Pen with brush and Indian ink and blue gouache, 30 by 26 cm (12 by 10 ¼ ins)

In addition to illustrations for his own books, Wragg enjoyed a varied career as a commercial artist and magazine illustrator. The present work forms part of a storyboard that Wragg put together for Nash’s Magazine and was reproduced there in the edition for July 1934. In the story, Wragg narrates the tale of a lowly secretary who is seduced by an advertisement for a luxury cruise which she takes, subsequently embarking on an onboard romance. Nash’s Magazine was published monthly from 1909 until 1937 and was richly illustrated by many leading artists of the day including Eric Fraser, Rowland Hilder and Dean Cornwell.