Louis Wain Fact #9:
Since a boy, he had an interest in fighting sports such as boxing and sparring, and his nose seemingly bore the signs of being broken in such matches. Although Wain himself admits the truth is possibly a bit more mundane, “As a child I had had my nose broken at school.”
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56. THE GAME OF FOOTBALL
Watercolour and bodycolour
9 1/2" x 10 3/4"
Illustrated: Louis Wain's Cats, Michael Parkin, 1983