Here we go round the Mulberry Bush

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Here we go round the Mulberry Bush

After Margaret Tarrant

Price

£550

Medium

Ink, watercolour and bodycolour

Dimensions

6 ¾ x 5 ½ inches

Illustrated

Similar to Margaret Tarrant, Nursery Rhymes, London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1916, page 267 [published in colour]

Exhibited

'The Illustrators: The British Art of Illustration 1807-2026' Chris Beetles Gallery, London, November 2026-January 2027, no 29

This illustration from Margaret Tarrant's Nursery Rhymes was republished many times in different formats over the next 80 years. it is likely that this monochrome version, adapted from the original colour version, was for a later publication, possibly by a publisher's in-house artist. Due to the costs and limited supplies of paper and ink during both world wars, it is possible it was for one published during either of the wars, research is ongoing.

Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go 'round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning