Literary
CHESTERTON
(G. K., 1874-1936, Writer, Creator of 'Father Brown')
Delightful original pencil drawing signed with his monogram, with autograph heading
These.are not Infant Negroes being examined by the Inspector, but... and underneath only the Convalescent Home when the Dry Weather has stopped the Bath-Water with an image of a row of blackened figures marching away from the sun, 9 x 6½, no place, no date,
laid down
Background
This drawing might have been made in aid of the Children’s Convalescent Home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, of which Chesterton was a long-time supporter. Chesterton lived in Beaconsfield with his wife from 1909 onward.
Stock No. 42489