Shirley Hughes
''SEA DREAMS'' 
Inspired by Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem. ''A city clerk, but gently born and bred; His wife, an unknown artist's orphan child— One babe was theirs, a Margaret, three years old'' 
Produced as a gift for her friend, and publisher Julia MacRae. Gouache on card 
Signed 155 x 195mm 
Provenance: Collection of Julia MacRae, from the artist.