Edward Lear is a great inspiration to many illustrators, especially the funny, fluid drawings he did for his nonsense poems. In this print, I imagine a shop run by Lear. He’d sell books by Tennyson, guides to the many places he travelled to, have a bust of Queen Victoria (who he taught to draw), and of course, nonsense food like the amblongus pie.
Created for an exhibition celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lear’s birth, London, 2012.