Crusoe makes a cage for his parrot, Poll

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Crusoe makes a cage for his parrot, Poll

Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979)

Price

£1,750

Medium

Ink

Dimensions

4 ½ x 7 inches

Illustrated

Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, London: Nonesuch Press, 1968, page 119, heading to chapter X

Exhibited

'The Human Touch: The Art of Edward Ardizzone', Chris Beetles Gallery, London, April-May 2025

'I reposed myself here for a week; to rest and regale myself after my long journey; during which most of the time was taken up in a weighty affair of making a cage for my Poll, who began now to be mare domestic, and to be mighty well acquainted with me.' page 119

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