[Bedtime Story.]
Arthur J. Elsley 1916 [in image area.] Arthur J. Elsley [signed in pencil.] Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1916 by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd in the office of the librarian of Congress at Washington. Copyright 1915 by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd. London E.C. Printed in England. Published by Bovril Limited. Produced by C.W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd. London E.C. Photogravure on india, publisher's stamp, artist's proof with pencil signature. India 610 x 430mm (24 x 17"). A mother sat on a chair by the fireplace reading a book to her two children, with a rough-coated collie dog lying in front of her feet. Shuttlecock on chair behind. Arthur John Elsley (1860-1952), the English painter of the late Victorian and Edwardian periods, known for his genre scenes of playful children and their pets.
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