Old Man on whose nose the birds repose

Design No. 224127Archival & CollageLear’s Book of Nonsense

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Old Man on whose nose the birds repose

Design no. 224127

Edward Lear’s drawings for his own limericks, from Frederick Warne’s edition with all the original pictures and verses.

Design no.: 224127
Department: Archival & Collage
Collection: Lear’s Book of Nonsense
Source: Edward Lear, The Book of Nonsense (London and New York, undated)
Style: Lear’s pen drawings, printed in line: quick outline, scribbled blacks
Subject: Birds, Figures, Story scenes
Colour: Black on cream as standard
Form: Single tile
Mood: Playful
Symmetry: Asymmetric
Complexity: Simple