Kate Greenaway Lithograph Book Illustration with Poem "Tommy"

Item Details

In Plate

A lithograph on paper of a book illustration of Tommy by Kate Greenaway (English, 1846 – 1901) . This work depicts a child standing in the front yard watching over a hen and baby chicks, beneath the image is a poem that reads ‘It was Tommy who said, ’The sweet spring-time is come; I see the birds flit, And I hear the bees hum. Oho! Mr. Lark, Up aloft in the sky, Now, which is the happiest, Is it you, sir, or I?’ The piece is monogrammed in plate to the lower left. It is presented in a wood frame with a wire to the verso ready to hang.

Condition

- light toning to print; minor wear to frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 6.0" W x 8.0" H.

Item #

17CHA026-075