A drawing with color by Ludwig Bemelmans is a preliminary sketch for an illustration, or so we are informed by a pencil notation on the verso. Schulson Autographs, the drawing's current seller on the AbeBooks website, describes the action as "an 18th century styled waiter holding a roasted fowl. Two smiling girls appear in the background." That's all well and good, although it might easily be a girl and a boy. Regardless, it doesn't explain the story behind whatever is really going on here.
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| Ludwig Bemelmans AbeBooks listing accessed November 24, 2025 |
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| Ludwig Bemelmans AbeBooks item description |
Note: Readers who can direct me to a finished version of this illustration by Ludwig Bemelmans will surely earn my gratitude, but you'll still have to obtain your own roasted fowl this holiday season.
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