Oak in Late Autumn sold London Docks were the heart

London Docks were the heart of the capital pumping goods and people to and from the Empire and the view of that stretch of the river leading up to Tower Bridge would have been familiar to all Londoners

he told me that one of the most important reasons for his visit to Portugal was to see

Purchased from the lovely Kay Michie in 1994

Where Hitler’s bombers had failed progress triumphed

Described as the ‘Grandfather of British illustration’ (thank you Chris Beetles) his economy of line was said to have modernised his trade and certainly influenced the next generation of cartoonists from Frank Reynolds to David Low

Oak in Late Autumn sold London Docks were the heart