"Like Little Dogs Face to Face" [title from published book illustration], a pen-and-ink drawing for his illustrated edition of George Eliot's "Silas Marner," picturing a servant washing clothes while keeping an eye on Eppie being approached by two other children
Original pen-and-ink drawing, 12 x 9 3/4 inches, signed by the illustrator in the lower left corner, "H. Thomson 07," with various shades of blue, brown, yellow, and flesh-tone wash coloring. Pictured as a full-color plate (as in this drawing, but not as vibrant) opposite page 238 in "Silas Marner"..... More