Chris Beetles Gallery

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Old Mother Hubbard

Frank Hampson (1918-1985)

Price

SOLD

Medium

Acrylic on card

Dimensions

8 x 5 ¼ inches

Illustrated

A Second Ladybird Book of Nursery Rhymes, Loughborough: Ladybird Books Limited, 1966, page 46

Exhibited

'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1791-2024', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2024-January 2025, no 153

In 1964 Ladybird Books commissioned Frank Hampson to illustrate The Stories of Our Christmas Customs. He was then asked to complete the illustrations for nine further titles including the three Nursery Rhymes books. Although of widely different subjects these illustrations exhibit the same attention to detail and accuracy that are evident in his 'Dan Dare' work for Eagle magazine.