SHEPARD (nee Chaplin) (c.1876-1927), Florence Eleanor – ‘Lettice’ (Lettice Phillips, nee Spence).

'Lettice' (Lettice Phillips, nee Spence). Watercolour. Signed. Further signed and titled, verso. Provenance: the family of the sitter, by descent. Florence Shepard was the wife of the illustrator E. H. Shepard (of Winnie-the-Pooh fame), the couple having met when studying at the Royal Academy Schools. Lettice Phillips lived next door to the Shepards in Shamley Green as was great friends with them. 11.5x8.5 inches. Framed: 18.5x15.5 inches.