BROCK, (H.M.).

An original pen and ink drawing by Brock, finished in water colour wash, on brown paper, signed by the artist. Depicting a batsman in front of his stumps, looking behind as he is caught at slip, with the wicketkeeper watching on.
(c.1910).
Size 24cms x 24.5cms. Preserved in cut mount. Framed.
Brock (1875-1960) was a book illustrator and a principal contributor to C.B. Fry's Magazine and The Chums Annual. He illustrated a large number of school stories for boys, including thirteen serials in The Captain. He became a member of the The Royal Institute of Painters in 1906. See Kelly: The Brocks. A Family of Cambridge Artists and Illustrators. 1975.
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