1924 Line Cut H. M. Brock Singing Bird Art 19th Century England Girl ABA CT2 England during the Victorian era

England during the Victorian era

White Rock was first to use the modern Santa Claus (red and white clothed old man) in their advertising

This piece was illustrated by Peeters

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please note there are some letter press impressions in the margins of this print

1924 Line Cut H. M. Brock Singing Bird Art 19th Century England Girl ABA CT2 England during the Victorian eraThis is an original 1924 black and white line cut titled "Buy A Fine Singing Bird" designed and drawn by H. M. (Henry Matthew) Brock: "The round eyed pleasure of a child, by song of tuneful birds beguiled, Does not exceed a man's delight when Johnnie Walker comes in sight." Brock (1875 1960) was a British born landscape artist and illustrator who illustrated Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and did color plates for Dickens' 1935 publication of A