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Puntasecca a inchiostro nero su carta vergata color crema, 1926, firmata in basso a sinistra: G. Firmato, a matita, in basso a destra: Frank Gillet. Bellissima prova, in ottimo stato di conservazione. Edward Frank Gillet, spesso accreditato come Frank Gillett, è stato un artista e illustratore britannico. Gillett lavorò a penna e inchiostro, pastello, acquerello e olio e fu notato come un abile caricaturista. Era ispirato dalla vita rurale di Norfolk e il suo lavoro spesso coinvolgeva lo sport, in particolare la caccia alla volpe e la caccia alla lepre. Il suo lavoro è stato esposto dalla Royal Academy of Arts e dalla Walker Art Gallery ed è detenuto dal British Museum e dal Victoria and Albert Museum. Drypoint in black ink on cream laid paper, 1926, signed, lower left: G. Signed, in pencil, lower right: Frank Gillet. A fine impression, very good condition. Edward Frank Gillett often credited as Frank Gillett, was a British artist and illustrator. He worked in pen and ink, pastel, watercolour, and oil. Gillett worked in pen and ink, pastel, watercolour, and oil and was noted as a skillful caricaturist. He was inspired by Norfolk's rural life and his work often involved sport, particularly fox-hunting and hare-coursing. His work has been exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts and the Walker Art Gallery and is held by the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Cfr.