Youngster (who has just got a penny to spend): Ow much is them grapes Mister? Shopkeeper (amused): They are four shillings and sixpence a pound, my lad. Youngster: Well, then, give us a 'aporth o' carrots. I'm a demon for fruit

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Youngster (who has just got a penny to spend): Ow much is them grapes Mister? Shopkeeper (amused): They are four shillings and sixpence a pound, my lad. Youngster: Well, then, give us a 'aporth o' carrots. I'm a demon for fruit

Phil May (1864-1903)

Price

£1,450

Signed

Signed and dated '95
Signed and inscribed with title on the reverse

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

8 x 5 ½ inches

Illustrated

Punch, 1 June 1895, page 255

Literature

David Cuppleditch, Phil May the Artist & His Wit, London: Fortune Press, 1981, page 115

Exhibited

Fine Art Society, Edinburgh, June 1965, no 33;
'The Art of Leaving Out – Phil May', Cartoon Art Trust, London, August 2003;
'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1791-2024', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2024-January 2025, no 30

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