Floating like foam upon the ocean,
Where thou, amphibian Fabian, lean and damp,
Uncowed by crabs or cramp,
Swimmest upon thy back, to keep the world's devotion!
Anna Zinkeisen (1901-1976)
Price
£450
Medium
Pen and ink
Dimensions
7 ¼ x 8 ¾ inches
Provenance
The Dent Archive Sale, Sothebys, 10 June 1988
Illustrated
Herbert Farjeon, Nine Sharp and Earlier, London: J M Dent and Sons, 1938, Page 96, 'To G B S'
Exhibited
'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1780-1993', Chris Beetles Gallery, 1993, No 258