There was an old woman
Who lived in a shoe,
She had so many children
She didn't know what to do!
She gave them some broth
Without any bread –
She whipped them all around –
And put them to bed!
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
Price
£55,000
Signed
Inscribed with title Three images measuring 4 x 6 1/2, 4 x 6 1/2, and 4 x 5 1/2 inches
Medium
Pen ink and watercolour
Exhibited
'The Long Nineteenth Century: Treasures and Pleasures', Chris Beetles Gallery, March-April 2014, No 161; 'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1894-2020', Chris Beetles Gallery, November 2020-January 2021, No 4