R T, fl 1940s? :[World War II cartoons, illustrations of Dickens works, sketch portrait of Professor Algie, humorous sketches, and other illustrations. 1940s?]

Illustrations for the novels of Charles Dickens, including: Bleak House, Pickwick Papers, The Old Curiosity Shop, A Christmas Carol, Oliver Twist.

Also illustrations for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Temptation of St Anthony, Adam & Eve, humorous sketches of scantily-clad women, Ali Baba.

World War Two cartoons include: "The Nazi fruit tree" (hanged bodies), "His Master's Voice" (Mussolini as a dog listening to Hitler on gramophone), "What did you do in the last great war Daddy? (asked of Premier Valera of "Eire"), Herr Hess, "Ridiculous Impossiblities" (a Gestapo angel), "Ridiculous impossibilities" (Hitler singing hymns in a Salvation Army hat), "Vot am I?" (An American Jew tries to hide his nose as he gives money for the British War loan - implies the push by Jews for America to join the war against Germany).

Also includes sketches on both sides of a sheet, depicting Professor R Algie. (at A-338-026-1/2)

Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Almost all signed R.T.]

Quantity: 23 watercolour(s) some on both sides of 1 sheet. 65 drawing(s) some of both sides of 1 sheet..

Physical Description: Watercolours and wash drawings, on sheets of varying sizes up to A4 size approximately.

Provenance: Purchased from Dunbar Sloan auction 13 February 1994, lot 468/469.

Transfers: The album which was acquired with these works, is housed at E-570-q..