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Now We are Six

Drawing
01.12.1926-31.03.1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleNow We are Six (series title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil drawing
Brief description
Pencil illustration by Ernest Howard Shepard for 'Now We are Six', once bound in a sketchbook of 67 sheets but now individually mounted. Great Britain, 1926-7.
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.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 53.5cm
  • Mount width: 38cm
  • Size of original sketchbook covers height: 35.5cm
  • Size of original sketchbook covers width: 23cm
  • Sheet height: 35.7cm (Note: E.734-1973 to E.737-1973 were on the same sheet of the sketchbook, but have been cut into separate drawings. The measurements are for the complete sheet.)
  • Sheet width: 22cm
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).
Collection
Accession number
E.737-1973

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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