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H'm - is it British? by Alfred Bestall

Humorous cartoon by Alfred Bestall depicting a mother introducing her small son to his baby sister. The perplexed boy asks quizzically, H'm - is it British?'. Alfred Bestall (1892-1986) is best-known as the artist who drew Rupert Bear for thirty years. Previous to this, Bestall produced more than forty colour illustrations for The Tatler as well as countless humorous line drawings and cartoon sketches

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Picture No
10223094
Media ID
48924487
Credit
©Estate of Alfred Bestall/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
The Tatler. 27 November 1931. . By Alfred Bestall
Date
1931

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