George Richmond
George Richmond belongs to the British chalk tradition of the nineteenth century, drawing with a restrained, linear touch that served both portraiture and preparatory figure studies. The single sheet held here is executed in black chalk and dates from 1864. It preserves a compositional study for "Comus–The Measure" on the recto, while the verso carries studies of a man's right leg after Titian together with a profile connected to the same project. Together these two sides offer a compact glimpse of Richmond's working method, moving between invention and the close imitation of old masters.
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