Lot 58: Sir John Bernard Partridge, R.I. (1861-1945)

Sir John Bernard Partridge, R.I. (1861-1945)
'The second effort'
signed 'Bernard Partridge.' (lower left) and inscribed 'The second effort./German Goose: "Is that any better?"' (lower centre) and further inscribed and dated 'Punch - 13 June 1923' (lower right)
pen and black ink, unframed
14 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. (37.2 x 27 cm.); together with Three other unframed drawings by the same hand published in Punch in 1923, all signed and unframed (4)

Probably acquired by the 3rd Earl of Bewdley in the 1960s.

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