Sketch of a Fountain; verso: Two Caricatured Heads

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Description

The sketch was made on Royal Academy letterhead; in red, it is printed "Royal Academy of Arts / London, W. / 190__" The drawing of the fountain is folded on the outside of the sheet. The heads are visible when the sheet is unfolded. Another caricatured head is visible on the underside of the sheet, but the sheet is completely adhered to the album leaf.

Dimensions

folded sheet: 20.6 x 13 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.)

Provenance

David Murray, London, sold; [through Christie’s, London, May 28, 1934, lot 2], sold; [to Martin Birnbaum], gift; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1935, bequeathed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943 A number of the drawings in this album were given to Murray (a Scottish landscape painter and Royal Academician, 1849-1933) by Sargent. Murray lived at 1A Langham Chambers, Portland Place, London.