Kate Greenaway arrived at Ruskin's home, Brantwood on April 10th, 1883.she left, not a fortnight, but nearly a month later, feeling she knew Ruskin the man - an enigmatic figure with piercing blue eyes, a caressing voice and the limitless charm that helped her to overcome her timidity and her desire to return to London. She accepted Evans's suggestion and planned to illustrate fifty favourite childhood verses by Jane and Ann Taylor, for a book she called Little Ann and Other Poems. In late January Evans sent a cheque for £287.17.6d., marked 'half profit in 76,403 copies of those books in print' - which included recent German editions of the Birthday Book and Mother Goose. Meanwhile she was bust preparing her next book, encouraged by her recent financial success. April would be best but I want to be sure of you, and I know you cannot command your time in the chances of book work - so I'll fit my plans to yours.". when can you come and see Mountain Spring? Another year, you must come for the snow drops but it must be a year of bright frost, not black rain. The idle and bad, Like this little lad, May love dirty ways, to be sure: But good boys are seen To be decent and clean, Although they are ever so poor." "From early 1883 onwards, Ruskin became the most important influence in Kate's life. It gave him no pain To hear them complain, Nor his own dirty clothes to survey: His indolent mind No pleasure could find In tidy and wholesome array. His friends were much hurt To see so much dirt, And often they made him quite clean But all was in vain, He got dirty again, And not at all fit to be seen. "There was one little Jim, 'Tis reported of him, And must be to his lasting disgrace, That he never was seen With hands at all clean, Nor yet ever clean was his face. This fine watercolor appears on page 24 of Little Anne. Original pen, ink and watercolor drawing for "Little Ann".
"Dirty Jim" A Fine Original Pen, Ink and Watercolor for Little Ann GREENAWAY, Kate, artist.
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