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(1869-1933, Artist & Book Illustrator), signed by the artist, showing him seated at his writing desk, half length, three quarter face looking intently at the viewer, his pen poised to answer the first of a sheaf of letters to his left, the portrait well displays the gravitas of the sitter and the influence of his vast correspondence with the public, a fine image for display, etched surface 10½ x 7¾ in window mount 16 x 13½, no place, no date, circa