March 24, 1976
- Website
- https://www.ehshepard.com/