The Painter, The Quack and The Donkey (Signed) (Original)

The Painter, The Quack and The Donkey art by Angus McBride
The Painter, The Quack and The Donkey art by Angus McBride

The Painter, The Quack and The Donkey (Signed) (Original)

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Artist: Angus McBride
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 15" x 19" (370mm x 470mm)
Date: 1973
Signature: Signed by artist lower left
Code: McBrideDonkey

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

Constable and a Remedy for Whooping Cough. In 1827 the painter, Constable, was concerned about the health of his young son, who was suffering from whooping cough. One quack recommended as a cure that the child be "passed three times over and three times under a donkey."

Original artwork for illustration on p16 of Look and Learn issue no 578 (10 February 1973).
  • 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.
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