Portrait Study of John Ruskin
Portrait Study of John Ruskin
George Richmond, R.A. (1809-1896)
Portrait Study of John Ruskin
Red and black chalk on grey-blue laid watermarked paper
19.8 by 15.3 cm., 7 ¾ by 6 in.
Provenance:
Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928);
Anonymous Sale, Christie's, 19th March 1985, lot 40, one of two;
By descent to the present owner
Literature:
James S. Dearden, John Ruskin - A Life in Pictures, 1999, pp. 49-51, no.42, ill.
Exhibited:
Sheffield, Ruskin Gallery, The Portraits of John Ruskin, 9th September to 29th October 2000;
Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, The Portraits of John Ruskin, 21st November 2000 to 24th January 2001