I picked up this rather quaint Victorian pastel and charcoal drawing (I’m a fond collector of paintings, drawings etc.)
Quite by chance I was researching Minton tiles on the internet and found the same design on a tile!

My question? Who is the artist? Some sources give it as William Wise (with some dates giving his birth at 1847 and others as 1823 – the drawing is dated 1853).Others say that William Wise was the engraver, and so someone else would have designed it. Could any of you fine fellows help?

The photos of the piece are on my photobucket:
[url]http://s1284.photobucket.com/user/Nouveau-Artiste/library/Minton%20Tile%20Drawing?sort=3&page=1[/url]

A version of the tile in question can be found here:
[url]http://www.rubylane.com/item/680329-881/Minton-Tile-Trivet-Rope-Twist[/url].

Cheers everyone.