Bessy’s Cove Black & White Described as the ‘Grandfather of

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

He was a warm and humorous soul whose personality poured onto the page or canvas

We had fun framing this stunning chanteuse and settled on an extremely grand eighteenth century portrait frame that used to house a Gainsborough

not an illustration just a beautiful drawing of a young dancer in repose

We are lucky enough to have purchased a large collection from the artist’s estate some years ago so do visit our Spurrier page on the P & H website to learn more about this remarkable artist

Bessy’s Cove Black & White Described as the ‘Grandfather of