Now We are Six
Drawing
01.12.1926-31.03.1927 (made)
01.12.1926-31.03.1927 (made)
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Pencil illustration for 'Now We are Six', once bound in a sketchbook of 67 sheets but now individually mounted. Many signed 'EHS', 'E.H. Shepard', or Ernest H. Shepard, and inscribed with titles, notes and numbers.
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Sketch of a tree for the poem 'The Morning Walk' in Now We Are Six, pencil drawing by E. H. Shepard, 1927 |
| Physical description | Pencil illustration for 'Now We are Six', once bound in a sketchbook of 67 sheets but now individually mounted. Many signed 'EHS', 'E.H. Shepard', or Ernest H. Shepard, and inscribed with titles, notes and numbers. |
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| Gallery label | Display 'Into the Woods: Trees in Illustration'; Gallery 102; June 2017 to the end of January 2018
Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976)
Sketch of a tree for the poem 'The Morning Walk' from 'Now We Are Six' by A. A. Milne
1927
The book of thirty-five children's verses was first published in 1927, the year after 'Winnie-the-Pooh' and the year before 'House at Pooh Corner'. This study for the poem 'The Morning Walk' shows how Shepard used his drawings of trees as backgrounds in his illustrations. This example may be an elm tree in a London park.
Pencil
Given by Mrs Norah Shepard
Museum no. E.761-1973(2017) |
| Credit line | Gift of E.H. Shepard |
| Bibliographic reference | E.521 to E.792-1973 are a catalogue of folios containing 271 sheets of sketches for illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard. These are comprised of the following titles, written by A. A. Milne, published by Methuen and illustrated by the artist.
When We Were Very Young
Winnie-the-Pooh
Now We are Six
The House at Pooh Corner
They were initially lent by the artist to the museum for the travelling exhibition 'Winnie-the-Pooh' in 1969-70 and were afterwards given to the museum by Mrs Norah Shepard on behalf of her husband. Also included in the gift were 25 proofs of illustrations, 9 letters and 4 manuscripts by the artist, A. A. Milne, and others. At the same time Mrs Shepard gave a further 9 sheets of illustrations to works by A. A. Milne (E.833 to E.841-1973) and 87 sheets of topographical and other drawings from sketchbooks by the artist (E.1826 to E.1912-1973). |
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| Accession number | E.761-1973 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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