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Gandalf “badger’s” Bilbo (a scene from between The Hobbit and LotR).

"So [Gandalf's] doubt slept--but uneasily. Still [he] watched and [he] waited." J.R.R. Tolkien, LR 2.02.054

In the text of Lord of the Rings, when Gandalf confronts Bilbo after his “trick” at the birthday party it’s suggested that he had visited The Shire on a number of occasions to, as Bilbo puts it, “badger” him, specifically about the story of his finding the ring in Gollum’s cave… this is meant to depict one of those moments…

Final image.

Final image.

Initial blue line procreate sketch…

Initial blue line procreate sketch…