This exquisite lithograph was originally created to illustrate Men and the Fields, a classic work of rural literature by Adrian Bell. Writing of the book, Ronald Blythe - a fellow literary chronicler of the countryside - described it as “a beautiful liaison of text and illustration,” praising the ability of both Bell and Nash to evoke the immediacy of rural life: “that particular threshing week, that actual market day, those snows or rains.” In this scene, snow still lingers on the ground. The farmer prepares a pen in anticipation of spring - and with it, the arrival of the lambs, now only weeks away. Giclée PrintLimited Edition (1/850) on 310gsm, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed. Mount included. SizeImage: 19.0 × 12.0 cmPaper: 30.0 × 21.0 cm
