A faithful friend

Circle of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer (British, 1802-1873) A faithful friend inscribed 'Elsie Crombie/London Dec.1951' (on the reverse) and by another hand 'SKETCHED BY/SIR EDWIN LANDSEER/WHEN ON A VISIT TO H.WELLS ESQ.,/AT HOLME WOOD./GIVEN TO H.W. BUTLER WHO GAVE IT/TO HOWARD OF HOME - THE LATTER/HANDED IT TO W.D. STOREY FOR SERVICES/RENDERED' (on the reverse) oil on board, unframed 6¼ x 5¼ in. (15.8 x 13.3 cm.)