Autograph letter signed by illustrator Richard Doyle dinner invitation

DOYLE, Richard (1824-1883). Autograph letter signed accepting an evening invitation from Mrs Hughes. 7 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, Monday, November 23rd, ND 
 
Single sheet, 115 x 115 mm, written on one side only. Laid down onto later card and apparently trimmed, with light toning and minor marks; otherwise good.
 
Doyle writes: “I shall obey your summons for tomorrow evening - with much pleasure.” A brief but appealing social note, signed.
 
Richard Doyle was a leading Victorian illustrator and caricaturist. He joined Punch in 1843 and designed the magazine’s celebrated crowded cover, while his later work became particularly associated with fairies, elves and the supernatural. His best-known illustrated book was In Fairyland, published in 1870. He was also the uncle of Arthur Conan Doyle.