The Perils of Smith (Signed) (Original)

Artist: Angus McBride
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 7" x 12" (190mm x 305mm)
Date: 1968
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right
Code: McBrideSmith

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by Angus McBride.

Smith is a novel by Leon Garfield set in the underworld of 18th century London. It was abridged and illustrated for Look and Learn, with illustrations such as this showing the chief characters at dramatic moments in the plot.

Meg tells her story of how two men ransacked Smith's room in Vine Street - searching for the document. This is the original artwork for the illustration on p13 of Look and Learn issue no 349 (21 September 1968).

• Artist Biography
  Angus McBride (1931 - 2007; UK & South Africa)
  Angus McBride is one of the world's most respected historical and fantasy illustrators, and contributed to numerous books, magazines and articles, including the classic Look & Learn, JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings, and more than 70 Osprey titles in the past three decades. Born in 1931 of Highland parents, but orphaned as a child, he was educated at Canterbury Cathedral Choir School. He worked in advertising agencies from 1947, and after National Service, emigrated to South Africa where he lived for several years, before relocating to Ireland before his sad demise in 2007.